Guiding You Through Your Legal Options

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GUIDING YOU THROUGH YOUR BEST OPTIONS

Our team can guide you through a wide range of legal needs in MA.

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We are proud to announce that attorney Melissa A. Howitt has been named a partner of Doherty, Dugan, Cannon, Raymond & Weil, PC.

Ms. Howitt joined the firm in 2012 and concentrates her practice in the areas of probate, estate and trust planning, administration, and litigation, elder law and family law. Click here to read Melissa A. Howitt’s full profile.

Almost any legal problem is solvable at Doherty, Dugan, Cannon, Raymond & Weil, P.C. Unlike most suburban law firms that may practice one or two types of law, our team can guide you through a wide range of legal needs.

Do you need business counsel? Are you going through a divorce? Is it time to start planning for the future? Our firm, located in Franklin, Massachusetts, can help with all of these issues and more.

Areas of Practice

Estate Planning and Probate

Personal, expert attention in matters of estate planning, probate law and elder law.

Our probate law team is widely recognized for its knowledge and experience in our practice areas. We are often called on by the courts to assist in family or fiduciary matters and by professional associations to participate as instructors on continuing legal education for attorneys and paralegals.

Domestic Relations & Mediation

Your partner in seeking the best outcome for you and your family.

Our attorneys work with teams of professionals to guide our clients through the often stressful and overwhelming decisions involved in the divorce process and other family-related conflict.

Real Estate

Experienced in residential and commercial
transactions.

Buying and selling a home are challenging. Our attorneys are experts in the contracts, titles, and financing that goes into the process, and are well known to the local brokers and mortgage companies throughout the Greater Boston area.

Litigation

Experts in a wide range of civil, domestic and business litigation.

Our litigators have deep and varied experience trying cases at all levels and types of courts, including arguing cases in the Massachusetts District Court, Probate and Family Court, Land Court, Superior Court, Appeals Court, Supreme Judicial Court and Federal Court.

Business Law

Partners in your long-term business goals.

Whether working with a big business or a family-owned restaurant, our attorneys get to know our clients to understand their goals. Our team can assist from the beginning: in the formation of the business, preparing organizational documents and obtaining start-up financing.

Landlord / Tenant Disputes

Expert advice and representation in landlord-tenant relationships and litigation.

We handle a full range of landlord-tenant matters, including a high volume of summary process matters, civil disputes, insurance defense claims and general advice-giving to assist our clients in navigating the myriad landlord-tenant problems that come up during the day-to-day management of apartment complexes.

Employment Law

Partners in your long-term career goals.

Our group has developed practical, cost-effective solutions for small businesses involved in employment issues, and can help in everyday matters like employment contracts, employee handbooks, severance agreements, unemployment compensation benefits, non-competition agreements, independent contractor agreements and consulting agreements.

Our Clients' Thoughts

“I have worked with various attorneys at Doherty, Dugan, Cannon, Raymond & Weil, P.C. over the past seven years on many cases. They are always extremely organized and quick to respond. The attorneys are very knowledgeable and are able to offer advice and guidance on all of the cases that we have handled together. They really do go above and beyond to ensure that they are giving the very best legal service to me and my company as clients.”
Landlord/Tenant Client

“Attorney Andrew Kepple has been helping me with legal matters for many years now. Andrew has provided top shelf service and advice whenever I need it. He is very thorough and extremely responsive, there is absolutely no down time waiting on a response. When scheduling conflicts arise I was represented by Attorney Steve Weil and received the same service. I am extremely grateful to have these guys behind me while navigating through legal cases, I highly recommend using Doherty, Dugan, Cannon, Raymond & Weil, P.C.”
Landlord/Tenant Client

Our Clients' Thoughts

“I have worked with various attorneys at Doherty, Dugan, Cannon, Raymond & Weil, P.C. over the past seven years on many cases. They are always extremely organized and quick to respond. The attorneys are very knowledgeable and are able to offer advice and guidance on all of the cases that we have handled together. They really do go above and beyond to ensure that they are giving the very best legal service to me and my company as clients.”
Landlord/Tenant Client

“Attorney Andrew Kepple has been helping me with legal matters for many years now. Andrew has provided top shelf service and advice whenever I need it. He is very thorough and extremely responsive, there is absolutely no down time waiting on a response. When scheduling conflicts arise I was represented by Attorney Steve Weil and received the same service. I am extremely grateful to have these guys behind me while navigating through legal cases, I highly recommend using Doherty, Dugan, Cannon, Raymond & Weil, P.C.”
Landlord/Tenant Client