Timothy J. Perry

Partner
Boston, MA

Reported Cases

Timothy J. Perry, a founding partner of Perry, Krumsiek & Jack, LLP, received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University in 1990, where he also earned four varsity letters and quarterbacked the varsity football team.  Mr. Perry was named a 1990 Harvard University Winthrop Scholar for academic and athletic excellence.  Mr. Perry received his Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from Suffolk University Law School in 1995.

Most recently, Mr. Perry was the Boston managing partner of Preti Flaherty LLP, a nationally known law firm with offices throughout New England.  Mr. Perry was previously a founding member of Perry, Krumsiek & Wayland, LLP and an associate at Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP in the commercial litigation department.  At those firms, Mr. Perry’s practice ranged from corporate litigation, to securities arbitrations, to the prosecution and defense of catastrophic personal injury cases.  These experiences afforded Mr. Perry the opportunity to provide sophisticated, practical legal strategies for large public corporations and small businesses as well as individuals.

Mr. Perry has conducted many jury trials at all levels of the state and federal court systems as well as arbitrations before the NASD and American Arbitration Association.  He has represented clients in federal district courts in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New York, Washington, D.C., California and North Carolina.  Mr. Perry has successfully briefed and argued several cases before the Massachusetts Appeals Court and United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

Mr. Perry’s practice now focuses on complex corporate and personal litigation, including contract and employment disputes, restrictive employment covenants, intellectual property rights, products and premises liability, and wrongful death.  In resolving these complex matters, Mr. Perry utilizes his unique legal experiences, including having represented both plaintiffs and defendants in such matters.

In 2006, Mr. Perry received Martindale-Hubbell’s prestigious AV peer review rating.  Martindale Hubbell’s rating system reflects the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and Judiciary in order to evaluate a lawyer’s legal ability and professional ethics.  The AV rating is the highest rating an attorney can attain.  Martindale describes the rating as follows:  An AV rating is a significant accomplishment – a testament to the fact that a lawyer’s peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence. A lawyer must be admitted to the bar for 10 years or more to receive an AV rating.

Honors and Awards:

Martindale Hubbell’s Prestigious AV Peer Review Rating, the Highest Rating an Attorney can Attain for Professional Excellence, 2006

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Massachusetts Bar Association

Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys

Newburyport Chamber of Commerce

Greater Newburyport Benevolence Foundation

Past Employment Positions:

Preti Flaherty LLP, Partner

Murphy, MacKenzie, Michaels & Sullivan LLP, Associate

Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP, Associate