Hassett | Donnelly Welcomes Three Associates
October 13, 2026 – Hassett | Donnelly, an insurance defense trial practice firm, announced today that three new associates have joined the firm in its Hartford and Boston offices.
“We are excited to add Peighton, Dylan, and Sophia to our team,” said Managing Partner David Hassett. “We are already seeing their positive contributions to the firm and look forward to supporting their development as they move forward.”
Peighton Stirt earned her B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross and her J.D. from University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law where she participated in the Maryland Carey Law National Trial team and acted as a member and community chair for the Maryland Environmental Law Society. While earning her J.D., Peighton worked as a Law Clerk at a Boston Litigation firm and as a legal intern at the Mass DEP Office of General Counsel, where she conducted substantive research on complex environmental issues and provided legal support on public resource protection issues.
Dylan Burgess earned his B.A. from Boston College and his J.D. from Boston College Law School, where he distinguished himself in oral advocacy, earning top oralist honors in the preliminary rounds of the Wendell F. Grimes Moot Court Competition and recognition as one of the top 50 advocates in the 2026 Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition. While earning his J.D. he gained experience through clerkships with two Massachusetts law firms, the Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General, Boston College Legal Services Lab’s Civil Rights Clinic, and the Rhode Island Superior Court, where he worked on class action and business litigation matters.
Sophia Naroian earned her B.A. from Connecticut College and her J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law, where she served as a Senior Editor of the Northeastern University Law Review and as a Certified Student Attorney in Northeastern’s Domestic Violence Clinic. She also was a Student Attorney for the school’s Community Business Clinic and served as a Teaching Assistant for Civil Procedure. In addition, Sophia worked as a Research Assistant, conducting research on federal appellate procedure, including en banc practices across the federal circuit courts, as well as other matters of federal law.
