Michael P. Thornton
Thornton Law FirmBoston, MA
Massachusetts PI lawSOL: 3 yearsDV: limitedRead Massachusetts’s rulesAbout Michael
Michael P. Thornton is founder and chairman of Thornton Law Firm LLP. A nationally recognized expert on toxic tort litigation, Mr. Thornton graduated from Dartmouth College and Vanderbilt Law School. In the 1970’s he successfully undertook the representation of a number of shipyard and construction workers who had developed asbestos-related diseases. Over the years, the firm has grown to become the largest firm in the Northeast representing victims of asbestos and other toxic materials. The firm has brought justice to workers who contracted cancer and other health issues from exposure to...
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Education
J.D.
Vanderbilt University
A.B.
Dartmouth College
Awards & Recognition
New England’s Top Rated Lawyers by ALM Media and Martindale-Hubbell™
2022
U.S. News - Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year”
Class Actions/Plaintiffs in Boston · 2021
New England’s Top Rated Lawyers by ALM Media and Martindale-Hubbell™
2021
New England’s Top Rated Lawyers by ALM Media and Martindale-Hubbell™
2020
U.S. News - Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year”
Class Actions/Plaintiffs in Boston · 2019
Professional Associations
Colleagues at Thornton Law Firm
John T. Barrett
David J. McMorris
Trial Lawyer, Director of Health Care Subrogation and Workplace Injury Practice
Andrew S. Wainwright
Partner and Trial Attorney
David Bricker
Of Counsel
Marilyn T. McGoldrick
Director of Defective Drugs and Medical Devices Litigation, Head of Health Care Subrogation Practice
Michael A. Lesser
Head of Whistleblower Litigation Section
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