Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense
- Telephone: 617-951-2100
- Fax: 617-951-2125
- Website: www.peabodyarnold.com
Established: 1899
Practice Areas
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Business Interruption
- General Litigation
- Directors, Officers, Professional, and Corporate Liability Coverage
- Drug and Medical Device Litigation
- Employment Law and Litigation
- FDCPA/FCRA/TCPA Defense
- Health Care Litigation and Risk Management
- Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Litigation
- Nursing Home/Assisted Living Litigation
- Premises Liability and Tort Defense
- Professional Liability Litigation
About Us
Founded in 1899, we are one of Boston's oldest law firms. We believe in the traditional values of our profession - the highest standards of quality, responsiveness, and ethics - but take a modern approach to legal service delivery. Through independent thinking, creative problem-solving and smart staffing, we help clients achieve optimum results.
Today, we are a leading regional firm of over 50 attorneys with a wide reach. Our team assists clients throughout the New England states (and often across the U.S. and as far as the U.K.), with their litigation and insurance coverage needs.
With some of the most experienced and capable trial lawyers in New England, clients rely on us to handle a wide array of civil claims and lawsuits. We represent an interesting variety of industries and professionals in our work. We have particular expertise working with insurers, drug and medical device manufacturers, corporate employers, healthcare institutions, nursing homes, colleges and universities, municipalities, lawyers, real estate professionals, insurance agents and brokers, financial institutions and other businesses. Our litigators often provide litigation-avoidance advice to our clients. From pre-suit strategy to defense of civil lawsuits through trial, our team of litigators has you covered.
Peabody & Arnold has a national reputation in Directors & Officers (D&O) insurance and other forms of business insurance. For over 50 years, insurance companies have relied on us to handle major claims and coverage issues in state and federal courts throughout the United States and abroad. We provide coverage advice and monitor high-profile litigation. We represent insurers in settlement negotiations, mediations, and in the resolution of significant coverage disputes.
Additional Locations
- Providence, Rhode Island
- 40 Westminster Street, Suite 201
- Providence, Rhode Island 02903
- Telephone: 401-521-3742
- Fax: 617-951-2125
- New York, New York
- 11 Broadway, Suite 615
- New York, New York 10004
- Telephone: 646-448-5250
Client Information
Insurance Clients
- AIU North America, Inc.
- Aspen Insurance
- CGU Insurance Companies
- Chartis
- Chubb Executive Risk, Inc.
- CNA Insurance Company
- CRICO/RMF
- Crum & Forster Insurance Group
- CUMIS Insurance Society, Inc.
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland
- Fireman's Fund Insurance Company
- Fireman's Fund Risk Management Services, Inc.
- First State Insurance Company
- GAB Robins North America, Inc.
- General Insurance Company of America
- Great American Insurance Company
- Gulf Insurance Company
- Hanover Insurance Company
- Hartford Insurance Company
- Hartford Specialty Company
- Hudson Insurance Company
- Industrial Underwriters Insurance Company
- International Fidelity Insurance Company
- Kemper Insurance Companies
- Lexington Insurance Company
- Liberty Bond Services
- Mount Vernon Fire Insurance Company
- National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA
- New England Insurance Company
- Northland Insurance Company
- Nutmeg Insurance Company
- Pacific Insurance Company
- PRMS, Inc. - Professional Risk Management Services, Inc.
- Risk Enterprise Management, Ltd.
- RSKCo
- Stratford Insurance Company
- Swiss Re/Westport Insurance Corporation
- Travelers Casualty and Surety Company
- Travelers Indemnity Company
- Travelers Property Casualty Corporation
- Trumbull Insurance Company
- Tudor Insurance Company
- Twin City Fire Insurance Company
- United States Liability Insurance Group
- Western World Insurance Company
- XL Specialty Insurance Company
- Zurich American Insurance Group
- Zurich North America
Personnel Information
Partners
Jennifer E. Burke
Boston, MA
Admitted
- Massachusetts, 1989
Education:
- University of Virginia, B.A. (with honors), 1986
- Harvard Law School, J.D., 1989
Susan E. Cohen
Boston, MA
Admitted
- Massachusetts, 1988
Education:
- University of Massachusetts Amherst, B.A. (cum laude), 1983
- Boston University School of Law, J.D., 1988
Frederick E. Connelly, Jr.
Boston, MA
Admitted
- Massachusetts, 1985
- Rhode Island, 2003
Education:
- St. Lawrence University, B.A. (cum laude), 1980
- Suffolk University, J.D. (cum laude), 1984
Allen N. David
Boston, MA
Admitted
- Massachusetts, 1977
Education:
- University of Massachusetts, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1974
- Boston University, J.D. (cum laude), 1977
Michael P. Duffy
Boston, MA
Admitted
- Massachusetts, 1982
- Rhode Island, 1992
Education:
- University of Rhode Island, B.A. (with highest honors), 1979
- Harvard University, J.D. (cum laude), 1982
Timothy O. Egan
Boston, MA
Admitted
- Massachusetts, 1997
- Rhode Island, 2014
Education:
- College of the Holy Cross, B.A., 1994
- University of Notre Dame Law School, J.D., 1997
Ian J. Gemmell
Boston, MA
Admitted
- Massachusetts, 2010
- Connecticut, 2010
- New Jersey, 2012
Education:
- Bates College, B.A., 2003
- Suffolk University Law School, J.D., 2010
Lindsey A. Gil
Boston, MA
Admitted
- Massachusetts, 2010
- Rhode Island, 2011
Education:
- Syracuse University, B.A. (summa cum laude), 2007
- Boston University School of Law, J.D., 2010
Matthew J. Griffin
Boston, MA
Admitted
- Massachusetts, 1998
Education:
- College of Holy Cross, B.A., 1995
- Suffolk University Law School, J.D., 1998
Colleen M. Hennessey
Boston, MA
Admitted
- Massachusetts, 1991
Education:
- Colby College, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1988
- Suffolk University, J.D. (cum laude), 1991
Stephanie Kao
Boston, MA
Admitted
- Massachusetts, 2010
- New York, 2011
- Washington, 2023
Education:
- University of Michigan, B.B.A. (with high distinction), 2006
- Boston University School of Law, J.D., 2010
Katherine Kenney
Boston, MA
Admitted
- Massachusetts, 1997
Education:
- Tufts University, B.A., 1992
- Suffolk University Law School, J.D. (cum laude), 1997
Robert A. McCall
Boston, MA
Admitted
- Massachusetts, 1988
- New Hampshire
Education:
- Harvard University, A.B. (cum laude), 1983
- Northeastern University, J.D., 1988
David G. O'Brien
Boston, MA
Admitted
- Massachusetts, 1996
- New York, 1997
Education:
- Northeastern University, B.S. (cum laude), 1989
- New England School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 1996
John J. O'Connor
Boston, MA
Admitted
- Massachusetts, 1989
- Maine
Education:
- American International College, B.A. (summa cum laude), 1984
- The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, J.D., 1989
Christopher A. Parady
Managing Partner
Boston, MA
Admitted
- Massachusetts, 1993
Education:
- Tufts University, B.A., 1990
- Boston University School of Law, J.D., 1993
Scarlett M. Rajbanshi
Boston, MA
Admitted
- Massachusetts, 2006
- Rhode Island, 2007
- New Hampshire, 2012
- New York, 2023
Education:
- University of Massachusetts, B.A. (summa cum laude), 2002
- Boston College Law School, J.D. (cum laude), 2006
Heather G. Reid
Boston, MA
Admitted
- Massachusetts, 2015
Education:
- Boston College, B.A., 2007
- New England Law | Boston, J.D. (cum laude), 2015
Lincoln A. Rose
Boston, MA
Admitted
- Massachusetts, 2014
Education:
- Stonehill College, 2011
- Suffolk University Law School, J.D., 2014
Susan M. Silva
Boston, MA
Admitted
- Massachusetts, 2015
- Rhode Island, 2015
Education:
- Salve Regina University, B.A. (cum laude), 2012
- Suffolk University Law School, J.D. (cum laude), 2015
Tamara Smith Holtslag
Boston, MA
Admitted
- Massachusetts, 1996
- New Hampshire, 2011
Education:
- University of New Hampshire, B.A. (cum laude), 1993
- Suffolk University Law School, J.D., 1996
Of Counsel
- Kathleen M. Colbert
- Amanda T. DiMatteo
- James J. Duane III
- Kristin G. Griffin
- Catherine B. Kelleher
- Allan E. Taylor
Senior Counsel
- George A. Berman
- Philip M. Cronin
- Harvey Weiner
Associates
- Brittany L. Begen
- Kevin M. Bergin
- Christina T. Bermejo
- Nicole L. Carnevale
- Jared DiNicolantonio
- Avana A. Epperson-Temple
- Matthew P. Fachetti
- Samuel Izzo
- Hanna Lee
- Laura A. Murray
- Cairin Sager
- Elti Skendaj
- Kristyn K. St. George
- Campbell Stuart
- Catalina Tagle
- Lindsay D. Tenaglia
- Matthew Westhoff
- Kaitlyn M. Wright
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