Atty. Maura D. McLaughlin
Maura McLaughlin counsels employers throughout the full life cycle of managing employment relationships. She advises clients on important hiring, discipline and termination decisions, and on best practices for performance management and documentation, which allows for successful defense of these decisions.
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Maura D. McLaughlin is a employment and litigation attorney based in Boston, Massachusetts, practicing at Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP. They have 30+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1996. Admitted to practice in Massachusetts (1996). Educated at Boston College Law School (J.D., 1996). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Employment Law - Management (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Labor and Employment (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Awards: (2026). Serands clients in Boston, MA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Maura McLaughlin counsels employers throughout the full life cycle of managing employment relationships
- She advises clients on important hiring, discipline and termination decisions, and on best practices for performance management and documentation, which allows for successful defense of these decisions
- Clients look to Maura’s advice on negotiating reasonable accommodation issues, addressing employee absenteeism and misconduct, and as compliance with wage and hour laws
- She also provides practical guidance in connection with the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and other state and federal leave laws that helps employers manage leaves of absence
- She drafts and revises employee handbooks, contracts and policies
- As a result of her substantial experience with the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act, clients concerned about pay equity in the workplace choose to work with Maura to design and implement wage assessments tailored to the client’s workforce size and makeup
- Should concerns of discrimination or harassment arise, Maura aids clients in responding both in internal investigations and in claims made to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) and other state and federal agencies
- Clients engage Maura to conduct employee training to raise awareness on the part of employees throughout an organization, including supervisors, managers and directors, about avoidance of unlawful harassment
- Maura is a graduate of the MCAD’s certified Train-the-Trainer Program for Preventing Workplace Discrimination and Harassment, and has served as a faculty member for this program
- Maura is experienced representing clients in both state and federal courts
- Currently a Partner with the firm, Maura has enjoyed a long career at Morgan, Brown & Joy
- She first joined the firm as an associate in 1997 through 2003 and then rejoined as Of Counsel in 2011
- Prior to rejoining the firm, Maura worked in the Appeals Division of the Criminal Bureau of the Office of the Attorney General of Massachusetts where her practice focused on appeals and civil rights/constitutional issues
- She also served as Deputy Counsel to the Massachusetts Senate and served as a law clerk to the Justices of the Massachusetts Superior Court
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Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
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Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Massachusetts
Practicing law in Massachusetts. Legal matters in Massachusetts are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Boston are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Massachusetts state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Massachusetts brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Massachusetts courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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