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Hanify & King is pleased to announce that Daniel J. Dwyer, Thomas P. Harrison, and Karen A. Whitley have been named as Shareholders. The three attorneys, all previously Associates with the firm’s Business Litigation, Corporate and Real Estate, and Employment practices, consistently earn the high praise and confidence of clients and we greatly value and appreciate their leadership.
Karen Whitley has been with Hanify & King for since 1994, working in the Business Litigation and Employment practices. Litigating employment cases before the MCAD and Superior Court and Federal District Courts, she is often retained by employers to investigate claims of discrimination, harassment or other inappropriate conduct. She heads the Employment practice, counseling companies on employment policies and conducting company-wide training on workplace harassment prevention. Karen also has extensive business litigation experience in lender liability, insurance coverage disputes, and breach of contract actions.
“I am honored to participate in the continued collaborative growth of Hanify & King as a Shareholder,” says Karen. “And welcome the ability to expand the firm’s employment practice and play a leading role in its WomenatLaw initiative.” Prior to joining the firm, Karen served as a law clerk to the Associate Justices of the Superior Court of Massachusetts. She is magna cum laude graduate and Phi Beta Kappa from Wellesley College and received her law degree from Boston College Law School.
Tom Harrison joined Hanify & King in 1999after gaining experience with two Boston firms-Clune & Jacobi and Kassler & Feuer. He now advises Hanify & King’s clients on sales and acquisitions of businesses and real estate, commercial loan transactions, leasing, and general business matters. “I welcome the opportunity to participate in the ongoing expansion of Hanify & King’s corporate and real estate practices,” says Tom. “As a Shareholder, I look forward to continuing to address our clients’ business needs with practical solutions and positive results.”
Prior to joining Hanify & King, Tom served as a surface warfare officer on two ships in the United States Navy, and in the Naval Reserve with a concentration on commercial shipping. He is a retired Commander in the United States Naval Reserve and an Adjunct Professor of Business Law at Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, Massachusetts. Tom received his bachelor’s degree from Pennsylvania State University, his master’s degree from Villanova University, his J.D. from Suffolk University Law School, and his LL.M in Banking and Commercial Law from Boston University School of Law.
In Dan Dwyer’s 7 years with Hanify &King’s Business Litigation practice, he has tried dozens of jury cases in Massachusetts’s courts. Dan has extensive experience in alternative dispute resolution and handles a variety of business and commercial disputes including breaches of financial representations and warranties, conflicts between shareholders in closely held corporations, and selected personal injury and criminal defense matters. “I’m pleased by the Shareholders’ confidence in my ability to contribute to the ongoing success of Hanify & King,” says Dan. “I look forward to continue to provide our clients legal services that remove obstacles, implement solutions and advance the opportunities that allow them to get out of the courtroom and back to more productive endeavors.”
Prior to Hanify & King, Dan served as an assistant district attorney in Plymouth County, Massachusetts and as a law clerk to the Justices of the Massachusetts Superior Court. He also served as a Special Agent with the U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration. Dan graduated cum laude from both Stonehill College and Suffolk University Law School and is a current trustee for the Catholic Schools Foundation.
“Dan, Karen, and Tom have consistently earned the high praise and confidence of our clients and have played key roles in Hanify & King’s success,” said John D. Hanify, co-founder. “Their leadership is valued and appreciated, and we are pleased to recognize their importance to the firm in their new capacity as Shareholders. We look forward to their continued success.”
