Nolan Perroni, P.C.

$250,000

Civil Rights

A Massachusetts Federal District Court judge ruled that it is permissible to secretly record police officers and other government officials performing their duties in public. In a related case, a jury awarded more than $250,000.00 to a plaintiff after finding Boston Police liable for a bystander's injuries during a pat-frisk shootout.

Police Misconduct Defense

Attorney Gary Nolan won a use-of-force case on behalf of NEPBA Local 500, convincing an arbitrator to completely exonerate the officer despite extensive video footage. The arbitrator made an important distinction regarding intentional versus accidental force.

Labor Law

NPH attorneys won an arbitration decision upholding the rights of Officers at the Worcester County Jail (NEPBA Local 550) to use their Military Leave benefits to cover weekend drills, a practice that had been unilaterally ended by the Sheriff.

Labor Law

NPH Attorneys Peter Perroni and Meghan Cooper won an arbitration case for NEPBA Local 213, representing several Windham, NH Police Officers. The case involved the issue of salary steps, where the Town refused to pay newly hired officers on the Police Union’s Wage Scale. The arbitrator ordered all affected officers to be made whole, with interest.

Labor Law

Attorney Peter Perroni represented the NEPBA and Middlesex Sheriff's Officers' (Local 500) Association in an arbitration win. A union member fired for failing an annual physical fitness test was reinstated with full back pay and benefits because the Sheriff violated both the collective bargaining agreement and its own policies.

Labor Law

An arbitrator overturned the suspension of Northampton Police Lt. Al Borowski, a member of NEPBA Local 187. NP Attorney Gary Nolan represented Lt. Borowski, and the arbitrator was highly critical of the internal affairs investigation conducted by the Northampton Police Department and a private third-party company.