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George C. Deptula
Vena, Riley, Deptula, LLP
9th Floor
101 Arch Street
Boston, MA 02110-1130

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(617) 951-2400

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gdeptula@vrdllp.com

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(617) 951-2420

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http://www.vrdllp.com

Position	Areas of Practice	Bar Admissions
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Representative Cases

George C. Deptula is the principal in the firm he started in 1994. His practice is extensive and varied. He has a diversified background that provides knowledge, insights and perspectives across many industries and categories of law. He has a reputation as a resourceful, effective trial and appellate attorney and has been involved in many precedent setting cases. He began his career in public interest law and was with Berlin, Clarey, Deptula & Levee for 12 years prior to opening his own firm 5 years ago. He employs two full time associate attorneys and interns on a part time basis as required. His offices are conveniently located at one of the prominent legal addresses in Boston, and he works with other firms and lawyers as necessary.

Current Employment Position(s):: Member

Areas Of Practice:: Family Law; Personal Injury -- Defense; Personal Injury -- Plaintiff; Litigation & Appeals; Business & Commercial Law; Professional Malpractice Law; Construction Law; Administrative Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Civil Rights; Constitutional Law; Employment Law -- Employee; Employment Law -- Employer; Environmental Law; Ethics and Professional Responsibility; Insurance Law; Intellectual Property Law

Bar Admissions:: Massachusetts, 1973; District of Columbia, 1980; U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1975; U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1975; U.S. Supreme Court, 1977

Education:: Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 1973; Law Review: Boston University Law Review, 1972 - 1973; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 1970; A.B.; Honors: cum laude; Major: Government

Published Works:: Lost Business Profits or Other Damages from Business Destruction or Disruption, National Business Institute, 1996; Special Damage Issues in Employment and Professional Negligence Litigation in Proving and Disputing Damages in Massachusetts, National Business Institute, 1996; The Future Judicial Role in Evaluating Expert Testimony: Kulsmo Tire's Potential Widespread Effects (Awaiting Publication); Toward An Era of Enlightenment For the "Black Box" of Jury Decision Making in Massechusetts (In Process); "The Riddle of the Hatch Act: Statutory Interpretation and the Narrowing of the Vague Laws", 52 Boston University Law Review 122

Representative Cases:: Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., 435 U.S. 519 (1978); Abraham v. Nagle, 116 F.3d 11 (1st Cir. 1997); Cabral v. Sullivan, 961 F.2d 998 (1st Cir. 1992); Hallquist v. Max Fish Plumbing and Heating Co. Inc., 843 F.2d. 18 (1stCir. 1988); Cignetti v. Healy, 967 F.Supp. 10 (D.Mass. 1997); McCabe v. City of Lynn, 875 F.Supp. 53 (D.Mass. 1995); Cabral v. Sullivan, 757 F.Supp. 107 (D.Mass. 1991); Day v. Boston Edison Company, 150 F.R.D. 16 (D.Mass. 1990); Shamsi v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc., 743 F.Supp. 87 (D.Mass. 1990); Hallquist v. Max Fish Plumbing and Heating Co. Inc., 1987 WL 15878, 46,, Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1855 (D.Mass. 1987); Egger v. Local 276, Plumbers and Pipefitters Union, AFL-CIO, 644 F.Supp. 795 (D.Mass. 1986); Sullivan v. Marshall, 628 F.Supp. 1080 (D.Mass. 1985); Meyer v. Wagner, 429 Mass. 410 (1999); Rutanen v. Ballard, 424 Mass. 723 (1997); O'Gorman v. Rubinacio & Sons, Inc., 408 Mass. 758 (1990); Anselmo v. Reback, 400 Mass. 865 (1987); Stop & Shop Companies, Inc. v. Fisher, 387 Mass. 889 (1983); Kingston Housing Authority v. Sandonato & Bogue, Inc., 31 Mass. App. Ct. 270 (1991); Dominick v. Dominick, 18 Mass.App.Ct. 85 (1984); Demeter v. Demeter, 17 Mass.App.Ct. 903 (1983) (1983); Demeter v. Demeter, 9 Mass.App.Ct. 860 (1980); Faria v. Town of Dartmouth, 14 Mass.App.Ct. 985 (1982); FDIC v. Hill, 13 Mass.App.Ct. 514 (1982); Kirtz v. Kirtz, 12 Mass.App.Ct. 141 (1981); Maiskiewicz v. LeTourneau, 12 Mass.App.Ct. 880 (1981); Ransow v. Aetna Cas. and Sur. Co., 1 Mass.L.Rptr. 350 (Mass.Super., 19930

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Boston Bar Association; Member; Massachusetts Bar Association; Member; District of Columbia Bar; Member; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Member; Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys; Member; American Bar Association; Member; Trial Lawyers for Public Justice; Member

Past Employment Positions:: Berlin, Clarey, Deptula & Levee, Partner, 1979 - 1991; Center for Law and Social Policy, Counsel, 1977 - 1978; Union of Concerned Scientists, Counsel, 1976 - 1977

Birth Information:: July 28, 1948, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America

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