The Boston skyline over the Financial District at dusk.

Attorneys at Law · 101 Federal Street, Boston · est. 2012

Mon–Fri 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM ET · Direct

The lawyer you meet

is the lawyer you get.

Kestrel & Doyle is a three-partner firm in Boston acting for founders, family businesses and property owners across New England. We take fewer matters and run them ourselves, which is why the person who quotes the work is the person who does it.

Granite and cast-iron facade of the nineteenth-century office building that houses the firm.

CHAMBERS USA 2026

Band 3, Corporate/M&A — Massachusetts

CHAMBERS USA 2026

Band 3, Corporate/M&A — Massachusetts

101 Federal Street, Boston — the firm’s offices since 2015.
Ten minutes on foot from the Suffolk County Courthouse.

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How we work

Three habits. No exceptions.

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How we work

Three habits. No exceptions.

01

One partner owns the file.

The partner you meet at the first meeting drafts, negotiates and appears. Nothing is handed to someone you have never met, and nobody bills you twice for getting up to speed.

02

A written scope and a price before we start.

You get the scope, the fee basis and the number in writing within one business day of the first call. If the scope changes, you hear it from us before the work does.

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Answers in two business days, in plain English.

Every question gets a dated written answer. If it needs longer, you are told that on the same day — with the date you will have it.

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Fixed fees

Five things we price before we start.

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Fixed fees

Five things we price before we start.

LLC or corporation formation

Charter, operating agreement, EIN, first-year minutes

$1,900

LLC or corporation formation

Charter, operating agreement, EIN, first-year minutes

$1,900

Shareholder or operating agreement

Drafted or reviewed, one round of revisions

$4,500

Shareholder or operating agreement

Drafted or reviewed, one round of revisions

$4,500

Commercial lease review, up to 40 pages

Written markup and one call with the other side

$2,200

Commercial lease review, up to 40 pages

Written markup and one call with the other side

$2,200

Employee handbook and offer letter set

Massachusetts-compliant, ready to issue

$3,200

Employee handbook and offer letter set

Massachusetts-compliant, ready to issue

$3,200

Demand letter and pre-suit assessment

Letter, exhibits and a written view on the merits

$1,500

Demand letter and pre-suit assessment

Letter, exhibits and a written view on the merits

$1,500

The first 30 minutes are free and you receive a written estimate within one business day. Work outside this list is billed at $325–$575 an hour against a ceiling you agree first. All prices in USD; court costs and disbursements at cost.

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Clients

Two people who put it better than we could.

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Clients

Two people who put it better than we could.

“We had three offers and six weeks. Margaret ran the sale herself and it closed on the date she gave us in the first meeting.”

Ellen Park

Owner, Park Precision Tooling

“The fee was fixed on day one and it did not move. In eleven years of running this company that has never happened to me with a law firm.”

Tom Vaughan

Managing Director, Harborline Logistics

RANKED IN

Chambers USA

Legal 500 US

Best Lawyers

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Contact

A partner calls you back, not an assistant.

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Contact

A partner calls you back, not an assistant.

Thirty minutes, free, this week.

Thirty minutes, free, this week.

Tell us the outline of the matter and a partner not an assistant calls you back. If we are not the right firm for it, we will say so and tell you who is.

In person, phone or video

Conflict check before the call

Written estimate within one business day

OFFICE

101 Federal Street, Suite 1900, Boston, MA 02110

Mon–Fri 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM ET · Two blocks from State Street station

BY PHONE

Ask for Margaret, Daniel or Claire by name. If they are in court, you get the call back the same day.

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Prefer to talk now? +1 (617) 555-0140

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