Nursing Home Abuse law in Massachusetts covers elder abuse in care facilities, neglect, financial exploitation, wrongful death, and resident rights violations. 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 nursing home abuse 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 nursing home abuse 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.

When selecting a nursing home abuse attorney in Massachusetts, consider their specific experience with cases like yours, their familiarity with Superior Court procedures, and their track record. The attorneys listed on this page serve clients throughout Massachusetts and have profiles that include their credentials, practice areas, office locations, and client reviews. Comparing multiple attorneys helps you find the right fit for your situation and budget.

Before you choose an attorney, it helps to understand the legal landscape. Read our complete guide to nursing home abuse law in Massachusetts to learn about filing deadlines, state-specific rules, and what damages or remedies may be available in your case. Then use the directory below to find and compare qualified lawyers across Massachusetts.

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
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
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
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
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
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
Rebecca Shea - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Greene LLP
 75 Park Plaza 2nd Floor Boston MA 02116
(617) 261-0040
Suffolk University Law School (2020)
English
Massachusetts Bar
Active License
Employment Law Gov & Administrative Law Nursing Home Abuse
Dave Flanagan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Flanagan & Associates
 440 Washington Street Second Floor, Suite 4 Weymouth MA 02189
(617) 472-8400
New England Law | Boston (2003)
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Insurance Claims
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
John S. Booth - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Booth Law, P.C.
 3180 Main Street P.O. Box 1215 Barnstable MA 02630
(508) 202-1709
Boston University School of Law (2014)
English
United States District Court for District of Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Collections Divorce
David W. Heinlein - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Heinlein Beeler Mingace & Heineman, P.C.
 50 Congress St #600 Boston MA 02109
(508) 626-8500
Suffolk University Law School
English
U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Insurance Defense Nursing Home Abuse
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
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
Kerri M. Morey - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Morey Law Group, PC
 859 Willard Street Suite 400 Quincy MA 02169
(617) 999-4411
Roger Williams University School of Law (1997)
United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island Bar
Active License
Business Law Construction Law Health Care 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
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
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
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
Charlotte E. Glinka - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Keches Law Group, P.C.
 2 Granite Ave #400 Milton MA 02186
(617) 855-7878
Suffolk University Law School (1991)
English
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Employment Law Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Julia Hogan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bellotti Law Group, P.C.
 529 Main St #128 Boston MA 02129
(617) 225-2100
Suffolk University Law School (1998)
English
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Patricia J. Rezendes - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Carney, Rezendes & Crowley, LLC
 45 Braintree Hill Office Pk #303 Braintree MA 02184
(617) 472-3900
Suffolk University Law School (2009)
English
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury Products Liability
James C. Crowley Jr. - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of John C. Manoog III
 450 South St Hyannis MA 02601
(508) 775-0088
Vermont Law School (1989)
English
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Ricky LeBlanc - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sokolove Law, LLC
 1330 Boylston Street Suite 400 Chestnut Hill MA 02467
Fitchburg State College
English
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Unknown Status
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Reza Breakstone - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Breakstone, White & Gluck
 2 Center Plaza #530 Boston MA 02108
(617) 723-7676
Northeastern University School of Law (2008)
English, Farsi, Spanish
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Insurance Claims
Michael O. Smith - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mass Injury Group
 15 Broad St #800 Boston MA 02109
(617) 263-0060
Suffolk University Law School
English, French, Khmer, Portuguese, Spanish
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Arbitration & Mediation Criminal Law
Adam Becker - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Keches Law Group, P.C.
 2 Granite Ave #400 Boston MA 02186
(617) 855-7878
Brooklyn Law School (1992)
English
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Insurance Claims Medical Malpractice
Abbie Rosen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
KJC Law Office, LLC
 10 Tremont St 5th Floor Boston MA 02108
(617) 720-8447
Suffolk University Law School (2019)
English
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Rebecca Thomas - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 21 Franklin Street Third Floor Quincy MA 02169
(774) 302-2300
Temple University (1999)
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Eric J. Parker - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
PARKER SCHEER LLP
 One Center Plaza Suite 420 Boston MA 02108
(617) 886-0500
Suffolk University Law School (1983)
1st Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice
Alan Segal - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 175 Highland Ave Needham MA 02494
(781) 444-9676
Massachusetts Bar
Active License
Business Law Estate Planning Insurance Claims
Jeffrey S. Glassman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jeffrey Glassman Injury Lawyers
 60 Court St Taunton MA 02780
(617) 777-7777
Suffolk University Law School (1991)
English, Portuguese, Spanish
Massachusetts Bar
Active License
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Insurance Claims Medical Malpractice
Osler (Pete) L. Peterson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
PETERSON | Law
 66 North Street PO Box 358 Medfield MA 02052-0358
(617) 969-1500
Suffolk University Law School (1972)
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Isaac Falusi - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Falusi Law Group
 5 Skyline Drive #5 Braintree MA 02184
(410) 905-3054
University of Massachusetts School of Law (2005)
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Domestic Violence DUI & DWI Immigration Law
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