About

Provided by Patricia A. Hartnett

USA

Practice Areas

Appeals

Business Litigation

Contracts

Insurance Defense

Litigation

Medical Malpractice Defense

Product Liability Litigation

Professional Liability

Toxic Tort Litigation

Career

Patricia Hartnett is a seasoned litigator whose practice includes product liability, toxic tort, unfair and deceptive trade practices, business litigation, and professional liability. She recently participated in defending a class action lawsuit brought by 93,000 Massachusetts Dodge, Jeep, and Chrysler owners when a federal court jury returned a defense verdict

Professional Memberships

Massachusetts Bar Association

Rhode Island Bar Association

Defense Lawyers Association, Director

Defense Research Institute; Trial Law Institute

Human Factors & Ergonomics Society

Tufts Lawyers Association

Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America

Publications

Bifurcating Discovery for Early Summary Judgment in Class Actions, IADC Defense Counsel Journal, Vol. 78, No. 2, April 2011

Damages – a State by State Summary (contributing author), American Bar Association, Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section, November 2014

Personal

JD, cum laude, Rutgers Law School, 1993

- Member and Lead Articles Editor, Rutgers Law Review

- American Jurisprudence Awards in: Moot Court; Trial Advocacy; Legal Research & Writing; and Employment Discrimination

BS, Tufts University, 1988, Engineering Psychology/Human Factors Engineering

Trained Mediator. 40 hours of mediation training in accordance with M.G.L. c. 233 Sec. 23C

Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent Rated

TOP LAWYER, Boston Magazine

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