Medical Malpractice law in Massachusetts covers surgical errors, misdiagnosis, birth injuries, medication errors, and hospital negligence. When these legal matters arise, having the right attorney can make a significant difference in the outcome. Massachusetts has its own statutes, court procedures, and legal standards that apply specifically to medical malpractice cases, and attorneys who practice in Superior Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

One of the most important things to know about medical malpractice law in Massachusetts is the statute of limitations. You generally have 3 years from the date of injury to file a claim. Massachusetts follows modified comparative fault with 51% bar (M.G.L. c. 231 § 85) for determining liability, which directly affects how much compensation you may recover. Cases are filed in Superior Court, and knowing how local judges handle these matters gives experienced attorneys a real advantage.

The medical malpractice attorneys listed here practice throughout Massachusetts and can be filtered by location, reviews, and experience. Each profile includes practice area details, office locations, and client feedback. We recommend comparing several attorneys before making a decision — most offer free initial consultations, which gives you a chance to evaluate their approach and determine whether they're the right fit.

Want to understand your legal rights before contacting an attorney? Read our complete guide to medical malpractice law in Massachusetts for an in-depth look at Massachusetts's statutes, court procedures, and what outcomes are possible. When you're ready, use the profiles below to compare attorneys and schedule a consultation.

Nelia DeStefano - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Brian Cunha & Associates
 904 Broadway East Providence RI 02914
Roger Williams University School of Law (1998)
English, Portuguese
Bar #644159
Rhode Island Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Asbestos & Mesothelioma Insurance Claims
Jay Nathaniel Michelman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Michelman Law Offices
 1333 E. Columbus Ave Springfield MA 01105
(413) 737-1166
Bar #382515
Massachusetts Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Collections Employment Law
Adela Aprodu - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Aprodu | Conley, PLLC
 50 Fountain Plaza Suite 1400 Buffalo NY 14202
(978) 406-9090
University of Pittsburgh School of Law (2011)
English, Romanian
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Consumer Law Criminal Law
Robin Gouveia - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
d Oliveira & Associates
 930 Kempton Street New Bedford MA 02740
(508) 984-8400
New England Law | Boston (1994)
English
Bar #641895 (Massachusetts); 8712 (Rhode Island)
Rhode Island Bar
Active License
Verified
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
William D. Saltzman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Koufman Law Group, LLC
 145 Tremont St 4th Floor Boston MA 02111
(617) 423-2212
Boston University School of Law (1981)
English
Supreme Court of the United States Bar
Active License
Business Law Insurance Defense Medical Malpractice
Derick Grandoit - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jeffrey Glassman Injury Lawyers
 60 Court St Taunton MA 02780
(617) 777-7777
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
English
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Maxwell Kraynak - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Koufman Law Group, LLC
 145 Tremont St 4th Floor Boston MA 02111
(617) 423-2212
Boston College Law School (2023)
English
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Criminal Law Employment Law
Brian Murphy - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1 Mercantile Street Suite 740 Worcester MA 01608
Columbia Law School
1st Circuit Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
John A. Norton Jr. - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Pulgini & Norton, LLP
 10 Forbes Rd #410 Braintree MA 02184
(781) 843-4900
St. John s University School of Law (1984)
English
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Construction Law Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
Brian Cunha - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Brian Cunha & Associates
 904 Broadway East Providence RI 02914
(508) 675-9500
Suffolk University (1976)
English, Portuguese, Spanish
Bar #4056
Rhode Island Bar
Active License
Verified
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Insurance Claims Medical Malpractice
Adam Rowe - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Crowe & Dunn
 77 Franklin Street Third Floor Boston MA 02110
(617) 367-6765
Suffolk University Law School (1993)
Maine Bar
Active License
Business Law Divorce Family Law
David Huehnergarth - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jeffrey Glassman Injury Lawyers
 60 Court St Taunton MA 02780
(617) 777-7777
Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson School of Law
English
Massachusetts Bar
Active License
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
James T. Sullivan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of John C. Manoog III
 450 South St Hyannis MA 02601
(508) 775-0088
Duquesne University School of Law (1990)
English
Pennsylvania (Inactive) Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Personal Injury Products Liability
Thomas M. Kiley Jr. - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kiley Law Group
 699 Boylston Street Boston MA 02116
(978) 965-3228
Massachusetts School of Law (2004)
English
New Hampshire Bar
Unknown Status
Estate Planning Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
Melissa DiBenedetto - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Heinlein Beeler Mingace & Heineman, P.C.
 276 Union Ave Framingham MA 01702
(508) 626-8500
Suffolk University Law School (2005)
English
Unknown Status
Family Law Landlord Tenant Medical Malpractice
Barry A. Feinstein - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Barry Feinstein & Affiliates P.C.
 100 Lowell St Peabody MA 01960
