Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Boston Red Sox Release 2010 Schedule
The Red Sox will be playing a weekend series at Fenway Park the weekend of April 23-25, 2010 - the weekend preceding the start of ADTA's Boston 2010 Annual Meeting. For a look at the entire 2010 schedule, click here.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Another ADTA Annual Meeting Success Story!
From "Adta-talk"
May 8, 2009
If you attended the Annual Meeting in Scottsdale you will remember that Bob Tait, our new President, and Fred Raschke were not able to make it to the meeting until very late Friday night, with Bob missing some of the events a President-elect would truly not want to miss. They could not get away from the trial that seemed endless. But their dedication to serving their clients to the fullest finally paid off.
After three months in trial, Fred and Bob brought in a Defense Verdict in a rail-injury case that one would have normally expected to swing toward the plaintiff.
Fred requested Bob's expertise in the defense of this case as a result of their membership, and ensuing friendship, in ADTA. Dan Balmert, ADTA Marketing Committee Chair, commented:
May 8, 2009
If you attended the Annual Meeting in Scottsdale you will remember that Bob Tait, our new President, and Fred Raschke were not able to make it to the meeting until very late Friday night, with Bob missing some of the events a President-elect would truly not want to miss. They could not get away from the trial that seemed endless. But their dedication to serving their clients to the fullest finally paid off.
After three months in trial, Fred and Bob brought in a Defense Verdict in a rail-injury case that one would have normally expected to swing toward the plaintiff.
Fred requested Bob's expertise in the defense of this case as a result of their membership, and ensuing friendship, in ADTA. Dan Balmert, ADTA Marketing Committee Chair, commented:
This case referral was first discussed in the hospitality suite a few years back at an Annual Meeting and after thousands of hours of hard work, a Defense Verdict. Fred noted in discussing the case: "You are correct that this case is a testament to the marketing and networking of the ADTA, but more importantly, it is a testament to the quality of lawyers in the ADTA. As you all know, Bob Tait is pure quality."Relationships. . .it's all about relationships. The ADTA provides its members with the unique opportunity to meet and to get to know genuinely great trial lawyers from all around our country, Puerto Rico and Canada - lawyers who truly are 'one in a million.' Fred Raschke (from Texas) and Bob Tait (from Ohio) met each other at an Annual Meeting of the ADTA and became good friends. That relationship, built on respect for the talents of the other, is very special. The opportunity to engage in and grow such relationships distinguishes our Association from all others.
This is just one instance where we can truly say the ADTA Annual Meeting Hospitality Suite is definitely a place to connect and make friends for the betterment of your practice and your firm.
Congratulations to Fred and Bob!
CLICK HERE learn more about the case.
Charles River Reservation
The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR's) Charles River Reservation is a linear park stretching from Boston Harbor up the Charles River for 20 miles. The lower half of the reservation, from downtown Boston to the Watertown Dam, is the Charles River Basin, which includes the Esplanade on the Boston side. The basin abuts the campuses of MIT, Boston University and Harvard. The Upper Charles River section of the Reservation begins at Watertown Square and meanders to Riverdale Park in West Roxbury.The Charles River was given this name in honor of Charles I of England, the reigning monarch, by John Smith in the 1600s. Subsequent European settlers harnessed the river for industrialization, and by 1640 entrepreneurs on the Neponset River had diverted its water to power their mills. For more about the history about this area CLICK HERE.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
April scorcher drives mercury to a record-breaking 93 in Boston
One year to the day before ADTA's 2010 Annual Meeting begins...
Boston Globe, April 28, 2009 04:09 PM
By Andrew Ryan, Globe Staff
Barren trees just beginning to sprout with buds offered no shade from the scorching sun. Spring tulips wilted in the heat, the pink and yellow flowers bowing low as the temperature soared into the 90s. Rollerbladers took off their shirts. Lines formed at ice cream trucks. Bikinis came out of the deep recesses of closets. And the smell of coconut oil and suntan oil wafted from beach towels and dusty lawn chairs.
The weather offered an early but fleeting taste of summer today, giving New England an April gift after a long, cruel winter. A blast of unseasonably warm air pushed the temperature to 93 degrees at Logan International Airport, breaking the previous record of 90 set in 1990, said National Weather Service meteorologist Bill Simpson.
"This is as good as it gets," said Peter Doran, 40, an estimator for Suffolk Construction who tucked his purple tie into his button-down shirt to stop it from flapping in the wind on a lunchtime walk on the jetty around Pleasure Bay. "That's why I had to get out, because I know it's going to be 50 degrees tomorrow."
The hot weather today is actually better than summer, a dry warmth without that soupy, shirt-sticking humidity of August. A perfect day to bob lackadaisically in a red kayak in Dorchester Bay, warmed by the bright sun but cooled by a gentle breeze. A perfect day for Rene Soto, 25, to sit on a seawall on Day Boulevard and do her English homework for the University of Massachusetts Boston. And a perfect day for 2-year-old Sadira Forcucci to try her new lime-green bathing suit at Carson Beach, digging in the sand with sea shells.
"She's been asking for a beach day since the fall," said her mother Heather Forcucci, 34. "The only problem is tomorrow when it's 50 she'll ask to come back." The high temperature for Wednesday is expected to be in the upper 50s, more than 30 degrees lower than today.Sidewalks filled with strollers, bicycles, and dogs on leashes with tongues wagging in search of water. Three bartenders lugged their lawn chairs and beach towels to the beach at the end of I Street in South Boston, glad that they would not again spend an afternoon indoors.
