Kurt Kusiak
Kurt Kusiak is a graduate of Trinity College (B.A. Honors thesis in economics, 1984) and Boston University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991) where he was a member of the Law Review, a Liacos Distinguished Scholar, and winner of the American Jurisprudence Award for excellence in trial advocacy. Following law school, Kurt was a law clerk for the Hon. A David Mazzone, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Kurt then worked as a trial lawyer for Ropes & Gray and Todd & Weld. Each year since 2004, Law & Politics has recognized Kurt as a Massachusetts Super Lawyer in its annual list published in Boston Magazine. Only 5% of the lawyers in Massachusetts are awarded that designation. Kurt has also been listed in Best Lawyers in America®, a highly esteemed, national peer review guide of attorneys, since 2013. Kurt has successfully tried numerous cases in the federal and state courts of Massachusetts and New Hampshire and in other federal courts throughout the United States. He has extensive experience litigating complex business, corporate, and partnership disputes, including those involving breakups, intellectual property rights, freeze outs, breaches of fiduciary duty, misappropriation of trade secrets, negotiation of employment, non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, and many various types of contract disputes. He has represented numerous corporate officers and directors in matters involving securities-related claims and investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office, and other government entities. Over the past 20 years, Kurt has also developed a substantial practice representing clients in trust & estate / probate litigation matters. He has represented both trustees and beneficiaries in many trust-related claims involving allegations of negligence, malpractice, breach of fiduciary duties, lack of testamentary capacity, undue influence, theft of trust funds and will conte
- Boston University School of Law
- J.D. | Law
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- Honors: Law Review, Magna Cum Laude, Liacos Distinguished Scholar, and winner of the American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy
- Activities: Law Review
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- See website
- Gaining the Advantage in Close Corporation Disputes
- Massachusetts Law Review
- Gaining the Advantage in Close Corporation Disputes
- Massachusetts Law Review
- LLP Liability Issues
- MCLE Business Litigation Conference
- Understanding Rule 4.2, Boston Business Litigation, Boston, MA
- MCLE
- Business Litigation Review, Boston Business Litigation, Boston, MA
- MCLE
- Business Litigation Review, Boston Business Litigation, Boston, MA
- MCLE
- Understanding Rule 4.2, Boston Business Litigation, Boston, MA
- MCLE
- LLP Liability Issues, Boston Business Litigation Conference, Boston, MA
- MCLE
- Trust & Estates Litigation
- Best Lawyers in America
- Kurt has also been listed in Best Lawyers in America®, a highly esteemed, national peer review guide of attorneys, since 2013.
- Massachusetts Super Lawyer every year since 2004
- Law & Politics
- Each year since 2004, Law & Politics has recognized Kurt as a Massachusetts Super Lawyer in its annual list published in Boston Magazine. Only 5% of the lawyers in Massachusetts are awarded that designation.
- Massachusetts
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- 1st Circuit
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- 4th Circuit
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- 11th Circuit
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests