It is no secret that lawyers are not the most loved members of our community. Our reputation has been sullied unfortunately by the misdeeds of others. That is truly sad because the overwhelming vast majority of lawyers are good and decent people dedicated to helping their clients. Personal injury lawyers, through less-than-tasteful advertising, are sometimes called ambulance […]

No one ever expects to be involved in an accident. The aftermath of an accident can be hard to deal with. There are medical bills and possibly lost wages. Possibly there are letters and phone calls from insurance companies coming your way. You may be in this situation and wondering when do you need a personal injury lawyer? Here are […]

No matter what type of personal injury or workers’ compensation case you have, it is important to avoid some common mistakes that can harm your claim. These mistakes are made unwittingly by people all the time. These mistakes also serve to help insurance companies lowball or deny a perfectly valid and legitimate claim. Making even a slight mistake can […]

At our office we settle many personal injury cases each and year. Every once in a while we deal with child support and/or tax liens for a client at the conclusion of a case. The reason this happens is because all insurance companies in Massachusetts are required to conduct a Department of Revenue (DOR) check before the settlement […]

A new report from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) finds that in 2018, a whopping 6,227 pedestrians were killed on roadways in the United States. This is the highest number of such deaths in nearly thirty years.  The number of these deaths has been on the rise since 2009. The report attributes this alarming uptick to the increasing […]

Unfortunately there are always some bad apples. In the world of personal injury law, some bad apples fake an accident, their injuries from an accident, or their inability to work following an accident, in order to pursue a personal injury or workers compensation claim. This type of behavior is illegal and unethical. Is it also […]

It is not just Boston that sees wrongful death brought upon by negligently operated duck boats. Seattle in September 2015 experienced an unspeakable tragedy when a duck boat vehicle crashed into a bus full of people. Five people were killed and 60 people were injured as a result. The jury decided the manufacturer, of the amphibious vehicle, Ride […]

Personal injury claims frequently arise from accidents occurring in parking lots.  As a Boston parking accident lawyer, I have represented many people injured in these accidents.  Understanding their cause can help to avoid these accidents in the future. While there are so many types of situations that can cause parking lot accidents, here are some common […]

Massachusetts Drivers Must Clear Snow And Ice From Their Vehicles We here in Massachusetts, as we are ready to turn the calendar to February, are knee-deep in winter. Brutally cold weather combined with snow and ice, makes everything more challenging. We are at greater risk of slipping and falling, and other various types of injury-producing accidents. At […]

I was surprised and disappointed to learn recently that most of the pedestrian crosswalk buttons found at Boston intersections do not work. According to the Boston Globe, the vast majority of these devices do not work. The reason so many do not work is because the high amount of motor vehicle traffic in Boston creates traffic patterns […]