The following article excerpts highlight some of our clients’ successes:
Law firm offers free aid in child abduction cases
Boston Globe
"Of the roughly 1.9 million children who disappear each year in the United States, a small but startling number of them -- about 204,000 -- are abducted by family members, including parents, grandparents, siblings, and other close relatives.
An even smaller number are then taken to foreign countries, but a tangled web of international laws makes efforts to recover them extremely complex.
To help provide that niche legal assistance, the Boston law firm Sullivan & Worcester has launched a project that will do free legal work for parents of limited financial means whose children have been victims of international abductions."
First Response Saves in Time of Crisis
Women's Business Byline
Written by CEO Tara Frier
"Emergency responders will tell you - it's the first few minutes or hours after disaster strikes that make all the difference. This applies to crisis communication plans as well.
When disaster strikes, there isn't time to sit down and figure out how you are going to communicate with the world, with your own organization, or with those your organization touches. At moments like these, you're pretty much on autopilot. And that's what a crisis communication plan is for."
Boston Globe Magazine
Ladies' Man
Cover Story
"Famous names, nasty divorces and the women in each of them turned to one man, Monroe Inker, to get them a fair shake from their rich husbands. Now 80, Boston's most feared divorce lawyer has found an even messier calling.
.Monroe Inker, the legend, is something else altogether. In a half-century of mucking around in the slop of failed Massachusetts marriages, he's been called a "cobra," accused of being overly aggressive and a publicity hound, thrown out of the Massachusetts Bar Association and sued for malpractice. Which is why it's so hard to reconcile the man with the legend."
Boston Herald
Paris lookalike to shine at Hub diamond event
Inside Track
"She may be in town to open Ultra Diamonds but Canadian model Natalie Reid is the cubic zirconia version of tanorexic trashion plate Paris Hilton.
And while Natalie is faux Paris, she bears such a resemblance to the hotel heirhead that even Hilton herself was flabbergasted. In fact, the winsome Winnipeg gal's portrait is plastered on billboards all over Mexico because the beer company "couldn't afford the real Paris" for the job!"
Sparkling Growth: Longs Jewelers Ltd.
Boston Business Journal
Entrepreneur Feature Story
"Fate happens. At least thats what Longs Jewelers Ltd. President Bob Rottenberg says.
But its more than fate thats seen the 126-year-old jewelry institution through two recessions, and
more than fate thats made the brand a pioneer in the mall market.
Rottenberg's tenacity and what business experts would say is his good business instinct has kept Long's in the limelight."
25 Most Powerful Women in Banking
U.S. Banker
Feature Story
"Pamela Montpelier comes from a long line of New England Bankers. At 40, her father, Peter, became the youngest
president of Norway Savings Bank in Norway, ME, and her paternal grandmother, Alice Montpelier, was an auditor at
Norway National Bank in the 1930s.
'I practically grew up in banking,' she says, noting that by the time she was named the first female
president and CEO of Strata Bank in 2000 at the age of 37, it became clear that family was
more than about bloodlines. It was about her relationship with the 100 employees and 15,000 customers
at Strata, whose predecessor Medway Savings Banks was established in 1871."
Famous Lawyer starts Internet based radio program: Taking the legal battle to the airwaves
Beverly Citizen
Feature Story
"John Travolta might have played the role of Jan Schlichtmann in A Civil Action, but the Beverly
attorney wont have any substitutes for his latest role on a new Internet radio network he helped launch recently.
In much the same way he took on W.R. Grace and Beatrice Foods in Woburn for polluting the water and
causing Leukemia in children, Schlichtmanns now using his radio program to take on large drug manufacturers."
How to Wow Your Board of Directors
CIO magazine
"Yes, the stakes are high. But keep in mind that your board considers you a valuable member of the team, says Suzanne
Bates, author of the upcoming book Speak Like A CEO: Secrets to Command Attention and Get Results, due out in spring
2005. This is the opportunity to connect your role to the value of the overall organization."
Coaching Credibility
Boston Business Journal feature on Bates Communications
"'I started feeling like there was a different kind of truth I could help people discover about themselves.'
Founded in December 2000, Bates Communications Inc. is a one-woman show dedicated to helping professionals project credibility, be they business executives or others with a need to become media-savvy. Essentially, she is a media trainer and communications coach who helps clients project that which television news reporters are judged upon above all else – credibility."
Strata Bank President Provides Example for Women
Banker and Tradesman feature on Pamela J. Montpelier
"A third-generation banker and a 40-year-old single mother of two sons, Pamela J. Montpelier has made a successful break through the corporate glass ceiling, being one of only a handful of women in the Bay State who boasts the prestigious title of president and chief executive officer of a bank.
