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Governor Baker Nominates Karen Fabiszewski as Administrative Law Judge of the Industrial Accidents Reviewing Board, Michael Sherry and Timothy Dooling as Administrative Judges of the Industrial Accidents Board
BOSTON – Governor Charlie Baker nominated Karen Fabiszewski of Swampscott to a six-year term as administrative law judge of the Industrial Accidents Reviewing Board, and Michael Sherry of Medway and Timothy Dooling of Natick to six-year terms as administrative judges on the Industrial Accident Board at the Department of Industrial Accidents (DIA). Attorney Fabiszewski has a decade of experience at DIA, most recently serving as the Director of the Workers’ Compensation Trust Fund, and Attorneys Sherry and Dooling have a combined more than five decades of legal experience.
“Throughout her career, Attorney Fabiszewski has demonstrated a meaningful commitment to public service and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and is well suited to serve as an Administrative Law Judge,” said Governor Charlie Baker. “Both Attorneys Dooley and Sherry bring with them significant experience in the public and private sectors, and I am confident that if confirmed, all three of these nominees will continue to serve the Department of Industrial Accidents.”
“Attorneys Fabiszewski, Sherry and Dooling have served their communities and the Commonwealth for decades, and if confirmed by the Governor’s Council, I am confident that they will continue to well serve residents impacted by work-related injuries in Massachusetts,” said Lt. Governor Karyn Polito.
The Department of Industrial Accidents (DIA) oversees the Massachusetts workers’ compensation system, serving injured workers, employers, attorneys, and insurers. The Industrial Accident Board consists of twenty-one administrative judges who preside over disputed workers’ compensation cases. For more information about the Division of Industrial Accidents, please visit their homepage.
Judicial nominations are subject to the advice and consent of the Governor’s Council. Applicants for administrative judgeships are reviewed by the Industrial Accident Board Nominating Panel and recommended to the governor. Governor Mitt Romney established the Industrial Accident Board Nominating Panel in December, 2003 pursuant to Executive Order 456, to screen administrative judicial applications. The Panel is composed of thirteen members, including the governor’s Chief Legal Counsel, the Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development, the Secretary of Housing and Economic Development, the Commissioner of the DIA, the Senior Judge of the DIA and eight appointees of the governor representing labor, business and health care providers.
About Karen Fabiszewski
Attorney Fabiszewski has worked in various legal counsel roles at the Department of Industrial Accidents since 2001, most recently serving as the Director of the Workers’ Compensation Trust Fund, which is responsible for overseeing the Commonwealth’s workers’ compensation system and managing approximately $45,000,000 annually in payments and reimbursements. Previously, she served as an attorney with the Labor Relations Commission. A 1992 cum laude graduate of Salem State College where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Attorney Fabiszewski went on to receive her Juris Doctor cum laude from Suffolk University in 1995. In 2017, Attorney Fabiszewski also received her MPA from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.
About Michael Sherry
Attorney Sherry has more than 32 years of legal experience in both Rhode Island and Massachusetts, specializing in complex civil litigation and workers’ compensation matters in both courts and administrative bodies. Since 1994 he has worked at Liberty Mutual, handling all aspects of their practice, representing company and their insured as well as civil litigation stemming from such claims. In addition, Attorney Sherry also was the primary manager for the Providence, Boston and Springfield offices. A recipient of a Martindale-Hubbell Notable Peer Rating for Strong Ethical Standards, Attorney Sherry received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Boston College and his Juris Doctor from Boston College School of Law.
About Timothy Dooling
Attorney Dooling has more than two decades of legal experience in both the private and public sectors, most recently serving as General Counsel & Deputy Auditor in the Office of State Auditor Suzanne Bump. Since 2009, he has served in various counsel roles throughout state government and previously served as a prosecutor in both Suffolk and Essex Counties. Attorney Dooling received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and his Juris Doctor from New England Law, and was admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court Bar in 2014.
“Throughout her career, Attorney Fabiszewski has demonstrated a meaningful commitment to public service and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and is well suited to serve as an Administrative Law Judge,” said Governor Charlie Baker. “Both Attorneys Dooley and Sherry bring with them significant experience in the public and private sectors, and I am confident that if confirmed, all three of these nominees will continue to serve the Department of Industrial Accidents.”
“Attorneys Fabiszewski, Sherry and Dooling have served their communities and the Commonwealth for decades, and if confirmed by the Governor’s Council, I am confident that they will continue to well serve residents impacted by work-related injuries in Massachusetts,” said Lt. Governor Karyn Polito.
The Department of Industrial Accidents (DIA) oversees the Massachusetts workers’ compensation system, serving injured workers, employers, attorneys, and insurers. The Industrial Accident Board consists of twenty-one administrative judges who preside over disputed workers’ compensation cases. For more information about the Division of Industrial Accidents, please visit their homepage.
Judicial nominations are subject to the advice and consent of the Governor’s Council. Applicants for administrative judgeships are reviewed by the Industrial Accident Board Nominating Panel and recommended to the governor. Governor Mitt Romney established the Industrial Accident Board Nominating Panel in December, 2003 pursuant to Executive Order 456, to screen administrative judicial applications. The Panel is composed of thirteen members, including the governor’s Chief Legal Counsel, the Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development, the Secretary of Housing and Economic Development, the Commissioner of the DIA, the Senior Judge of the DIA and eight appointees of the governor representing labor, business and health care providers.
About Karen Fabiszewski
Attorney Fabiszewski has worked in various legal counsel roles at the Department of Industrial Accidents since 2001, most recently serving as the Director of the Workers’ Compensation Trust Fund, which is responsible for overseeing the Commonwealth’s workers’ compensation system and managing approximately $45,000,000 annually in payments and reimbursements. Previously, she served as an attorney with the Labor Relations Commission. A 1992 cum laude graduate of Salem State College where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Attorney Fabiszewski went on to receive her Juris Doctor cum laude from Suffolk University in 1995. In 2017, Attorney Fabiszewski also received her MPA from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.
About Michael Sherry
Attorney Sherry has more than 32 years of legal experience in both Rhode Island and Massachusetts, specializing in complex civil litigation and workers’ compensation matters in both courts and administrative bodies. Since 1994 he has worked at Liberty Mutual, handling all aspects of their practice, representing company and their insured as well as civil litigation stemming from such claims. In addition, Attorney Sherry also was the primary manager for the Providence, Boston and Springfield offices. A recipient of a Martindale-Hubbell Notable Peer Rating for Strong Ethical Standards, Attorney Sherry received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Boston College and his Juris Doctor from Boston College School of Law.
About Timothy Dooling
Attorney Dooling has more than two decades of legal experience in both the private and public sectors, most recently serving as General Counsel & Deputy Auditor in the Office of State Auditor Suzanne Bump. Since 2009, he has served in various counsel roles throughout state government and previously served as a prosecutor in both Suffolk and Essex Counties. Attorney Dooling received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and his Juris Doctor from New England Law, and was admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court Bar in 2014.
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