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Ralph F. Abbott (Full bio), Jr. has been a member of the firm since 1975. He is a cum laude graduate of Boston College and received his Juris Doctor degree from the Cornell Law School. Ralph has spent his career representing management in labor relations and employment-related matters. In addition to providing employment-related advice to employers, he assists clients in remaining union-free and representing employers before the National Labor Relations Board. He also has extensive experience negotiating collective bargaining agreements and representing employers at arbitration hearings and before other state and federal agencies.
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business has included Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C. in its 2007 list of the best Labor and Employment firms in Massachusetts.
Ralph has been selected for inclusion in the Tenth Anniversary edition of The Best Lawyers in America because he has been included in that esteemed list for the past ten years. He has served on the Labor Lawyers Advisory Committee of CUE (Council for a Union-Free Environment), an educational subsidiary of the National Association of Manufacturers, since 1982 and was Chairman of the committee in 1991-1992. He also served as the first Chairman of Worklaw Network. He is co-author of Aspen Systems Health Care Labor Manual and is a Contributing Editor to the NLRB Law and Practice published by Matthew Bender. He is also the Editor of Massachusetts Employment Law Letter, a monthly newsletter published by M. Lee Smith Publishers. He has been a former adjunct professor at western New England College School of Law teaching labor law and regularly makes presentations before management groups on labor employment topics.
E-mail: ralphabbott@skoler-abbott.com
Susan G. Fentin (Full bio), is a partner with Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C., and practices in the firm's Springfield, Massachusetts office. She joined the firm in 1999 after spending several years in the Labor and Employment Department of Shipman & Goodwin, LLP in Hartford, Connecticut. Prior to entering private practice, she served as a clerk to the Honorable John M. Greaney, Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Before attending law school, Susan had a long career in advertising and marketing, including owning and operating her own business, giving her unique insight into the employment problems faced by business owners.
Susan is experienced in both labor law and employment litigation, speaks frequently to employer associations on employment law topics, and is a contributing author to Workplace Privacy. She is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and has appeared on the CBS Evening News with Dan Rather in a story on pregnancy discrimination.
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business has included Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C. in its 2007 list of the best Labor and Employment firms in Massachusetts.
E-mail: sfentin@skoler-abbott.com
Marylou V. Fabbo (Full bio), a partner with Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C., joined the firm in 1995 and became a member in 2001. Her practice is concentrated in employment law with an emphasis on employment litigation. She has successfully defended employers in civil actions involving every area of employment law including sexual harassment, discrimination, wage and hour, FMLA, breach of contract, and wrongful discharge. Marylou is the co-author of "Coverage for Employment Claims in Massachusetts," 18 WNEC L.Rev. 255 (1996). She is also a former adjunct faculty member at Western New England College School of Law and is a frequent speaker on employment-related legal topics for a wide variety of associations and organizations. She is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and Connecticut.
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business has included Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C. in its 2007 list of the best Labor and Employment firms in Massachusetts.
E-mail: mfabbo@skoler-abbott.com