Commercial Litigation Health Care Law
Brooks R. Magratten
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2011 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Brooks Magratten has more than 30 years of experience in insurance and commercial litigation. He is the former Northeast Regional Director of DRI and former chair of its Life, Health & Disability Insurance Committee. He has defended over 200 ERISA benefit and breach of fiduciary cases in 12 states.
Brooks is a frequent author, instructor and lecturer on ERISA issues and trial skills. He has represented commercial interests in litigation throughout the northeastern U.S. He is a former adjunct professor of the Roger Williams Law School, teaching federal practice and procedure.
Overview
- Bryant University, M.B.A., graduated 1996
- Dickinson College, J.D., graduated 1986
- Hamilton College, B.A., graduated 1983
- United States, Rhode Island
- United States, Massachusetts
- American Bar Association Commission on the American Jury - Chair (2021-2022)
- Association of Defense Trial Attorneys - Member
- Association of Life Insurance Counsel - Member
- Defense Counsel of Rhode Island - Past President
- Federal Bar Association, Rhode Island Chapter - Past President
- Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel - Member
- International Association of Defense Counsel - Member
- International Association of Defense Counsel Trial Academy at Stanford Law school - Faculty
- New England Legal Foundations - Board of Directors
- Rhode Island Bar Foundation - Fellow
- United States, Rhode Island
- United States, Massachusetts
- American Bar Association Commission on the American Jury - Chair (2021-2022)
- Association of Defense Trial Attorneys - Member
- Association of Life Insurance Counsel - Member
- Defense Counsel of Rhode Island - Past President
- Federal Bar Association, Rhode Island Chapter - Past President
- Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel - Member
- International Association of Defense Counsel - Member
- International Association of Defense Counsel Trial Academy at Stanford Law school - Faculty
- New England Legal Foundations - Board of Directors
- Rhode Island Bar Foundation - Fellow
- Bryant University, M.B.A., graduated 1996
- Dickinson College, J.D., graduated 1986
- Hamilton College, B.A., graduated 1983
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Health Care Law, Providence (2022)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Commercial Litigation
- Health Care Law
Awards:
- Best Lawyers in America® “Lawyer of the Year in Providence for Health Care Law (2022)
- Best Lawyers in America® for Health Care Law (2011-present) and Commercial Litigation (2012-present)
- Rated AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell.
- Recognized as a New England "Super Lawyer" in the field of employee benefits litigation.
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