Darragh Keith Kasakoff
Of Counsel
Areas of Practice
- Civil Practice
- Criminal Law
- Trial Practice
- Appeals
Bar Admissions
- Missouri, 1967
- Massachusetts, 1972
- U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 1970
- U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1972
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1982
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1970
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1969
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1985
- U.S. Tax Court, 1969
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1968
Education
- Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- J.D. - 1967
- The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
- B.A. - 1964
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
- Major: Political Science
- Major: History
Published Works
- "Documentary Evidence", Chapter 10, MCLE text
- Massachusetts Courtroom Evidence, 4th ed., 2008
- "Practical Checklist of Major Defenses", Chapter of MCLE text
- Legal Ways To Get Out of a Contract, 1990
- "Mechanics Liens: Creation, Perfection, Enforcement", Chapter of MCLE text
- Obtaining Pre-Judgement Security and Post-Judgment Collection, 1991
- The Best of MCLE Journal, November, 1991
Representative Cases
- Chase v. Chase, 1 Mass. App. Ct. 280 (1973)
- Superintendent of Worcester State Hospital v. Hagberg, 374 Mass. 271 (1978)
- Northborough National Bank v. Risley, 384 Mass. 348 (1981)
- Rushia v. Town of Ashburnham, 582 F. Supp. 900 (1983)
- Travis v. McDonald, 397 Mass. 230 (1986)
- First Safety Fund National Bank v. Friel, 23 Mass. App. Ct. 583 (1987)
- Wilson v. Hammer Holdings, Inc., 850 F.2d 3 (1st Cir. 1988)
- L.W.K. v. E.R.C., 432 Mass. 438 (2000)
- Ansara v. Katz, Mass. App. Div. 143 (2006)
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee, Member
- Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, Member, 1979 - 1987
- Worcester County Bar Association, Member
- Massachusetts Bar Association, Member
Past Employment Positions
- U.S. Army, CID Criminal Investigator, 1967 - 1969
- Legal Aid & Public Defender Society of Greater Kansas City, 1969 - 1971
Languages
- Spanish
