Thornton Law Firm
84 State Street 4th Fl., Boston, MA 02109, Boston, MA 02109
4.9(16 reviews)About Thornton Law Firm
Thornton Law Firm, established in 1978, represents clients in personal injury, toxic tort, and defective product litigation. The firm, with 17 attorneys, operates from offices in Boston, Los Angeles, and Denver, serving clients across the country. It has secured substantial results, including an $8 billion tobacco settlement for Massachusetts and a $42.6 million mesothelioma verdict. The firm also supports mesothelioma research and patient housing.
Our Attorneys
John T. Barrett
55+ years experience
Michael P. Thornton
Founder and Chairman
49+ years experience
David J. McMorris
Trial Lawyer, Director of Health Care Subrogation and Workplace Injury Practice
41+ years experience
Andrew S. Wainwright
Partner and Trial Attorney
33+ years experience
Marilyn T. McGoldrick
Director of Defective Drugs and Medical Devices Litigation, Head of Health Care Subrogation Practice
32+ years experience
David Bricker
Of Counsel
32+ years experience
Michael A. Lesser
Head of Whistleblower Litigation Section
29+ years experience
Brad J. Mitchell
Partner
26+ years experience
Andrea Marino Landry
Partner
19+ years experience
Christian F. Uehlein
Partner
18+ years experience
Dhespina Poreci
Associate Attorney
16+ years experience
Malissa A. Riehl
Associate
14+ years experience
Brian J. Freer
Partner
13+ years experience
Leslie-Anne Taylor
Partner
11+ years experience
Ginger A. Gibbs
Associate Attorney
10+ years experience
Justin Carter
Associate
1+ years experience
Notable Case Results
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$8B
Tobacco Litigation
Settlement to recover Medicaid costs for tobacco-related diseases for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and other states and local government sought the firm’s expertise to address damage from threats to the public health. Resulted in a settlement which pays Massachusetts hundreds of millions of dollars each year for over two decades.
$450M
Asbestos Class Action
Settlement for asbestos claims against Traveler's, paid to a class of clients after more than a decade of litigation.
$110M
Product Liability / Hearing Loss
Federal jury awarded two veterans a combined $110 million (including $80M punitive, $15M compensatory each) in 3M Combat Arms Earplug litigation for hearing loss and tinnitus.
$42.6M
Mesothelioma / Product Liability
Jury awarded to Paul and Kathryn Lovell, finding that Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based baby powder caused Paul’s mesothelioma.
$32M
Birth Injury
Verdict for a child severely injured by the negligence of a hospital’s delivery room staff.
$17M
Medical Malpractice
Verdict for a man left paralyzed by the negligence of a hospital’s neurosurgeon.