Attorney Edward Swartz, Swartz & Swartz, Boston, Massachusetts

Edward M. Swartz
Boston, Massachusetts


phone	(617) 742-1900
fax	(617) 367-7193
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Edward M. Swartz born Winthrop, Massachusetts, January 17, 1934; admitted to bar, 1958, Massachusetts; 1971, District of Columbia. Education: University of Massachusetts (B.A., with honors, 1955); Boston University (JD., magna cum laude, 1958); University of Michigan (LL.M., 1960). Member, Scribes Editor-in-Chief, Boston University Law Review; 1957-1958; Recipient, John Ordronanx Prize; Boston University; 1958. Recipient, Boston Aid to the Blind, Man of Vision Award, 1996; Commendation from Governor William Weld, 1995. Research Fellow, Boston-University Law Medicine Institute; 1958-. WC. Cook Graduate Fellow, University of Michigan, 1960, Lecturer in Law, Boston University School of Law, 1961-1963. Associate Editor, Massachusetts Law Quarterly, 1962- Author of numerous books, articles and publications, including: "Toys That Don't Care," Gambit Inc., 1971; "Trial Handbook for Massachusetts Lawyers," Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Co., 1972; "Slaughter by Product, Winning the Products Liability Case," Kluwer Law Book Publishers, Inc., 1986, "Toys That Kill," Random House Vintage Press, 1986; "Swartz Hazardous Products Litigation; 2^nd Edition," Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Co., 1988, Trial Handbook for Massachusetts Lawyers, Second Edition, Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, 1990; Co-author: "Massachusetts Pleading and Practice," Matthew Bender, 1974; Co-authored Personal Injury Forms and Litigation Materials, Second Edition, Clark Boardman Callaghan, 1995; "Swartz Proof of Products Defect," Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Co.; 1985. Assistant Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1963-1965, President, Boston University Law Review Alumni Association, 1966-1967. Member, Attorney General's Committee on Conflict of Interest, 1970. Member, Advisory and Editorial Board , Health Devices Evaluation Program, The Emergency Care Research Institute, 1970-, Member, Board of Directors, Boston University Law School Alumni Association, 1971- Consultant, Accident Prevention Committee, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, 1972-1973. Vice President, 1973 and Fund-Raising Chairman, 1974-1975, Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Blindness. Sustaining Founder Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, 1983 -. Member, Board of Experts, Lawyers Alert Newsmagazine, a Lawyers Weekly Publication, 1984. Member, Chancellor's Executive Committee, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 1988-. Member, Executive Council, Young Astronauts of America 1988-. Friend, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Hospital, 1989. State Coordinator, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, 1988-1995; Founder and President W.A.T.C.H. (World Against Toys Causing Harm) 1965-. Member; Boston Middlesex County, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations; Massachusetts Trial Lawyers Association ( President, 1974); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America ( National Chairman, Continuing Legal Education,1968-1971); Massachusetts Academy of Trial Lawyers; Texas Trial Lawyers Association; Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers. PRACTICE AREAS; Civil and Appellate Practice; Products Liability; Railroad Maritime; Aviation; Negligence; Class Actions; Medical Malpractice.

Areas of Practice:: Product Liability; Child Safety; Personal Injury-Plaintiff; Wrongful Death; Consumer Rights; Toxic Torts; Medical Malpractice; Negligent Security; Employment; Business; Commercial Litigation; Railroad; Maritime; Aviation; Civil and Appellate Practice; Class Actions

Bar Admissions:: Massachusetts, 1958; District of Columbia, 1971

Education:: The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1960
LL.M., Master of Law(s); Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 1958
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Law Review: Editor-in-Chief, Boston University Law Review, 1957 - 1958; University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1955
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Honors: With Honors

Published Works:: Massachusetts Law Quarterly (Associate Editor); Journal of Products Liability (Member, Editorial Board); Swartz Hazardous Products Litigation, Second Edition, 1988; Toys That Kill, 1986; Slaughter by Product, 1986; Swartz Proof of Product Defect, 1985; Handbook of Personal Injury Forms and Litigation Materials, 1983; Massachusetts Pleading and Practice (Co-Author), 7 Volumes, 1974; Hazardous Products Litigation, 1973; Trial Handbook for Massachusetts Lawyers, 1972; Toys That Don't Care, 1971; Child vs. Product: Product Related Injuries to Children, National Trial Lawyers Magazine, July, 1991; Benefits to Society of Products Liability Litigation: Promoting Child Safety, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, December, 1987; Case and Comment, Products Liability and the Captive Consumer, Nov/Dec, 1987; The Assault on the Captive Consumer: Emasculating the Common Law of Torts in the Name of Reform, St. Mary's Law Journal, 1987; Smoke Detector Litigation, Trial Magazine, November, 1986; Failure to Resuscitate a Patient Following Cardiac Arrest, The Malpractice Reporter, April, 1986; Freeing the Captive Consumer, Trial Magazine, Vol. 22, No. 4, April, 1986; The Search for Product Defect, Case and Comment, Vol. 92, No. 1, Jan/Feb, 1986; Proving That a Product is Defective, Trial Diplomacy Journal, January, 1986; Legal Approaches to Injury Prevention, Pediatric Clinics of North America, Vol. 32, No. 1, February, 1985; Identifying Product Defects, Swartz Proof of Product Defect, Chapter 2, 1985; Experts in Personal Injury Litigation, Swartz Proof of Product Defect, Chapter 3, 1985; Toys Still Don't Care, Swartz Proof of Product Defect, Chapter 12, 1985; Recreational Product-Related Injuries, Swartz Proof of Product Defect, Chapter 15, 1985; Manufacturer's Duty to Warn the Consumer About the Dangers of Oral Contraceptives, Hazardous Products Litigation, Chapter 9:24, 1985; Product Related Military Injuries, Hazardous Products Litigation, Chapter 10, 1985; Federal Legislation Regarding Public Safety, Hazardous Products Litigation, Chapter 10, 1985; Are Lawyers Missing the Big Cases?, Case and Comment, Vol. 89, No. 4, July/Aug, 1984; Why We Don't Need a National Products Liability Act, Hazardous Products Litigation, 1984; Cross Examination of a Defendant's Expert in a Leisure Time Tort Case: Illustrative Testimony in a Swimming Pool Diving Case, Personal Injury Deskbook, 1984; Litigating Household Caustics Injuries, Case and Comment, Vol. 88, No. 2, March/Apr, 1983; Medical and Surgical Instruments and Devices, Products Liability, 1983; Toys-R-Dangerous, Trial Magazine, February, 1982; General Discovery Checklist, Hazardous Products Litigation, Chapter 3, 1982; You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover, Trial Magazine, November, 1981; Books That Bite, Butler's Northeast, May 25, 1981; Cross Examination of Medical Witnesses, Art of Advocacy, 1981; Successful Litigation of Actions Resulting from Injuries Caused by Household Caustics, 28 American Jurisprudence Trials, 1981; Cross Examination of an Adverse Technical Expert in a Products Liability Case, Personal Injury Annuals, 1978; Pre-trial Examination of the Technical Witness in a Product Liability Case, Personal Injury Annuals, 1977; Toys That Harm, Trial Magazine, December, 1976; Peril at Home, Case and Comment, Vol. 81, No. 5, Sept./Oct., 1976; The Hazardous Products Plague, Trial Magazine, May, 1976; Products Liability in Massachusetts, Massachusetts Law Quarterly, Summer, 1975; The Use of Discovery in Product-Related Burn Injury Cases, 22 American Jurisprudence Trials, 1975; Burn Injury Cases, 22 American Jurisprudence Trials, 1975; Products Liability--General Principles, Massachusetts Practice and Procedure, Chapter 8.256, 1974-1975; Blindness in the Toybox, Case and Comment, Vol. 79, No. 6, Nov./Dec., 1974; Techniques of Direct Examination: Illustrative Testimony in a Flammable Fabrics Case, Personal Injury Annuals, 1974; Blindness in the Toybox, The Sight Saving Review, Vol. 43, No. 2, Summer, 1973; Preventing Burn Injuries, The Journal of Nursing Administration, Jan./Feb., 1973; The Common Law and Products Liability, Hazardous Products Litigation, Chapter 2, 1973; The Expert Witness, Hazardous Products Litigation, Chapter 4, 1973; Injuries to Children, Hazardous Products Litigation, Chapter 8:25, 1973; Liability for Defective Housing, Hazardous Products Litigation, Chapter 9:14, 1973; A Prototype Consumer Act, Hazardous Products Litigation, Chapter 9:24, 1973; Product-Related Allergic Reactions, Hazardous Products Litigation, Chapter 9:5, 1973; Caveat Emptor--'Tis the Season to be Careful, Signature, December, 1972; Inside Santa's Bag of Tricks, Environmental Quality, December, 1972; Recovery for Product-Related Quadriplegia and Paraplegia, Case and Comment, Vol. 77, No. 5, Sept/Oct, 1972; Terrors in Toyland, Environmental Quality Magazine, May, 1972; Will It Happen Again?, Archives of Surgery, January, 1972; Malpractice from the Viewpoint of the Trial Attorney, The Unfavorable Result in Plastic Surgery, Chapter 55, 1972; Flammable Fabrics: Industry's Legal Responsibility and Economic Liability, Women's Wear Daily, Dec. 21, 1971; Toys That Don't Care, Case and Comment, Nov./Dec., 1971; Malpractice Hazards of Spinal Anesthesia, DePaul University Law Review,, April, 1971; Product Liability: The Torch Cases, Case and Comment, Vol. 76, No. 1, Jan./Feb, 1971; The New Rules of Federal Discovery, Massachusetts Law Quarterly, Vol 55, No. 4, 1971; Toy Merchants v. Toy Consumers, Toys That Don't Care, 1971; Indemnity for Injury to Intangible Interests, International Society of Barristers, Vol. 5, No. 2, April, 1970; Products Liability: Manufacturers Responsibility for Defective or Negligently Designed Medical and Surgical Instruments, DePaul University Law Review, 1970; Problems of Proof, Products Liability Practicing Law Institute, 1970; Heart Transplants and the Law, New Frontiers for the Trial Lawyer, 1969; Product Liability and the Military Man, Trial Magazine, Aug/Sept, 1968; Liquefied Petroleum (LP) Gas Fires and Explosions, 14 American Jurisprudence Trials, 1968; Who Pays for Damage from Blackouts, Trial Magazine, Aug/Sept, 1965; Products Liability: Gas Explosions, Trial Magazine, April, 1965; Advertising and Products Liability, Massachusetts Law Quarterly, December, 1964; Protection of Intangible Relationships, Massachusetts Law Quarterly, Vol. 107, June, 1964; The Bona Fide Purchaser Revisited: A Comparative Inquiry, Boston University Law Review, Fall, 1962; Examination of Medical Expert in Chloromycetin Aplastic Anemia Case, Successful Litigation Techniques; Recovery for Defective Household Products: Product Promotion as a Basis for Liability, Association of Trial Lawyers of America Masters at Work II; Protecting the Public, Lawyers Weekly, November, 1991; Robin Hood, With a Twist, Robb Report, September, 1990; Ten Worst Toys, Annual Media Event, 1971-1991; Leaders of the Bar, Forbes Magazine, Oct. 16, 1989; The Best Lawyers in Massachusetts, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, March 6, 1989; Not All Fun and Games, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, Dec. 19, 1988; Ten Toys to Cross Off Kid's Lists, Boston Herald, Dec. 7, 1988; Buyers Market Newsletter (Written by Ralph Nader), November, 1987; Ten Worst Toys, Insight, Dec. 23, 1985; Don't Let a Good Lawsuit Slip Away, American Bar Association Journal, Oct. 1, 1986; Dangerous Toys, Boston Magazine, December, 1985; Stalking Killer Toys, Boston Business, December, 1985; Trouble in Toyland, Family Safety and Health, Fall, 1985; When Smoke Detectors Don't Work, Business Law, Sept. 30, 1985; Smoke Detectors are Defective in Many Fires, Lawyers Alert, July 8, 1985; Deadly Serious Over Toys, The Washington Post, Dec. 9, 1984; A Small Firm's Historic Home, American Lawyer, September, 1984; Manufacturers are Playing Rough with Babes in Toyland, Better Living, Winter, 1983; Making Millions Off the Toy Business, American Lawyer, April, 1983; Toys Santa Shouldn't Bring, Newsweek Magazine, Dec. 13, 1982; Lawyer Fights Toy War, The National Law Journal, Dec. 29, 1980; The Man Who Hates Toys, The Boston Phoenix, December, 1978; Is This Any Way to Make a Million?, Boston Magazine, September, 1978; Toys No Game With Him, Boston Herald Traveler, Nov. 16, 1976; The Dangers of Taking Precautions, Newsweek Magazine, Dec. 10, 1973; Toys That Kill, Coronet, December, 1972; How Safe Are the Toys Your Children Play With?, Boston Globe Magazine, May 28, 1972; Toys That Don't Care, The Better Business Bureau Tribune, February, 1972; Lifestyle: The Swartzes at Home, American Home, January, 1972; Boston Attorney Says U.S. Lagging in Controls Over Dangerous Toys, Boston Herald Traveler, July 29, 1971; Danger in Toyland, Ladies Home Journal

Representative Cases:: Drayton v. Jiffee Chemical Corp., 413 F.Supp. 834 (N.D.Ohio 1976); McCormack v. Abbott Laboratories, 617 F.Supp. 1521 (D.C.Mass. 1985); Cunningham by Cunningham v. Quaker Oats Co., Fisher-Price Div., 107 F.R.D. 66 (W.D.N.Y. 1985)

Classes/Seminars Taught:: How to Prepare and Try a Products Liability Case, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association 9th Annual Seminar, 1968; Toy Safety, WCVB-TV, Boston, Six O'Clock News, December 21, 1982; Adjunct Professor of Law, Boston University School of Law; Top Ten Worst Toys, WCVB-TV, Boston, News Center 5, December 21, 1982; Liability in Aquatic Programs and Facilities, Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Lecturer, Practicing Law Institute of New York, Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Top Ten Worst Toys, Good Morning America, December 17, 1982; Checklist of Factors to be Considered in Formulating a Case Theory for the Plaintiff, First Annual Product Liability Prevention Conference; Special Problems with Children's Products, ALI-ABA Conference, August 8, 1994; WCVB-TV, Boston, Six O'Clock News, December 5, 1982; Susan Warnick Show, November 1994; Children Before Profits: It's a Good Business, Seventh Annual Symposium on the Youth Market, Boston, May 5 & 6, 1994; Dateline, 1993; WBZ-TV, Boston, Six O'Clock News, December 3, 1982; Product Related Injuries to Children, Dallas Trial Lawyers Association, 1993; WCVB-TV, Boston, Six O'Clock News, December 3, 1982; American Journal, 1993; Toys That Injure and Kill, Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association, 1993; WNEV-TV, Boston, Look, December 3, 1982; Robin Young Show, WUSA TV, November 1993; Product Related Injuries-Acceptable Proof for the Nineties, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Sixth Annual Workhorse Seminar, February 27 and 28, 1992; Know Your Legal Rights, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, October 31, 1993; WNEV-TV, Boston, Six O'Clock News, December 3, 1982; Marshaling Evidence of Defect At Trial, Product Liability Law, National Practice Institute National Conference, Chicago, April 24 and 25, 1992; Syndicated Inside Edition, May 11, 1992; WJAR-TV, Providence, Six O'Clock News, December 2, 1982; Participant, Tort Law and the Public Interest, The 78th American Assembly at Arden House, Harriman, New York, May 31-June 3, 1990; WBZ-TV, Boston, Eyewitness News Conference, November 28, 1982; WBZ-TV, Boston, 7:30 Report, March 3, 1992; Slaughter by Product, Missouri Trial Lawyers Association, June 25, 1988; WBZ-TV, Boston, 7:30 Report, December 12, 1991; Interview with Barbara Brilliant, WBZ-TV, Boston, For Kids Only, May 1982; Slaughter by Product-Scientific Evidence, CLE Satellite Network, February 16, 1988; ABC-TV, Good Morning America, December 13, 1990; WBZ-TV, Boston, People Are Talking, December 10, 1981; Slaughter by Product, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, New Orleans, October 8, 1987; WBZ-TV, Boston, People Are Talking, December 12, 1990; WPRI-TV, Trouble Shooter, December 10, 1981; Analyzing Fact Patterns, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, New Jersey, April 23, 1988; WXNE-TV, Boston, It's Your Life, January 15, 1981; ABC-TV, The Home Show, November 11, 1990; Trial Skills Demonstration, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Massachusetts, August 1987; CBS-TV, Nightwatch, November 22, 1990; Products Liability, WCVB-TV, Boston, Miller's Court, September 13, 1980; Slaughter by Product: Winning Product Cases Other Lawyers Reject, The Marvin M. Belli Society 44th Annual Seminar, July 1987; WCVB-TV, Boston, Good Day Show, November 21, 1990; Toys That Don't Care, WNAC-TV, Boston, Nightscene, December 16, 1979; People Before Profits-Defective Toys and Household Products, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, California, July 1987; WJAR-TV, Providence, Newswatch, December 20, 1987; Toy Wars, WLVI-TV, Boston, It's Your Life, April 18, 1979; Toys, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, British Columbia, May 1987; Interview with Betty Levin, Good Morning Show, December 1975; WCVB-TV, Boston, Newscenter Five, December 11, 1987; Product-Induced Injuries, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Washington, DC, April 10-11, 1987; WLVI-TV, Boston, News at Ten, December 10, 1987; Special on Toys That Don't Care, WBZ-TV, Boston, June 1972; Discovery Tactics in Drug Liability Cases, National Practice Institute, National Conference on Products Liability Law, March 27, 1987; WNEV-TV, Boston, New England News, December 10, 1987; The Dinah Shore Show, December 6, 1971; Trial Demonstration-Closing Arguments, National Practice Institute, National Conference on Products Liability Law, March 28, 1987; WNEV-TV, Boston, Live at Five, December 10, 1987; The Dinah Shore Show, September 9, 1971; Slaughter by Product, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, January 1987; Dangerous Toys, Paul Benzaquin Show, May 31, 1971; WCVB-TV, Boston, Midday News, December 10, 1987; Plaintiff's Approach to the Products Liability Lawsuit, Southern Methodist University Products Liability Symposium, 1987; WBZ-TV, Boston, Eyewitness News, December 10, 1987; To Tell The Truth, January 6, 1971; Recognizing Winnable Fact Patterns, Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association 4th Annual Convention, August 1986; The 10 Worst Toys of 1987, Annual Press Conference, Swartz and Swartz, Boston, December 10, 1987; Unsafe Toys, 60 Minutes, Interview with Mike Wallace, December 22, 1970; Protecting Those Who Protect the Nation, Association of Trial Lawyers of America Summer Convention, New York, July 1986; Interview with Lisa Jansen,, Fox TV 5, Washington, DC, WTTG Reports, December 9, 1987; Interview with Steve Danehy, WXKS (KISS 108), Boston, 1987; The Proof of Product Defect: Motor Vehicles, National Product Liability Conference, March 1986; Interview with Dave Faneus, Oldies 103 FM, Boston, 1987; WBTV-TV, Charlotte, North Carolina, BTAM, December 31, 1986; The Proof of Product Defect, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, February 1986; CNN, The Larry King Show, December 23, 1987; Interview with Jerry Russell, WSRO Radio, Marlboro, Massachusetts, 1987; Protecting Captive Consumers--Lawyers Responsibility, Association of Trial Lawyers of America Mid-Winter Conference, 1986; WSUN-TV, Miami, Live at Five, December 22, 1986; Interview with Mark Gardner, WBAL Radio, Baltimore, 1987; Products Liability Cases-The Need for Adequate Warnings, Brown University, April 18, 1985; WPLG-TV, Detroit, Eyewitness News, December 22, 1986; Interview with Mark Williams, KFYI Radio, Phoenix, 1987; Torts, Trials and Tribulations, Association of Trial Lawyers of America Suffolk Law School Student Chapter, April 16, 1985; Interview with Bruce Bradley, KMOX Radio, St. Louis, December 16, 1986; WTAE-TV, Pittsburgh, Action News, December 22, 1986; Evaluating the Products Case for Settlement and for Jury Trial, National Conference on Products Liability Law, March 1985; WSNV-TV, Miami, December 22, 1986; Interview with Charlie Brennan, WNTN Radio, Newton, Massachusetts, December 15, 1986; Effective Trial Techniques: Dealing with Plaintiff's Fault in Products Liability Cases, National Conference on Products Liability Law, March 1985; KGO-TV, San Francisco, AM Weekend, December 14, 1986; WTAC Radio, Grand Blanc, Michigan, Morning Magazine, December 15, 1986; Trial Demonstration III: Examination of Defendant's Medical Expert, Cross Examination, National Conference on Products Liability Law, March 1985; WGPR-TV, Detroit, Newscope, December 12, 1986; WHDH Radio, Boston, Tom Bottle Show, December 15,1 986; Recreational Products That Kill and Maim, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers 1985 Products Liability Seminar, March 1, 1985; WWDP Radio, Philadelphia, The Susan Bray Show, December 13, 1986; WJBK-TV, Detroit, Noon News, December 12, 1986; Innovative Product Liability Trial Techniques-The Discovery Aspect, Southern Methodist University 6th Annual Symposium on Product Liability, February 21, 1985; WXYZ-TV, Detroit, Kelly & Co., December 12, 1986; WJR Radio, Detroit, Midday Magazine, December 12, 1986; Recovery for Defective Household Products, Association of Trial Lawyers of America Mid-Winter Convention, Nevada, January 15, 1985; KTTV-TV, Los Angeles, Midnight News, December 11, 1986; Interview with Michelle Welter, WWJ Radio, Detroi, December 12, 1986; Regulation of All-Terrain Vehicles, US Product Safety Commission, 1985; WBBM-TV, Chicago, Common Ground, December 11, 1986; Chicago Radio Information Service, Consumer Counter, December 11, 1986; Strategy and Theory in the Product Liability Lawsuit, Southern Methodist University Products Liability Symposium, 1985; Interview with Joe Collins, WMRO Radio, Chicago, December 11, 1986; KGO-TV, San Francisco, AM Weekend, December 10, 1986; An Overview of the Law and Strategy in Toy Litigation, Institute of CLE at the University of Michigan, 1985; KTTV-TV, Los Angeles, News Program, December 9, 1986; Interview with Jackie Runice, WLS Radio, Talkback, December 11, 1986; Prosecuting a Product Liability Action, Consumer Products-Government Regulation and Product Reliability Program, Practicing Law Institute, December 10, 1984; KABC-TV, Los Angeles, AM Los Angeles, December 9, 1986; Interview with Paul Muth, WMAQ RAdio, Chicago, December 10, 1986; Formulating a Case Theory for the Plaintiff, Product Liability Program, Law & Business Inc., December 6, 1984; WJBK-TV, Detroit, Eyewitness News at Noon, December 5, 1986; Interview with Doug Sovern, K101 Radio, San Francisco, This Week, December 10, 1986; Testimony on PL Bill S.44, National Conference of State Legislators, July 24, 1984; Interview with Pearl Skotnes, KPFK Radio, Hollywood, California, December 9, 1986; WCVB, Boston, Good Day Show, December 5, 1986; Developing a Trial Strategy in the Major Product-Related Injury Case, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, July 13, 1984; WJW-TV, Cleveland, Newscenter 8 at Noon, December 4, 1986; Interview with Dennis Beaver, KMPC Radio, Bakersfield, California, December 9, 1986; Swimming Pool Injuries, National Aquatic Institute, June 10, 1984; WBBM-TV, Chicago, The News at Six, December 3, 1986; KGO Radio, Los Angeles, Lee Rodgers Show, December 9, 1986; Establishing Defect in Product Liability Cases, National Practice Institute, Inc. 1984 National Conference on Product Liability Law, March 30, 1984; WBAL-TV, Baltimore, News 11, December 3, 1986; Interview with Al Gross, KBRT Radio, San Francisco, December 8, 1986; Athletic Equipment That Does Not Care, Massachusetts Medical Society, March 21, 1984; Interview with Dave Faneus, WBVF Radio, Framingham, Massachusetts, December 8, 1986; KOIN-TV, Portland, News Room 6, December 3, 1986; The Search for Product Defect, Association of Trial Lawyers of America Annual Convention, Louisiana, March 6, 1984; BIZNET, Ask Washington, December 3, 1986; WKIS Radio, Orlando, Florida, At Your Service, December 8, 1986; Taking Toys to Court, National Society to Prevent Blindness, 1984; KCRA-TV, Sacramento, Ch 3 Reports, December 2, 1986; KIRO Radio, Seattle, Midday Show, December 8, 1986; A Practicing Lawyer's View of Legal Education and the Torts Course in Particular, Association of American Law Schools Clinic for the Teaching of Tort Law, June 10, 1983; WITI-TV, Milwaukee, News at Five, December 2, 1986; Interview with Ray Perry, KMJ Radio, Fresno, California, December 8, 1986; Consumer Product Design Liability, Association of Trial Lawyers of America 7th Circuit Seminar, Wisconsin, April 9, 1983; Interview with Doug Young, KSDO Radio, San Diego, December 8, 1986; WISH-TV, Detroit, WISH News 8, December 2, 1986; Product-Caused Recreational Injuries, Southern Methodist University School of Law 4th Annual Symposium on Product Liability, April 7, 1983; Interview with Chuck Whelan, WARA Radio, Attleboro, Massachusetts, December 5, 1986; CNN News, Take Two, December 2, 1986; Conditioning the Jury for the Adequate Damage Award, Association of Trial Lawyers of America Advanced College of Advocacy, Massachusetts, July 2, 1982; WGN-TV, Chicago, Newscope, December 2, 1986; Interview with Loretta Barry, WERS Radio, Boston, December 5, 1986; Hazardous Products Litigation, Association of Food and Drug Officials Annual Conference, June 1982; Interview with Debbie Ruggiero, WMJX Radio, Boston, December 5, 1986; CBS Morning News, December 2, 1986; WLVI-TV, Boston, The News at Ten, December 2, 1986; WNUR Radio, Boston, Spectrum, December 5, 1986; Product Liability, South Middlesex Area Chamber of Commerce, May 19, 1982; Trial Tactics in Hazardous Products Litigation, Products Liability Seminar, Florida Bar Association CLE Committee, May 14, 1982; WTTP Radio, Boston, Dave Drossier Show, December 4, 1986; WCVB-TV, Boston, Good Day Show, December 2, 1986; Winning Strategies in a Products Liability Case, Southern Methodist University 3rd Annual Symposium on Product Liability, April 2, 1982; WBZ Radio, Boston, Peter Mead Show, December 4, 1986; CBS Early Morning News, December 2, 1986; Seminar on the Trial of a Product Liability Case, Rhode Island Trial Lawyers Association, October 17, 1981; Interview with Susan Reiman, KOA Radio, Denver, December 4, 1986; KPTV-TV, Portland, December 1, 1986; Trial of a Product Liability Action-Cross Examination of a Defendant's Expert, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1981; WLTT Radio, Rockville, Maryland, Lifestyles, December 3, 1986; Independent Network News, December 1, 1986; Cross Examination as a Tool for Establishing Damages, Association of Trial Lawyers of America 1st Circuit Meeting, Massachusetts, November 14, 1980; WNYC Radio, New York, Senior Edition, December 2, 1986; KCRA-TV, Sacramento, Ch 3 Reports, December 1, 1986; New Tort Frontiers for the Eighties, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Annual Convention, November 7, 1980; KRON-TV, San Francisco, Newscenter 4, December 1, 1986; WAMU, Washington, DC, Fred Fiske Show, December 2, 1986; Cross Examination of the Defense Expert Witness, Trial Demonstration and Workshop Case Situation, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Washington, DC, August 13, 1980; WBZ-TV, Boston, Eyewitness News, December 1, 1986; Mutual Radio Network, The Larry King Show, December 2, 1986; Witness Examination in Products Cases, Association of Trial Lawyers of America Annual Convention, Montreal, Canada, July 24, 1980; WCVB-TV, Boston, News Center 5 Tonight, December 1, 1986; Interview with Lana Jones Dagosino, WMJX Radio, December 1, 1986; Product Liability and the Engineer, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Boston Division, May 15, 1980; Interview with Dave Goblaskas, SFTO Radio, Boston, December 1, 1986; WNEV-TV, Boston, The New England News, December 1, 1986; Manufacturers Liability for Defectively Designed Products, Products Liability Litigation, Northeastern University Center for CLE, October 12, 1979; WJAR-TV, Providence, Newswatch 10, December 1, 1986; Phoenix, State Your Case with Frank Lewis, July 15, 1986; Products Liability: Manufacturers Responsibility for Defective or Negligently Designed Medical and Surgical Instruments, Professional Risk Management, Inc., June 28, 1979; CNN Headline News, December 1, 1986; Toys and Child Safety, WBUR Radio, November 27, 1984; Duty to Warn, Liquid Petroleum Gas Association, May 7, 1979; CNN Evening News, December 1, 1986; Toys and Child Safety, WEII Radio, November 27, 1984; Trial Tactics and Techniques: Proof of Defectiveness in Products Liability Cases, 1st Circuit Seminar, November 16-18, 1978; Toys and Child Safety, WROR Radio, November 27, 1984; NBC News, The Today Show, March 25, 1986; Flammable Fabrics Update, Association of Trial Lawyers of America Annual Convention, California, August 8, 1978; Channel 12, Phoenix, For Kids' Sake, January 22, 1986; Toys and Child Safety, WBCN Radio, November 27, 1984; Proof of Defect, American Bar Association Convention, August 2, 1978; Toy Recall, Channel 5, Boston, June 2, 1986; Toys, WRKO Radio, David Brudnoy Show, December 1, 1983; Meeting Defenses in Products Cases, Association of Trial Lawyers of America 5th Circuit Seminar, TExas, March 3, 1978; CNN News, December 20, 1985; WPBR Radio, The Larry King Show, December 28, 1982; The 10 Worst Toys, Prevention of Blindness Society, Washington, DC Chapter, December 12, 1977; Toys, WRKO Radio, December 8, 1982; Interview with Sarah Wallace, WABC-TV, Eyewitness News, December 9, 1985; Product and Service Quality, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Consumer Research for Consumer Policy Conference, July 28-29, 1977; WRKO Radio, The Jerry Williams Show, December 11, 1981; WBZ-TV, Boston, Live on 4, December 4, 1985; Hazardous Products Litigation, Colorado Trial Lawyers Convention, July 2, 1976; Interview with David Murphy, WITS Radio, December 10, 1981; WBZ-TV, Boston, Eyewitness News, December 5, 1985; Liability in Medical Products and Device Cases, Conference on Injury from Medical Products, Devices and Drugs- Liability of Manufacturers, Hospitals and Physicians, June 21, 1976; Interview with Joe Ruivo, WKOX Radio, December 10, 1981; WCVB-TV, Boston, Newscenter 5, December 5, 1985; Hazardous Products Litigation and the Application of the Restatement of Torts, 402a, Kansas Bar Association 1976 Annual Meeting, May 12 1976; WNEV-TV, Boston, New England News, December 5, 1985; Interview with Harley Gordon, WITS Radio, December 9, 1981; Anatomy of a Flammability Lawsuit, LeBlanc Research Corporation 4th Annual Symposium on Textile Flammability, April 14, 19876; WCVB-TV, Boston, Good Day Show, August 23, 1985; WEEI Radio, The Len Lawrence Show, October 25, 1982; Hazardous Products Litigation-Expanding Risks, Insurance Library Association of Boston, April 1, 1976; WCVB-TV, Boston, Good Day Show, May 13, 1985; Toys, WTOP Radio, Washington, DC, November 22, 1971; New Developments in Products Liability Law and New Federal Rules of Evidence, Massachusetts Trial Lawyers Association Mid-Winter Conference, March 27, 1976; WCOP Radio, Lunch With Gus Saunders, June 18, 1971; Unsafe Toys, WLVI-TV, Boston, New England Today, December 17, 1984; Negotiation and Settlement for the Plaintiff, Educational Seminars, Inc., March 19-20, 1976; Progress Report, WCVB-TV, Boston, Sunday Open House, December 16, 1984; Liability for Not Preventing Product-Related Burn Injuries, Council on Textile Flammability, 1976; Unsafe Toys, WLVI-TV, Boston, New England Today, December 10, 1984; Winning Your Case Before Trial-Techniques of Negotiation and Settlement, Educational Seminars, Inc., December 12-13, 1975; WJAR-TV, Providence, Six O'Clock News, November 27, 1984; Blindness in the Toybox, Ohio Society for the Prevention of Blindness, October 22, 1975; WBZ-TV, Boston, Six O'Clock News, November 27, 1984; Sources of Information and Investigating the Case, Association of Trial Lawyers of America Products Liability Seminar, New York, June 13-14, 1975; WCVB-TV, Boston, Six O'Clock News, November 27, 1984; Maintenance Management of Medical Instrumentation Including Legal Liability Aspects, Washington University, June 4-6, 1975; WNEV-TV, Boston, Six O'Clock News, November 27, 1984; The Laws and Journalism, National Press Photographers Association, April 12, 1976; WLVI-TV, Boston, Ten O'Clock News, November 27, 1984; Sources of Information and Case Investigation, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, March 21-22, 1975; WBZ-TV, Boston, NBC Today, November 26, 1984; Flammable Fabrics, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Nevada, January 17-18, 1975; WCVB-TV, Boston, Chronicle, November 23, 1984; The Textile Consumer and the Law, University of Rhode Island, August 19, 1974; Swimming Pool Injuries, NPI/PEN Taping, Chicago, August 21, 1984; Case Evaluation and Settlement Techniques, Association of Trial Lawyers of America National College of Advocacy, Massachusetts, July 25, 1974; Toys, WLVI-TV, Boston, New England Today, May 3, 1984; Toys That Don't Care, Virginia Society for the Prevention of Blindness Annual Meeting, March 9, 1974; Toys, Paul Benzaquin Show, December 13, 1983; Product Liability from the Plaintiff's Point of View, 27th Northeast Quality Control Conference, October 1973; WCVB-TV, Boston, Chronicle, December 13, 1983; Blindness in the Toybox, National Society for the Prevention of Blindness 65th Anniversary Conference, April 11, 1973; WCVB-TV, Boston, Breakaway, December 9, 1983; Liability, Responsibility and Prevention-the Professional's Role, Association of Mutual Engineers Conference, March 13, 1973; Unsafe Toys, WBZ-TV, Boston, Today Show, December 7, 1983; Liability Responsibility and Prevention-the Professional Role, Product Liability Prevention Conference, August 25, 1972; WBZ-TV, Boston, Live on 4, December 7, 1983; Flammable Fabrics: Industry's Legal Responsibility and Economic Liability, Information Council on Fabric Flammability, 1972; WBZ-TV, Boston, Six O'Clock News, December 7, 1983; Statement in Support of S.983, Senate Commerce Committee, July 28, 1971; WCVB-TV, Boston, Six O'Clock News, December 7, 1983; Consumer Protection, Institute for Electronic and Electrical Engineers, January 15, 1970; WNEV-TV, Boston, Six O'Clock News, December 7, 1983; Consumer Protection, The American Society of Quality Control, January 15, 1970; WBZ-TV, Boston, NBC National News, December 3, 1983; Consumer Protection, The Society of Value Engineers, January 15, 1970; All Toys Are Not Created Equal, WCVB-TV, Boston, Chronicle, November 13, 1983; The Expanding Nature of Manufacturers Products Liability, Vermont Bar Association, February 28, 1969; The Last Down, WCVB-TV, Boston, Miller's Court, October 31, 1983

Honors and Awards:: Research Fellow, Boston University Law Medicine Institute; Member, Scribes; The Bar's Top Shelf, Boston Magazine, February 1994; The Best Lawyers in the U.S., Town and Country Magazine, May 1985; Who's Who in the East, 14th Edition, 1974 - 1975; Edward M. Swartz Toy Safety Day, Proclamation by Raymond L. Flynn, Mayor of the City of Boston, 1992; Toy Safety Award, Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, 1990; Very Special Person Award, 1988; Distinguished Faculty Award, Massachusetts Academy of Trial Lawyers, Consumer Products Liability Seminar, 1987; Man of Vision Award, Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Blindness, 1982; American Lawyer's Emmy Award for Best Personal Injury Performance, 1981; 1973 Public Affairs Citation of B'nai B'right Women, 1973; W.C. Cook Fellowship, University of Michigan Law School, 1960; John Ordronaux Prize, Boston University School of Law, 1958

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Inner Circle of Advocates; Member; American Judicature Society; Member; Trial Lawyers for Public Justice; Member; Boston Bar Association; Member; Middlesex County Bar Association; Member; Massachusetts Bar Association; Member; Massachusetts Trial Lawyers Association; Member; American Bar Association; Member; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Member; New York State Bar Association; Member; Massachusetts Academy of Trial Lawyers; Member; Attorney General's Committee on Conflict of Interest, 1970; Chairman; Massachusetts Academy Trial Attorneys, 1988 - Present; Director; World Against Toys Causing Harm, Inc. (W.A.T.C.H.), 1985 - Present; Founder and President; Attorney General's Speakers' Bureau; Member; Massachusetts Trial Lawyers Association, 1974; President; Massachusetts Trial Lawyers Association; Chairman, Committee on Tort Law; Massachusetts Trial Lawyers Association; Member, Executive Committee; Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1968 - 1971; National Chairman, Committee on CLE; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Vice-Chairman, Committee on Publications; Boston University Law Review Alumni Association, 1971; President; Boston University Law School Alumni Association, 1971 - Present; Member, Board of Directors; Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Blindness, 1973 - Present; Vice-President; Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Blindness, 1974 - 1975; Fund Raising Chairman; Texas Trial Lawyers Association; Member; Emergency Care Research Institute, Member, Advisory and Editorial, 1970 - Present; Board of the Health Devices Evaluation Program; American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, 1972 - 1973; Consultant, Committee on Accident Prevention; Lawyers Alert News Magazine, 1984; Member, Board of Experts; Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, 1983 - Present; Sustaining Founder

Past Employment Positions:: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Assistant Attorney General, 1963 - 1965

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