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Philip J. Crowe Jr., a founding partner of Crowe & Mulvey, is one of the Commonwealth's most respected trial lawyers who has to his credit numerous multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements in personal injury cases. Among his achievements are verdicts that set new records for the largest award by a Massachusetts jury for a death resulting from medical malpractice and the largest dental malpractice award in the country. Mr. Crowe is consulted by lawyers throughout Massachusetts and across the country for his expertise in handling serious personal injury cases and has appeared on CBS-TV's news show, Face the Nation. A member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, and the Massachusetts Bar Association, Mr. Crowe has received widespread professional acclaim for his compelling courtroom presentations. Many excerpts from his courtroom arguments and examinations have been reproduced for national distribution as teaching guides for other lawyers. His arguments before the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts have resulted in landmark decisions that broaden the rights of personal injury victims. Mr. Crowe is also an active and vocal opponent of legislative efforts to "reform" the tort process by restricting or eliminating the rights of injured persons to obtain compensation. A lifelong resident of the Boston area, Mr. Crowe is a graduate of Boston College High School, Fairfield University and Boston University Law School. He has recently completed terms as a trustee of Boston College High School and a trustee and member of the executive committee of the Ethel Walker School in Simsbury, Connecticut. He is an active supporter of the Charles River Association for Retarded Citizens. Send e-mail Elizabeth N. Mulvey is a founding partner at Crowe & Mulvey who has built an outstanding reputation as a trial attorney throughout New England, winning multi-million dollar verdicts in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. She is also a well-respected appellate lawyer, and her appearances before the appellate courts in most of the New England states have resulted in many important decisions in the field of personal injury law. Ms. Mulvey was inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers in 1999, served a two-year term as chair of its Massachusetts State Committee, and is currently the national chair for the College's Committee on Outreach. She is also a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and a member of its Board of Directors, as well as an Advocate of the American Board of Trial Advocates. She was named one of the top ten lawyers in Massachusetts for the year 2005, and since 1996, has annually been selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America. Ms. Mulvey was appointed by the Supreme Judicial Court to serve a four-year term on the Board of Bar Overseers. She is a frequent lecturer to professional legal and medical groups, and has taught trial advocacy in courses run by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Harvard Law School, the National Institute of Trial Advocacy, and the American Bar Association. She has contributed several chapters to the MCLE books, Expert Witnesses and Massachusetts Tort Law Manual. Her work has been published in numerous professional journals, including Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, the Boston Bar Journal, The Practical Litigator and the Civil Litigation Section Newsletter. She has served as a section council member and co-chair of the Civil Litigation section of the Massachusetts Bar Association, as well as a member and chair of the section's Bench-Bar Committee. A graduate of Phillips Academy at Andover, Harvard College and Suffolk University Law School, Ms. Mulvey is admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for Massachusetts and New Hampshire, the First Circuit Court of Appeals, and state courts in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Maine. Send e-mail Florence A. Carey is an associate at Crowe and Mulvey, L.L.P. Her areas of practice include medical malpractice and personal injury. She is a graduate of Boston College with a degree in English and Political Science. Ms. Carey received her law degree from New England School of Law. Her experience in representing plaintiffs dates back to law school, where she worked as a law clerk for a Boston area law firm and specialized in the areas of medical malpractice, personal injury, and product liability. She also participated in a clinical program through the Attorney General's Office, gaining experience in the area of consumer protection. Since graduating from law school, Ms. Carey has spent her entire career representing injured parties in the areas of medical malpractice and personal injury. She has participated in numerous trials throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and was involved in one of the largest malpractice verdicts for Massachusetts in 1999. Ms.