(978) 531-7450
New England Law | Boston (1977)
English
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Michael J. Grace - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Raipher D. Pellegrino Associates, P.C.
 265 State St Springfield MA 01103
(413) 746-4400
University of Virginia School of Law (1982)
English
U.S. Court of Federal Claims Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Personal Injury Products Liability
Justin St. James - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 P.O. Box 5096 Andover MA 01810-0823
(978) 689-5200
Massachusetts School of Law
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Consumer Law Insurance Claims Medical Malpractice
Jonathan Sweet - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 One Constitution Center Suite 300 Boston MA 02129
(617) 242-9100
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (1993)
Rhode Island Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Sean P. Kelly - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Marcotte Law Office LLC
 2 Dundee Park Dr #B02B Andover MA 01810
(978) 458-1229
Syracuse University College of Law (2013)
English
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Criminal Law
Peter M Merrigan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sweeney Merrigan Law LLP
 49 Locust Street Falmouth MA 02540
(617) 391-9001
James Madison University
English
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Construction Law DUI & DWI
Susan E. Bochnak - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sheff Law
 10 Tremont St 7th Floor Boston MA 02108
(617) 227-7000
New England Law | Boston
English
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Asbestos & Mesothelioma
Steven Ballard - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Steven Ballard
 The Wheelhouse 33 Bradford Street Concord MA 01742
(781) 591-2750
New England Conservatory of Music (1995)
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Criminal Law
James Finn Gavagan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gavagan Law, LLC
 1452 Dorchester Ave 4th fl, Dorchester MA 02124
(617) 206-4747
University of New Hampshire School of Law (2010)
Massachusetts Bar
Active License
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Rachel Wanat - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jeffrey Glassman Injury Lawyers
 60 Court St Taunton MA 02780
(617) 777-7777
University of Baltimore School of Law (2021)
English
Maryland Bar
Active License
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Rebecca L. Long - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Koufman Law Group, LLC
 145 Tremont St 4th Floor Boston MA 02111
(617) 423-2212
Suffolk University Law School (2015)
English
Massachusetts Bar
Active License
Civil Rights Employment Law Insurance Defense
Michael D. Molloy - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Marcotte Law Office LLC
 2 Dundee Park Dr #B02B Andover MA 01810
(978) 458-1229
Boston University School of Law (2012)
English
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Criminal Law
Marion Moniz - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jeffrey Glassman Injury Lawyers
 60 Court St Taunton MA 02780
(617) 777-7777
Suffolk University Law School
English
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Benjamin B. Gagliardi - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sheff Law
 10 Tremont St 7th Floor Boston MA 02108
(617) 227-7000
Suffolk University Law School
English
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Asbestos & Mesothelioma
William D. Kickham - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of William D. Kickham, ESQ and Associates
 119 Fisher Street Suite 1 Westwood MA 02090
(781) 320-0062
Suffolk University Law School (1982)
English, Spanish
U.S. District Court, First District, Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Construction Law Consumer Law
Wendy Beth Kahn - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kiley Law Group, LLC
 699 Boylston Street Boston MA 02216
(978) 965-3228
English
District of Columbia Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Sharon Sybel - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Brian Cunha & Associates
 904 Broadway East Providence RI 02914
(508) 991-2100
New England Law | Boston (1987)
Bar #550836
Rhode Island Bar
Active License
Verified
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Insurance Claims Medical Malpractice
Paul Molloy - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bellotti Law Group, P.C.
 529 Main St #128 Boston MA 02129
(617) 778-1000
Boston University School of Law (1983)
English
Massachusetts Bar
Active License
Estate Planning Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
Connor James Gilbert - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Morgan & Morgan, P.A.
 155 Federal Street 15th Floor Boston MA 02110
Suffolk University Law School
English
New York Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Alan R. Goodman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
A Good Law Office
 265 State Street Springfield MA 01103
(413) 736-1616
Western New England University School of Law (1977)
English
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
John A. Pulgini - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Pulgini & Norton, LLP
 76 Canal St #302 Boston MA 02114
(781) 843-2200
New England Law | Boston (1989)
English
U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts Bar
Active License
Medical Malpractice Municipal Law Personal Injury
Alex MacDonald - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The MacDonald Law Group
 24 Coolidge Hill Rd Cambridge MA 02138
(617) 747-7594
Harvard Law School (1976)
English
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
Justin A. Harriman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Altman & Altman LLP
 675 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02139
(617) 492-3000
Boston College Law School
English
Massachusetts Bar
Active License
Civil Rights Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
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