David McMorris

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Thornton Law Firm LLP

Experience: 40 years

Asbestos & Mesothelioma, Construction Law, Insurance Claims and 3 others

Massachusetts, New York and U.S. Supreme Court

Best Lawyer - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Super Lawyer and 8 others

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Awards 10

Experience 40y

Online & Web 9

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Mr. McMorris is a trial lawyer and directs Thornton Law Firm’ workplace injury and health care subrogation practices. 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 is appointed by the federal district court to serve as plaintiff’s liaison counsel in asbestos litigation, and has served in that positions since 1993. He was appointed by the Superior Court of Massachusetts as plaintiff's liaison counsel in asbestos litigation 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 in Best Lawyers in America for many years, as well as a Massachusetts Super Lawyer, and as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers by the American Trial Lawyers Association. 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.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Massachusetts

Since 1983

New York

Since 1984

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 1988

Professional Experience

1982 - Current

Thornton Law Firm LLP

Attorney

Education

1983

Suffolk University Law School

J.D. (1983) | Law

Honors: cum laude

1976

State University of New York - Albany

B.S. (1976)

Awards

year - David McMorris

Best Lawyer - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Best Lawyers

year - David McMorris

Super Lawyer

Super Lawyers

Best Lawyer - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Best Lawyers

AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated

Martindale

New England's 2020 Top Rated Lawyers

ALM Media and Martindale-Hubbell™

year - David McMorris

Super Lawyer

Super Lawyers

Best Lawyer - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Best Lawyers

AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated

Martindale

year - David McMorris

Super Lawyer

Super Lawyers

AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated

Martindale

Contacts

Thornton Law Firm LLP 1 Lincoln St. Boston MA 02111 Toll-Free: (800) 431-4600 Telephone: (617) 720-1333 Fax: (617) 720-2445

Thornton Law Firm LLP 9430 West Olympic Boulevard, Suite 400 Beverly Hills CA 90212 Toll-Free: (310) 282-8676

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David McMorris Thornton Law Firm LLP

Experience: 40 years

Website: Open

Phone: (617) 720-1333

Location: USA

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Practice Areas

Asbestos & Mesothelioma

Construction Law

Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation

Insurance Claims

Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance

Nursing Home Abuse

Personal Injury

Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death

Products Liability

Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts

Languages

English: Spoken, Written

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