Attorney Hurley practiced law for six years as an Assistant Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts after his graduation from law school where he was a member and contributor to the Boston College Industrial and Commercial Law Review. Mr. Hurley entered private practice in 1981 and since that time he has concentrated in the area of civil litigation, gaining extensive trial and appellate experience in the representation of sureties, insurance carriers, and corporations. Mr. Hurley has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America magazine as one of the country's best lawyers in the field of insurance defense law.
Current Employment Position:
Partner
Areas of Practice:
Employment Law
Insurance Law
Intellectual Property Law
Litigation & Appeals
Personal Injury
Products Liability Law
Real Estate Law
Workers' Compensation Law
Bar Admissions:
Massachusetts, 1974
U.S. District Court of Massachusetts, 1975
U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1975
Education:
Boston College Law School, Boston, MA, 1974
J.D.
Boston College, Boston, MA, 1968
A.B.
Major: English
Representative Cases:
Commerce Insurance Co. v. Theodore, 65 Mass. App. Ct. 471 (2006)
Ruggerio Ambulance Service v. National Grange Insurance Co., 430 Mass. 794 (2000)
Abdella v. U.S. Fidelity and Guaranty, 47 Mass. App. Ct. 148 (1999)
Anthony H. v. John G., 415 Mass. 196 (1993)
Chausse v. Coz, 405 Mass. 264 (1989)
B.J. Harland Electric Company, Inc. v. Granger Bros., Inc., 24 Mass. App. Ct. 506 (1987)
Halley v. Birbiglia, 390 Mass. 540 (1983)
Fitchburg Gas and Electric v. Department of Public Utilities, 375 Mass. 571 (1978)
John F. Hurley, Jr., Partner