ABOUT THE FIRM | Firm History

In 1996, Dave Lurie and Peter Krupp decided to build a litigation practice together. Dave had been a litigation partner at Mintz Levin in Boston, with thirteen years of experience in state and federal commercial litigation. Peter had been a federal criminal defense attorney with the Federal Defender’s Office in Boston for four years, and a civil litigator for seven years before that at Mintz Levin. Dave and Peter had worked on many cases together at Mintz Levin, respected the best qualities in each other, and trusted each other completely.

In 1997, Lurie & Krupp, LLP opened its office on Milk Street, anchored by the multi-faceted skills of Kim Seitz, who left the Federal Defender’s Office with Peter to join the fledgling firm. From the outset, Lurie & Krupp was greatly aided by a series of talented law student interns from Boston area law schools. Over the years, Lurie & Krupp gradually added associates to its ranks, two of whom had previously served as law student interns, who then each did a stint at a big Boston firm before rejoining Lurie & Krupp. In the Spring of 2001, the firm moved to its larger current office in the historic building at One McKinley Square, facing the entrance to the Custom House tower. In 2007, Tom Lent became the third partner at Lurie & Krupp.

Since its inception, the firm’s practice has been a mix of commercial litigation and criminal defense. On the civil side, we have handled complex cases involving business torts, construction disputes, environmental, general commercial/contract litigation, eminent domain, trusts, estates, breach of fiduciary duty, bond default, real estate development, zoning, land use, civil rights, employment, intellectual property, unfair and deceptive trade practices, municipal law and other areas. On the criminal side, we have handled a range of white collar criminal cases, as well as other federal and state felony trials and appeals. Our cases have ranged from contractor fraud, economic espionage, false statements to the government, and mortgage and tax fraud, to assault and battery, armed bank robbery, drug offenses and murder. We also have extensive experience representing businesses and individuals in regulatory and grand jury investigations.

Since January 1, 1997, the firm has performed work for a wide array of clients, including Bain & Company, Inc., Barletta Engineering Corp., Digitas, Inc., Fidelity Investments, Genta Corp., The Gillette Company, H2O Applied Technologies, Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, Millipore Corp., Northeast Investors Trust, Remington Hotel Group, Reveal Imaging Technologies, Inc., the Town of Stoughton, Trans National Group, Workscape, Inc., and numerous other businesses and individuals.