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David J. McMorris

One Lincoln Street, 13th Floor Boston, Massachusetts 02111
Firm: Thornton Law Firm LLP
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Overview
Firm

Thornton Law Firm LLP


Years In Practice

40


Phone Number (617) 720-1333
Mr. McMorris is a trial lawyer and directs Thornton Law Firm's workplace injury practice. He is a member of the Massachusetts and New York bars and the American Association for Justice. Mr. McMorris' trial experience has included several jury verdicts in excess of $1 million dollars in cases involving products liability, construction accidents, toxic exposures, lead paint poisoning, and asbestos exposure. Mr. McMorris has been appointed by the Federal District Court for the District of Massachusetts to serve as plaintiff's liaison counsel in asbestos litigation since 1993, and served in that same position for the Superior Court of Massachusetts from 1993-2017. He is a graduate of the State University of New York, Brockport and of Suffolk University Law School.  He has been a guest lecturer on latent occupational disease and complex litigation at Tufts University and Boston University Law School.

Mr. McMorris has been named a Massachusetts Super Lawyer for 15 years, and as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers by the American Association for Justice. He is a member of Million Dollar Advocates Forum, has been awarded the highest 10 rating by the lawyer evaluation website avvo.com, and is rated "AV," the highest available rating from Martindale-Hubbell, a highly respected independent legal rating publisher.
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How is this lawyer compensated?
Contingency Fees
This lawyer is compensated by clients, often based on a contingency fee.
Bar Admissions
United States Supreme Court
Admitted in 1988
New York
Admitted in 1984
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Admitted in 1984
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Admitted in 1984
Massachusetts
Admitted in 1983
Awards
  • Best Lawyers in America
  • Massachusetts Super Lawyer
  • Top 100 Trial Lawyers
  • Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Languages
English
Education
Suffolk University, J.D.
Graduated 1983
The College at Brockport, B.S.
Graduated 1976
Contact Details and Office Locations
One Lincoln Street, 13th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
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