TMRMaestro

A litigator with over 40 years of experience, Rod has conducted litigations in federal and state courts throughout the country. He concentrates in travel and tour operator law, recreation law, commercial litigation, securities and antitrust law, employer/employee relations including EEOC and state administrative issues, intellectual property, and general corporate counseling. As a nationally recognized expert in transportation and travel law, he routinely counsels travel-related entities throughout the country and has served as an expert witness in numerous cases. He co-authored a major text titled Litigating International Torts in U.S. Courts, (West 2017, 6th Edition). Prior to joining Smith Duggan, Rod was a partner at Rubin Hay and Gould P.C. Previously, he was an associate at Covington & Burling, Washington DC, and later at Rosenman Colin Freund Lewis & Cohen in New York City. He also served as Vice President and General Counsel at International Weekends Charter Vacations, as Group Counsel at Digital Equipment Corp, and as Assistant Regional Director, Boston Regional Office of the Federal Trade Commission. Rod is also the author of many articles and regularly gives speeches to travel associations, other trade groups and bar associations. He has taught various courses at several New England law schools and was selected as a Massachusetts Super Lawyer in Boston Magazine.