Cain Hibbard to Merge with Bulkley Richardson and Gelinas

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Cain Hibbard & Myers and Bulkley, Richardson and Gelinas announced their merger, effective Dec. 1, 2025, creating an alignment of two preeminent law firms in western Massachusetts.
 
"With this merger, Cain Hibbard will step into a new chapter of its rich 60-year history," said Lucy Prashker, Cain Hibbard's Managing Partner and President. 
 
Cain Hibbard, a firm with a history in Berkshire County, has offices in Pittsfield and Great Barrington.
 
"We are thrilled to be joining the extraordinarily talented lawyers at Bulkley Richardson who share our commitment to providing clients with the very highest quality of legal services with integrity and professionalism. Our practices are highly complimentary, as is our firm culture, including a tradition of giving back to our communities," added Prashker.
 
Bulkley Richardson has offices in Springfield and Hadley. The merged firm will be the largest full-service law firm in the region with 45 lawyers. 
 
"This is an ideal union for Bulkley Richardson," said Dan Finnegan, Managing Partner at Bulkley Richardson. "With Cain Hibbard's history spanning more than six decades and Bulkley Richardson on the heels of its centennial anniversary, this merger brings together two firms built on tradition, integrity and excellence. Combined, we are even stronger, sharing an unwavering commitment to client service, and a collaborative spirit that brought us together." 
 
Clients of both firms include businesses with operations across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the United States and abroad. The merged firm will maintain all four offices and it will operate under the Bulkley Richardson name. The firm will retain all lawyers and support staff of both firms and is committed to growth.
 
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Lanesborough Woman's Bravery Key to Solving 40-Year-Old Murder

By Tammy Daniels iBerkshires Staff

David A. Morrison
BENNINGTON, Vt. — A former Lanesborough, Mass., woman's bravery was the key to solving a 40-year-old Vermont murder mystery. 
 
David A. Morrison, 65, pleaded guilty Tuesday in District Court in Pittsfield, Mass., to the kidnapping of Laura Sheridan in 1981 and, in Bennington Criminal Division Court, to the murder of 32-year-old Sarah Hunter of Manchester in 1986. 
 
He was sentenced to up to four years on the kidnapping charge and life without parole on the murder charge, both to be served in Vermont and concurrent with a 20-to-life sentence he was serving in California. Morrison waived his right to appeal. 
 
Sheridan, who was just 15 at the time, was hitchhiking home in Lanesborough when Morrison offered her ride; she subsequently struggled with him over a gun he pulled on her and was able to escape when he pulled his car over. 
 
Hunter wasn't as fortunate: she was reported missing on Sept. 19, 1986, and her body was found in a wooded lot in Pawlet two months later. 
 
"I spent 20 minutes with David Morrison and no more, then I escaped. ... I had luck on my side. So those are my emotions," said Sheridan at a press conference on Wednesday outside the Bennington County State's Attorney's Office in the Bennington State Office Complex  
 
"And then yesterday, when I kind of fully processed what this meant for Sarah Hunter, that was really tough, because she wasn't lucky."
 
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