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Reece, Laurence H. was born on October 29, 1952 in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States.
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Laurence H. REECE
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LAURENCE REECE, American Lawyer, Partner of HEIDLAGE & REECE, Professional Corporation, specializing in the field of General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in all Courts. Business Litigation including Computer and Technology Law, Trade Secrets, Covenants Not to Compete, Copyright, Trademark Transportation, Real Estate, Environmental, Accountants" Liability, Employment, Securities and Government Regulation Law. Personal Injury Litigation including Products Liability Law.
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (South.B., 1974). University of Virginia (Juris Doctor, 1978). Phi Beta Kappa.
Career
Worked at Heidlage & Reece, Professional Corporation (Boston, Master of Arts) specializing in General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in all Courts. Business Litigation including Computer and High Technology Law, Trade Secrets, Covenants Not to Compete, Copyright, Trademark, Transportation, Real Estate, Insurance, Environmental, Bankruptcy, Employment, Securities, Antitrust and Government Regulation and Personal Injury Litigation including Products Liability Law. Admitted to the bar, 1978, Massachusetts.
1979, United States.
District Court, District of Massachusetts and United States. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Phi Beta Kappa. Author: "Chapter 5: Injunctive Relief," Massachusetts Superior Court Civil Practice Manual, MCLE 1997, co-authored with Honorary Paul A. Chernoff and Honorary Stephen East. Neel.
"Recent Developments in Trade Secret Law," 25 Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, April 14, 1997, co-authored with Peter M. Lefkowitz.
"Employee Non-Competition Agreements," 4 Journal of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys 40, January 1996. "Trade Secret Case Tactics: The Plaintiff"s Perspective," Intellectual Property Strategist, November 1995.
"Trade Secret Case Tactics: The Defendant"s Perspective," Intellectual Property Strategist, December 1995. "Employee Non-Competition Agreements and Related Restrictive Covenants: A Review and Analysis of Massachusetts Law," 76 Massachusetts Law Review 2, March 1991.
"Trade Secret Misappropriation: A Review and Analysis of Massachusetts Law," 71 Massachusetts Law Review 171, December, 1986.
"Recent Developments in Computer Performance Litigation," Computer Litigation Journal (quarterly articles from October 1989 to October 1994). "Computer Performance Litigation: An Overview of Recent Decisions," 3 Computer Litigation Journal 5, July 1, 1994. "Legal Theories in Actions Against Software Developers," Programmer"s Update, June, 1990.
"Legal Theories in Actions Against Software Developers for Defective Software," 29 Idea 113 (1988).
"The Work for Hire Doctrine: A Trap for the Unwary Company," 11 National Law Journal 20, April 3, 1989. "Computer Monitoring and Privacy: Is the Orwellian Nightmare Here?" 10 National Law Journal 20, February 15, 1988.
"Defective Expert Systems Raise Personal Liability Issues," 10 National Law Journal 24, October 12, 1987. "Litigation Over Faulty Software: Complex and Full of Difficulties," 9 National Law Journal 22, April 20, 1987.
"Liability for Defective Computer Software," 5 Computer Law Reporter 853, May 1987.
"Computer Liability: A Sign of the Times?" Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, May 16, 1994. "Federal False Claims Acting: Whistleblower Suits Fertile Field for Litigators," 22 Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly 42, September 20, 1994. "A Primer on Advising Departing Employees," 21 Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly 999, February 15, 1993.
"Bytes and Bugs: Computer Litigation in the 90"s," 18 Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly 2001, July 16, 1990.
"Computer Viruses: Does the Law Offer a Cure?" 17 Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly 597, December 12, 1988. "Trade Secret Legislation Increases Scope of Protection," 16 Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly 467, December 14, 1987.
"Liability for Defective Computer Software Explained," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, February 16, 1987. "Legislation to Control Computer Crime Grows," 15 Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly 391, November 24, 1986.
Editor-in-Chief, Computer Litigation Journal, 1994.
Associate Editor, Computer Litigation Journal, 1989-1994. Member, IOLTA Funds Committee, Boston Bar Foundation, 1991. Member, Civil Litigation Curriculum Advisory Committee, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, 1992.
Member, Panel of Neutrals, American Arbitration Association.
Member: Boston (Member: Corporation, Finance and Business Law Section. Computer Law Committee), Massachusetts and American (Member: Litigation Section.
Computer Litigation Committee) Bar Associations. Computer Law Association.
Fellow, Massachusetts Bar Foundation.
Heidlage & Reece, Professional Corporation is engaged in general civil trial and appellate practice in all courts, emphasizing complex business litigation including computer and high technology matters, trade secrets, covenants not to compete, copyright, trademark, transportation, real estate, insurance, accountants" liability, employment, securities, environmental, bankruptcy, antitrust and government regulation and personal injury litigation including products liability.
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Membership
Member, IOLTA Funds Committee, Boston Bar Foundation, 1991. Member, Civil Litigation Curriculum Advisory Committee, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, 1992. Member, Panel of Neutrals, American Arbitration Association.
Member: Boston (Member: Corporation, Finance and Business Law Section.
Computer Law Committee), Massachusetts and American (Member: Litigation Section. Computer Litigation Committee) Bar Associations.
Computer Law Association. Fellow, Massachusetts Bar Foundation.
Fellow, Massachusetts Bar Foundation.
