Hopedale Workers' Compensation Lawyers

Sean Flaherty joined Keches Law Group, P.C. in 2004 with a background in the construction industry. He is a former member of the Local 7 Steel and Ironworkers Union. Sean represents injured workers in all phases of workers’ compensation litigation including Conciliations, Conferences and Hearings before Administrative Law Judges at the Department of Industrial Accidents. He also handles Social Security Disability claims, as well as cases involving employment discrimination, sexual harassment and wrongful termination.

Before joining Keches Law Group, P.C., Sean interned with the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office. Attorney Flaherty is the standing President of the Bristol Bar Association and...

Brian Cloherty, is a partner at Keches Law Group, P.C. which he joined in 1988. He is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and the U.S. District Court. He is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, where he is a frequent guest lecturer. Mr. Cloherty is an aggressive advocate for his clients, representing injured union members and other workers at the Department of Industrial Accidents, Social Security Administration and local Retirement Boards. “I get a tremendous amount of satisfaction helping clients through a difficult time and ensuring they receive the benefits they...

Honorable Armand Fernandes, Jr., retired Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Trial court, Probate and Family Court Department, recently joined as “Of Counsel” to the Keches Law Group. Prior to his appointment to the bench, Attorney Fernandes maintained a successful private law practice engaging in many jury and non-jury trials in the Federal and State Courts. He has tried personal injury, workers’ compensation, social security, eminent domain, murder, products liability, probate, and domestic relations matters. Many were high-profile cases, such as In Re: Papas (journalist privilege); In Re: Kopechne; (inquest); Commonwealth v. Costa (serial murder); Commonwealth v. Reed (high school stabbing);...

Seth Elin, a partner in the firm, joined Keches Law Group, P.C. in 1999. Prior to joining Keches Law Group, Mr. Elin practiced law at the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. He began his career at a prominent employment litigation law firm where he practiced in the field of employment and discrimination law. Mr. Elin is a former Co-Chair of the Massachusetts Bar Association subcommittee on Worker’s Compensation, a member of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys subcommittee on Worker’s Compensation and a member of the Employee’s Rights and Responsibilities Practice Group. He helped draft the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination’s...

Brian Sullivan practiced extensively in the workers’ compensation field before joining Keches Law Group, P.C. in 2008. He handles all aspects of workers’ compensation matters, as well as, Social Security Disability and Accidental Disability Retirement claims. Mr. Sullivan is directly involved in all phases of workers’ compensation claims, including the initial evaluation of possible claims, procurement of required documents and claim filings. He represents clients at all levels of the Department of Industrial Accidents, including Conferences and Hearings before the Administrative Judges.Mr. Sullivan was previously employed at the Department of Industrial Accidents and a prominent litigation law firm.

Mr. Sullivan is...

Attorney Hambleton recently rejoined Keches Law Group after more than 10 years of solo practice in the areas of workers’ compensation, Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income, and Accidental Disability Retirement. She has achieved strong results through attention to detail and one-on-one relationships with her clients. Attorney Hambleton came to the practice of law after many years in the field of journalism, during which he worked as an editor at several New England newspapers, where she honed her writing skills. Her broad-based background enables her to understand and represent injured workers from all walks of life.

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Timothy Cellino joined Keches Law Group, P.C. as an Attorney in November 2017, previously working for the firm as a law clerk in 2015. He focuses his practice in workers’ compensation, representing injured workers in every step of their claim.
Prior to joining the firm, Tim worked in the construction industry framing houses and painting lines on public roads and state highways. After graduating college, he moved to Houston, Texas, where he worked in financial services at Morgan Stanley. Tim held a Series 7 and 66 certification and was a licensed stockbroker. Fortunately, spending hours cold calling...

Lauren Van Iderstine joined Keches Law Group, P.C. as an Attorney in the Workers’ Compensation Department in December of 2012. She represents injured persons in all aspects of Workers’ Compensation, Social Security and related matters. While attending law school, Attorney Van Iderstine was employed by the firm for three years as a law clerk. Due to her strong work ethic, dedication and diligence, an invitation was extended to join the firm as an Associate.

Attorney Van Iderstine was raised in Western Massachusetts and graduated Cum Laude from the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth. She went on to earn her law degree...

Griffin Hanrahan joined Keches Law Group, P.C. as an attorney in 2017. He represents injured workers in all aspects of Workers’ Compensation and Social Security matters before the Department of Industrial Accidents and Social Security Administration. While attending law school, Attorney Hanrahan was employed by the firm for over two years as a law clerk.

Attorney Hanrahan was raised in the Dartmouth, Massachusetts and received his bachelor’s degree from Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina. While studying for his undergraduate degree, Attorney Hanrahan studied abroad in Spain for a semester and returned there after graduation to teach English to elementary school...

Attorney Gray is an experienced practitioner who is admitted to the practice of law in Massachusetts and Connecticut. She has represented her clients in all phases of litigation while successfully achieving a balance between the clients’ personal and legal needs. Ms. Gray has the distinct advantage of representing insurance companies in the area of Workers’ Compensation law. “I believe that this dichotomy in my practice allows me to best serve my clients as I have developed a sense of balance unfamiliar to the practitioner whose focus is solely that of either the injured employee or the insurance company.” Ms. Gray...