Law Office of Franchesca M. Ferguson, PLLC

07/09/2026

we are looking to hire someone part time for an entry-level administrative/office management position!
please direct inquiries to: [email protected]
thank you 😊

07/07/2026

If I can be voted as one of the top three law firms for Cape Cod's Best Community Choice Awards for the second year in a row- then you can do ANYTHING! 🥳 THANK YOU to those who nominated and voted for me! I'm beyond excited to celebrate with all of the other nominees!

06/05/2026

AWESOME!!!! Rick Palingo is the best ❤️❤️

WE ARE THE BCSO
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Pier Recovery Center of Cape Cod Outreach Coordinator Rick Palingo is the newest member of the team at The Bridge Center, the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office’s support center for justice involved, at risk or formerly incarcerated people.

Rick’s a well-known professional within the Barnstable court and recovery community. For half a dozen years, he diverted court-involved people to treatment. Through the Gavin Foundation, he worked for Project NORTH and as a Peer Support Specialist at the Barnstable District Recovery Court (a specialty court that offers mandated treatment for people facing charges related to addiction).

In other words, Rick knows how to navigate the courts and maneuver through the recovery system. And he’s been around the block when it comes to treating addiction. Prior to six years working in Barnstable’s halls of justice, he was a clinician at Highpoint Treatment Centers’ Clinical Stabilization Services (CSS) and Detox units.

With 32 years of sobriety, the former advertising and sales manager gratefully spends his days helping people.

He said his current job is to direct those seeking recovery to the PIER Recovery Center of Cape Cod, which offers daily community-building peer-to-peer activities and meetings.

“We put on all kinds of social activities,” he said. “Bowling, whale watches, Duck Boat tours. It’s all peer run. We are doing serious work and we want people to take advantage of it.”

Rick will be at The Bridge Center on Wednesdays from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

06/03/2026

What a wonderful time getting to catch up with Justice Kathryn Hand who sits on the Massachusetts Appeals Court. Judge Hand was the Presiding Justice in Barnstable District Court when I became an attorney.

The Massachusetts Appeals Court was held in Barnstable Superior Court this morning and heard oral arguments on three cases!

Exciting day being able to introduce my intern to Judge Hand and retired Judge Merrick!

06/03/2026

Please join me in welcoming Makeda to the firm! Makeda will be interning with us for the summer!

She is going into her senior year at Sacred Heart University in Connecticut and studying to take the LSAT this August!

Makeda will be graduating next year with a bachelors degree in Criminal Justice!

Welcome Makeda, we are so excited to have you!

05/29/2026

Please join me in wishing Judge Wright the best, well-deserved retirement! Her kindness and fairness to anyone who came before her, will never be forgotten. I had my very first jury trial in front of her years ago, and I will always remember how patient and respectful she was to not only me, but the entire defense bar, prosecutors, court staff, and litigants. We will miss you Judge Wright 🫶🏻👩🏼‍⚖️⚖️

05/15/2026

We are very excited to announce that our office has been selected as a Top 5 nominee for Cape Cod's Best in legal services!

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