 | Sugarman and Sugarman, P.C. | | | | | One Beacon Street Boston, Massachusetts 02108 View Map |
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| | | | Practice Areas: | | Plaintiff Trial Practice, Negligence Law, Personal Injury Law, Product Liability Law, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Injuries, Aviation and Boating Accidents, Construction Site Injuries, Liquor Liability, Premises Liability, Business Litigation and Sexual Harassment. | | | | Year Established: 1920 | | | | Firm Profile: | | Sugarman is recognized as a premier plaintiff's personal injury law firm. Our caseload ranges from simple negligence claims to the most complex and sophisticated product liability, medical malpractice, admiralty, construction site, aviation, business litigation and general liability actions. Our philosophy is unfailing commitment to the pursuit of excellence in trial practice; our success on behalf of injured victims results from the excellence of our legal and support staff, our willingness to fully prosecute even the most difficult and costly cases and our commitment to our clients. REPORTED CASES: Morgan v. Lab. Corp. of Am., 65 Mass. App. Ct. 816 (2006); Monticello Ins. Co. v. Dion, 65 Mass. App. Ct. 46 (2005); Christopher v. Father's Huddle Cafe, Inc. et al., 57 Mass. App. Ct. 217 (2003);Courtemanche v. AT&T Co., 47 Mass. App. Ct. 1119 (1999); Haidak v. Collagen Corp., 67 F. Supp.2d 21 (D. Mass. 1999); In re Ring, 427 Mass., 186 (1998);Hochberg v. Zoecon Corp., 421 Mass. 456 (1995); Metropolitan Leasing, Inc. v. Pacific Employers Ins. Co., 36 Mass. App. Ct. 536 (1994); Aylward v. McCloskey, 412 Mass. 77 (1992); Shu v. Eisenklam, 32 Mass. App. Ct. 92 (1992); Gaeta v. National Fire Ins. Co., 410 Mass. 592 (1991); Leibovich v. Antonellis, 410 Mass. 568 (1991); Morris v. Massachusetts Maritime Academy, 409 Mass. 179 (1991);Tryon v. City of Lowell, 29 Mass. App. Ct. 720 (1991); Bois v. United States, 747 F. Supp. 109 (D. Mass. 1990); Rutin v. Dryvit Systems, Inc., 760 F. Supp 234 (D. Mass. 1990); Maillet v. ATF-Davidson Co., 407 Mass. 185 (1990); Sable v. Meade Johnson & Co., 737 F.Supp.135 (D. Mass. 1990); Colter v. Barber-Greene Co., 403 Mass. 50 (1988); Downs v. Gulf & Western Mfg. Co., 677 F. Supp. 661 (D. Mass. 1987); Karlin v. Massachusetts Turnpike Auth., 399 Mass. 765 (1987); Lang v. Edward J. Lamothe Co., 20 Mass. App. Ct. 231 (1985); Smith v. Steinberg, 395 Mass. 666 (1985); Afonso v. City of Boston, 587 F. Supp. 1342 (D. Mass. 1984);Hemric v. Reed & Prince Mfg. Co., 575 F. Supp. 254 (D. Mass. 1983); , aff'd, 739 F.2d 1 (1st Cir. 1984); In re an Attorney, 392 Mass. 827 (1984); In re an Attorney, 392 Mass. 827 (1984); Mirageas v. Massachusetts Bay Transp. Auth., 391 Mass. 815 (1984); Irwin v. Commissioner of Dep't of Youth Services, 388 Mass. 810 (1983); Zeller v. American Safety Razor Corp., 15 Mass. App. Ct. 919 (1983); Diaz v. Eli Lilly & Co. 364 Mass. 153 (1973); and 14 Mass. App Ct. 448 (1982); Frost v. Porter Leasing Corp., 386 Mass. 425 (1982); Franklin v. Albert, 381 Mass. 611 (1980); Griffin v. General Motors Corp., 380 Mass. 362 (1980); Carey v. General Motors Corp., 37 Mass. 736 (1979); McStowe v. Bornstein, 377 Mass. 804 (1979); Brillante v. United States, 449 F. Supp. 597 (D. Mass. 1978); In re Bonin, 375 Mass. 680 (1978); Affanato v. Merrill Bros., 547 F.2d 138 (1st Cir. 1977); Arcand v. Evening Call Publ'g Co., 567 F.2d 1163 (1st Cir. 1977); Assetta et al. v. Safety Ins. Co., 43 Mass. App. Ct. 317 (1997); Royal Indem. Co. v. Blakely, 372 Mass. 86 (1977); Saharceski v. Marcure, 373 Mass. 304 (1977); Dilorio v. Tipaldi, 4 Mass. App. Ct. 640 (1976); doCanto v. Ametek, Inc., 367 Mass. 776 (1975); Cellucci v. Sun Oil Co., 2 Mass. App. Ct. 722 (1974);, aff'd, 368 Mass. 811 (1975); Mark v. Obear & Sons, Inc., 313 F. Supp. 373 (D. Mass. 1970); Thomas Cook & Sons v. Assembled Homes, Inc., 357 Mass. 425 (1970); Brown v. Marr Equip. Corp., 355 Mass. 724 (1969); Dimond v. Sacilotto, 353 Mass. 501 (1968); Shulton, Inc. v. Consumer Value Stores, 352 Mass. 605 (1967); Moschella v. City of Quincy, 347 Mass. 80 (1964); Bloomberg v. Greylock Broad. Co., 342 Mass. 542 (1961); Retailers Commercial Agency, Inc., 342 Mass. 515 (1961). | | | | Firm Size: 11 | | | | —————————— | | | | Paul R. Sugarman (Member) born Boston, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1954, Massachusetts; 