Services Provided:

My extensive litigation experience and knowledge of the law and the
court system allows me to provide quality services in an expedient
manner for a reasonable fee in a relaxed, non-threatening atmosphere. 
I provide these services on Zoom and in person.  My background enables
me to give litigants a perspective they might not have considered and
which their attorneys cannot tell them, making compromise more attractive.
I travel statewide, but my work is primarily in the four western counties

Education:

University of Illinois, BS in Physical Education where I was
Captain of the cheerleading squad and served on its Athletic
Council. 

University of Southern California, MS in Education, which I
Completed in Taipei Taiwan, where I taught physical education
and coached the gymnastic team at Taipei American School.

Springfield College, was a Doctoral Teaching Fellow and taught
Classes while I was getting my Doctoral Degree which I completed
in 1977.

Western New England School of Law, started as a night student and                                  
was taking courses as well as teaching physical education classes
and coaching basketball and volleyball.  I graduated in 3 years.

Legal Work Experience:

Attorney with the law firm of Moriarty, Donoghue & Leja, P.C. from 1977-
2002.  I became a partner in 1985, and was provided with extensive
litigation experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants.  The
firm was primarily a defense firm as we were the primary defense council
for companies such as the Insurance Company of North America and
General Accident Insurance Company. 

Experience as a Neutral:

I have served on neutral panels since 1985 when I started with the AAA. 
I was a member of its Advisory Board, where I provided training for attorneys
interested in serving as neutrals, and was a member of Governor Weld’s Task
Force on early court intervention.  State Department funded by USAID grants,
I spent 3 months in China and Macedonia as a panel member giving ADR presentations
to their judges on the benefits of mediation and rule of law as a condition precedent
to China entering the World Trade Organization.  In addition to working in my own
business, I am on panels with Case Closed, National Arbitration and Mediation,
New England Arbitration and Mediation and the Hampden Country Bar Association. 
In 2002 I stopped taking clients and opened up my own business where I do
exclusively arbitrations and mediations.  

Of Particular Note:

Past President of the Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association
Defense Lawyer of the Year in 2002, when I started my own business.
Presenter on Good Morning America on topic of Premises Liability,
and served on numerous panels for instructions for neutrals. 
To view me live, google “Patty Barbalunga podcast”. 
Also, for more information google “Case Closed Patty Barbalunga”
for its assessment of my style and control of the process. 

Current Professional Affiliations:

Hampden County Bar Association
Berkshire County Bar Association
Justinian Law Society

Typical Cases:

Although I handle matters involving labor disputes, contract cases,
business dissolutions, medical malpractice and construction failures,
my work primarily is in the area of personal injury.

Cost of Services:

Currently my fees are $550.00 per party for any part of the first three
hours and $100.00 per party for any hour thereafter. 

Contact:

Call 413-443-1505.  If I do not answer, it will provide you with a direct
number to reach me.   You can also click the link above which will send
an email directly to me