Nancy Frankel Pelletier


Nancy has no fear of taking a case to trial. The truth is, she enjoys going to court; it's where she's most at home. Still, Nancy recognizes that going to trial isn't always in the best interest of her clients, and her primary objective is to resolve conflicts expeditiously and economically.  Nancy's reputation as litigator reaches well beyond Springfield as she has been recognized as one of the "Top 50 Women Attorneys" in Massachusetts and her practice area extends from the Bershires to Boston in both state and federal courts.

Whether that means going to trial, reaching a settlement, moving toward mediation or alternative dispute resolution, Nancy's focus is on analyzing the case and getting the best result for her client.

 

 

Related News/Articles:

05/07/2013
Attorney Pelletier Participates in Expert Witness Seminar; Authors Chapter for Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education

04/09/2013
Attorney Frankel Pelletier Obtains Preliminary Injunction In The Breach Of Contract Case

11/12/2012
Robinson Donovan, P.C. Named as One of the 2013 U.S. Top Ranked Law Firms by Martindale-Hubbell

11/05/2012
Robinson Donovan One of U.S. News & World Report's 2013 Best Law Firms

10/22/2012
Robinson Donovan Attorneys Named Super Lawyers And Rising Stars

10/19/2012
Attorney Frankel Pelletier Obtains Summary Judgment in Mistaken Identity Civil Rights case

09/27/2012
Robinson Donovan Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America

05/25/2012
Robinson Donovan Participated in the 2012 Massachusetts Legal Food Frenzy

04/30/2012
Attorneys Nancy Frankel Pelletier and David S. Lawless Obtain Dismissal of Civil Rights Claims Against Individual Defendants

04/13/2012
Nancy Frankel Pelletier has been invited to attend the Bench Bar Conference of the United States District Court

04/12/2012
Attorneys Pelletier and Lawless Obtain Judgment for Town, School Committee, and Others on Discrimination & Retaliation Claims

04/05/2012
Robinson Donovan Participates as a Sponsor of the Federal Bar Association's Annual Reception in Boston

02/02/2012
MBA President Names Attorney Nancy Frankel Pelletier to 2012 MBA Nominating Committee

01/31/2012
Attorneys Pelletier and Lawless Obtain Dismissal of Contract Claim based on Federal Preemption Under the Copyright Act

12/13/2011
Nancy Frankel Pelletier Obtains Dismissal of Federal Suit Based On Failure to Identify Asset in Bankruptcy

11/07/2011
Robinson Donovan One of U.S. News & World Report's 2011-2012 Best Law Firms

10/17/2011
Robinson Donovan Attorneys Named Super Lawyers And Rising Stars

10/17/2011
Robinson Donovan Attorneys Named Best Lawyers In America

06/29/2011
Nancy Frankel Pelletier and David Lawless Obtain Dismissal of Cases Alleging Disability-Based Discrimination by School District

05/25/2011
Nancy Frankel Pelletier Obtains Dismissal of State-Created Danger Case

05/11/2011
Nancy Frankel Pelletier Appointed TriChair of New MBA Committee

04/11/2011
Carla Newton and Nancy Pelletier win Appeal with Award of Fees

03/29/2011
Nancy Frankel Pelletier Obtains Dismissal Of Death Claims

12/29/2010
Nancy Frankel Pelletier and Jeff Trapani Successfully Defended The Town of Williamsburg

12/06/2010
Robinson Donovan One of U.S. News & World Report's 2010 Best Law Firms

11/23/2010
Robinson Donovan Attorneys Earn Multiple Honors

11/16/2010
Two Robinson Donovan Attorneys 2010 Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel.

09/30/2010
Attorneys Nancy Frankel Pelletier and David Lawless Obtain Summary Judgment for Municipality

08/02/2010
Massachusetts Retroactively Adopts "CT Rule" for Snow and Ice Cases

11/13/2009
Attorney Nancy Frankel Pelletier Selected as One of the Top 50 Women Massachusetts Super Lawyers For 2009

11/04/2009
Robinson Donovan Attorneys Named To Massachusetts Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America Lists for 2009

08/27/2009
Attorney Nancy Frankel Pelletier Listed as a Super Lawyers - Corporate Counsel

08/11/2009
Attorneys Pelletier and Lawless Obtain Dismissal of Federal Civil Rights Claim.

