Bloom & Buell is a multi-service law firm located in Boston, Massachusetts.
BARBARA HAYES BUELL:
An (AV) rated attorney by Martindale & Hubbell.:
Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts; admitted to Bar, 1971, Massachusetts; 1996, Rhode Island; 1972, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., 1964); Northeastern University (J.D., 1971); Boston University School of Medicine and Public Health (M.P.H., 1994). Member and past President, Alumni Association, Northeastern University School of Law (1984-1986). Member: Massachusetts Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association (Member and Board of Directors, 1993-); Rhode Island Bar Association, 1996.

Publications:
  • Massachusetts Superior Court Civil Practice Manual, "Other Rule 9A Motions" , October 1995, 2002, 2006, 2008;
  • "Spoliation", Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association Newsletter, April 2002.
  • "A Dentist's Obligation to Treat HIV Patients," Legal Update, The Edict, Volume 5, December, 1995;
  • Editor, Issue Update, Vol 5, Number 2, October 1995, published by Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association, Focus: Employment Law and Discrimination;
  • "The legal section of the Massachusetts Charter School Handbook," published by the Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research, Charter School Resource Center, Boston, Massachusetts, 1994;
  • Editor, Issue Update, Vol 4, Number 1, September 1994, published by Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association, Focus: Medical Malpractice;
  • "Taking the Sting Out of Litigation with ADR," Mass. Lawyer's Weekly, Vol. 21, No. 51, September 6, 1993;
  • "Cross-Examining An Expert Witness," The Use of Expert Witnesses, 88-630, Boston, Massachusetts, Continuing Legal Education, Inc., 1988;
  • "Pre-Trial Discovery," Massachusetts Bar Association, Boston, 1984;
  • "Getting Down to Brass Tax," Sojourner, March 1979.
Presentations:
  • "Nursing Documentation Grand Rounds," MetroWest Medical Center, September 2007;
  • "Prescribing Practices 101," Saint Vincent Hospital, November 2005;
  • "Spoliation of Evidence," Tenet Health System, October 2005;
  • "Grand Rounds -- The Board of Registration in Medicine," Lawrence General Hospital, May 2001;
  • "Grand Rounds -- The Board of Registration in Medicine," Lowell General Hospital, February 2000;
  • "Vicarious Liability," Boston Medical Center;
  • "JCAHO'S Sentinel Events Reporting Requirements," J&H Marsh & McLennan, March 1998.
ASSOCIATES:

KARA A. BETTIGOLE:
Born in Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to Bar, 1996, Massachusetts. Education: University of Michigan (B.A. 1987); Northeastern University School of Law (J.D. 1996). Law Clerk to the Justices, Superior Court of Massachusetts (1996-1997).

Publications:
  • "Spoliation", Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association Newsletter, April 2002.
CHAD P. BROUILLARD:
Born in Lowell, Massachusetts; admitted to Bar, 2003, Massachusetts; 2004, New York; 2005, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: University of Massachusetts, Lowell (B.A, Magna Cum Laude, 1997); Boston College (M.A., 1998); St. John’s University (J.D., Dean’s List, 2003) Comment & Note Editor, American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review (2001-2003). Intern to United States Attorney's Office -- Civil Division, Brooklyn, New York (2001); Intern to Hon. Joseph M. McLaughlin, United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit (2002).

Publications:
  • "The Impact of E-Discovery on Health Care Litigation", For the Defense , November 2007;
  • "A Modest Question: Are Bed Rails Restraints or Aren't They?", the Defense Research Institute's MedLaw Update, Summer 2007.
Presentations:
  • "The Nuts and Bolts of E-Discovery in Healthcare,” the Captive Group at Covenant Health Systems, April 15, 2008;
  • "E-Discovery in Health Care from the Risk Perspective,” the Risk Management Collaborative at Dana Farber Cancer Institute, April 11, 2008;
  • "E-Discovery in Health Care from the Insurer’s Perspective," Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Company, February 2008;
  • "Emerging Technical and Legal Issues Concerning Electronic Record-Keeping and E-Discovery", Massachusetts Hospital Association, November 14, 2007;
  • "E-Discovery Issues for the Practitioner," Care New England, October 3, 2007;
  • "The Impact of E-Discovery on Health Care," ProMutual Group, May 2007;
  • Guest Lecturer at St. John University's School of Law, "Law & Literature", Spring 2005, Winter 2006, Winter 2007, Fall 2007.
Member: Massachusetts Bar Association, Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association (Co-Chair of the Associates Division), Defense Research Institute (E-Discovery Liaison for the Medical Liability Committee, (2007-). Mr. Brouillard also serves as a pro bono attorney in collaboration with the Volunteer Lawyer's Project and the MDLA. Second Language: French.

GEOFFREY C. COHEN:
Born in Chicago, Illinois; admitted to Bar, 2005, Massachusetts; U.S District Court, District of Massachusetts, 2006. Education: Boston University (B.A., 1999); New England School of Law (J.D., Magna Cum Laude, 2005), Comment & Note Editor, New England Law Review (2003-2005), New England Scholar Award. Intern to Hon. Robert B. Collings, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 2004.
Member: Massachusetts Bar Association, Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association, Defense Research Institute, Massachusetts Society for Healthcare Risk Management.
Barbara Hayes Buell
Kara A. Bettigole
Chad Brouillard
Geoffrey Cohen

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