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On January 1, 2024, South Shore Bancorp, MHC and South Shore Bancorp, Inc., of South Weymouth, Massachusetts, the holding companies for South Shore Bank, completed its merger of equals transaction with 1831 Bancorp, MHC and 1831 Bancorp, Inc., of Dedham, Massachusetts, the holding companies for Dedham Institution for Savings. Following the merger, South Shore Bank and Dedham Institution for Savings will remain separate savings banks in the multi-bank mutual holding company structure. The transa ...

UKS Principal Richard Dighello and UKS Construction Law Practice selected as Connecticut’s law firm in The Construction Attorneys Guide for 2024. As noted on its website, “The Construction Attorneys is the premier guide to recommended construction lawyers, practice area news and legal insights:  Construction law covers a wide range of legal issues including contracts, negligence, disputes between the parties involved in the construction process, bonds and bonding, guarantees and sureties, liens ...

Members of Updike, Kelly & Spellacy’s Creditor’s Rights Practice Group recently contributed to the Financial Literacy Program, organized and sponsored by the Connecticut Bar Association’s Commercial Law & Bankruptcy Section. The M. Ellen Carpenter Financial Literacy Program was originally designed and produced by the Boston Bar Association and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts and has now been “imported” to Connecticut. Working through its Public Outreach Subco ...

UKS attorney, Kaydeen Maitland, was appointed a Connecticut Bar Association Presidential Fellow for the 2023-2025 cycle. As a Fellow, Ms. Maitland will serve as an ex-officio member of the Executive Committee of the Business Law Section of the CBA. The Presidential Fellows is a prestigious program designed to enhance knowledge of and involvement in the substantive work of the Connecticut Bar Association’s sections and provide additional training for future leaders of the CBA. Ms. Maitland was se ...

On December 6, 2023, UKS Shareholder, Patricia D. Anderson presented a half-day Legislative, Regulatory and Legal Program to the Bank Compliance Association of Connecticut, Inc. (“BCAC”). Attorney Anderson was joined by Art Corey, Senior Vice President and General Counsel at the Connecticut Bankers Association. The BCAC is a non-profit corporation organized to provide compliance education to financial institutions in Connecticut and beyond. Patricia D. Anderson is a Shareholder in UKS’ Hartfor ...

On November 14, 2023, associate attorney Olivia Benson spoke at the 22nd Annual Western Massachusetts Bankruptcy Conference hosted by the Hampden County Bar Association and Western New England University School of Law. Attorney Benson presented a review of recent bankruptcy caselaw from the United States Supreme Court, First Circuit Court of Appeals, and United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts. Recent case law from the Massachusetts Bankruptcy Court suggests that indivi ...

Updike Kelly & Spellacy P.C. Attorneys Obtain Defense Verdict Following Jury Trial UKS Principal, Richard Dighello, and Associate, Matthew Warden, recently obtained a defense verdict on behalf of their client – a structural engineer/special inspector – following a five-week jury trial in Waterbury Superior Court. The Plaintiffs alleged, among other things, that UKS’s client (one of four defendants) in the consolidated litigation, breached its professional duty as it pertained to certain ...

UKS attorneys Jennifer DiBella and Kaydeen Maitland attended the Bushnell Park Conservatory “Fall in Love” fundraising event on Thursday, October 5, 2023 honoring Mayor Luke Bronin for his dedication to the park. Ms. DiBella and Ms. Maitland were both on the planning committee for the event which was well attended and very successful.      ...

Recently, UKS Attorney, Richard Dighello was honored by being named a Fellow of the Construction Lawyers Society of America. As noted on its website - The Construction Lawyers Society of America is an invitation-only construction lawyer honorary society with membership limited to 1,200 practicing Fellows from the United States and internationally. The composition of the CLSA is aggressively diverse, with recognition of excellence across all practices relating to construction law, including al ...