Office: 617-523-6010
Direct: 857-321-7021
Fax: 617-227-0927
Email: mmcdonough@sloanewalsh.com
Mr. McDonough is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Defense Research Institute, and the Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association.
Mr. McDonough concentrates his practice in the defense of clients engaged in litigation before state and federal courts at the trial and appellate levels. The focus of his practice is the defense of complex litigation matters including insurance coverage and fair claims handling act litigation, class actions, professional malpractice, construction, product liability disputes, and argument of appellate cases before the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, and the Massachusetts Appeals Court.
Mr. McDonough has participated as a speaker, panelist, and faculty member for various continuing legal education programs for Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc., and the Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association, and has presented seminars concerning fair claims handling practices and other insurance-related matters for various insurers.
- Insurance Dispute Law, Insurance Coverage & Bad Faith
- Property Insurance Law
- Professional Liability Defense
- Product Liability Defense
- Class Action Defense
- Appellate Practice
- Complex Civil & Business Litigation
- Massachusetts, 1985
- U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit
Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts
J.D. – June, 1985
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
A.B. – 1980
AWARDS & HONORS
Martindale Hubbell AV® Preeminent™
Best Lawyers in America
New England Super Lawyer
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Massachusetts Bar Association, Member
Defense Research Institute, Member
Speaker, Panelist, and Faculty Member for various continuing legal education programs for Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education
Faculty in Continuing Legal Education Courses, Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association (MDLA)
Co-Author with John P. Ryan, “Civil Practice and Evidence,” in Recent Developments in Personal Injury Law, MCLE, 1994 – 1998
Presenter & Co-author with John P. Ryan, Esq., “Chapter 93A and the Plausibility Defense – Thaler and Beyond,” in Charting the Changes: Recent Developments in Defense Practice, MDLA, 1993
Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association, Chair and Instructor, Associates Division Seminar (2004-2006)
Parr v. Rosenthal, 475 Mass. 368, 57 N.E. 3d 947 (2016)
Namundi v. Rocky’s Ace Hardware, LLC, 81 Mass. App. Ct. 665, 966 N.E. 2d 846 (2012)
Hatch v. Trail King Industries, Inc., 699 F.3d 38 (1st Cir. 2012)
Hatch v. Trail King Industries, Inc., 656 F. 3d 59 (1st Cir. 2011)
Golchin v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., 460 Mass. 222, 950 N.E. 2d 853 (2011)
Kelly v. Foxboro Realty Associates, LLC et al., 454 Mass. 306, 909 N.E. 2d 523 (2009)
Saab, et al. v. Massachusetts CVS Pharmacy, LLC, 452 Mass. 564, 896 N.E. 2d 615 (2008)
Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Massachusetts, et al., 451 Mass. 389, 885 N.E. 2d 825 (amicus) (2008)
Boone v. Commerce Ins. Co., 451 Mass 192, 884 N.E. 2d 483 (amicus) (2008)
Crivello, et al. v. All-Pak Machinery Systems, Inc., et al., 446 Mass. 729, 847 N.E. 2d 307 (2006)
David J. Spellman, Sr., et al. v. Shawmut Woodworking Supply, Inc. a/k/a Shawmut Design & Construction v. East Coast Fireproofing Inc., 445 Mass. 675, 840 N.E. 2d 47 (amicus) (2006)
Fleming v. National Union Fire Insurance Company and AIG Claim Services, Inc., 445 Mass. 381, 837 N.E. 2d 1113 (2005)
Donna M. Harris-Lewis, Executrix v. Gilbert H. Mudge, M.D., 60 Mass. App. Ct. 480, 803 N.E. 2d 735 (2004)
Peerless Insurance Company v. Hartford Insurance Company, 48 Mass. App. Ct. 551, 723 N.E. 2d 996 (2000)
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