1955, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1965, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Boston University (A.A., 1951; J.D., cum laude, 1954); Suffolk University (L.L.D., Honorary, 1989). Dean and Professor of Law, Suffolk University Law School, 1990-1994. Recipient: Law Week Award, 1954; Civil Justice Award American Board of Trial Advocates, 1993; Gold Medal Award, Massachusetts Bar Association, 1991 for distinguished service to the profession. American ORT Federation Jurisprudence Award, 1991. Boston University School of Law, Silver Shingle Alumni Award for distinguished service to the profession, 1989; Courageous Advocacy Award, Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, 1984; William O. Douglas First Amendment Freedom Award, Anti-Defamation League of B'Nai B'Rith, 1986. Listed in, The Best Lawyers in America. Associate Editor, Boston University Law Review, 1952-1954. Lecturer, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, New England Law Institute, 1969. Member: Attorney General's Highway Law Study Commission, 1965; Governor's Select Committee on Judicial Needs, 1976-1977. President, Boston University School of Law Alumni Association, 1979-1980. Trustee, Massachusetts Bar Foundation, 1980-1981. Member, 1984-1988 and Chairman, 1985-1988, Board of Bar Overseers, Supreme Judicial Court. Appointed Special Master, Commissioner by the Supreme Judicial Court to investigate alleged improprieties in the Boston Municipal Court, 1990; Law and Politics, "Massachusetts Super Lawyers," 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; American Association for Justice; American Bar Foundation; Massachusetts Bar Foundation; International Society of Barristers. Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates. Member: Massachusetts (Member, Board of Delegates, 1970-1973; Chairman, Committee on Legislation, 1973-1974; Chairman, Committee on Trial Practice, 1973-1974; Vice President, 1973-1975; Chairman, Committee on Administration of Justice, 1974-1975; President-Elect, 1975-1976; President, 1976-1977; Chairman, Committee on Recall of Retired Judges, 1982-1986) and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, Board of Governors, 1966-1968; President, Massachusetts Chapter, 1968-1970); Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys (Member, Board of Governors, 1979). [Capt., JAGC, U.S. Army, 1955-1958]. Practice Areas: Product Liability; Medical Malpractice; Construction Accidents; Airplane Crash Litigation; Auto Products Liability. | | | | Neil Sugarman (Member) born Malden, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1965, Massachusetts; 1967, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Northeastern University (B.S., 1962); Boston University (J.D., 1965). Recipient: Boston University School of Law Silver Shingle Alumni Award for distinguished service to the profession, 1993; American ORT Federation 1993 Jurisprudence Award. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, 1987; Law and Politics, "Massachusetts Super Lawyers," 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007; Top 10 Massachusetts Lawyers. Lecturer: Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, New England Law Institute; Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; The National College of Advocacy. Member: District Hearing Committee, Board of Bar Overseers, Supreme Judicial Court, 1979-1982; Governors Special Committee on Medical Malpractice, 1984-1985. Member, Advisory Board, N. Neal Pike Institute on Law and Disability, Boston University School of Law. Member, Executive Committee, Alumni Association, Boston University School of Law. President, Boston University School of Law Alumni Association, 1997-1998. Fellow: American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate); Massachusetts Bar Foundation (Secretary, 1979-1980; Member, Suffolk County Advisory Committee, 1991); International Society of Barristers; The International Academy of Trial Lawyers; American College of Trial Lawyers (State Committee Member, 1997-2002). Member: Boston (Chairman, 1981-1982 and Co-Chairman, 1979-1980, Medical Malpractice Committee; Member, Committee on Litigation, 1978-1979), Massachusetts (Member: Committees on Trial Practice and Legislation, 1969-1977; Section Council, Civil Litigation Section, 1980-1983; Chairman, Medical-Legal Liaison Committee, 1984-1989) and American Bar Associations; American Association for