Paula M. Bagger
Law Office of Paula M. Bagger LLC
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1410
Boston, MA 02210
Phone: (617) 807-7111
99 Derby Street, Suite 200
Hingham, MA 02043
Phone: (781) 556-1038
Mobile: (781) 427-1947
Professional Recognition
- Massachusetts Super Lawyer, Business Litigation, 2004-2009, 2011-2020. Recognized as one of the Top 50 Woman Lawyers in Massachusetts, 2020.
- Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- Martindale Hubbell Peer Review, Rated AV Preeminent
- Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
Professional Involvement
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers. Member, 2019- ; Hearing Officer, 2014-2019
- Boston Bar Association. Co-chair, Business and Commercial Litigation Section, 2017-2018; Member, Solo and Small Firm Section, 2018- ; Law Day in the Schools, 2016-2019
- American Bar Association, Section of Litigation. Co-Chair, Commercial and Business Litigation Committee, 2020- ; Co-Chair, Content Management Committee, 2018- ; Member, Content Management Committee, 2016-2018; vice chair, Commercial and Business Litigation Committee: 2015-2017; Editor in Chief, Commercial and Business Litigation newsletter, 2013-2015.
- Judge, ABA Law Student Division National Appellate Advocacy Competition, 2016-2020
- Federal Bar Association Pro Bono Mediation Program, 2017-2020
- Financial Industry Regulatory Authority arbitrator, 2018 –
- American Arbitration Association, national panel of commercial arbitrators, 2021-
Recent Publications and Presentations
- Strafford CLE, “Representing Closely Held Entities: Conflicts of Interest and Fiduciary. Duties to a Company and its Principals.” [April 2021]
- American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, “The Importance of Force Majeure Clauses in the Covid-19 Era,” chapter in Contract Boilerplate for Litigators [March 2021]
- Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc., 20th Annual Business Litigation Conference (panelist) February 2021
- American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Third Party Contract Beneficiaries: What Did the Parties Intend? a chapter in “Contract Boilerplate for Litigators,” published on the Commercial and Business Litigation committee web page (January 2020)
- American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, “How to Run your Website: Issues and Strategies,” Fall Leadership Meeting, October 2019.
- Boston Bar Association, “Hang Your Own (Virtual) Shingle After Law School” (panelist) March 2019
- “The GDPR–New EU Law on Personal Data,” Commercial and Business Litigation (April 2018)
- American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, “Editor’s Symposium,” Fall Leadership Meeting, September 2017
- Stafford CLE, “Representing Closely Held Entities: Conflicts of Interest and Fiduciary Duties to a Company and its Principals” September 2017
- Boston Bar Association, “BLS Year in Review” (moderator) June 2017
- Boston Bar Association, “The 2015 Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure” (moderator) September 2016
- Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, “14th Annual Business Litigation Conference” (panelist) January 2015
- “Ethical Issues Facing Corporate Counsel in Closely Held Business Disputes,” Commercial & Business Litigation (Winter 2015)
Community
- President, Hingham Historical Society, Hingham, Mass.
- Member, Town of Hingham Historic Archives Task Force