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The McCormack Firm, LLC


One International Place 7th Floor Boston, Massachusetts 02110View Map

Practice Areas:

Civil Litigation and Appellate Advocacy in the areas of: Commercial Disputes, Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith, Construction Injuries and Disputes, Personal Injury and Property Damage, ERISA, Intellectual Property, Railroad and Public Transit Liability, Employment Law, Condominium Law, Financial Institution Bonds, Workers Compensation Premium Fraud and Government Relations.

Year Established: 1981

Firm Profile:

A firm of 18 attorneys, The McCormack Firm, LLC is located in the financial district of Boston.

Firm Size: 18

Representative Clients:

American International Group, Lexington Insurance Company, The Travelers Insurance Company, Aetna Casualty & Surety, Arbella Mutual Insurance Company, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Massachusetts Bay Commuter Rail Company, Canadian National Railroad Company.

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Joseph H. Aronson (Member) admitted to bar, 1981, Massachusetts; 1982, New Hampshire and U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire; 1983, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., 1976); Suffolk University (J.D., 1981). Member, 1979-1980 and Technical Editor, 1980-1981, Suffolk University Law Review. Law Clerk to Justice Maurice P. Bois, Supreme Court of New Hampshire, 1981-1983. Reported Cases: Bongiorno vs. Liberty Mutual, 417 Mass. 396, 1994; John Beaudette, Inc. vs. J.P. Noonan Transportation, Inc., 419 Mass. 311, 1995; Collins v. Kiewit Construction Co., 40 Mass. App. Ct. 796 (1996); Great Northern Ins. Co. v. Paino Associates, 369 F. Supp. 177 (D. Mass. 2005). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Construction Accidents; Legal Malpractice; Employment Litigation.

Brian C. Duffey (Member) admitted to bar, 1985, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: University of Massachusetts (B.A., cum laude, 1981); Suffolk University (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Law Clerk to the Honorable John J. McNaught, U.S. District Judge, 1985-1986. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Construction Accidents; Construction Defects; Personal Injury Law; Medical Malpractice.

Marc L. LaCasse (Member) admitted to bar, 1988, Massachusetts; 1989, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Northeastern University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1985; J.D., 1988). Law Clerk to the Justices, Massachusetts Superior Court, 1988-1989; Staff Attorney, Supreme Judicial Court, 1989-1990. Reported Cases: (most recent) Office One, Inc. v. Lopez, 437 Mass. 113 (2002); Clarendon Nat. Ins. Co. v. Amica Mut. Ins. Co., 441 Mass. 248 (2004); Home Insurance Company v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, 444 Mass. 599 (2005); Washington v. State Street Bank & Trust Co., 14 Fed. Appx. 12 (2001). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Condominium Law; Appellate Practice; Insurance Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Construction Litigation; Insurance Agents and Brokers; Insurance Premium Fraud; Reinsurance; Fidelity and Surety Bonds; Zoning, Planning and Land Use.

Michael J. McCormack (Member) admitted to bar, 1973, Massachusetts; 1975, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: University of Massachusetts (B.S., 1969); Suffolk University (J.D., 1972). Instructor, Civil Litigation, Bentley College, 1980-1982. Member - At Large, Boston City Council, 1980-1992. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Construction Accidents; Construction Defects; Railroad and Public Transit Liability; Government Relations.

David T. Mitrou (Member) admitted to bar, 2000, New York and Massachusetts; 2002, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Ithaca College (B.S., magna cum laude, 1996); Northeastern University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Phi Kappa Phi. Assistant District Attorney, Nassau County, NY (1999-2000). Reported Cases: Boyd v. National Railroad Passenger Corp., 62 Mass. App. Ct. 783 (2005). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Insurance Fraud; Transportation Liability; Contracts; Tort Defense; Recreational and Adventure Program Liability; Construction Accidents; Construction Defects.

Stephen D. Rosenberg (Member) admitted to bar, 1991, Massachusetts; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: American University (B.S., 1986); Boston University (J.D., 1990). Articles Editor, Annual Review of Banking Law, 1989-1990. Author: "The Expanding Scope of Advertising Injury Coverage," Declarations, Summer, 1992. Reported Cases: Doe v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. 423 Mass. 366 (1996); Cohen v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., 41 Mass.App. 748 (1996); Day v. Fallon Community Health Plan, Inc., 917 F.Supp. 72 (D.Mass. 1996); Lexington Insurance Co. v. Dreyfuss Brothers, Inc., 1993 WL 102629 (D.D.C. 1993); Resendes v. Boston Edison Co., Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., Aegis Insurance Services, Inc. and Helmsman Management Services, Inc., 2000 WL 421004 (Ma. Sup. Ct. 2000); Trustees of Canterbury Heights Manor Condominium v. Public Service Mutual Insurance Co., 5 Mass.L.Rptr. 341 (1996); Loftis v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., 1995 WL 491340 (Ma. Sup. Ct. 1995). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Insurer Bad Faith; Health Care; Managed Care Law; Environmental Reinsurance; ERISA Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation.

Amy M. Soisson (Managing Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Massachusetts; 1986, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Loyola College (B.A., cum laude, 1982); Suffolk University (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Reported Cases: Pucci vs. Amherst Restaurant Enterprises, Inc., 33 Mass. App. 779, 1992; John Beaudette, Inc. vs. J. P. Noonan Transportation, Inc., 419Mass. 311, 1995. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury Insurance Defense; Professional Liability Insurance Defense; Insurance Subrogation; Insurance Coverage; Employment Law; Construction Accidents; Construction Defects; Railroad and Public Transit Liability.

ASSOCIATES

Eric L. Brodie (Associate) admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois; 1998, Massachusetts; 2001, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., with honors, 1991); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1994). Member: Moot Court Honor Society; Environmental Moot Court; National Trial Advocacy Team. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Trial Advocacy I. Adjunct Instructor, Appellate Advocacy, Chicago-Kent College of Law. Reported Cases: Zavala v. Powermatic, Inc., 167 Ill.2d 542, 658 N.E.2d 371 (1995); Roadside Auto Body, Inc. v. Miller, 285 Ill. App.3d 105, 673 N.E.2d 1145 (2nd Dist. 1996); Berlak v. Villa Scalabrini Home for the Aged, Inc., 284 Ill.App.3d 231, 671 N.E.2d 768 (1st Dist. 1996).

Sylvia Chu (Associate) admitted to bar, 1997, Massachusetts; 1998, New York; 1999, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., cum laude, 1994); Boston College (J.D., 1997).

Gerald S. Frim (Associate) admitted to bar, 1984, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1987, California; 1988, U.S. District Court, Central, Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of California; U.S. Claims Court; 2003, Massachusetts; 2004, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., magna cum laude, 1980; M.S., 1980; J.D., 1984); Hebrew College (B.H.L., magna cum laude, 1981). Languages: Hebrew.

Jon A. Halaby (Associate) admitted to bar, 1995, Ohio; 1996 Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2006, Massachusetts. Education: Denison University (B.A., 1992); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1995). Phi Delta Phi. Reported Cases: Scott v. Warren Hern, MD, 216 F.3d 897 (10th Cir. 2000).

Laura G. Ryan (Associate) admitted to bar, 1996, California; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2002, Massachusetts. Education: University of Massachusetts, Amherst (B.A., 1986); University of San Francisco (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Legal Writing and Research. Clerk, Supreme Court of California, Central Civil Staff, 1996-1997; Research Attorney, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1997-2000. Languages: Spanish.

Brooks Von Biberstein (Associate) admitted to bar, 1989, North Carolina; 1990, Georgia; 1992, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 1993, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia; 1994, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. (Not admitted in Massachusetts). Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1986; J.D., 1989).

Simon Glik (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Massachusetts. Education: Northeastern University (B.S., cum laude, 2000); New England School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2006). Law Clerk to the Justices, Massachusetts Probate and Family Court, 2006-2007. Languages: Russian.

OF COUNSEL

Mary-Elise Connolly (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1992, Massachusetts. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1987); Boston University (J.D., 1992).

Caroline Fiore (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1992, Massachusetts. Education: Wellesley College (B.A., 1986); Boston University (J.D., 1990). Presenter, Seminars at Brigham and Women's Hospital, University of Massachusetts Medical Center and Boston Medical Center (legal and Regulatory issues involving physician licensing (1997-2000).

Patrick J. Moynihan (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1988, Massachusetts; 1989, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Northeastern University (B.S., 1977); New England School of Law (J.D., 1988; Hon. LL.D., 1998). Assistant Attorney General, Massachusetts, 1988-1991. Chief Counsel, Massachusetts Highway Department, 1991-1992. General Counsel, Massachusetts Department of Transportation, 1993-1995. General Manager, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, 1995-1997. Secretary of Transportation, Massachusetts, 1997-1999.

Kathleen Colbert (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1992, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Westfield State College (B.A. 1985); New England School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Business Manager and Member, New England Law Review, 1990-1992. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards, Constitutional Law, UCC-Secured Transactions and UCC-Sales.

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