Patricia M. Rapinchuk


Pat has a very successful track record as a trial lawyer, though she believes that she serves clients best by keeping them out of the courtroom.  Pat has a practical and experienced outlook on workplace issues, ranging from personnel policies to discrimination and sexual harassment. 

She provides solid, valuable advice to employers in the Springfield area and throughout Massachusetts on creating workplaces where employees are satisfied and productive.  Pat's wise and sophisticated approach to issues that invariably arise in workplace environments helps employers and employees avoid claims and costly litigation.  

Videos

Dealing with Difficult Employee Issues

Related News/Articles:

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

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 Best Lawyers In America

06/04/2011
Dealing with Difficult Employee Issues

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.

02/02/2010
Attorneys Rapinchuk and Trapani Obtain Summary Judgment in Favor of Employer in Claim for Handicap Discrimination and Retaliation Action.

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

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

06/11/2008
Business West Article on How New Wage-and-Hour Provision Will Test Employers

01/02/2008
Attorney Patricia M. Rapinchuk successfully defended the City of Pittsfield and its former mayor against an employment discrimination complaint in the Berkshire Superior Court.

11/01/2006
Six Massachusetts Super Lawyers Honorees

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

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

10/17/2005
Jury awards $88K in 'Home Again' suit

10/17/2005
Rapinchuk prevails in defamation and discrimination suit at Court of Appeals

04/19/2005
Worrisome Changes at the MCAD

04/04/2005
Springfield MCAD Limits Confidential Agreements: Policy Change Could Alter Settlement Practices

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

Contact Information:

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Phone (413) 732-2301
Fax (413) 452-0353
Secretary:  Kim Foster
Paralegal:  Tara Roche

Practice Areas:

Education:

  • Mount Holyoke College, B.A., 1979
  • University of Connecticut, J.D., 1989

Clerkship:

  • Former Clerk to the Honorable Antoinette Dupont, Chief Justice of the Connecticut Appellate Court, 1989 to 1990

Bar Admissions:

  • Massachusetts, 1990
  • Connecticut, 1989
  • U.S. District Court, Massachusetts
  • U.S. District Court, Connecticut

Bar Associations:

  • Massachusetts Bar Association
  • Hampden County Bar Association
  • Hampshire County Bar Association
  • Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts

Honors & Awards:

  • Super Lawyer Designations:
    • Massachusetts Super Lawyer
    • Corporate Counsel 
  • The Best Lawyers in America

Community Involvement:

  • Editorial Board, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
  • Former President,  Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts
  • Former Board Member, Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts