Hingham, MA

Paul L. Tetzel

Paul Tetzel is a trial lawyer, representing individuals in serious and catastrophic injury cases, construction site accidents, medical malpractice, and nursing home negligence cases. He has been recognized as a “Super Lawyer” by the Massachusetts Super Lawyers Magazine and has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America. Paul’s recent successes include a $4,875,000 motor vehicle settlement, $7,000,000 construction site accident settlement, and $2,000,000 medical malpractice settlement. He has tried many personal injury cases to verdict as lead counsel with favorable results. Paul founded Tetzel Law in 2014 and is a managing partner. The firm’s principles include efficiency, attention to detail, active communication with clients, and aggressive representation through litigation or trial. The firm only represents individuals or small businesses and takes pride in holding insurance companies and corporations accountable when necessary. In addition to Paul’s litigation and trial work, he also co-manages Tetzel Law’s practice. Paul represents clients in both State and Federal courts in a broad range of civil litigation cases, including construction site accidents, nursing home negligence, medical malpractice, product liability, automobile collisions, wrongful death, and bad-faith insurance claims. He has successfully resolved thousands of cases through trial, mediation, or settlement, many of which resulted in six and seven figure recoveries.

Christopher Earley

Christopher Earley is a family man, attorney, and author who founded Earley Law Group Injury Lawyers. He dedicated his career to advocating for injury victims against insurance companies, building a firm focused on client trust and doing the right thing. He is also a columnist for the American Bar Association and Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, a frequent speaker, and a community volunteer.

Paul F. Leavis

Paul Leavis is a trial lawyer with over forty years of courtroom experience representing individuals in legal matters with a focus on catastrophic personal injury, construction site accidents, product liability, motor vehicle and general liability cases. Paul has successfully represented thousands of clients and tried well-over a hundred civil cases to a jury. He has been recognized as a “Super Lawyer” annually by the Massachusetts Super Lawyers Magazine and has been listed in the publication “The Best Lawyers in America” for Plaintiffs Personal Injury Law for more than twenty years. In 1998, Paul was elected as a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Fellowship is limited to the top 1% of the total lawyer population of any state and limited to “only those trial lawyers who are unquestionably qualified, in addition to being regarded as the best in their state.” Qualifications required for admission “must include high ethical and moral standards as well as excellent character.” Paul joined Tetzel Law in February 2020 after practicing law at his own boutique personal injury law firm in Boston. Between 1985 and his joining Tetzel Law, Paul consistently delivered elite service and results for his clients. Some of his most notable achievements during that time occurred in the courtroom where he obtained multiple verdicts greater than $1,000,000 including a $5,072,000 truck accident verdict, $2,500,000 construction accident verdict, and $2,000,000 industrial accident verdict. In one year alone, Paul tried twelve plaintiff personal injury cases, eleven of which resulted in plaintiff’s verdicts and one that settled during trial. Paul has been a member of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys (MATA) since 1979 which is the state’s largest professional association of attorneys dedicated to the representation of persons injured by the negligence of others. He has held every elected position within the organization, including President. Paul has served on MATA’s Executive Committee and is currently a member of MATA’s Board of Governors. Over the years, Paul has also been a frequent lecturer at MATA’s legal seminars on topics related to personal injury and trial practice. In addition to Paul’s trial and litigation practice, he recently became a certified conciliator and mediator to help parties negotiate and resolve cases.

Roger Brunelle

Attorney Roger Brunelle, who has practiced law in Worcester for over forty-five years, is frequently invited by the Worcester County Bar Association, the Massachusetts Bar Association and Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education to lecture on topics related to his field of practice. In addition, Mr. Brunelle has served as an Advisor to law students in Harvard Law School’s Trial Advocacy Program. Active in the community he serves, Mr. Brunelle is the Town Moderator of the Town of Paxton and has served as a Director of the Master Singers of Worcester, a Trustee of the Richards Memorial Library, a member of the Paxton Historic District Commission, a director of Big Brothers, Big Sister of Worcester and as a member of many other charitable or municipal organizations. Mr. Brunelle received his B.A., Summa Cum Laude, from Assumption College in 1973 and earned his J.D., Magna Cum Laude, from Boston College Law School in 1976. He is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Mr. Brunelle has received a Peer Review Rating of “AV Preeminent” from Martindale-Hubbell®. Mr. Brunelle has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® in the specialty of Personal Injury Litigation every year since 2010. In 2015, he was named the Best Lawyers® 2016 Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs “Lawyer of the Year” for Worcester. He is also a member of the National Trial Lawyers-Top 100 Trial Lawyers, a lifetime charter member of Rue Ratings’ Best Attorneys of America, and a member of The National Association of Distinguished Counsel-Nation’s Top One Percent. He has been selected to the Massachusetts Super Lawyers® list every year since 2010.

James M. Lynch

More than 40 years of practice has given James M. Lynch an impeccable reputation among legal professionals, along with the wisdom, instincts, and courtroom experience to navigate any family law or personal injury case on behalf of the clients of Lynch & Owens. Over four decades, he has built his career, brick by brick, through hundreds of trials, thousands of negotiated settlements, and years of sharp advocacy and client-driven service.

Kevin Donius

Kevin Donius has been representing injured and disabled clients since 1987 and has served as lead trial counsel in cases in the State and Federal District Courts of Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire, in the Federal District Court of Rhode Island and in the U.S. Court of Claims. Within Massachusetts, Attorney Donius has represented clients in the Superior Courts of Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex, Middlesex, Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket, Worcester, Hampden, and Hampshire counties. Mr. Donius concentrates in the representation of individuals and families whose lives have been devastated by catastrophic injuries or unexpected deaths. His practice includes matters involving wrongful death, medical negligence, automobile accidents, motorcycle accidents, boating accidents, product liability, premises liability, professional negligence, and nursing home negligence. In 2013, Mr. Donius was named a Massachusetts “Super Lawyer” by Boston Magazine. The objective of the Super Lawyers selection process is to create a credible, comprehensive, and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource to assist attorneys and consumers in search for legal counsel. To be named to the list, an attorney must pass through a four-step process including a peer evaluation. Only 5% of eligible lawyers in Massachusetts are listed as Super Lawyers. Mr. Donius is a graduate of the Georgetown University Law center (J.D., 1987), the University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1984) and Boston College High School (1980). He is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys and the American Association For Justice.

Jordan R. Belliveau

Jordan Belliveau is a trial attorney who provides personal attention to each case he encounters and passionately represents his clients’ interests. With his engineering background, he takes a technical and analytical approach to pursuing all cases and strives to obtain the best outcome for his clients. He has been recognized by the Massachusetts Super Lawyers Magazine as a “Rising Star” since 2019, an honor no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state receive each year. Jordan has tried numerous cases and obtained plaintiff verdicts in personal injury cases. He is also a member of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, Massachusetts Bar Association, and Worcester County Bar Association. Jordan joined Tetzel Law in 2014 and is a Managing Partner. Prior to joining Tetzel Law, Jordan worked full-time at a Boston based medical device company and part-time at Tetzel Law while he attended evening courses at Suffolk University Law School. His leadership and experience has promoted the growth of the firm over the years and continues to make the practice among the leaders in leveraging technology. Jordan represents clients in a variety of civil litigation cases and has experience with all phases of litigation including trial practice, arbitrations and mediations. He has successfully resolved hundreds of cases through trial, mediation, arbitration, or settlement, many of which resulted in six and seven figure recoveries for his clients.