Boston Globe, April 28, 2009 04:09 PM
By Andrew Ryan, Globe Staff
Barren trees just beginning to sprout with buds offered no shade from the scorching sun. Spring tulips wilted in the heat, the pink and yellow flowers bowing low as the temperature soared into the 90s. Rollerbladers took off their shirts. Lines formed at ice cream trucks. Bikinis came out of the deep recesses of closets. And the smell of coconut oil and suntan oil wafted from beach towels and dusty lawn chairs.
The weather offered an early but fleeting taste of summer today, giving New England an April gift after a long, cruel winter. A blast of unseasonably warm air pushed the temperature to 93 degrees at Logan International Airport, breaking the previous record of 90 set in 1990, said National Weather Service meteorologist Bill Simpson.
"This is as good as it gets," said Peter Doran, 40, an estimator for Suffolk Construction who tucked his purple tie into his button-down shirt to stop it from flapping in the wind on a lunchtime walk on the jetty around Pleasure Bay. "That's why I had to get out, because I know it's going to be 50 degrees tomorrow."
The hot weather today is actually better than summer, a dry warmth without that soupy, shirt-sticking humidity of August. A perfect day to bob lackadaisically in a red kayak in Dorchester Bay, warmed by the bright sun but cooled by a gentle breeze. A perfect day for Rene Soto, 25, to sit on a seawall on Day Boulevard and do her English homework for the University of Massachusetts Boston. And a perfect day for 2-year-old Sadira Forcucci to try her new lime-green bathing suit at Carson Beach, digging in the sand with sea shells.
"She's been asking for a beach day since the fall," said her mother Heather Forcucci, 34. "The only problem is tomorrow when it's 50 she'll ask to come back." The high temperature for Wednesday is expected to be in the upper 50s, more than 30 degrees lower than today.Sidewalks filled with strollers, bicycles, and dogs on leashes with tongues wagging in search of water. Three bartenders lugged their lawn chairs and beach towels to the beach at the end of I Street in South Boston, glad that they would not again spend an afternoon indoors.
"It's gorgeous," said one of the bartenders, Louise Waters, 30, who wore a black-and-white bikini and squinted behind sunglasses.
Her friend and co-worker, Laura McDermott, 32, used her hand to shield her eyes from the sun.
"It beats shoveling snow," McDermott quipped.
Today's temperature edged close to the all-time record for the entire month, which was 94 on April 18, 1976, according to the weather service. It was the second recordbreaking temperature in three days. Sunday's high of 87 cracked the previous record of 85 set back in 1872, the first year records were kept in Boston. Normal highs for this time are around 60 degrees, Simpson said.
Her friend and co-worker, Laura McDermott, 32, used her hand to shield her eyes from the sun.
"It beats shoveling snow," McDermott quipped.
Today's temperature edged close to the all-time record for the entire month, which was 94 on April 18, 1976, according to the weather service. It was the second recordbreaking temperature in three days. Sunday's high of 87 cracked the previous record of 85 set back in 1872, the first year records were kept in Boston. Normal highs for this time are around 60 degrees, Simpson said.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
John Stewart to Coordinate Boston 2010 Golf Tourney
John Stewart, prime member from Springfield, Massachusetts, will coordinate the golf tournament on Thursday, April 29, 2010 at the Framingham Country Club (FCC). FCC, a classic New England golf club founded in 1902, is an easy 30-minute ride west of Boston in Framingham, Massachusetts. FCC has hosted a number of PGA qualifying events and amateur tournaments. For more information, click here --> FCC. To send a message to John, email him at thetrialer@aim.com.
Ed and Ceci Birk to Coordinate 2010 ADTA "Dine Around Boston"
I am pleased to report that Ed and Ceci Birk of Jacksonville, FL are coordinating the Friday evening (April 30, 2010) Boston Dine-Around at the 2010 ADTA Annual Meeting. (Ed is a native of Wellesley, Massachusetts.)
We are going to try for about 10-12 restaurants, asking each to reserve a table or tables seating between 8-12 people for dinner Friday night, April 30, 2010 at 7:30 PM. We will open up the reservations as of a certain date, probably sometime in early 2010.
Here’s a preliminary list of restaurants:
· Anthony's Pier 4
· Bonfire (Todd English's restaurant in Park Square)
· Capitol Grill (Newbury Street)
· Davio's (75 Arlington Street, Park Square)
· Durgin Park (Faneuil Hall Marketplace)
· Fig's (another Todd English restaurant, Beacon Hill)
We are going to try for about 10-12 restaurants, asking each to reserve a table or tables seating between 8-12 people for dinner Friday night, April 30, 2010 at 7:30 PM. We will open up the reservations as of a certain date, probably sometime in early 2010.
Here’s a preliminary list of restaurants:
· Anthony's Pier 4
· Bonfire (Todd English's restaurant in Park Square)
· Capitol Grill (Newbury Street)
· Davio's (75 Arlington Street, Park Square)
· Durgin Park (Faneuil Hall Marketplace)
· Fig's (another Todd English restaurant, Beacon Hill)
· Harvest (Harvard Square)
· Legal Sea Food (Park Plaza and Copley Square)
· Maurizio's (36 Hanover Street, North End - Italian)
· Union Oyster House
All of these restaurants are an easy cab ride from the hotel.
Please note: This is only a preliminary “whet your appetite” list. If you have any suggestions, please email Ed (elb@marksgray.com) and Ceci (cfbirk@comcast.net). Keep an eye on this blog for further updates!
· Legal Sea Food (Park Plaza and Copley Square)
· Maurizio's (36 Hanover Street, North End - Italian)
· Union Oyster House
All of these restaurants are an easy cab ride from the hotel.
Please note: This is only a preliminary “whet your appetite” list. If you have any suggestions, please email Ed (elb@marksgray.com) and Ceci (cfbirk@comcast.net). Keep an eye on this blog for further updates!
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