WLG defends small and mid-sized employers against employment law claims in state and federal courts, as well as a variety of fair employment agencies such as the MCAD, NHCHR, and EEOC. Mark has 24 years of management-side defense experience and has handled cases from inception, to trial, and a variety of appeals. Mark has tried numerous cases on behalf of employers, and has extensive experience in all aspects of case preparation, including case strategy, fact development, and pre-trial motion practice (i.e., discovery, dispositive, etc.).
Mark Whitney was recently quoted in an article appearing in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly concerning important factors in employment law leading to a recent trend in substantially larger verdicts. The article is titled: "#MeToo, Voir Dire Seen as Part of Big-Verdict Bonanza."
Late in 2017, a Norfolk County Superior Court jury awarded a 65-year-old plaintiff, James Beresford, $1.2 million in an age discrimination lawsuit against his former employer, Charles River Automotive (“CRA”) and CRA’s general manager Mark Gentile. The jury verdict awarded Beresford $317,780 in back pay, $285,000 in front pay, and $602,780 in punitive damages.
On June 15, 2017, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (the federal trial court in Boston) denied the defendant’s motion to dismiss in Campbell v. Bristol Community College. The plaintiff, Campbell, sued her former employer, Bristol Community College, alleging discrimination and retaliation on the basis of race.
