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• • December 4, 2025

Bulkley Richardson Welcomes Seven New Attorneys

Following a merger with Cain Hibbard & Meyers on December 1, Bulkley Richardson is pleased to welcome seven new attorneys to the firm, including five partners and two counsel.

“Integrating seven attorneys into the firm adds tremendous value to some of our strongest practice areas, including litigation, health care, business, family law, employment law and real estate. Each attorney brings a unique skillset and decades of experience to the firm, allowing us to continue to provide the highest quality of legal work, but also expand our capabilities and diversify our client base,” said Dan Finnegan, Managing Partner.

• Lucy Prashker, Partner, counsels clients on a wide variety of business and intellectual property issues. Much of her practice is devoted to advising clients in the fields of health law, nonprofit and general business law where her clients include artists and writers, manufacturers, emerging technology companies, nonprofit organizations and health care providers. Lucy is also an experienced litigator, handling complex commercial and employment cases in both state and federal courts in Massachusetts and New York.

• Vicki Donahue, Partner, represents businesses and individuals in the purchase and sale of businesses, commercial financing (including tax-exempt bonds and historic tax credit financing), corporate governance and general business counseling. She has experience in solar projects, representing property owners through drafting and negotiating leases and power purchase agreements for large scale solar installations. Vicki also has an active residential and commercial real estate practice, including zoning analysis and permitting, environmental law, commercial real estate development, and tax abatements and tax appeals.

• Dennis LaRochelle, Partner, has close to three decades of experience handling complex litigation and has successfully litigated several multi-million-dollar disputes in the Massachusetts federal and state courts, earning a reputation as one of the best trial lawyers in Berkshire County. With proficiency in family law, Dennis regularly represents clients in all aspects of domestic relationships from divorce and child custody disputes to drafting prenuptial agreements and divorce settlements, and guardianships to adoptions, resolving disputes creatively and effectively.

• Jennifer Carpenter, Partner, is a dedicated and accomplished litigator, responsible for cases in both state and federal courts. She has extensive experience representing hospitals, long-term care and residential treatment facilities and families as they navigate the nuanced and often complex guardianship process. Combining that experience and legal prowess with the compassion that she brings to all her work, Jennifer has established herself as a leader in guardianship law.

• Jeff O’Connor, Partner, is a seasoned litigator, trial lawyer and strategic counselor. For more than fifteen years, he has guided medical and legal professionals, businesses, municipalities and nonprofit organizations through complex civil litigation, agency proceedings, risk management challenges and regulatory minefields. 

• Diane DeGiacomo, Counsel, is an experienced trial and domestic relations lawyer. She has defended businesses in employment discrimination complaints statewide before the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination and the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission, and tried civil cases in federal court, superior court and probate court regularly.

• Susan Herman, Counsel, has over forty years of trial and appellate experience in both the public and private sectors. She spent much of her career with the Maine Office of the Attorney General where she advised state agencies and represented the State of Maine in state and federal court on a variety of civil matters. In 2015, Susan was named as Division Chief for the Civil Litigation Division of the Maine Attorney General’s Office, handling constitutional challenges to state laws and rules, civil rights cases, tort claims, civil appeals, amicus and multi-state litigation. And in 2019, the Attorney General named Susan as Chief Deputy for the Office where she worked closely with the Attorney General on high priority and sensitive matters relating to client state agencies, the Governor’s Office, the Legislature and members of the public. Four years later, Maine’s governor nominated Susan to serve as a member of Maine’s Civil Service Appeals Board which was confirmed by the Maine Senate, and the Governor appointed her as Chair of the Board. In 2024, Susan was reappointed and confirmed for an additional four-year term.