K. Scott Griggs
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Education
Boston University, JD, 1989
Columbia University, BA, 1984
Bar Admissions
Massachusetts (state and federal)
Connecticut (state and federal)
New Hampshire
Rhode Island (state and federal)
Boston Office: 617-439-4990
Cell Phone: 617-968-9900
Scott Griggs specializes in defending the interests of long term care and other health care providers in professional liability litigation and employment and regulatory actions, as well as corporate, employment, real estate, and contractual disputes. Scott also handles landlord/tenant cases for commercial landlords. He has established a record of success at trial, obtaining defense verdicts in several nursing home professional liability cases, and his team is adept at effectuating efficient results for landlords in evictions and tenant disputes. As former Vice President and General Counsel of Harborside Healthcare, a national provider of skilled nursing services, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel of The Berkshire Group, and Staff Counsel to The Fafard Companies, Scott brings a keen sense of economic efficiency to his practice.
Scott believes that providing excellent legal representation involves a clear understanding of the facts and law in each case combined with straight forward advice about how to economically achieve the client’s goals.
Professional Affiliations and Memberships
The American Health Lawyers Association
American Health Care Association
Massachusetts Extended Care Federation
Massachusetts Assisted Living Facilities Association
Defense Research Institute
American Bar Association
Massachusetts Bar Association
Boston Bar Association
American Health Care Association – former member of Tort Subcommittee
Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care – former member of General Counsel Committee
Representative Matters
Estate of Sisko v. Mediplex of Massachusetts, Inc., Middlesex (MA) Superior Court No. MICV-2005-00729 (August 2009)
Estate of Foster v. Mediplex of Connecticut, Inc., Superior Court, New Haven County (CT) No. AAN-CV-04-4000366 (January 2008)
Robinson v. Casella Nominee Trust, District Court, Waltham (MA) No. 200651SU000254 (March 2007)
Degree v. SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation For Wood Mill, Essex County (MA) Superior Court No. ESCV2003-02257 (February 2006)
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