Kate O'Toole is a contributing writer for Berxi and an attorney at Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford, LLP, in Boston. Kate is a civil litigator and counselor who represents businesses and individuals in all manner of disputes. Her primary focus area is employment matters, such as discrimination and harassment complaints, wage and hour disputes, and severance agreement negotiations. She also counsels business clients on HR matters, such as handbook/policy drafting and employee relations issues.