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I am a litigator who has successfully defended an array of clients in federal and state courts in complex tort and commercial matters. I focus my practice on representing educational institutions in their most sensitive claims involving catastrophic injury and wrongful death, including matters involving suicides, substance abuse and mass casualty incidents. I also represents hospitals and entertainment venues; security firms; rehabilitation and assisted living facilities; manufacturers of industrial and safety equipment products, automotive; food and beverage companies; and medical device manufacturers.I am skilled at navigating the various relationships connected to these high-profile claims, including insurers and third-party companies, and formulating strategies which best protects my clients while also considering their business and moral objectives, operations, aspirations, and philosophies as a priority throughout the process.Further, I provide counsel to companies ranging from Fortune 500 to startups nearing launch by providing full-scale risk analysis and developing protocols, procedures, and training to reduce future litigation, indemnity, and defense costs. I reside in Boston with my wife and our three sons, and I proudly serve as the Co-President of the Board of Directors of Hill House, a non-profit organization that works to promote a sense of urban community for thousands of families through service activities in the diverse neighborhoods of Boston. I am also the president of the Board of the Friends of Teddy Ebersol’s Red Sox Fields, which oversees the restoration and maintenance of the much-loved youth athletic fields on Boston’s famed Esplanade.

Listed skills include Litigation, Product Liability, Toxic Tort, Civil Litigation, and 12 others.