John M. McLaughlin

John M. McLaughlin
[email protected]
(413) 586-8218 ext. 3016 or direct to 413-586-0865

Summary
Current Employment Position

Lawyer Overview
• Federal Civil Litigation/Piracy

Attorney McLaughlin is one the most experienced anti-piracy Federal Civil Litigation attorneys in the United States. He has processed thousands of telecommunications piracy claims and settlements for the largest telecommunications companies in the United States. He has filed close to 1,000 Federal Civil Actions throughout the United States on end-user piracy claims, commercial piracy claims and claims against major dealers in piracy technology, hardware and software. This experience has given Attorney McLaughlin a wealth of experience in federal civil procedure. He knows the federal courts, the federal judges in the federal system of litigation.

• Zoning, Land-use Litigation and licensing

Attorney McLaughlin has extensive experience in zoning and land use law. He has represented real estate developers and businesses in all aspects of the real estate development process including pre-licensing preparation with engineering and other experts. He has represented developers, small businesses, and parties in opposition development before municipal boards such as planning boards, zoning boards of appeals, wetlands authorities, and liquor licensing authorities. He has also litigated numerous land-use cases, such as quiet title actions, adverse possession claims, prescriptive easement claims, and zoning appeals in both Massachusetts and Connecticut Superior Court and in the Massachusetts Land Court. He also has considerable experience in litigation pertaining to Massachusetts liquor licensing law.

• Commercial Litigation/civil litigation

Attorney McLaughlin has experience in various types of commercial litigation including, commercial landlord-tenant disputes, franchising disputes, commercial collections and bank collections litigation He also has extensive experience in prosecuting these types of actions in Connecticut and Massachusetts Federal courts. Attorney McLaughlin has extensive experience with general civil litigation and probate litigation in both Massachusetts and Connecticut. Attorney McLaughlin was a Connecticut lawyer and a partner in a Connecticut law firm before becoming to Massachusetts over 20 years ago. Yet, he has maintained an active Connecticut practice in Connecticut Superior and Federal Courts. He is able to represent local businesses and individuals needing Connecticut legal expertise.

Areas of Practice

Qualifications
Bar Admissions

Classes and Seminars

Guest Lecturer, Federal Anti-Piracy Litigation, Western New England University, School of Law

Guest Lecturer, Federal Anti-Piracy Litigation, New England Cable & Telecommunications Association, Inc. (NECTA)

Past Employment Positions

Representative List of Past and Current Clients

Education

Western New England University, School of Law, Springfield, Massachusetts, J.D., 1983