John Updegraph
Partner

     
Subsequent to graduating from Middlebury College in Vermont, John earned a masters degree in physical geography from SUNY Buffalo. For four years he served as assistant to counsel for Boston Edison working on litigation and regulatory matters. At Boston College Law School, he edited and authored a law review dedicated to domestic and foreign civil rights. John's private law practice concentrates in the areas of real estate and civil litigation, including insurance defense, family law, and civil and criminal appeals. He is admitted to practice before the state courts of Massachusetts, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Andrews & Updegraph, PC , Litigation/appellate practice in civil litigation, insurance defense, real estate, domestic relations and family law
Andrews & Koufman, LLC, Partner: Litigation/appellate practice in civil litigation, insurance defense, real estate, domestic relations and family law
Law Offices of John Andrews, P.C., Associate: Litigation/appellate practice in civil litigation, insurance defense, real estate, domestic relations and family law
Kushner & Sanders, Associate: General corporate law, employment, commercial, product liability, real estate, landlord and tenant
Boston Edison Co., Law Clerk and Paralegal – copyright, labor relations, tort liability, environmental liability and utility regulations

EDUCATION

Boston College Law School , Juris Doctor
State University of New York at Buffalo , Master of Arts
Middlebury College , Bachelor of Arts

MEMBERSHIPS

Massachusetts Bar 1993
Federal Bar
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Massachusetts Bar Association
Essex County Bar Association