Catastrophic Personal Injury and Wrongful Death

• Pedestrian struck by truck — traumatic brain injury, $1.9 million settlement, Boston West End. Client struck by a pickup truck while crossing Charles Street; sustained TBI, jaw fractures, and significant orofacial trauma. Resolved post-litigation at a 1,480% increase over the carrier’s opening offer.
• Severe dog attack — multiple leg fractures, $1.85 million settlement, Suffolk County. Seventy-year-old client charged at full speed by an unleashed pit bull in a public park; sustained shattered fractures of the leg requiring multiple surgeries and extended rehabilitation. Liability pursued under M.G.L. c. 140 § 155. Among the largest reported single-plaintiff dog injury settlements in Massachusetts.
• Wrongful death — gas explosion, Middlesex County. Co-trial counsel. Multi-day jury trial resolved by favorable settlement during trial.
• Pedestrian struck by van — multiple fractures and internal injuries, $1 million settlement. Client was lawfully crossing in a marked crosswalk when a van struck him, causing kidney and splenic injuries and multiple rib and spinal fractures. The settlement recovered the full available bodily-injury policy limits.
• Wrongful death — drowning. Trial team. Seven-figure recovery.
• Burn injury — defective consumer product. Action against the manufacturer of a defective tea kettle. Confidential recovery.
• Catastrophic traumatic brain injury — slip and fall on ice. Elderly client suffered a severe brain injury after falling on an inadequately maintained icy sidewalk in Boston. $300,000 settlement, the available policy limits.
• Motorcyclist struck by vehicle — multiple fractures and prolonged hospitalization. Client struck by a passenger vehicle while riding; sustained fractures to the arm and leg requiring extended hospitalization and surgical treatment. $100,000 settlement, recovering the full available coverage.
• Child passenger — spinal fractures, motor vehicle collision. Minor client sustained vertebral fractures while a passenger in a vehicle struck by another driver. Resolved at full available coverage.
• Shoulder replacement — motor vehicle collision. Client required total surgical shoulder replacement following a rear-end collision. $300,000 settlement, the available policy limits.
• Post-concussion syndrome — motor vehicle collision. Client suffered persistent post-concussion symptoms following a rear-end collision. $100,000 settlement.

Complex Civil and Real Estate Litigation

• $12.7 million judgment for commercial real estate developer following two-week federal trial on breach of contract and fraud claims.
• $835,000 verdict for owner of Back Bay commercial condominium under G.L. c. 183A, § 17(b)(2), forcing trust to repurchase unit following a fire.
• Land Court verdict securing easement rights and ordering removal of encroachments on common road.
• Preliminary injunction obtained for Seaport restaurant against REIT landlord for violation of restrictive covenant.
• Successful representation of national commercial real estate brokerage in fee dispute against landlord.
• Dismissal of civil fraud claim on behalf of seller in Boston real estate dispute.
• Jury verdict and Wage Act judgment for employee against employer for breach of contract and unpaid bonus compensation.
• Defense judgment for attorney-client in legal malpractice action; affirmed on appeal.

White-Collar Criminal Defense

• Not guilty verdict on all counts, Suffolk County Superior Court, white-collar fraud trial.
• Numerous not guilty verdicts and dismissals in matters involving OUI, narcotics, firearms, and assault.