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When employers break the rules,

we fight back.

They’re ready.

So are we.

Employers have HR departments, public relations teams, in-house counsel, and national law firms protecting their interests.

 

They hide behind the fine print.

They blame you for their own faults.
They assume you’ll be too afraid to stand up.

Prove them wrong.

We represent employees and executives in high-stakes disputes involving discrimination, retaliation, wage theft, and unlawful termination.

 

Employees who refuse to be intimidated, underpaid, sidelined, or silenced.

Employees who won't tolerate pressure and paperwork standing between them and their rights.

Employees who are ready to fight back with an expert at their side.

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High-stakes employment disputes require the right counsel.
Employment Discrimination

Employment

Discrimination

It can be silent or it can be loud, but it is always illegal. If you’re being treated worse because of who you are, you are protected under the law.

Retaliation

Retaliation

When it’s not just the crime, but the cover-up. Being punished for trying to enforce your rights isn’t just unfair—it’s illegal.

Massachusetts Wage Act

Massachusetts

Wage Act

Massachusetts has strict rules concerning the payment of earned wages. A day late and a dollar short? They had better hope not.

Overtime & Misclassification

Overtime

& Misclassification

Employers will hide behind handbooks, agreements, and fake job titles just to convince you that you’re not entitled to the money you earned. But they can’t hide from the law.

Executive Compensation & Contracts

Executive Compensation

& Contracts

Whether you’re trying to start off on the right foot, or already in a contractual quagmire, you should not be standing alone.

Severance Negotiations

Severance Negotiations

Before you sign away your rights, understand what you are giving up—and what leverage you may have.

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Sebastian P. Clarkin

Attorney-at-Law

For years, Attorney Clarkin defended companies and senior executives across every imaginable industry—from healthcare to hospitality, biotech to government, retail to restaurants, and from startups to multinational conglomerates. 


He worked directly with management, general counsel, and human resources.


He showed them how to assess risk. How to document terminations. How to position cases for litigation. How to pressure employees into signing releases. How to set them up to fail.


Now, he’s using their tools against them.


A third-generation lawyer and native of Fall River, Massachusetts, Mr. Clarkin earned his Juris Doctor from New York University School of Law, where he worked as a mediator and mediation trainer, a tutor in contract law, a teaching assistant in negotiation, and an editor for the Annual Survey of American Law.


He is admitted to practice in Massachusetts, New York, and multiple federal courts.

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Updates and perspectives on the law
The Employee Handbook

The Employee Handbook

The 5 Things to Know Before You Call

March 30, 2026

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6 minute read

Learn the Top 5 things to know before talking to an employment attorney.

The Litigation Marathon

The Litigation Marathon

7 Steps to Sue

April 14, 2026

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7 minute read

Learn the 7 steps of a discrimination lawsuit in Massachusetts, from demand letter to trial.

The Most Common Mistake Massachusetts Employers Make During Layoffs

The Most Common Mistake Massachusetts Employers Make During Layoffs

(and How Employees Benefit)

April 6, 2026

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4 minute read

Learn how the Massachusetts Wage Act protects employees who aren’t paid in full on the day they’re fired.

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Updates and perspectives on the law
The Employee Handbook

The Employee Handbook

March 30, 2026

Learn the Top 5 things to know before talking to an employment attorney.

The Litigation Marathon

The Litigation Marathon

April 14, 2026

Learn the 7 steps of a discrimination lawsuit in Massachusetts, from demand letter to trial.

The Most Common Mistake Massachusetts Employers Make During Layoffs

The Most Common Mistake Massachusetts Employers Make During Layoffs

April 6, 2026

Learn how the Massachusetts Wage Act protects employees who aren’t paid in full on the day they’re fired.

Law Offices of Sebastian P. Clarkin, PLLC

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Sebastian P. Clarkin

Sebastin P. Clarkin - Boston Employment Attorney

Attorney-at-Law

For years, Attorney Clarkin defended companies and senior executives across every imaginable industry—from healthcare to hospitality, biotech to government, retail to restaurants, and from startups to multinational conglomerates.

He worked directly with management, general counsel, and human resources.


He showed them how to assess risk. How to document terminations. How to position cases for litigation. How to pressure employees into signing releases. How to set them up to fail.


Now, he's using their tools against them.


A third-generation lawyer and native of Fall River, Massachusetts, Mr. Clarkin earned his Juris Doctor from New York University School of Law, where he worked as a mediator and mediation trainer, a tutor in contract law, a teaching assistant in negotiation, and an editor for the Annual Survey of American Law.


He is admitted to practice in Massachusetts, New York, and multiple federal courts.

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When employers break the rules,

we fight back.

Boston employment lawyer representing employees in severance, wage claims, and workplace discrimination.

Boston Lawyer

When employers break the rules,

we fight back.

They’re ready.

So are we.

Employers have HR departments, public relations teams, in-house counsel, and national law firms protecting their interests.

They hide behind the fine print.
They blame you for their own faults.
They assume you’ll be too afraid to stand up.

Prove them wrong.

We represent employees and executives in high-stakes disputes involving discrimination, retaliation, wage theft, and unlawful termination.

 

Employees who refuse to be intimidated, underpaid, sidelined, or silenced.

Employees who won’t tolerate pressure and paperwork standing between them and their rights.

Employees who are ready to fight back with an expert at their side.

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