JLC Ranked As 2025 “Up in Coming Law Firm"

Justice Law Collaborative was named to Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly's 2025 list of "Up in Coming Law Firms."

The inaugural list, released in April 2025, spotlights rising Massachusetts-based law firms launched in the last 10 years and strongly positioned for continued success.

Co-founded in 2021 by Kimberly A. Dougherty and Paula S. Bliss, Justice Law Collaborative, LLC has quickly established itself as a formidable presence in the Commonwealth’s legal landscape. Now celebrating its fourth year in operation, this women-led firm embodies the highest level of professional, trauma-informed legal expertise and equally champions social justice and legislative reform.

With four female partners helming its forward direction, JLC has secured victories against high-profile offenders like disgraced former Olympic gymnastics coach Larry Nassar, has advocated for teenagers harmed by uncertified therapy programs masquerading as wellness retreats, and has provided crucial support to victims of medical abuse in Massachusetts and nationwide.

Beyond its individual cases, the firm actively drives legislative reform, working to modify statutes of limitations and enact protective measures for vulnerable populations. Currently, Justice Law Collaborative is actively engaged in testifying in support of new legislation that will dismantle the horrifying practices associated with the troubled teen industry, as well as legislation that will support patients seeking medical treatment in Massachusetts. Beyond this active outreach, Justice Law Collaborative has also been actively involved with the passing of "Katie Meyer's Law" in California, a measure to provide valuable support to college and university students facing any level of disciplinary action. Additionally, Justice Law Collaborative's Kim Dougherty also testified alongside celebrity entrepreneur and troubled teen industry survivor Paris Hilton on the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act, which was signed into law in December 2024. Proposed legislation that will add greater protection for those caught in the troubled teen industry has been brought forth in the state of Maryland, and is now in review.

More about the firm and its involvement across the legal industry, legislatively, and in the community can be found by reading Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly's full story which can be found here.