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Address
260 Franklin Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110 (Suffolk Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
5.0
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 Free Initial Consultation (Main Office) Counselors to insurers, corporations, small businesses and individuals in civil litigation, insurance coverage and risk management, with a concentration in toxic exposure (including chemical, solvent, lead, mold and asbestos), indoor air quality, products liability, and construction defect claims. Insurance defense: Insurance carriers depend on Governo Law Firm to defend their insured's in a variety of civil litigation matters. The majority of these cases involve complex claims of exposure to asbestos, lead, mold, benzene and other toxins. Additionally, the Firm defends traditional environmental claims including underground storage tanks and spills, as well as complex products liability claims. The Firm enjoys a national reputation as a leader in the field of indoor air quality and toxic tort claims. Insurance coverage: In addition to defending complex tort and products liability claims the Firm regularly represents insurance companies in coverage matters ranging from coverage opinions to the defense of coverage-related and bad faith claims. These claims involve a broad range of issues and types of insurance policies. Asbestos litigation: Asbestos claims are the single largest type of case the Firm handles. The Firm's attorneys act both as local counsels in the New England states and as National Counsel for clients sued across the country. The Firm's asbestos clients include manufacturers, distributors, installers, small businesses, premises owners and contractors. Catastrophic Claims: The disaster recovery industry, as well as the insurance industry, relies on the Firm for counseling in the areas of risk management and litigation for losses involving floods, fires, and natural disasters. Statement of PracticeCivil Litigation, Insurance Defense, Insurance Coverage, Toxic Torts, Environmental Law, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Indoor Air Quality, Construction Defect, Risk Management, Contracts, Asbestos Litigation, Lead Poisoning, Mold Litigation, Construction Accidents, Benzene Exposure, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Premises Liability, Complex and Multi-District Litigation, Disaster Recovery Industry, Property Remediation, Pollution, Occupational Disease, Trial Practice, Chemical Exposure, Mass Torts. Year Established: 1995
Firm Size: 13
Representative Clients:Traveler's/St. Paul Insurance Group
Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.
SAFECO Insurance Co.
Arrowpoint
Ohio Casualty Group
Employers Mutual Casualty Co.
ACE USA
One Beacon Insurance
Nationwide Insurance Group
Riverstone Claims Management
Utica National Insurance Group
General Casualty Co.
Atlantic Mutual Companies
Chubb Group of Insurance Companies
Hartford Insurance Group
Circor Corp.
Cavell USA, Inc.
Envirotech Clean Air.
Rate InformationFixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
Address260 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110, (Suffolk Co.)
PhonePhone: 617-737-9045
Fax: 617-737-9046
Website
http://www.governo.com
Office HoursMonday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Saturday: By Appointment Only
Sunday: By Appointment Only
David M. Governo (Senior Partner) born Attleboro, Massachusetts, March 2, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Massachusetts; 1982, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts and U.S. Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit. Education: Providence College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1978); Northeastern University (J.D., 1981). Phi Sigma Alpha; Phi Sigma Tau. Member: Boston (Member, Section on Environmental Law), Massachusetts (Member, Sections on: Civil Litigation; Law Practice) and American (Member, Sections on: Law Practice Management; Litigation; Science and Technology) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: O'Connell v. Foster Wheeler Energy Corp., 544 F.Supp. 2d 51 (D. Mass. 2008). Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Construction Defect; Asbestos; Lead Poisoning; Indoor Air Quality; Insurance Coverage; Commercial Litigation; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Environmental Law; Corporate Law; Toxic Exposure; Premises Liability; Mold Litigation; Construction Law; Construction Accidents; Construction Defects; Air Quality; Environmental Risk Management; Property Remediation; Sick Building Syndrome; Toxic Substances; Water Pollution; Insurance; Property Insurance; Risk Management; Casualty Insurance Defense; Litigation; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Personal Injury; Catastrophic Injury; Products Liability; Chemical Products Liability; Environmental Products Liability; Industrial Products Liability; Manufacturers Liability; Product Defects; Professional Liability; Design Professionals Errors and Omissions; Professional Errors and Omissions; Professional Negligence; Torts; Mass Torts; Asbestos Defense; Chemical Exposure; Pesticide Litigation; Benzene Exposure.Email: David M. Governo
Bryna Rosen Misiura (Partner) born Portland, Maine, July 23, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Massachusetts; 1993, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1995, District of Columbia; 2008, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Allegheny College (B.A., 1987); University of Virginia (J.D., 1992). Alden Scholar. Articles Editor, Virginia Tax Review. Research and Projects Editor, Virginia Environmental Law Journal. Author: "The Home Office Deduction Game: Will Soliman v. Commissioner Return the Taxpayer to Square One?" 12 Virginia Tax Review 141 (Summer 1992). Member: Boston and Massachusetts Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar. Reported Cases: O'Connell v. Foster Wheeler Energy Corp., 544 F.Supp. 2d 51 (D. Mass. 2008) Contois v. Able Indus., 523 F.Supp. 2d 155 (D. Conn. 2007) Pantalone v. Aurora Pump Co., 576 F.Supp. 2d 325 (D. Conn. 2008) Depres v. Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp., 577 F.Supp. 2d 604 (D. Conn. 2008). Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Products Liability; Construction Defects; Insurance Defense; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Mass Torts; Asbestos; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Insurance Coverage; Bad Faith Defense.Email: Bryna Rosen Misiura
Jeniffer A.P. Carson (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, March 8, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Massachusetts; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts and Pro Hac Vice, New York, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Maine. Education: Suffolk University (B.S., 1996; J.D., 1999). Phi Alpha Delta. Suffolk University Trustee Ambassador Scholar. Practice Areas: Asbestos Litigation; Insurance Defense; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Toxic Chemicals; Products Liability; Construction Law; Chemical Products Liability; Contracts.Email: Jeniffer A.P. Carson
