Edward M. Swartz

(1934-2010)

Edward M. Swartz

(1934-2010)

Over the course of decades, Mr. Swartz took on consumer protection causes that have positively affected the lives of many, leading to product recalls, design changes, and implementation of industry-wide safety protocols. As the Founder of Swartz & Swartz, P.C., he approached his legal work on behalf of seriously injured individuals and their families with an unrivaled passion, in a profession that he had been drawn to even as a young boy.

Honing his skills in college debates and by acting in school plays, Mr. Swartz attended Boston University School of Law on a scholarship, was editor-in-chief of the law review, president of the student bar association, represented his school in a national moot court competition, and graduated first in his class.  He continued his legal education as a W.C. Cook Fellow at the University of Michigan Law School, and served as an adjunct professor at Boston University School of Law.

Mr. Swartz’ concerns and crusade for safety spanned the spectrum of the American marketplace, as he reinforced his reputation as one of the nation’s foremost consumer advocates and primary movers in products liability law.  His record-setting results on behalf of catastrophically injured clients were born from his remarkable drive, to serve consumers by publicizing the existence of injustices and dangerous products, and inducing governmental agencies to protect the public.

Education

LL.M., The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1960
J.D., Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 1958 

Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Law Review: Editor-in-Chief, Boston University Law Review, 1957 – 1958

B.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1955
With Honors

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Massachusetts, 1958
District of Columbia, 1971

Professional & Bar Association Memberships

Inner Circle of Advocates

American Judicature Society

Trial Lawyers for Public Justice

Boston Bar Association

Middlesex County Bar Association

Massachusetts Bar Association

Massachusetts Trial Lawyers Association

American Bar Association

Association of Trial Lawyers of America

New York State Bar Association

Massachusetts Academy of Trial Lawyers

Attorney General’s Committee on Conflict of Interest 
Member Since: 1970
Chairman

Massachusetts Academy Trial Attorneys 
Member Since: 1988 – Present
Director

World Against Toys Causing Harm, Inc. (W.A.T.C.H.) 
Member Since: 1985 – Present
Founder and President

Attorney General’s Speakers’ Bureau

Massachusetts Trial Lawyers Association 
Member Since: 1974
President

Massachusetts Trial Lawyers Association 
Chairman, Committee on Tort Law

Massachusetts Trial Lawyers Association 
Member, Executive Committee

Association of Trial Lawyers of America 
Member Since: 1968 – 1971
National Chairman, Committee on CLE

Association of Trial Lawyers of America 
Vice-Chairman, Committee on Publications

Boston University Law Review Alumni Association 
Member Since: 1971
President

Boston University Law School Alumni Association 
Member Since: 1971 – Present
Member, Board of Directors

Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Blindness 
Member Since: 1973 – Present
Vice-President

Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Blindness 
Member Since: 1974 – 1975
Fund Raising Chairman

Texas Trial Lawyers Association

Emergency Care Research Institute, Member, Advisory and Editorial 
Member Since: 1970 – Present
Board of the Health Devices Evaluation Program

American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 
Member Since: 1972 – 1973
Consultant, Committee on Accident Prevention

Lawyers Alert News Magazine 
Member Since: 1984
Member, Board of Experts

Trial Lawyers for Public Justice 
Member Since: 1983 – Present
Sustaining Founder

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

Past Employment Positions

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Assistant Attorney General, 1963 – 1965