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Donald R. Frederico

Pierce Atwood LLP

Don Frederico leads Pierce Atwood's class action defense practice, which received a National Tier One ranking in the 2017 and 2018 U.S. News-Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" reports. A senior trial attorney with more than three decades of courtroom experience, Don has represented defendants in a wide array of class actions in federal and state court, including in such areas as consumer fraud, product liability, labor and employment, environmental and toxic torts, antitrust, and civil RICO. 

Don has represented clients in such industries as financial services, building products, retail, pharmaceuticals, automotive, food and beverage, petroleum, chemical manufacturing, health care, high technology, and higher education. He frequently publishes and lectures before national and local bar and industry organizations on topics including class action practice, and serves as editor and contributing author to the firm's class action blog, First Class Defense.

Lawyer Bio

Don Frederico leads Pierce Atwood's class action defense practice, which received a National Tier One ranking in the 2017 and 2018 U.S. News-Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" reports. A senior trial attorney with more than three decades of courtroom experience, Don has represented defendants in a wide array of class actions in federal and state court, including in such areas as consumer fraud, product liability, labor and employment, environmental and toxic torts, antitrust, and civil RICO. 

Don has represented clients in such industries as financial services, building products, retail, pharmaceuticals, automotive, food and beverage, petroleum, chemical manufacturing, health care, high technology, and higher education. He frequently publishes and lectures before national and local bar and industry organizations on topics including class action practice, and serves as editor and contributing author to the firm's class action blog, First Class Defense.

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Education:

  • Cornell University , J.D., cum laude
  • College of Wooster, B.A.

Bar Admissions:

  • Massachusetts, Massachusetts
 

Court Admissions:

  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
  • U. S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
  • U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Affiliations:

  • ABA National Institute on Class Actions - Member of Planning Committee and Instructor
  • American Bar Association - Subcommittee Co-Chair, Section of Litigation, Class Actions and Derivative Suits Committee
  • Boston Bar Foundation - Member, Board of Trustees (2008-2014)
  • College of Wooster - Chair, Board of Trustees
  • Cornell Law School Alumni Association - Member, Executive Board of Directors
  • New England Legal Foundation - Board of Directors (2007-2016)

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
 

Awards:

  • Recognized by Chambers USA for Commercial Litigation.
  • Recognized by Massachusetts Super Lawyers as a “Top-Rated Class Action & Mass Torts Attorney” in Boston (2004-2005 and 2007-present).
  • Rated AV® Preeminent™ 5 out of 5 by Martindale-Hubbell.
 

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Pierce Atwood LLP
http://www.pierceatwood.com
 
Headquarters
Merrill's Wharf
254 Commercial Street
Portland, ME 04101
(207) 791.1100
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Lawyer Case History

Recent Experience

Served as lead trial counsel in remedy phase of ERISA class action on behalf of group life insurance company, and later won the case on appeal in the First Circuit.

Defeated class certification of tag-along cases in Fair Debt Collection Practices Act MDL.

Won summary judgment for internet marketing companies in consumer fraud class action.

Represents building products company in consumer breach of warranty class actions.

Represents national bank in checking account overdraft class actions.

Represented private equity firm in WARN Act class action.

Represented Fortune 50 retailer in national defense of state and federal wage and hour class actions.

Represented national retailer in defense of FLSA and state law class action alleging misclassification of exempt employees.