Richard D. Glovsky is a nationally recognized trial lawyer and employment law attorney. Dick, who regularly appears before the trial and appellate courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, has won numerous precedent-setting rulings and has tried complex matters involving defamation issues, employee non-compete agreements, and wrongful termination actions. Passionately devoted to and active in the cause of civil rights, Dick’s primary expertise is defending claims of discrimination. His practice also includes commercial law, tort, probate and real estate cases.

Dick joined Prince, Lobel, Glovsky & Tye in 2000, when Prince, Lobel & Tye merged with Glovsky & Tarlow, a firm Dick founded in 1983. In his 30 years as an attorney, Dick has advised and represented a broad spectrum of distinguished clients, including numerous Fortune 1000 companies.

Before entering private practice, Dick worked as an Assistant United States Attorney in Boston, where he was named Chief of the Civil Division. In that role, Dick supervised all civil litigation in Massachusetts involving the federal government, including all cases brought by or against the United States, its agencies, and employees in state and federal courts. He also expanded the role of the United States Attorney’s Office to include antitrust and civil rights litigation. Prior to becoming an Assistant U.S. Attorney, Dick worked in the United States Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel, serving under now Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

Dick serves as the National Hispanic-Jewish Relations Chair of the Anti-Defamation League and was, in 1997, a recipient of that organization’s David A. Rose Civil Rights Award. He has also served as ADL’s National Education and Civil Rights Chairs and New England Regional Board Chair.  Dick was President of his class at Dartmouth College, from which he has received the Class of 1929, the Charles F. Moore, Jr., and the Distinguished Alumni Awards. Dick is a director of the New England Committee of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, a founder and a director of The Wellness Community of Greater Boston, and a founder of For Love of Life, an AIDS “wish list” organization. In October of 2002, Dick and his two brothers received the American Jewish Committee’s Community Service Award. Dick also serves on the Board of the Bob Cousy Humanitarian Foundation.

Dick was chosen in 2004-2007 as a Massachusetts "Super Lawyer," as seen in Boston magazine.  In 2004, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly selected Dick as one of the sixty or so most “powerful” lawyers in Massachusetts.

Dick has been a political activist for a number of years, serving as Finance Chair of the gubernatorial campaign of Scott Harshbarger and the re-election campaign of Congressman Edward J. Markey. He has also raised funds for numerous United States senators and has served on the finance committees of President Clinton, Senator John Kerry, and Governor Deval Patrick.  He was also a member of the Transition Team for Governor Patrick. 

Dick is a legal commentator for New England Cable News and WCVB/Channel 5. He has lectured often at Boston College Law School, Northeastern University School of Law and the University of Massachusetts. Dick has also been profiled in a number of articles appearing in The New York Times, The Boston Globe and The Boston Herald.

Bar Admissions

• Massachusetts
• District of Columbia
• New York
• United States Supreme Court
• United States Court of Appeals Bar for the First Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Education

• Boston College Law School, J.D., 1972; Law Review Editor
• Dartmouth College, B.A., 1969

Noteworthy

• AV® Peer Review Rated