Two Morgan, Brown & Joy Attorneys Honored by 2025 New England Legal Awards
Boston employment law firm Morgan, Brown & Joy announces that partners Nicholas DiGiovanni and Jaclyn L. Kugell have been honored by the 2025 New England Legal Awards (NELA) list of winners and finalists. DiGiovanni was named a winner of the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing his more than five decades of impact on the labor and employment law field, particularly in higher education. Kugell was recognized as a finalist for the Regional Managing Partner of the Year Award, honoring her leadership of the firm and dedication to clients. NELA winners and finalists will be honored at an awards gala on October 23 at the Westin Copley Place in Boston. The full list of winners and finalists is featured here.
The NELA Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes attorneys who have left a lasting imprint on the legal community in New England, across all practice areas and firms of all sizes. The Regional Managing Partner of the Year Award allowed associates and partners to spotlight their favorite leaders in the industry and highlight the accomplishments, successes, and milestones of their firm’s Managing Partner.
DiGiovanni brings 50+ years of experience to his diverse clientele and has handled cases and issues in virtually all aspects of labor and employment law. Over the course of his illustrious career, he developed a particular niche in labor and employment matters affecting colleges and universities, focusing especially on collective bargaining with faculty, staff and graduate student unions, proceedings before state and federal labor board agencies, arbitration cases, advice on union organizing, and management training. As a result, DiGiovanni is one of the foremost authorities on higher education labor relations in the country and represents many institutions of higher education around the Northeastern region of the country.
Kugell is an established employment lawyer who counsels business owners and management through virtually every scenario surrounding the employer-employee relationship. As Chair of Morgan, Brown & Joy’s Management Committee, she brings strong leadership skills to clients, helping them to make important business decisions and manage their operations efficiently while minimizing risks. Her practice encompasses daily employment counseling, training, employment litigation, collective bargaining and labor arbitration.
The New England Legal Awards stand as a distinguished celebration of professional excellence within the legal community across Connecticut, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. This event serves as a testament to the outstanding contributions and achievements made by legal professionals within the region.
About Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP
For over 100 years, Morgan, Brown & Joy has been among the largest management-side labor and employment law firms in New England, representing a wide range of Fortune 100 corporations, educational and health care institutions and small businesses across all sectors of the economy. The firm’s attorneys are known for anticipating and finding solutions to the ever-expanding range of employment-related legal issues in order to avoid the time and cost of litigation. When litigation becomes necessary, the firm aggressively defends its clients and has a proven record of success.