Carey is admitted to the United States District Courts of Massachusetts
and Rhode Island and the state bars for Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
She is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Massachusetts
Academy of Trial Attorneys, Massachusetts Bar Association, Rhode Island
Bar Association and American Bar Association. Send
e-mail David W. Suchecki is an associate at Crowe & Mulvey, L.L.P. His areas of practice include medical malpractice and general liability litigation. Mr. Suchecki has represented victims of medical malpractice in hundreds of cases throughout Massachusetts and New Hampshire. He has extensive trial experience having personally handled and managed numerous complex medical malpractice trials. Mr. Suchecki has also been successful in obtaining numerous multi-million dollar settlements for victims of medical malpractice. As a trial attorney, Mr. Suchecki has earned a reputation as one of Massachusetts "Rising Stars" as was noted in the "Super Lawyers" edition to Boston magazine. Mr. Suchecki graduated magna cum laude from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, with a major in Criminal Justice and a minor in Law. He went on to earn his juris doctor degree cum laude from Suffolk University Law School. He is admitted to the state and federal bars in both Massachusetts and New Hampshire. He is also admitted to the first Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of New Hampshire. Mr. Suchecki is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, the New Hampshire Bar Association, the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys and the American Trial Lawyers Association. Send e-mail Michael J. Harris is an associate at Crowe & Mulvey. His areas of practice include medical malpractice, products liability, and personal injury. Prior to coming to Crowe & Mulvey, Mr. Harris had already acquired extensive legal experience through his work with the Insurance Fraud Division of the Attorney General's Office; his advocacy and counseling with a Middlesex County Battered Women's Clinic; his internship with Federal District Court Judge Patti B. Saris; and his zealous advocacy as a public defender for the Dorchester District Court. Graduating cum laude from Boston College with degrees in English and Philosophy, Mr. Harris' undergraduate studies included an Advanced Studies Program in England with University College at Oxford University where he concentrated on Shakespeare, the poetry of the Romantic Period, and creative writing. Continuing his education at Suffolk University Law School, Mr. Harris honed his passion for litigation and trial practice through litigation-oriented class work, his position on the Moot Court Honor Board, his writing and research for the Suffolk Journal of Trial & Appellate Advocacy, and his participation in numerous moot court competitions, which earned him the Harold B. Goodwin scholarship as best overall trial advocate. Mr. Harris' commitment to always improve as a victim advocate and trial lawyer now extends to others through his service as a trial coach for many of Suffolk University Law School's competitive trial advocacy teams. He continues to lecture to trial lawyers throughout Massachusetts, has written on various aspects of trial advocacy, and has been published in the Journal of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, the Suffolk Journal of Trial and Appellate Advocacy, and by the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education committee. Mr. Harris is also an active member of various legal organizations, including the American Bar Association, the Massachusetts Bar Association, the New Hampshire Bar Association, the Boston Bar Association, the Hellenic Bar Association, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys. Mr. Harris is admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for Massachusetts and New Hampshire, the First Circuit Court of Appeals, the state courts of Massachusetts and New Hampshire, and the United States Supreme Court. In 2006, Mr. Harris was recognized by Boston Magazine as a "Rising Star" and as one of the "Top Young Lawyers in Massachusetts". Send
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Sharon D. Randall, R.N., J.D., is a nurse-attorney at Crowe &
Mulvey, where she is actively involved in the evaluation and preparation
of medical malpractice cases. Ms. Randall brings to the firm eight
years of medical-surgical experience as a registered nurse, with special
expertise in orthopedics and neurosurgery. Her many years of hospital
based nursing included unit-based leadership, membership on numerous hospital-wide
committees, as well as participating in speaking engagements at medical
conferences and to other area hospital groups. Ms. Randall has served
two terms as a member of the Health Law Section Council of the Massachusetts
Bar Association, a committee of lawyers with special interest in health
law issues. Ms. Randall is a graduate of Northeastern University,
where she received her Bachelor's Degree in nursing, and was inducted
as a member of Sigma Theta Tau, the International Honor Society of Nursing.
She received her law degree from New England School of Law. She
is admitted to the United States District Court for Massachusetts, as
well as Massachusetts state courts. She is a member of the Massachusetts
Bar Association and the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys. Send
e-mail Denise M. Kight, C.N.M., M.S.N., is a nurse-reviewer at Crowe & Mulvey. She is involved in the evaluation of medical cases. She brings to the firm almost 20 years of experience in maternity nursing, including care of women and newborns. Before joining the firm, she practiced for six years as a nurse-midwife in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, where she held a clinical instructor appointment at Harvard Medical School and served as a clinical preceptor to medical and nursing students from Boston University and the University of Rhode Island. She is certified as a childbirth educator, in Neonatal Resuscitation, in which she also serves as an instructor, and in advanced fetal monitoring. She holds a BSN from Lamar University in Beaumont Texas, an MSN from the University of Rhode Island, as well as her certification from the American College of Nurse Midwives. Send e-mail
Barbara M. Welch, RN, MSN, JD, is a nurse-attorney at Crowe &
Mulvey, where she is involved in the evaluation and preparation of medical
malpractice and other personal injury cases. She brings the firm more
than eighteen years of nursing experience in the areas of cardiac and
intensive care nursing. She spent more than five years as the head nurse
of a Progressive Cardiac Care Unit. She also was a litigation associate
for eleven years concentrating in the area of medical malpractice. Ms.
Welch is a graduate of the Massachusetts General Hospital School of Nursing.
She received her Bachelor's Degree in nursing summa cum laude from Northeastern
University, and was inducted as a member of Sigma Theta Tau, the International
Honor Society of Nursing, and then received her Master's Degree in nursing
from Boston College. She received her law degree from Suffolk University.
She is admitted to the United States District Court for Massachusetts,
as well as Massachusetts state courts and the state bar of Rhode Island.
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