Laura Meyer Gregory

Ms. Gregory is a member of the firm’s insurance group. Her practice concentrates on the representation of insurers and insureds in insurance coverage and bad faith matters, before state and federal trial and appellate courts. Additionally, she provides coverage opinions, advice and analysis to clients on coverage and bad faith issues, as well as preparing and responding to demands made pursuant to M.G.L. c. 93A. Ms. Gregory also handles cases involving bad faith and unfair claims handling claims, both within and without the context of coverage, and has litigated an insurance fraud claim successfully through trial.

Ms. Gregory has specialized in insurance coverage and bad faith matters for more than 20 years and received the Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) insurance industry designation in 1999.

Ms. Gregory handles cases involving commercial general liability, commercial auto, personal auto, commercial property, homeowners, directors and officers, errors and omissions, professional liability, business interruption, workers’ compensation and employers’ liability, marine, commercial crime, and excess policies, among others. Further, she has dealt with coverage issues in the areas of: construction defect, intellectual property, PIP, MedPay, products liability, uninsured/underinsured motorist, pollution (indoor and outdoor), discrimination, defamation, professional services, fraud, sexual molestation, products liability, bankruptcy, mold, maritime law, liquor liability, toxic torts, and others.

Ms. Gregory is a member of the Boston Bar Association, chairing the Insurance Committee from 1997 to 1999. Ms. Gregory is also a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association, the Defense Research Institute, the Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriters Society, and the Frank J. Murray Inn of Court.

Ms. Gregory has been a member of the Doherty Middle School Council since 2011, serving as co-chair for 2012-2013. Ms. Gregory has also served on the Bancroft Elementary School Council (2009-2011) and the Shawsheen School Council (2006-2009). Ms. Gregory was also a Member of the Andover Public Schools Expanded Learning Time District Committee from 2007-2008 and an Associate Member of the Reading Zoning Board of Appeals from 1997-1999.

Ms. Gregory was a law clerk to Associate Justice Peter Lauriat, Massachusetts Superior Court, 1992, a law clerk at the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, 1992, and a member of the Iowa Law Review, 1990-1991.