CONSIDINE & FUREY - Key Persons
Alex Furey has over twenty-five years of extensive litigation experience in courts across the country. His practice focuses on disputes involving contracts, business torts, trade secrets, restrictive covenants, claims for discrimination, and serious, catastrophic personal injuries. He has successfully represented clients in virtually every business sector, including technology, manufacturing, retail, food and beverage, healthcare, professional services, finance, media, gaming and telecommunications.
Alex is both a counselor and a trial lawyer. He serves as an advisor to private and public companies and entrepreneurs located throughout the world in their business dealings such as the purchase and sale of companies, obtaining mezzanine financing, and in negotiations with venture capital and private equity firms. Moreover, Alex has represented clients facing investigations launched by local, state, and federal regulators.
Before becoming a founding member of Considine & Furey, LLP, Alex practiced at the law firms of Mintz Levin in Boston and Wallace King in Washington D.C. Alex received his law degree from Boston College Law School and his undergraduate degree from Boston College, summa cum laude. Over the years, Alex has also authored numerous articles and publications. Alex has repeatedly been recognized as a Super Lawyer, a designation given to those lawyers who have attained the highest degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.
Andrew brings over 30 years of legislative lobbying experience to the team. A well-known and respected figure on Beacon Hill in Boston, Andrew has guided many business and association clients through the legislative process. Understanding the informal intricacies is as important as knowing the formal rules of the legislature. Andrew specializes in maneuvering between the two. Andrew will provide you with "eyes and ears" on Beacon Hill or a full blown strategic government relations strategy that can help you. He has represented and walked the halls of the State House with clients in the following industries and interests: Health Care, Utilities, Energy, Telecommunications, Gaming, Racing, Agriculture, Professional and Business Associations.
JoAnne VanBuskirk is the receptionist and an administrative assistant for the firm.
Prior to joining Considine & Furey, LLP, JoAnne was an executive assistant to an environmental attorney at Goulston & Storrs, PC.
JoAnne is married with two children and resides in Winthrop, Massachusetts.
Mr. Considine has a well established litigation-based, business law practice with a concentration in government law. Since 1990, he has worked in private practice providing legal representation and consulting services to business clients on diverse matters involving litigation, legislation and regulatory law.
Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Considine was employed by the Massachusetts State Senate, serving as legal counsel to the Committee on Government Regulations from 1985 to 1990. From 1980 to 1984, he was employed by the Massachusetts House of Representatives and served as staff director of the Joint Committee on Energy.
Mr. Considine provides his clients with a variety of legal and lobbying services tailored to their specific industry needs.
Mr. Considine has extensive civil and criminal trial experience. His practice areas include contracts, commercial and business litigation, commercial arbitration, and appellate advocacy. He has represented clients in the automotive, banking, energy, environmental, gaming, hospitality, real estate, and telecommunications industries. Mr. Considine is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts and Suffolk University Law School.
Mark D. Donovan joined the firm in 2012. His practice includes all areas of civil litigation and criminal defense. Prior to joining Considine & Furey, LLP, Mark worked as an Assistant District Attorney for the Bristol County District Attorney's Office. While at the DA's office, Mark was the lead prosecuting attorney and supervising attorney in the Attleboro District Court. Mark continues to practice criminal law as a member of the Bristol County Bar Association representing indigent criminal defendants in the Taunton District Court. Mark has courtroom experience in a variety of criminal matters, including drunk driving, assault and battery, and drug related offenses. Mark's civil practice focuses on business litigation, workplace discrimination, sexual harassment, slip and fall, and medical malpractice. Mark frequently litigates matters before the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Massachusetts Superior Court, the Massachusetts Court of Appeals, and the United States Federal Court for the District of Massachusetts.
Mark D. Donovan earned his Bachelor's Degree at The Catholic University of America in 1992 and a Master's in Business Administration from Northeastern University in 2001. He graduated cum laude from New England Law | Boston in 2008.
Job Titles:
- EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
- Executive Assistant to Mr. Considine
Ms. Heather Pollini serves as executive assistant to Mr. Considine, and is responsible for day to day administration of the combined legal/lobbying firm, including matters relating to scheduling and office management. Heather also serves as the firm's main contact person. She has been with the firm since 1999.