Justice; Massachusetts Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1984-1985; Chairman, Executive Council, 1985-1986; Vice President, 1982-1983; Chairman, 1981-1982); Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys (Chairman, Legislative Committee, 1990-1991; President-elect, 1991; President, 1992-1993; Board of Governors, 1991; Executive Committee, 1991; Chairman, Public Education Committee, 1993-1994). [Capt., U.S. Army, Signal Corps, 1965-1967; Bronze Star Medal, Rep. of Vietnam, 1966-1967]. Practice Areas: Product Liability; Medical Malpractice; Construction Site Accidents; Motor Vehicle accidents; Airplane Crash Litigation; Admiralty Law. | | | | W. Thomas Smith (Member) born Los Angeles, California; admitted to bar, 1975, Massachusetts; 1976, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1972); Boston University (J.D., 1975). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, 1993; Law and Politics, "Massachusetts Super Lawyers," October 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007. Member: Massachusetts and American Bar Associations; American Association for Justice; Massachusetts Academy of Trial Lawyers; Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate; President, Massachusetts Chapter, 2000-2001); Massachusetts Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Defective Products; Medical Malpractice; Auto Products Liability; Product Liability; Dram Shop Law. | | | | Robert W. Casby (Member) born Norwood, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1982, Massachusetts; 1983, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Boston College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975); Suffolk University (J.D., 1982). Comment Editor, Suffolk University Law Review, 1980-1982. Author: Comment, "Rejecting Dual Capacity Doctrine in Products Liability Litigation Against Employer-Manufacturers," 15 Suffolk University Law Review, 521, 1981. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, 1997; Law and Politics, "Massachusetts Super Lawyers," 2004. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; International Academy of Trial Lawyers; Massachusetts Bar Foundation (Member, Suffolk County Advisory Committee, 1991). Member: Massachusetts and American Bar Associations; American Association for Justice; Massachusetts Academy of Trial Lawyers (Member: Board of Governors, 1995; Federal Legislative Committee, 1995-1999; American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate; President, Massachusetts Chapter, 1999-2000; National Board of Directors, 1999-2004). [USMC, 1969-1971]. Practice Areas: Product Liability; Medical Malpractice; Premises Liability; Airplane Crash Litigation; Automobile Negligence; Construction Site Accidents. | | | | Jodi M. Petrucelli (Member) born Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1992, Massachusetts; 1993, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Boston College (B.S., cum laude, 1989; J.D., cum laude, 1992). President's Award, Massachusetts Association Trial Lawyers, 2005 and 2006; Best Lawyers in America, 2006-2007; Massachusetts SuperLawyers, Law and Politics, 2004-2008; Woman of the Year, American Biographical Institute, 2005; Council for Women of Boston College 2006. Fellow: Massachusetts Bar Foundation. Member: Massachusetts Bar Association (Member: Civil Litigation Section Council, 2000-2006; Community Projects Liaison for Civil Litigation Section, 2000-2001); American Association for Justice (Member, Public Education Committee, 2000-2003; Co-Chair, Judicial Independence Committee, 2002-2003; Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys (Co-Chair: Amicus Committee, 2000-2001; Legislative Committee, 2001-2006, Board of Governors); Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts. Practice Areas: Plaintiff Trial Practice; Negligence Law; Personal Injury Law; Product Liability Law; Medical Malpractice; Construction Site Accidents. | | | | Marianne Camille LeBlanc (Member) born Boston, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1993, Massachusetts; 1994, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Wellesley College (B.A., cum laude, 1990); Boston College (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Recipient, Boston Business Journal, "40 Under 40 Award," October 2002. