South Dartmouth Appeals & Appellate Lawyers

Marissa Elkins is a proven litigator, comfortable in any courtroom environment. Whether a case involves a trial before a jury of twelve in Superior Court or six in District Court, or complicated legal motions and arguments before a judge, Attorney Elkins has the experience and legal expertise to represent clients zealously and with integrity. With experience in courts throughout Western Massachusetts and the rest of the Commonwealth, she is an attorney that commands respect for her clients and works to get them favorable results at every stage of litigation.

I am a Dutch attorney in the Netherlands (Amsterdam). Our Dutch law firm in the Netherlands has a lot of experience in international disputes, commercial contracts (distribution agreements, franchise agreements, commercial agency contracts, purchase agreements, LOI's, NDA's etc.). My clients consider me as a pragmatic and dedicated professional. When the importance of the case requires it, I attach the assets of a debtor and I conduct summary proceedings in every government court in the Netherlands. Further to my advisory services in the Netherlands on commercial transactions, an important part of my work is litigating in the Netherlands on (international) commercial trade...

Ryan Schiff is a partner at Elkins, Auer, Rudof & Schiff in Northampton. His practice is focused on appellate litigation and criminal and juvenile defense. He has briefed and argued a wide range of cases before the Massachusetts Appeals Court, the Supreme Judicial Court, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. His trial-court experience ranges from complex first-degree murder and federal racketeering cases to trespassing and drug-possession cases. Before joining his firm, Ryan was the Director of Juvenile Appeals at the Committee for Public Counsel Services, and a staff attorney in CPCS’s Special Litigation Unit. Ryan is...