We are happy to report that Adam Shafran recently was engaged to Andrea Tyler. Andrea is from Edmond, Oklahoma. She graduated from Clark University in Worcester and is currently a Senior Compliance Analyst for Financial Engines, Inc.

Jim Rudolph was recently elected First Vice Chair of the Associated Builders and Contractors of Massachusetts. Jim has served as General Counsel for the ABC since 2002 and served as its President from 2001 to 2002.

We are pleased to announce that Joe Merlino has joined the firm. He will be practicing in the litigation department focusing on construction and general business litigation. Joe began his legal career in the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office where he was the litigation supervisor of the Newton District Court. As a prosecutor, Joe had more than thirty jury trials and assisted law enforcement investigations. When he is not practicing law Joe enjoys running and spending time with his family in Milton, MA.

Jocelyn Campbell was recently appointed to the Bridge Boston Foundation Board, a non-profit board that supports the Bridge Boston Charter School. Bridge Boston is a K-8 public school whose mission is to focus on the whole child. The school also partners with community organizations to provide evening classes and workshops for parents on issues such as voting, financial credit and learning English. http://bridgebostoncs.org

Jocelyn also recently became a grandmother to grandson John Anthony Storti.