Best's Insurance Professional Resources
Client-Recommended Attorneys, Adjusters and Experts
Best's Insurance Professional Resources
Client-Recommended Attorneys, Adjusters and Experts


Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense

Federal Reserve Plaza, 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02210

Established: 1899

Practice Areas

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Business Interruption
  • Directors, Officers, Professional, and Corporate Liability Coverage
  • Drug and Medical Device Litigation
  • Employment Law and Litigation
  • FDCPA/FCRA/TCPA Defense
  • General Litigation
  • 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

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
Education:
  • St. Lawrence University, B.A. (cum laude), 1980
  • Suffolk University, J.D. (cum laude), 1984

William R. Covino

Boston, MA

Admitted
  • Massachusetts, 2008
  • New Hampshire
Education:
  • Suffolk University, B.S. (summa cum laude), 2006
  • Suffolk University Law School, J.D. (cum laude), 2008

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
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
  • New Jersey
Education:
  • Bates College, B.A., 2003
  • Suffolk University Law School, J.D., 2010

Lindsey A. Gil

Boston, MA

Admitted
  • Massachusetts, 2010
  • Rhode Island
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

Jane A. Horne

Boston, MA

Admitted
  • Massachusetts, 2008
  • New York, 2009
Education:
  • The George Washington University, B.A. (cum laude), 2004
  • St. John's University School of Law, J.D. (Dean's List), 2008

Stephanie Kao

Boston, MA

Admitted
  • Massachusetts, 2010
  • New York, 2011
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
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
Education:
  • American International College, B.A. (summa cum laude), 1984
  • The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, J.D., 1989

E. Joseph O'Neil

Boston, MA

Admitted
  • Massachusetts, 1991
Education:
  • Washington University, B.A., 1986
  • University of Oregon, J.D., 1991

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
Education:
  • University of Massachusetts, B.A. (summa cum laude), 2002
  • Boston College Law School, J.D. (cum laude), 2006

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
  • Kathleen A. Papadeas
  • 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
  • Phililp J. Czarnec
  • Avana A. Epperson-Temple
  • Matthew P. Fachetti
  • Catherine A. Maronski
  • Cassidy J. Mills
  • Heather G. Reid
  • Lincoln A. Rose
  • Susan M. Silva
  • Elti Skendaj
  • Kristyn K. St. George
  • Catalina Tagle
  • Lindsay D. Tenaglia
  • Nate D. Underhill
  • Kaitlyn M. Wright

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