Fletcher Tilton PC.

Fletcher Tilton routinely counsels entrepreneurs, startup and growth-stage companies and investors in connection with the structuring and formation of new business ventures, private placements, capital raising transactions, agreements among founders, and employment and equity arrangements with key personnel, information privacy policies, as well as general legal and business advice to clients seeking to grow or expand their businesses.

The firm advises clients in numerous industries and sectors, including construction, real estate developers, food, beverage and hospitality services, software and technology, financial services, healthcare and life sciences, management/business consulting, media, publishing, advertising and marketing, industrial products, consumer products and apparel, sports and entertainment. Fletcher Tilton serves as corporate counsel to more than 1,000 corporations throughout the country including professional, business and nonprofit corporations. The firm regularly advises partnerships, limited partnerships, and limited liability companies, providing a full range of legal services in the following areas:

• General Business Advice
• Start-ups and Emerging Businesses
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Employment Matters including Immigration
• Business and Tax Planning
• Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances
• Venture Capital
• Business Succession Planning

From pre-employment issues to separation issues, we advise our clients on how to avoid employment and labor related litigation, and we represent them in court when litigation cannot be avoided. Our attorneys appear on behalf of our clients before state and federal courts and agencies--including the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission--to present or defend claims for: failure to timely pay wages owed; wrongful termination; sexual harassment; employment discrimination; unfair labor practices; and other employment-related claims.

• The Labor & Employment group represents 8 school districts in Massachusetts including charter schools and independent schools.
• The group represents 10 restaurants and dining establishments in the greater Worcester and MetroWest area. (Note: Combined with other practice areas, the firm as a whole has served as counsel to more than 100 restaurants and restaurant groups).
• On behalf of management for companies we represent, we have successfully negotiated 135 collective bargaining agreements with unions.
• We have alerted employers to onerous union provisions with significant potential for unforeseen consequences and averted them at the outset of negotiations.

The Immigration Practice Group provides comprehensive immigration services, advice and counsel to business owners, human resource personnel, foreign student advisors, foreign entrepreneurs and individuals from around the world. Fletcher Tilton provides clients with a scalable service delivery model that can support both small and large-scale immigration programs. We work hard to understand the unique needs of each client organization and build the appropriate team of immigration professionals to achieve the desired objectives. Our clients receive personalized attention and direct attorney access.

The family law team at Fletcher Tilton represents clients in probate and family courts, and in mediation, litigation, and pre-trial arguments concerning divorce-related matters. Additionally, the firm’s depth of resources in special needs planning, trust administration, estate planning and real estate allows the team to assist clients with all the legal needs that may arise from a divorce or other family law action.

We handle custody and guardianship cases involving children with special needs, and represent parties in same sex marriage cases, including the custody of children and the division of assets, with special consideration of the federal law’s impact on divorce. Further, our team can help with legal needs following a divorce, from trust and estate concerns to real estate matters. Our attorneys also assist clients on other issues, such as 209A protective orders and paternity actions.

FAMILY LAW MATTERS

• Divorce
• Paternity
• Child Support
• Alimony
• Custody, Parenting Time
• Modification
• Contempt
• Antenuptial Agreements (Prenuptial Agreements)
• Postnuptial Agreements
• Cohabitation Agreements
• Abuse Prevention Order
• Anti-Harassment Orders