MEET AMY POPILLO !
For the last five years, Amy Popillo has been instrumental in keeping our firm running. Her job as a legal assistant comes with a dozen hats, and she wears them all well. “I schedule appointments, deal with litigation cases and workers’ compensation cases, handle the everyday tasks of doing motions and contacting doctors’ offices to ask for updated bills and records, and oversee the files for our attorneys to help prepare them for court,” Amy says of her work. Before signing on with Goldberg & Weigand, Amy sharpened her skills at three other Massachusetts law firms, one here on the Cape and two others in Boston. After spending years in the city, she and her husband, Tony, moved to North Carolina to raise their sons near Amy’s family. Eventually though, the siren song of the Cape pulled them back home!
because of its connection to the architects of apartheid, but Mandela saw rugby’s potential as a symbol of hope and unity for a country that desperately needed it. Springboks captain Francois Pienaar (played by Matt Damon in “Invictus,” the film adaptation of this event) thought the president’s support of the team was a brilliant act. “During those six weeks, what happened in this country was incredible,” Pienaar said. Just before the final game that would decide the 1995 World Cup winners, Mandela sported a Springboks jersey and stood behind the team. Through a hard-fought match, South Africa came out on top, and, after receiving the trophy from President Mandela, Pienaar explained the atmosphere of the event: “When the final whistle blew, this country changed forever.” If the 1995 World Cup was any indication, the camaraderie inherent to rugby can transcend all kinds of barriers. Meet a fellow rugby player or fan in any part of the world, and you’ll likely forge an instant kinship. In 2021, you can look forward to cheering on the women’s teams during the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. “I worked in bigger law firms, so coming to Goldberg & Weigand, it was really nice to be in a small, boutique law firm where there are only three attorneys — two partners and an associate. It’s more of a family setting,” she says. “The Cape is a close-knit community, and I love being able to help clients who are going through hard times and doing what’s best for them.” When she’s not at the office, Amy likes to hike, go on bike rides, and spend time with her sons, Jacob and Cameron, and her pup, Boston. Jacob is studying cyber-security networking at Cape Cod Community College, and Cameron is a junior at Sturgis West here in Hyannis. When you call Goldberg & Weigand for help with a workers’ compensation claim, dog bite case, car accident litigation, or other issue, rest assured that you’ll have the best possible team — including Amy — on your side.
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In early November, the 2019 Rugby World Cup will wrap up in Japan. The international competition brings out world- class athletes and entertainment. While matches are certainly intense, respect for the competition and for referees is a core tenet of rugby culture. After going head- to-head with an opponent, you’ll still shake hands, and maybe have a beer together, at the end of a match. This principle was on full display nearly 25 years ago at the 1995 Rugby World Cup final in South Africa. The South African Springboks were up against the New Zealand All Blacks, and a number of factors made this an exceptional match. Just a few years earlier in 1991, apartheid legislation had been repealed in South Africa. The policy had left a deep cut, and the country still had a long journey toward healing and reparation. Nelson Mandela, who had been elected in 1994, was set on championing a “rainbow nation” in this new postapartheid era. Rugby started in England in the late 1800s, and colonizers took it to South Africa, where South Africans of every color embraced the game. It was controversial
THE SPORT THAT UNITED A COUNTRY The 1995 Rugby World Cup
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