06/30/2009
Attorneys Pelletier and Lawless Obtain Summary Judgment for the Town of Seekonk

05/04/2009
Attorneys Pelletier and Lawless Successfully Defended the City of Westfield

11/14/2008
Attorneys Pelletier and Lawless Obtain Summary Judgment in Favor of Clients in a Federal Civil Rights action.

11/14/2008
Robinson Donovan Lawyers Named To Super, Best Lists for 2008

09/09/2008
Attorney Pelletier Successfully Defends Town in Federal Civil Rights Claim

06/30/2008
Massachusetts Appeals Court Upheld Decision Received by Nancy Frankel Pelletier

06/19/2008
Attorney Pelletier Successfully Defends Town of Ludlow, Chief of police and veteran officer

06/18/2008
Attorneys McCormick and Frankel Pelletier Named to Committee

04/08/2008
Pelletier Successfully Defends Institution of Town Meeting Against First Amendment Challenge

03/10/2008
Attorney Frankel Pelletier Appointed

09/01/2007
The Best Lawyers in America 2007

07/16/2007
Attorney Nancy Frankel Pelletier successful for Cities and Towns in Civil Rights claims relating to Zoning, Equal Protection, Due Process and Taking Claims

07/09/2007
Case handled by Attorney Pelletier lauded as one of most important opinions of the year by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

04/25/2007
Attorneys Pelletier and Lawless Successfully Defend Integrity of Town Meetings and Rights of School District to Discipline Students

02/06/2007
Attorney Pelletier - "Municipal Ruling Right on the Mark"

11/27/2006
Nancy Frankel Pelletier Participates in the Roscoe Pound Symposium

11/01/2006
Six Massachusetts Super Lawyers Honorees

08/03/2006
Robinson Donovan attorneys continue to hold significant leadership positions in a wide variety of community, political and bar activities.

08/03/2006
Legal Experts - RD Attorneys Give Seminars for Legal and Business Groups.

08/08/2005
Pelletier Obtains $1 Million Dollar Settlement for Client on Avoidable Amputation Case

11/08/2004
The POWER Issue: Which Lawyers Have It - And How They Got It [Excerpt]

08/01/2004
System for Choosing Judges Has Supporters and Critics

Contact Information:

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Phone (413) 732-2301
Fax (413) 452-0342
Secretary:  Mimi Wielgosz
Paralegal:  Tara Roche

Practice Areas:

Education:

  • Boston College, B.A., 1981
  • George Washington University, J.D., 1984

Bar Admissions:

  • Massachusetts, 1985
  • U.S. District Court, Massachusetts
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Bar Associations:

  • Massachusetts Bar Association

  • Hampden County Bar Association

  • Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts

  • Federal Bar Association

Associations:

  • Fellow, International Association of Defense Counsel

  • Life Fellow, Massachusetts Bar Foundation

  • Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association

  • Defense Research Institute

  • Women's Bar Foundation

Honors & Awards:

  • Master, American Inns of Court
  • Supreme Judicial Court Special Nominating Council

  • Massachusetts Joint Bar Committee on Judicial Nomination

  • Western Regional Judicial Nominating Council

  • Superior Court Firm Fair Trial Initiative and 150th Anniversary Committees

  • Special Counsel,  Supreme Judicial Court Committee on Professional Responsibility

  • Roscoe Pound Commemoration, Supreme Judicial Court Historical Society

  • The Best Lawyers in America
  • Best in the U.S.
  • Super Lawyer Designations:
    • Top 50 Women Massachusetts Super Lawyer
    • Super Lawyer Corporate Counsel
    • Massachusetts Super Lawyer
    • Top Lawyers New England

Lecturer/Panelist:

  • Lecturer, Hampden County Bar Association
  • Lecturer, Massachusetts Bar Association
  • Lecturer, East Longmeadow High School Career Center

Community Involvement:

  • Judge, MBA Mock Trial
  • George Washington University Law Alumni Mentor
  • East Longmeadow High School Career Center, Job Shadow