USA Guide 2026 : Massachusetts
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In February 2023, two premier law firms, Smith Duggan Buell & Rufo LLP and Cornell & Gollub, formed Smith Duggan Cornell & Gollub LLP. The firm’s exceptional trial lawyers are skilled in multiple areas of litigation, including, product liability, business, construction, travel law, insurance and bad faith, malpractice, including medical malpractice defense, museum and art, and employment disputes.
Smith Duggan Cornell & Gollub LLP, based in Boston and Lincoln, Massachusetts, provides unsurpassed business counsel and litigation experience to clients of all sizes, from Fortune 500 companies to individual entrepreneurs throughout the Northeast and nationally on behalf of various clients.
The firm’s attorneys have handled hundreds of jury trials. Senior partners Christopher A. Duggan, Peter M. Durney, Barbara H. Buell, Rodney E. Gould, and Dana A. Zakarian have a passion for the courtroom and an enviable track record for success. We are not afraid of juries, we celebrate them. Clients retain us because of our love for the courtroom.
Smith Duggan Cornell & Gollub LLP has a proven track record of achieving favorable resolutions in and out of court, often saving clients the time and expense of protracted disputes. By any measure, Smith Duggan Cornell & Gollub LLP is a leading, go-to, full-service law firm within the highly competitive Boston market, in New England and, for certain clients, nationally, specializing in litigation.
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Smith Duggan Cornell & Gollub is a Boston and Lincoln-based practice offering a broad base of litigation experience, including acting for clients at trial and appellate levels. The firm has substantial expertise in insurance, product liability, healthcare and travel-related matters.
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Smith Duggan Cornell & Gollub attorneys have an extremely diverse and expansive range of expertise.
The team provides 24/7 service and rational, pragmatic advice.
The attorneys at Smith Duggan Cornell & Gollub stand out for their responsiveness and attention to detail.
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Christopher Duggan is an experienced litigator with notable capabilities in product liability and property damage-related cases, among other issues. His client base includes insurers, retailers and manufacturers.
Christopher Duggan is a very bright and responsive attorney.
Litigation: General Commercial
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