Attorney Brian Hatch is a 1984 graduate of Boston College Law School and a 1981 graduate of Colgate University, where he majored in political science. After graduation from law school, he served as a law clerk for the judges and magistrates of the New Hampshire Superior Court. A 2000 graduate of the M.S. program in Labor and Industrial Relations at the University of Rhode Island, he has maintained a law office in Attleboro, Massachusetts since 2002.
He has represented clients in a variety of employment, business, litigation, malpractice, divorce and privacy law situations, and has appeared before Massachusetts trial and appellate courts, federal administrative agencies, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Department of Unemployment Assistance, the Department of Industrial Accidents, and the Board of Registration in Dentistry.
The founder of Hatch Legal Group, a dental practice specialty law firm, Attorney Hatch has represented dental practices and dentists in business, employment, privacy law, dental regulations and other matters. In 2003 he began publishing Dental Practice Legal Update, a free newsletter distributed as a courtesy to dentists in Massachusetts.
Attorney Brian T. Hatch
8 North Main Street Suite 403
Attleboro, MA 02703
508-222-6400 / 508-222-6478
brianhatch@hatchlawoffices.com
Recent Blog Posts
The Effects of Tariffs on the Dental Industry
At first glance, it seems that the dental industry would be one of the least affected areas of business in the United States when considering the volatility and unpredictability of U.S. trade policies. Dentistry [...]
Legal Duties of a Dental Office Manager
The office manager in a dental practice must have a day-to-day working knowledge of various laws affecting both small employers and dental practices specifically. The “office manager” may have other various titles like the “business manager” [...]
Benefits of Using a PLLC Operating Agreement
Professional Limited Liability companies are becoming increasingly popular as a corporate structure for dental practices due to their tax advantages and liability protection. Do you know the benefits of using the underlying Operating Agreement [...]
New Nonprofit Started for Dental Safety Role of CDC
Closure of the Center for Disease Control (CDC)’s Division of Oral Health has prompted the formation of a new non-profit organization by the Association for Dental Safety (ADS) called the ADS Institute for Dental Safety [...]
Care Quest Institute Says Medicaid Cuts Hurt Access to Dental in Mass.
The Medicaid cuts in the Trump Administration’s “Big Beautiful Bill” enacted into law on July 4th, will likely have a negative impact on Massachusetts dental health access, according to the Care Quest Institute for [...]
Dentists Oppose Bill Which Would Ban Fluoridation in Massachusetts
The movement by state legislators to ban fluoridation in public water systems, which was recently made lawful in Utah and Florida, now has a proponent in the Massachusetts legislature. Rep. Justin Thurber (R-Somerset) has [...]
Massachusetts Has a Leadership Role in Using AI in Health Care
Massachusetts has consistently been at the forefront of innovations in healthcare, and the issue of AI use in healthcare and dental care demonstrates that the state’s healthcare industry, academic community, and legislature are leading [...]
The Responsibilities of a Dental Director
The Massachusetts Dental Regulations require specifically in 234 CMR 5.02(3) that “The owner(s) of a dental practice where any non-owner practices dentistry shall designate a dentist who holds a valid license pursuant to M.G.L. [...]
Dentist Diversion Program Creates Recovery Alternative for BORID
The practice of dentistry can be strenuous enough so that dentists sometimes fall victim to substance abuse or mental health disorders, which result in disciplinary actions from which their careers might never fully recover. [...]
Legislation Allows Foreign Trained Dentists New Responsibilities
On January 10, 2025, new legislation in Massachusetts was passed and signed into law allowing foreign trained dentists with at least five years of experience and certification from an approved jurisdiction to obtain a [...]
Terminating or Disciplining Pregnant Employees
Handling issues involving maternity and pregnancy requires considering several factors, including statutes protecting against discrimination on the state and federal level, statutes allowing leave, safety factors, and retention of valuable employees. The Massachusetts Pregnant [...]
Milton Practice Manager Charged with Credit Card Fraud, Unlicensed Practice of Dentistry
A Milton man, Fritz Gabriel, 69, working as a practice manager for Forest Hills Dental in Dorchester, has had additional charges filed against him for unauthorized issuance of prescriptions and unauthorized use of a [...]
