Who We Are
Partners
Christopher P. Doherty
Chris has been working in the Social Security arena since 1981 and has been practicing law in this exclusive area since 1987. He brings a depth of knowledge and is a frequent lecturer on Social Security topics. He uses his vast experience to assist his clients in getting through the Social Security maze. He knows the ins and outs of the disability business. Chris practices out of our Massachusetts office and is a graduate of Tufts University and Suffolk University Law School. He is married and has five children.
Laura Cella-Donovan
Laura has been representing clients before the Social Security Administration exclusively since 1992. She comes from an insurance industry background having been employed as a Claim Representative for Travelers Insurance Company. She co-authored West’s supplement to Massachusetts Administrative Law & Practice. She practices out of the Massachusetts office and is a graduate of Boston College, Suffolk University Law School, and Suffolk University School of Management. She is married and has two children.
Martin E. Keane
Martin is the managing partner of the firm’s Washington DC office. He has practiced exclusively in the Social Security disability field since 1992. Martin comes from an insurance industry background. His work in the insurance industry prior to private legal practice adds an important element to the firm’s service capabilities. Mr. Keane is a graduate of the College of Holy Cross and is a cum laude graduate of Suffolk University Law School. Martin is married and has four children.
National Director of Business Development
Barbara A. Mountain
Barbara has over 17 years of disability claims and Social Security Disability experience. She is the primary contact with all National client companies, and she is responsible for customer satisfaction, retention, service, quality control and training.
Barbara began her career with the Social Security Administration where she worked for seven years as a Social Insurance Specialist with expertise in Social Security law and Supplemental Security Income law. In addition to her duties as a Social Insurance Specialist, Barbara acted as a Public Relations/Public Information liaison for the Social Security Administration.
She then moved on to a leading disability carrier as their Social Security Assistance Program Manager. Under her direction their Social Security program set the industry benchmark, assisting 99% of LTD claimants with applying for, and securing, Social Security benefits. Barbara held a variety of increasingly responsible positions from managing their Subrogation Unit to taking over as the Director of Training, while maintaining her stewardship of the Social Security Assistance Program. In her most recent role with disability claims, Barbara was an Assistant Operations Manager, directing Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability and the Leave Services Operation.
A Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude graduate of the University of New Hampshire, Barbara is a member of the National Organization of Social Security Claims Representatives, the Disability Management Employer Coalition, and the New England Claim Association.
Director of Finance and Administration
Betsy Lagasey, CPA
Betsy is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts and Simmons College Graduate School of Management. Her financial and technical expertise has been developed in both public accounting and private industry. She is a former senior auditor at Coopers & Lybrand (now PriceWaterhouseCoopers) with an extensive financial service and high technology client base. She has also held management positions at BankBoston and Fidelity Investments and was the owner/operator of TrialMaker Software.
Director of Legal Services
Matthew Pepp
Matt has been working exclusively in the Social Security arena since 2005, and has extensive experience representing clients at all phases of appeal. A veteran of hundreds of SSDI hearings, he is driven by a desire to help claimants individually through zealous and effective advocacy, and to help claimants as a whole through creating efficient and scalable organizational processes. Matt is a graduate of Bradford College and Massachusetts School of Law, and is admitted to the Massachusetts State Bar. He previously held several management positions at The Advocator Group (formerly Crowe, Paradis and Albren).
Associates
Jennifer LaneBoston College 1992
JD Boston College Law 1997
Doherty, Cella, Keane, LLP 1998 to present
Member of MA and FL Bar
Responsibilities include new associate training
Daniel Dolce
University of Rochester 1998
JD State University of NY 2001
Commercial litigation 2002-2005
Doherty, Cella, Keane, LLP 2005 to present
Member of MA and NY Bar
Member of Buffalo Human Rights Law Review
Jennifer Parades
Seton Hall 1999
JD New England School of Law 2003
Doherty, Cella, Keane, LLP 2005 to present
Member of MA, NY and DC Bar
Fluent in Spanish, Italian and Portuguese
Angela Santoro
Hartwick College 2005
JD New England School of Law 2009
Doherty, Cella, Keane, LLP 2009 to present
Member of MA Bar
Fluent in Spanish
Carey Mulherin Parker
Nazareth College of Rochester 2005
JD New England Law | Boston 2009
Doherty, Cella, Keane, LLP 2009 to present
Member of MA Bar
Deanna M. O'Sullivan
Umass Amherst 2006
JD New England School of Law 2008
Doherty, Cella, Keane, LLP 2010 to present
Member of MA Bar
Marisa Howe
University of Minnesota 2005
JD Suffolk University Law School 2010
Doherty, Cella, Keane, LLP 2011 to present
Member of MA Bar
Matthew Rogers
Eckerd College 2005 (with honors)
JD Northeastern University School of Law 2009
Doherty, Cella, Keane, LLP 2011 to present
Member of MA Bar
Shawn Johnson
Norwich University 2007
JD Boston College Law School 2010
Doherty, Cella, Keane, LLP 2011 to present
Member of MA Bar
Lori Vaulding
Suffolk University, BS, Government, summa cum laude, 2006
Suffolk University Law School, JD, cum laude, 2010
Doherty, Cella, Keane, LLP 2011 to present
Member of MA Bar
Women’s Bar Association and American Bar Association
Derek Cervoni
Georgetown University 1993
JD Suffolk University Law School 1996
Doherty, Cella, Keane, LLP 1997 to present
Member of Virginia, DC and NJ Bar
Eric Goodale
Penn State 1997
JD Albany Law School 2000
General Law Practice 2001-2004
Doherty, Cella, Keane, LLP 2005 to present
Member of NY and DC Bar
Anna L. Delligatti
University of Virginia 1999
JD Catholic University, Columbus School of Law 2006
Doherty, Cella, Keane, LLP 2007 to present
Member of NY, MD, and DC Bar
Jennifer E. Cronenberg
Ithaca College 2005
JD The Catholic University of America - Columbus School of Law 2008
Doherty, Cella, Keane, LLP 2009 to present
Member of the MD and DC Bar
Abagail T. Schwartz
West Virginia University 2003
JD The Catholic University - Columbus School of Law 2007
Doherty, Cella, Keane, LLP 2011 to present
Member of the MD Bar and U.S. District Court
Wright Lewis
Virginia Tech 2007
JD The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law 2010
Doherty, Cella, Keane, LLP 2011 to present
Member of VA Bar