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, 2005; Law and Politics, "Massachusetts Super Lawyers," October 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 (Also, Top 50 Female Massachusetts Lawyers, Top 100 Massachusetts Lawyers), Boston Magazine, "Best Lawyers in Boston", October 2002, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, "Lawyers of the Year", 1999; Lecturer: Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc.; Massachusetts Bar Association; CLE International. Fellow: Massachusetts Bar Foundation. Member: Massachusetts Bar Associations (Member: Civil Litigation Section Council, 2000-2002; House of Delegates, 2001-; Chair, Civil Litigation Section Council, 2001-2002); Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys (Member, Board of Governors, 1999, Executive Committee, 2006-; Co-Editor, Journal of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, 1998-2001); American Association for Justice; Elected Officer of Women's Trial Lawyers Caucus (Second Vice-Chair, 2007-2008; Secretary, 2006-2007); Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts (President, 2004-2005; President-Elect, 2003-2004; Vice President, 2002-2003; Annual Gala Chair, 2003; Co-Chair, Legislative Policy Committee, 2001-2002; Board of Directors, 1999); Women's Bar Foundation of Massachusetts (President, 2007; Member, Board of Trustees, 2001; President-Elect, 2006); New England Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, 2002). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Negligence; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Liquor Liability. | | | | Stephen K. Sugarman (Member) born Boston, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1999, Massachusetts; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Trinity College (B.A., 1996); Boston University (J.D., 1999). Phi Beta Kappa, 1995. Fellow: Massachusetts Bar Foundation. Member: Massachusetts and American Bar Associations; American Association for Justice; Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys; (Co-Chair, New Lawyers Committee, 2000-2004). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Negligence Law; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice. | | | | Benjamin R. Zimmermann (Member) born Iowa City, Iowa; admitted to bar, 2000, New York and Massachusetts. Education: Washington University (B.A., 1996); Fordham University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Member: Massachusetts and American Bar Associations; Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys; American Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Negligence; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice. | | | | —————————— | | | | G. Thomas Pauling (Associate) born Quantico, Virginia; admitted to bar, 1994, Massachusetts; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Virginia (B.S., 1971; M.Ed., 1974); Boston College Law School (J.D., 1994). Solicitations Editor, Third World Law Journal, 1993-1994. Member: Massachusetts and American Bar Associations; Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys; American Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Plaintiff Trial Practice; Negligence Law; Personal Injury Law; Products Liability Law; Medical Malpractice. | | | | David P. McCormack (Associate) born Cambridge, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 2003, Massachusetts; 2004, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Providence College (B.S., magna cum laude, 2000); Boston University (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Editor, Journal of Science & Technology, Boston University (2002-2003); Edward F. Hennessey Scholar. Member: Massachusetts Bar Association; Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys; American Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Negligence; Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Products Liability. | | | | Jacqueline Petrillo (Associate) born New York, New York; admitted to bar, 2005 Massachusetts; 2006 U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy (B.S. Pharm, 1997; Pharm.D., 2001); Suffolk University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member: Massachusetts and American Bar Associations; Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts; Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys; American Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Negligence; Personal Injury Law; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability. |
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