Lindsey A. Gil

Lindsey concentrates her practice on employment law and counseling, professional liability defense, and insurance coverage.

In her employment practice, Lindsey advises and represents employers in a wide range of employment litigation before federal and state courts and administrative agencies. She has expertise handling employment cases across many different industries involving wrongful termination; discrimination, harassment, and retaliation; employee leaves; disability accommodation; breach of contract; wage and hour disputes; employee classification; and whistleblowing.

Lindsey counsels employers on a variety of employment issues, including performance management, employee discipline and separations, leaves of absence, employee classification, wage and hour law compliance, layoffs and reductions in force, and accommodating disabled employees, among others. She often assists her clients in drafting personnel policies and developing risk management strategies tailored to their business needs. She also provides training on anti-discrimination and anti-harassment policies and procedures as well as effective management practices, and serves as an investigator in response to internal claims of concerning workplace conduct.

Lindsey works frequently with colleges, universities, and K-12 public-school systems across the Commonwealth providing advice and counsel and defending in employment and student-related matters.

Lindsey also defends a variety of individuals and businesses against claims of professional negligence. Her past clients include builders and contractors, skilled care facilities, medical professionals, accountants, and attorneys. Lindsey’s professional liability practice includes representing physicians, psychologists, dentists, and other healthcare professionals in the defense of Board of Registration investigations, complaints, and applications, and other regulatory compliance matters. She also advises professionals who are the subject of court orders and subpoenas.

As an insurance coverage attorney, Lindsey advises and represents insurers nationwide in complex insurance coverage and bad faith matters. Lindsey’s experience spans across many different types of policies, including primary and excess professional liability, managed care, and commercial general liability.

• American Bar Association
• Boston Bar Association
• Massachusetts Bar Association
• Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts
• Rhode Island Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association; Board Member
• Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association; Board Member

• Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, “1^St Circuit Clarifies Standard in FLAS Overtime Case”
• Attendee, International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) Trial Academy in 2015.
• Presenter, Peabody & Arnold’s Employment Law Practice Section’s first and second annual Employment Symposium in 2015 and 2016. Both years, Lindsey’s presentation focused on recent changes to state and national employment and labor laws.

• Routinely obtains dismissal of administrative charges pending before the MCAD, EEOC, and RICHR for lack of probable cause.
• Second chaired a 3-day public hearing at the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination on a retaliation claim, resulting in a finding in favor of the employer and no award to the employee.
• Represented a school district facing disability discrimination claims in Massachusetts Superior Court. Obtained a full dismissal of those claims following a motion to dismiss.
• Represented an area hospital facing claims of disability discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Obtained full dismissal of all claims through a motion to dismiss.
• Represented a school district facing discrimination and defamation claims by a former employee filed in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Obtained full dismissal of all claims in pre-hearing motion to dismiss.
• Represented a healthcare consulting and staffing company in a Massachusetts Superior Court suit alleging whistleblower retaliation. Obtained dismissal of all claims following motion practice on the plaintiff’s failure to comply with ordered discovery obligations.
• Represented a skilled nursing facility facing disability discrimination claims in Massachusetts Superior Court stemming from the facility’s alleged failure to accommodate the terminated Executive Director’s disability. Obtained full dismissal of all claims following oral argument on the parties’ summary judgment briefing.
• Successfully prosecuted a client’s counterclaims for defamation, abuse of process, and malicious prosecution, resulting in an award of damages and costs.
• Represented an area resort and several employees in a wrongful termination suit. Obtained dismissal of the suit at the federal district court level.
• Obtained declaratory judgment that an excess carrier was not obligated to reimburse an insured for defense fees and costs incurred on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Corrections in connection with a prisoner class action on grounds including, but not limited to, the insured’s failure to allege a covered Claim or Loss; failure to comply with the Policy’s notice provision; and other applicable exclusions.
• Represented a local non-profit organization in a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim brought by a prisoner program participant. Obtained dismissal of the claims at the summary judgment level and secured an order affirming that dismissal from the First Circuit Court of Appeals.
• Represented multiple employees of a regional transit company facing claims of misclassification by the plaintiff. Obtained dismissal of unjust enrichment claims brought against the individual defendants.
• Successfully defended the summary judgment dismissal of an accounting malpractice claim before the Rhode Island Supreme Court, which led to the Court adopting the Restatement Rule to define the third-party standard of care applicable to accountants in Rhode Island.
• Secured dismissal of a terminated employee’s unemployment benefit application appeal following a 3-day hearing before the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance.
• Represented a healthcare consulting and staffing company in a Massachusetts Superior Court suit alleging race and color discrimination, age discrimination, national origin discrimination, and retaliation. Obtained dismissal of all claims for failure to prosecute.
• Routinely successfully represents medical professionals before applicable licensing bodies.
• Obtained the summary judgment dismissal of legal malpractice claims brought against her attorney clients and won summary judgment on her clients’ cross claim for unpaid fees.
• Represented real estate appraisal company in appeal of summary judgment claim dismissal before the Massachusetts Appeals Court. Secured decision affirming the lower court dismissal of the claim.
• Represented an attorney client in a federal court defamation action. Obtained full dismissal of the claims following a motion to dismiss.
• Represented a federal government agency in a M.G.L. c. 93A consumer protection class action. Obtained dismissal of the classes’ breach of contract claims.

• 2025 Top Women of Law Honoree as selected by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
• “Rising Star,” Super Lawyers (2015-2025); Super Lawyer (2026)
• Appointed, American Bar Association’s Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section’s (TIPS) Leadership Academy (2016-2017)
• Community Service Award Recipient, Boston University School of Law (2010)

Lindsey enjoys trying new restaurants, traveling, and rooting on her Syracuse Orange.