Joel Rosen

Founder (Retired)

Biography

Joel Rosen is the founder of Rosen & Goyal, P.C., formerly Rosen Law Office, P.C.

Trained as a litigator, Joel represented doctors, dentists, nurses, and other professionals before the state licensing boards, in court, and in disputes with public and private insurers. He advised on general practice issues including employment, partnership, real estate, and regulatory matters. He has argued many appellate cases and has appeared in the state and federal courts of Massachusetts and New Hampshire and before many administrative tribunals including medical, dental, and nursing boards, municipal zoning and planning boards, the MCAD, the Civil Service Commission, the Architectural Access Board, and many others.

Past Positions

Massachusetts Appeals Court, Justice Roderick Ireland, intern
Metaxas, Norman & Pidgeon, Partner

Representative Cases

Chadwick v. Bd. of Registration in Dentistry, 461 Mass. 77 (2011) (Licensing board lacked jurisdiction to sanction a dentist for OSHA violation. REVERSED.)
Randall v. Bd. of Registration in Medicine, SJC 2013-419 (2015) (In appeal of summary suspension of doctor, hearing officer should not have deferred to board. REVERSED).
Rizkallah v. Attorney General, 2021 WL 5751826 (2021) (Dentist was entitled to maintain a declaratory judgment action in a dispute with MassHealth. REVERSED.)
Kelcourse v. Kelcourse, 87 Mass. App. Ct. 33 (2015) (Prenuptial agreement was not enforceable. )
Pacheco v. Gorin, MICV2009-01946 (2009) (Employer violated Wage Act by failing to invest withheld salary in 401k.)
Foster v. Worcester Zoning Bd. App. of Worcester, 78 Mass. App. Ct. 1128 (2011) (Abutter lacked standing to challenge housing for homeless. AFFIRMED.)
Caputo v. City of Haverhill, 82 Mass. App. Ct. 1109 (2012) (School committee member’s statements to the press did not defame track coach. )
Merrimack Valley Reg. Transit Auth. v. Wood Mill Parking, LLC, 78 Mass. App. Ct. 1126 (2011) (Owner of parking garage could not pierce corporate veil to sue developer for breach of lease of several hundred spaces. )
Procopio Const. Co. v. DiMarco,, 2000 Mass. App. Div. 166 (Dist. Ct. 2000) (Homeowner’s expert testimony was admissible in construction dispute. )
S. ex rel. Metric Elec., Inc. v. Enviroserve, Inc., 301 F. Supp. 2d 56 (D. Mass. 2003) (Subcontractor was entitled to quantum meruit recovery under the Miller Act.)

Education

Northeastern University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts
- J.D. – 1994
Brown University
- A.B.
- With Honors

Bar Admissions

Massachusetts
U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts
New Hampshire
U.S. District Court District of New Hampshire

Professional Associations

Haverhill Bar Association
Lawrence Bar Association
Essex County Bar Association, Director
Massachusetts Bar Association
Health Law Council, Massachusetts Bar Association
Conciliator, Essex Superior Court
Alumni/ae Association Board of Directors, Northeastern U. School of Law
Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce
Haverhill Chamber of Commerce
Beaver Lake Improvement Association, Director
New Hampshire Bar Association

Classes & Seminars

Panelist, MBA Health Law Conference, 2021, Conflicts between Providers and Patients
Panelist, MBA Health Law Conference, 2019, The Challenge of the Incompetent Patient
CLE presentations at MCLE and MBA
Bradford College,” adjunct professor in business law.”

Published Works

“Don’t let DSOs poach your employees” MBA Section Review, March/April 2025
“How to Represent a Health Coach,” MBA Section Review, May/June 2022
Superior Court Practice Manual, Contributor, MCLE, 1999
Mail Order Orthodontics, Lawyers Journal, November/December 2017
The Misuse of Summary Suspension, MBA Section Review, November/December 2016
Can an Employer Force Workers to Get Flu Shots?, Mass. Lawyers Weekly
The Dental Board’s First Look at Your Case, Journal of the Mass Dental Society
Smoking and Medical Oxygen: What’s a Landlord to Do?, Mass. Lawyers Weekly
The Doctor Is Drunk, MBA Section Review, March/April 2019