Civil Litigation



Firm attorneys have extensive experience litigating claims in a number of civil practice areas, from federal civil rights violations to complex personal injury/wrongful death claims to toxic tort litigation.  In all litigation, preparation is paramount, and our skilled practitioners are adept at ensuring every claim is ready for trial through aggressive and thorough pre-trial discovery.  At multiple stages of our preparation, cases are assessed and re-assessed by committees of firm attorneys to gauge the prospects for and advisability of settlement.  Our clients are indispensable partners in this process, with due consideration afforded their expectations, goals and financial resources.  Where appropriate, firm attorneys are committed to the use of alternative dispute resolution (mediation and arbitration) to settle disputes.

Firm attorneys have achieved favorable results in a variety of jurisdictions, as well as in administrative forums such as the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (formerly National Association of Securities Dealers).  Firm attorneys have handled cases involving:

  • Civil Rights Violations
  • Personal Injury
  • Wrongful Death
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Premises Liability
  • Products Liability
  • Toxic Torts
  • Insurance Coverage Claims
  • Subrogation Claims

Firm attorneys have a proven record of success, having resolved or litigated to verdict numerous cases at all levels of the state and federal trial systems.  Recent representative matters include:

  • Prosecution of a federal jury trial involving civil rights claims of excessive force by police officers during an arrest resulting in settlement during jury deliberations.
  • Prosecution of wrongful death action in United States District Court resulting in pre-trial settlement.
  • Successful mediation of a complex, five-party commercial real estate dispute that allowed the firm’s client to avoid nearly $1,000,000.00 in liability exposure under mortgage obligations and judgments that pre-existed the firm’s representation.
  • Representation of a claimant in multi-district litigation involving product liability claims stemming from the sale of the drug Neurontin.
  • Prosecution of civil sexual assault against hotel employee resulting in pre-trial settlement.
  • Defense of federal civil rights claims against a former prison guard for the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office.
  • Prosecution of excessive force against police officers of the City of Worcester resulting in pre-trial settlement.
  • Representation of claimant in a complex medical malpractice/wrongful death action.
  • Prosecution of handicap discrimination claim against Social Security Administration before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission resulting in retroactive promotion, retroactive back pay, and attorney’s fees and costs.
  • Prosecution of wrongful death action against Framingham bar resulting in pre-trial settlement.
  • Prosecution of wrongful death claim (suicide) against a Massachusetts hospital and physicians resulting pre-trial settlement.