Three years into her post at Strata Bank, a $227 million-in-assets financial institution based in Medway, Montpelier takes her job very seriously."
Life In Tune: Sharon Seivert Strikes a Chord with the Overworked
Boston Herald’s JobFind front page feature
"Drawing on her experience as an accomplished musician and as the founder of the international management firm known as The Coreporation, Sharon Seivert draws inspiration from the legendary likes of Nietzsche, Pythagoras and even the Blues Brothers to help others put their lives back in tune.
Many of the secrets Seivert has learned through working with political candidates, executives and other people whose strings are often overstretched are contained in her latest book, 'The Balancing Act: Mastering the Five Elements of Success in Life, Relationships and Work.'"
Young Millionaires
Entrepreneur Magazine
profile of Aquent founder & CEO John Chuang
"'We tend to enter markets where we're the leaders and offer lots of new services to our clients and our talent,' Chuang says. Indeed, Aquent has become a major player in outsourcing creative teams, running the creative service departments for several Fortune 500 compenies, such as Campbell Soup Co. and Capital One. Companies also use Aquent's technology and consulting services in integration projects.
Changes in the economy and employment could have easily crippled Aquent, but adjusting to the climate and desired skill sets has allowed Aquent to rise above the competition and project 2003 sales of $280 million. Or, as Chuang puts it, 'We decided to make lemonade from lemons.'"
Putting the Brakes on Paperwork
MetroWest Daily News’ “Business Monday”
feature story on Photosafe
"For Adam and Anna Ellis, a brother and sister team of insurance professionals, the hassles and excess paperwork generated by automobile inspections were driving them crazy. Or at least frustrating them to the point where it was time to do something about it.
'We don't believe in technology just for the sake of technology. We believe in creative technology that improves the process,' said Adam Ellis, Photosafe partner.
So the two created Photosafe, Inc. a Franklin company that provides online inspection forms as well as a list of the closest inspection sites to a client's address. It also sends automatic reminders to both the agent and the client to ensure that inspections are completed in a timely manner."
100 Women Who Run This Town
Boston Magazine’s “Power Women” issue selecting Roni Thaler, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus as the 28th most powerful woman in Boston
"Thaler belongs to a rarefied circle of local politicos: those who've made House Speaker Tom Finneran change his mind. Two years ago, Finneran released a revised map of the state's political districts that would have eliminated the seats held by two female representatives. Thaler organized a protest drive. Within a week, Finneran had backed down. One of Thaler's latest initiatives: the Massachusetts Government Appointments Project, which supplied then-Governor Elect Mitt Romney with the resumes of female candidates he should consider for appointments."
Lawyers in Fat City: Legal Eagles Eye Fast-food Suit Feeding Frenzy
Boston Herald article featuring quotes form American Council on Food & Nutrition spokesman Gene Grabowski
"Critics said many of the conference's attendees are some of the same attorneys involved in the successful multimillion dollar suits against Big Tobacco – and now they're grabbing for financial seconds via the fast-food industry.
Gene Grabowski, spokesman for the Grocery Manufacturers of America, said the conference 'sets back' efforts to find common ground on how to fight obesity.
'These type of lawsuits they're talking about are a distraction, not a solution,' said Grabowski."
New Operator for Commuter Rail
Boston Globe
feature story on Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad
"This Tuesday is a momentous day for public transit as Amtrak and the MBTA part ways and as the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company takes over the T's commuter rail service. Improvements in ticket collection and on-time reliability are key, customers said this week and MBCR officials have pledged to bolster each. There's even an incentive clause in the new $1.07 billion, five-year contract to improve fare collection, something riders have said is growing even slacker in Amtrak's waning weeks.
MBCR employees began training last week as 'ambassadors' to T customers, directing them to trains and new ticket booths, which were recently completed next to the old Amtrak booths at South Station. Four new MBCR ticket windows will be available at South Station and two at Back Bay."
Tech Giving for the Holidays
Mass High Tech feature story on AudioLink’s charitable giving
"AudioLink, a Watertown-based business, is helping Big Brothers and Big Sisters of America in the recruitment of 1 million volunteers for 1 million kids by 2010. AudioLink has provided the organization with voiceover recordings for an integrated voice response system which connects volunteers with their local chapters across the country.
'I consider Big Brothers, Big Sisters to be an excellent organization who seemed to put their donations to good use,' said Steve Olenick, founder and president of AudioLink. 'Since the company does not donate money to charities, we do pro-bono work instead. It's our way of giving back, particularly at this time of the year.'"
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