Grafton, MA

Michael J. McManus

Attorney Michael J. McManus has been a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association since 1985. He has tried hundreds of cases in numerous courts, including the Probate Courts of Worcester County, Middlesex County, and Norfolk County, many District Courts, the Worcester Superior Court, and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. He has thirty years of experience in the Worcester Probate Court handling adoptions, guardianships, divorces, equity complaints, estates, will contests, contempts, modifications, restraining orders, and removal cases. He has conducted hundreds of divorce-related investigations as a Probation Officer and Guardian Ad Litem. His trial experience extends to personal injury cases, automobile accident cases, contract cases, and various other fields of general litigation. He received the Family Law Award in 2004 for his pro bono representation.

Joseph P. McManus

Attorney Joseph P. McManus has been a civil trial attorney since 2004, focusing his practice on personal injury and family law. He has handled hundreds of cases involving serious personal injuries, motor vehicle collisions, motorcycle injuries, premises liability, defective products, dog bites, police misconduct, construction site accidents, medical malpractice, and nursing home neglect. He specializes in serious motorcycle injury cases and also handles family law cases. He has successfully handled cases in Worcester, Middlesex, and Norfolk counties through settlement and trial. He has been appointed as a Guardian Ad Litem and Special Master. He has tried numerous cases to verdict, with several significant verdicts covered by the Connecticut Law Tribune and Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. He was the first attorney in the nation to persuade a court to disallow the testimony of a well-known, national defense expert due to scientifically invalid opinions in a medical malpractice/wrongful death case.