
David I. Brody represents individuals in a wide range of matters, including contract negotiation and enforcement, wage and hour issues, wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation, and whistleblowing.
He is an experienced employment litigator, having represented individuals at trial in state and federal court, and in public hearings before the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination and the Civil Service Commission.
In addition to his litigation practice, David advises executives and professionals regarding employment agreements, non-competition and other restrictive covenants, change of control agreements, equity and deferred compensation vehicles, and transition agreements.
David is a partner in the firm’s award-winning Employment Department – ranked by Chambers USA for “Labor and Employment: Mainly Plaintiff’s Representation” in Massachusetts and by U.S. News and World Reports “Best Law Firms” for “Employment Law: Individuals” and “Litigation – Labor and Employment.”
David was selected by his peers to serve as President of the Massachusetts chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association, an affinity organization of attorneys committed to advancing employee rights. He also a former co-chair of the Boston Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Steering Committee.
“I found the lawyers at Sherin and Lodgen specifically, David Brody, to be the utmost professionals. Incredibly understanding yet no-nonsense. They helped me get the result that I had hoped for with minimal stress. Best experience I could have anticipated.”
Accolades
- Included in Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment & Civil Rights Lawyers guide
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America©
- Named to Boston magazine’s Top Lawyers list (2023, 2024)
- Named a 2022 National Law Review (NLR) Go-To Thought Leader
- Ranked in Chambers USA for Labor and Employment: Mainly Plaintiffs Representation – Massachusetts
- Selected for inclusion in Massachusetts Super Lawyers
Speaking Engagements & Publications
- “Snapshot of the Noncompete Landscape Now,” speaker, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, March 5, 2025
- “Breaking Up Can Be Hard: Best Practices for Safeguarding Trade Secrets,” panelist, Boston Bar Association, October 29, 2024
- “Preventing & Litigating Wage & Hour Cases,” speaker, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, June 13, 2024
Related Blog Posts
- But I Don’t Want to Go Back to the Office – Your Right to Work from Home, March 21, 2022
- Our “Top Five to Ten” List of Important Recent and Upcoming Cases, July 20, 2021
- One Year and Counting: Employee Rights in a Post-COVID Workplace, February 19, 2021
Memberships
- Boston Bar Association
- Labor & Employment Steering Committee, former Co-Chair
- 2021 Employment Law Conference Advisory Committee Member
- Joint Bar Committee on Judicial Appointments, 2023 – present
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association (MELA)
- Former president
Community Involvement
- Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Boston, Parent Action Committee