John D. Hanify

John Hanify has tried dozens of jury and non-jury commercial cases on behalf of business and financial institutions in Massachusetts state and federal courts. His cases have involved shareholder disputes and closely-held corporations, corporate dissolutions and deadlock, federal securities laws, ERISA, lender liability, real estate developments, fiduciary duty, and mergers and acquisitions. He has appeared before federal and state agencies representing clients in government investigations and commercial arbitrations. He has been recognized by Chambers USA as a leading business trial lawyer in Massachusetts.

John has also represented clients in dozens of successful mediations and facilitated other forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution and now serves as a mediator. He is also teaching Mediation and Dispute Resolution Principles as an adjunct Professor at Boston College Law School. He is the principal of Middlesex Mediation, LLC, an ADR services firm focused on the solution of business disputes. (www. middlesexmediation.com)

At the start of his career, John served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, where he defended the constitutionality of various federal statutes and challenges to the Defense Department's phased array early warning systems. For these and other assignments, John received the Justice Department's Outstanding Performance Award.

John has been ranked by Chambers USA  as among the top commercial trial lawyers in Boston and has been named in The  Best Lawyers in America and Massachusetts Super Lawyers  for many years. 

He has written and lectured on topics involving business litigation and corporate risk management. He also has taught the National Institute of Trial Attorneys Negotiation and Mediation Skills Programs and served as a Fellow of the American, Boston, and Massachusetts Bar Foundations. He is a former member of the Council of the Boston Bar Association; member of the Dean's Advisory Council, Boston College Law School; and recipient of its Kenealy Award for Outstanding Alumni Service.