When your client faces a lawsuit or legal controversy in Massachusetts, you need local counsel who can integrate seamlessly with your team, delivering sharp legal work within a collaborative, efficient framework that respects your role as lead counsel.
A Century of Local Knowledge
Egan, Flanagan and Cohen has served as trusted local counsel for out-of-state and international companies and their in-house and outside legal teams for more than a century. You don’t need a Massachusetts license to litigate here, but the right local partner materially improves outcomes. As an established Springfield firm with deep roots across Western Massachusetts, we know the courts, the judges, and the attorneys who appear before them. We understand the regional business environment, real estate market, and other local dynamics that can shape strategy and case value. Our attorneys are well-versed in practice before all of the Massachusetts state courts and the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, and we regularly handle pro hac vice admissions and local counsel engagements for national and international firms.
Support Calibrated to Your Needs
Whether you’re general counsel evaluating options for a Massachusetts matter or outside counsel seeking a local partner, we work the way sophisticated legal teams expect: efficiently, collaboratively, and with a clear sense of where we add value. We calibrate our involvement to what you actually need, from a light-touch, administrative presence to substantive strategic support, so you retain control while gaining the local insight that keeps matters moving. We scale from limited support to full local counsel engagement, including filing pleadings, advising on local rules and procedure, sharing insight on judges and opposing counsel, conducting legal research, and supporting discovery, motions practice, hearings, and scheduling conferences — whatever moves your matter forward.
How We Support Lead Counsel
- Pro Hac Vice Admissions
- Filing Pleadings and Court Submissions
- Guidance on Local Rules and Procedure
- Insight on Judges, Courts, and Opposing Counsel
- Legal Research and Drafting
- Discovery Support
- Motions Practice
- Hearings and Court Appearances
- Scheduling and Case Management Conferences
- Full Local Counsel Engagement
