Jonathan Braverman concentrates his practice in the areas of business and commercial litigation, complex civil litigation, shareholder disputes, banking litigation, employment law, environmental law and litigation, consumer protection, defense of insured and self-insured property damage, contract disputes, construction litigation, real estate disputes, and general civil litigation.

Mr. Braverman regularly practices before federal and state administrative agencies such as the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Department of Employment and Training.

With over 24 years of experience representing home inspectors and home inspection companies in courts at every level throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Mr. Braverman has successfully defended numerous cases against home inspectors to a verdict in both jury and jury waived forums.

Mr. Braverman's experience includes many successful trials before judges and juries in the District and Superior Courts of Massachusetts as well as the U.S. District Court. Mr. Braverman has also successfully represented clients in arguments before the Massachusetts Appeals Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals, as well as before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Massachusetts and other jurisdictions.

As part of his litigation practice, Mr. Braverman has actively promoted and represented parties in arbitration, mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.

Mr. Braverman has presented lectures and educational programs focusing upon employment discrimination, liability issues for professional home inspectors, professional ethics and automobile insurance law.

Mr. Braverman received his Juris Doctorate from New England School of Law in 1980 and is admitted to practice before the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States.

Areas of Practice

Business and Commercial Litigation
Shareholder Disputes
Employment Law and Litigation
Construction Litigation

Bar Admissions

Massachusetts, 1980
U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1981
U.S. Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit, 1985
U.S. Supreme Court, 1993

Education

New England School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 1980, J.D.                                 University of Massachusetts, 1977, B.A.

Past Employment Positions

Rivkind, Baker and Braverman, P.C., Partner

Birth Information

Lynn, Mass., 1955

 

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