David A. Goldman (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, February 28, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, Massachusetts; 1994, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 2004, Rhode Island. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., cum laude, 1987); Suffolk University (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Pi Sigma Alpha. National Political Science Honor Society, University of Michigan. Practice Areas: Asbestos Litigation; Insurance Defense; Lead Poisoning; Mold Litigation; Insurance Coverage.Email: David A. Goldman
ASSOCIATESLonna J. Carter (Associate) born November 4, 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, Massachusetts. Education: University of Massachusetts, Amherst (B.A., 2004); Northeastern University School of Law (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Asbestos Defense; Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Products Liability.Email: Lonna J. Carter
Charles J. Sheehan (Associate) born Fort Worth, Texas, January 18, 1970; admitted to bar, 2002, New York and Massachusetts; 2005, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Boston University (B.A., 1992); Columbia University (J.D., 1998). Languages: Russian. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; General Liability Defense; Asbestos Defense.Email: Charles J. Sheehan
Kendra A. Christensen (Associate) born July 19, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Massachusetts and Rhode Island; 2007, Connecticut, U.S. District Court, District Court of Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island. Education: George Washington University (B.A., 2002); New England School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: Massachusetts Bar Association; Rhode Island Bar Association. Practice Areas: Asbestos Defense; Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Products Liability.Email: Kendra A. Christensen
Njoki K. Williams (Associate) born Jamaica, New York, October 10, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Massachusetts; 2004, New York and Connecticut. Education: Boston University (B.A., 2000); Boston University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Litigation; Business Planning; Environmental Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Intellectual Property Rights; Litigation; Civil Litigation; Occupational Injuries; Products Liability Defense; Toxic Torts; Asbestos Defense; Risk Management.Email: Njoki K. Williams
Sarah E. O'Leary (Associate) born Boston, Massachusetts, April 23, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Massachusetts; 1997, New Hampshire, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire. Education: Northeastern University (B.S., 1992; J.D., 1996). Member: Massachusetts and New Hampshire Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Asbestos Defense; Toxic Tort Defense; Construction Law; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Insurance Defense; Occupational Injuries; Business Law; Litigation.Email: Sarah E. O'Leary
Jennifer Hatch (Associate) born Holliston, Massachusetts, December 29, 1974; admitted to bar, 2004, Massachusetts. Education: University of Massachusetts at Amherst (1998); Northeastern University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: Women's Bar Association (Member, New Lawyers Committee, 2004); Boston Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Insurance Defense; Occupational Safety and Health.Email: Jennifer Hatch
John P. Gardella (Associate) born New York, New York, December 21, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Tennessee; 2005, Massachusetts. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., Economics, 2000); Vanderbilt University Law School (J.D., 2003). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Massachusetts Bar Association; Boston Bar Association. Languages: English and Japanese. Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Products Liability; Litigation; Asbestos Litigation.Email: John P. Gardella
Brendan J. Gaughan (Associate) born Lowell, Massachusetts, July 24, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Massachusetts; 2002, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Boston College (B.A., 1996); Suffolk University Law School (J.D., 2000). Formerly with: Kushner & Marano, P.C.; Boyle Morrissey & Campo, P.C. Practice Areas: Asbestos Litigation; Complex Litigation; Construction Accidents; Environmental Law; Construction Defects; Civil Litigation; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Asbestos Defense; Property Remediation.Email: Brendan J. Gaughan
Michael D. Simons (Associate) born Saugus, Massachusetts, August 17, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Massachusetts; 1996, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1997, New York; 2002, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Education: Brown University (A.B., Political Science, 1990); University of Florida College of Law (J.D., 1993). Co-Author: "Primary Residence: Institutional Living and Its Impact Upon Regulated Tenants," with William J. Neville, Finkelstein & Ferrara Landlord - Tenant Practice Reporter, Vol. 1, Issue 10, September, 2000; "DHCR and the Onus of Inaction," with Terry L. Hazen, Finkelstein & Ferrara Landlord - Tenant Practice Reporter, Vol. II, Issue 5, May, 2001; "McCarthy v. DHCR: Effect on Luxury Income Deregulation," with Terry L. Hazen, Finkelstein & Ferrara Landlord - Tenant Practice Reporter, Vol. III, Issue 3, March, 2002. Practice Areas: Asbestos Defense; Toxic Tort Defense; Product Liability Defense; Construction Defects; Commercial Contracts; Construction Law; Environmental Law; Insurance Coverage; Litigation; Professional Liability; Mass Torts; Toxic Torts; Lead Poisoning; Mold Litigation.Email: Michael D. Simons
Robert Venturo (Associate) born Medford, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 2002, Massachusetts; U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Merrimack College (B.A., 1996); Suffolk University Law School (J.D., 2001). Member: Massachusetts Association of Trial Attorneys. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense; Construction Defects; Litigation; Indoor Air Quality; Toxic Torts; Lead Poisoning; Mold Litigation; Asbestos Defense; Toxic Tort Defense; Products Liability Defense; Construction Law; Environmental Law; Professional Liability; Commercial Contracts; Mass Torts.Email: Robert Venturo
OF COUNSELTimothy J. Dodd (Of Counsel) born Providence, Rhode Island, February 14, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Rhode Island; 1994, U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island. (Not admitted in Massachusetts). Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1981); Suffolk University (J.D., 1984). Phi Beta Kappa. Adjunct Faculty, Business Law, Community College of Rhode Island, 1985-1990. Member: Rhode Island Bar Association. Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Products Liability; Negligence Defense; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Litigation.
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