Shylah’s areas of practice include medical malpractice defense, health care law, default law concerning foreclosure/eviction/bankruptcy on behalf of creditors, family law, and insurance defense, generally. She also represents medical and nursing professionals before state licensing boards.
Shylah participates in pro bono work for the Massachusetts Bar Association’s monthly Dial-A-Lawyer Program, answering questions on a variety of topics for individuals who have legal problems or question, and with Lynn Untied for Change helping local tenants.
Education
- New England Law | Boston, J.D.
- Fitchburg State University, summa cum laude, B.S.
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts
- Connecticut
- New Hampshire
- U.S. District Court, Massachusetts
- Named a 2022 “Phenom Under 40” by CLM Alliance (Claims and Litigation Management Alliance)
- Massachusetts Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2021 and 2022
- Massachusetts Bar Association’s Leadership Academy Fellow (2021-2022)
- Massachusetts Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2019-Present
- New England Scholar Award (October 2018)
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Law and the Elderly (October 2018)
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Trial Practice (October 2017)
- Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, President, Massachusetts Chapter
- Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, Vice President, Massachusetts Chapter (2022)
- Massachusetts Bar Association, Member, Board of Directors of the Young Lawyers Division
- Fitchburg State University Alumni Association, Member, Board of Directors
- Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association, Member
- “The Mentor-Mentee Relationships of Mentorships,” Volunteer Lawyers Project (June 2022)
- “Small and Mid-Sized Law Firm Practices, Litigation & Disputes,” Northeastern University School of Law (March 2022)
- “Don’t Stop Me Now: Surviving and Thriving as a Young Lawyer,” 4th Annual Young Lawyers Division Symposium, Massachusetts Bar Association (March 2022)
- “This Call Is Being Recorded (Without Your Knowledge): Telemedicine’s Liability, Privacy, and Cyber Coverage Concerns,” Claims and Litigation Management (August 2021)
In her free time, you can find Shylah on the slopes at Sunday River or lounging at the beach.
