Cain Hibbard Names Two New Partners
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| Dennis LaRochelle |
Both LaRochelle and Valicenti joined Cain Hibbard as senior associates in 2002 as seasoned litigators. Since 2006, Cain Hibbard has named three new partners from its associate ranks, with 10 of its 19 lawyers now equity owners of the firm.
"Dave and Dennis are highly valued members of our litigation department," said Diane DeGiacomo, chairman of the firm's litigation department. "Both are talented, experienced lawyers whose skill and commitment to service have built strong client relationships. Both are also terrific colleagues and we look forward to their strong contributions going forward now that both have achieved partnership."
LaRochelle, 47, is a 1996 graduate cum laude of Harvard Law School and a 1982 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. Before law school, LaRochelle served as a nuclear-trained submarine officer, making several deployments to the North Atlantic. He was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal in 1986 for his efforts aboard the ballistic missile submarine USS George Washington Carver.
Before moving to the Berkshires, he practiced law in New York City at the law firms of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine, where he represented large national and international corporations in complex litigation. Since joining Cain Hibbard, LaRochelle has continued to concentrate his practice in litigation, with particular emphasis in commercial, construction, personal injury and domestic relations matters. He is an experienced trial lawyer, handling cases in both state and federal courts.
LaRochelle is treasurer of Sinai Academy of the Berkshires and serves on the editorial board of Gaming Law Review. He and his wife, Dawn LaRochelle, who has a catering business in Pittsfield and Great Barrington, live in Great Barrington with their children Scott, 7, Peter, 4, and Andrew, 2.
Valicenti, 36, received his law degree from Hofstra University School of Law in 1996, and his bachelor of arts from the University of Massachusetts cum laude in 1993. While in law school, he was an intern for Judge Arlene Lindsay, magistrate judge of the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of New York. He received a Volunteer Recognition Award for his work in local high schools, where he presented lectures and lead student discussion groups on constitutional law issues.
<L2>Before joining Cain Hibbard, Valicenti practiced at a New York law firm specializing in complex business litigation, representing national and international entities engaged in manufacturing, transportation, technology and real estate development. He has continued to litigate complex business matters, having tried many cases before state and federal courts in New York and Massachusetts and before arbitration panels throughout the United States.
Valicenti has particular experience in employment, construction, land use and securities litigation, and is an arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the largest nongovernmental regulator for securities firms in the United States.
He has served for the past five years as president of University of Massachusetts Alumni Association, Berkshire County Chapter. He lives in West Stockbridge with his wife, Tammy Valicenti, a psychotherapist with a practice in Lenox. They have two young children, Sierra, 4, and Elizabeth, 10 months.
