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Ellen J. Zucker

Partner

Office Phone: 617.345.3367
Location: Boston, MA
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Practice:

Bar Admissions:

Massachusetts
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
First Circuit Court of Appeals for Massachusetts

Experience:

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly has called Ellen Zucker a “dynamic trial attorney” who is among the most powerful attorneys in Massachuetts. Chambers USA lists her as a “notable practioner” who is known by her peers as “a wonderful lawyer … smart as a whip, very engaging and terrific on her feet.” She has successfully litigated and resolved employment matters involving harassment, discrimination, retaliation and breach of contract for both companies and individuals. Over the years, in other litigation matters Ms. Zucker has secured dismissals of federal money laundering charges, state criminal charges of homicide and arson as well as charges of civil RICO and business fraud. Ms. Zucker’s clients include executives and professionals, as well as construction workers, private businesses and public charities. She has been lead counsel for clients with disputes in several jurisdictions. Ms. Zucker served as law clerk to the Honorable Judge Nancy Gertner, in Federal District Court in Massachusetts and began her legal career as an attorney at the law firm Dwyer & Collora LLP. She is admitted to the Massachusetts bar.

Ms. Zucker is an active member of the legal community and has held leadership positions in local bar associations as well as in national and local advocacy groups. She serves on the Board of Editors for Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. From 2006 to 2007, she chaired MassEquality.Org. Ms. Zucker has been on the board of directors for the Women’s Bar Association on the legal committee of the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. She served on the national boards of both the National Organization of Women (NOW) and the National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys (NACDL). Ms. Zucker is also on the faculty of Suffolk University Law School.

Ms. Zucker has been sought after to comment on matters of politics and law in the following media outlets: The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, CNN, ABC, NBC , CBS, the Boston Globe, the Boston Herald, the New Republic, all local television stations, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly and New England Cable News, where she appears regularly as a commentator on legal and political affairs.

Education:

J.D., Boston College Law School, 1994
M.S., Political Theory, London School of Economics and Political Science
B.A., Wesleyan University

Awards:

Ms. Zucker was selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® (2013) in the field(s) of Commercial Litigation. Best Lawyers® is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 41,000 leading attorneys throughout the country cast almost 3.9 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. Inclusion in Best Lawyers® is considered a singular honor.
In 2012, Ms. Zucker was awarded the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drum Major for Justice Award by the Cambridge NAACP.
In 2011, Ms. Zucker was named as a notable practitioner in Massachusetts in the area of Labor & Employment Law by Chambers USA.
Ellen Zucker was named one of the Top Lawyers of the Year for 2009 in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly.
In December 2009, Ellen Zucker was featured in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly's Power List. The Power List is Lawyers Weekly's roster of the state's most influential attorneys.
Ellen Zucker was named on Boston's Most Powerful People in Boston magazine's 2008 Most Powerful People Extended List.
Ms. Zucker was selected for inclusion in Massachusetts Super Lawyers® (2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, and 2006). Super Lawyers and Rising Stars employ an annual jurisdictional selection process. Only five percent of lawyers in the state were selected to the Super Lawyers list and 2.5 percent to the Rising Stars list. The listing appears annually in the November issue of Boston magazine and in New England Super Lawyers.

Quotes:

2/25/2013, The Boston Globe - Female surgeons note gains, subtle gender bias
Ellen Zucker was quoted in this article by Liz Kowalczyk.
2/14/2013, The Boston Globe - A strong message for Beth Israel Deaconess
Ellen Zucker was quoted in this article by Joan Vennochi.
2/6/2013, The Boston Globe - Doctor gets $7m in gender bias suit
Elen Zucker was quoted in this article by Liz Kowalczyk.
12/21/2012, Boston Business Journal - In Person - Executive Profile: The Advocate - Zucker, recipient of NAACP award, is a 'true believer'
Ellen Zucker featured in an Executive Profile by Keith Regan.
5/26/2012, The Boston Globe - Cambridge pays $14 million in lawsuits, but did nothing wrong?
Ellen Zucker was quoted in this article by Adrian Walker.
3/12/2012, The Boston Globe - Off course in Cambridge
Ellen Zucker was mentioned in this article by Adrian Walker.
2/16/2012, Wicked Local Cambridge - NAACP awards Zucker for her work in Monteiro case against Cambridge
Ellen Zucker was quoted in this article by Scott Wachtler.
2/9/2012, Boston.com - NAACP honoring attorney in Monteiro case against Cambridge
Ellen Zucker was quoted in this article by Brock Parker.
10/13/2011, Wicked Local Cambridge - City of Cambridge settles discrimination case with two city workers
Ellen Zucker was quoted in this article by Scott Wachtler.
10/13/2011, The Boston Globe - Cambridge, two women settle discrimination case dating to 1990s
Ellen Zucker was quoted in this article by John R. Ellement.
9/7/2011, The Boston Globe - Whistle-blower suits on rise
Ellen Zucker was quoted in this article by Taryn Luna.
8/23/2011, The Boston Globe - Monteiro v. City of Cambridge Case
Ellen Zucker has been quoted extensively in local and national media from: The Boston Globe, Wicked Local Cambridge, UPI.com and Canadian Business.
5/16/2011, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly - Rumor Mongering
Ellen Zucker was quoted in this article.
5/12/2011, Wicked Local Cambridge - Letter: Monteiro attorney ‘excellent’
Ellen Zucker was mentioned in this article by Brian P. Nanos.
8/15/2010, The Boston Globe - New data in Bourneside killings; new trial sought
Ellen Zucker was quoted in this article by Maria Cramer.
5/8/2010, The Boston Globe - Retrial sought in 2005 killings
Ellen Zucker was quoted in this article by Maria Cramer.
5/8/2010, Boston Herald - Dorchester killer appeals four murder convictions over juror’s exit
Ellen Zucker was quoted in this article by Laura Crimaldi.
4/21/2010, The Wesleyan Connection - Zucker ’83 is a Top Massachusetts Lawyer for 2009
Ellen Zucker was quoted in this article by Cynthia Rockwell.
4/14/2010, Wicked Local Brookline - Brookline resident named Mass. Lawyers Weekly Top Lawyer
Ellen Zucker was mentioned in this article.
4/2/2010, Wicked Local Cambridge - Lawyer who won $4.5M lawsuit against Cambridge honored
Ellen Zucker was mentioned in this article.
3/1/2010, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly - Amendment could herald additional arbitration reform
Ellen Zucker was quoted in this article by Jack Dew.
1/4/2010, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly - Top Lawyer of the Year 2009
Ellen Zucker was featured in this article as one of the Top Ten Massachusetts Lawyers of the Year in 2009. Ellen received this honor principally from her work in the Monteiro v. City of Cambridge case and the Warfield v. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center case.
7/28/2009, The Boston Globe - Doctor can take Beth Israel to court
Laura Studen and Ellen Zucker were quoted in this article by Robert Weisman.
5/5/2009, The Boston Globe - Stop drawing battle out
Ellen Zucker was quoted in this article.
4/28/2009, Law 360 - Mass. Jury's $4.5M Retaliation Verdict Stands
Ellen Zucker was quoted in this article.
4/28/2009, The Boston Globe - Cambridge assessed $4.5m in bias suit
Ellen Zucker was quoted in this article.
4/28/2009, TheBostonChannel.com - Judge Upholds $4.5M Verdict Against Town
Ellen Zucker was quoted in this article.
4/27/2009, Wicked Local Cambridge - Judge: Cambridge must pay city worker wronged in discrimination case
Ellen Zucker was quoted in this article.
9/1/2008, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly - Employment lawyers wrestle with clients' concerns about jobs, profits
Ellen Zucker was quoted in this article by Barbra Rabinovitz.
8/20/2008, The Phoenix - Women on the Verge
Ellen Zucker was mentioned and quoted in this story for her role as head of the "Zucker Group."
7/31/2008, The Boston Globe - SJC's longest-serving member to retire
Ellen Zucker was quoted in this article.
5/28/2008, Boston Herald - Canned Cambridge official wins $4.5M in race suit
Ellen Zucker was quoted in this article.
5/28/2008, Boston Globe - Ex-Cambridge city worker awarded $4.5m in suit
Ellen Zucker and Laura Studen were quoted in this article.
8/13/2007, www.boston.com - Women win bias lawsuit vs. city
Ellen Zucker was quoted in this article by Claire Cummings.

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Recent Articles and Publications:

Get To Know Us
Boston Spirit Magazine, May/June 2012

An Approach to the Assessment and Proof of Damages in Employment Discrimination Cases
MCLE, March 7, 2011

Judging a judge
The Boston Globe, August 26, 2010

Agreements to Arbitrate Employment Discrimination Claims: Something New Or a Reminder?
Boston Bar Journal, Spring 2010

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Speaking Engagements:

Boston Bar Association CLE Program, 4.9.2013
Location: Boston Bar Association, Boston, MA
Role: Panelist
Topic: Effective Attorneys’ Fee Petitions: Perspectives from the Bench and Bar

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Strafford Webinar, 6.12.2012
Role: Faculty Member
Topic: Litigating Damages in Discrimination and Retaliation Cases

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MCLE Webinar, 6.8.2012
Role: Speaker
Topic: Drafting More Powerful Demand Letters in Employment Cases: MCLE Employment Law Briefing

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Negotiation & Leadership Conference 2012, 4.20.2012
Location: Harvard Medical School, Boston MA
Role: Speaker
Topic: Developing Mastery in Negotiation and Leadership

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