Thomas F. "Tom" Maffei

Thomas F. "Tom" Maffei


Sherin and Lodgen LLP

Recognized since 2010

Boston, Massachusetts

Practice Areas

Arbitration

Commercial Litigation

Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law

Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants

Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Arbitration
Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Arbitration Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
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Thomas F. Maffei is Of Counsel in the firm’s Litigation Department and an experienced mediator.

Tom has extensive experience in civil litigation, including legal malpractice cases, bar disciplinary matters, business litigation cases, insurance defense and coverage matters and construction cases. He often acts as a mediator or arbitrator and has been retained as an expert witness on civil litigation and legal ethics issues. Tom is a Fellow of the American College of Trial lawyers, American Arbitration Association, and is listed in Top 100 New England Super Lawyers and The Best Lawyers in America.

Tom has handled more than 100 mediations over the past 15 years in cases involving business and commercial disputes, partnership disputes, closely-held company disputes, professional liability cases involving architects, accountants, and lawyers, and employment matters.

Tom teaches professional responsibility at Boston College Law School and Suffolk Law School. He has also lectured and written extensively on a variety of legal topics concerning litigation, trial practice, professional ethics and lawyer discipline issues.

Prior to joining the firm, Tom practiced law at his own firm, Griesinger, Tighe & Maffei, LLP. Prior to June 2000, Tom spent almost thirty years at one of Boston’s large law firms, where he was a partner in litigation.

Following his graduation from Boston College Law School in 1971, Tom served as law clerk to the Honorable Edward F. Hennessy, Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts.

Location
  • 101 Federal Street
    Boston, MA 02110
Education
  • Boston College Law School, BA
Bar Admissions
  • Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bar Association
  • United States, U.S. Supreme Court

Sherin and Lodgen LLP
Headquarters: Boston, Massachusetts

22 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

2 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Arbitration Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Arbitration, Boston (2024)
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Boston (2022)
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Boston (2019)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Arbitration
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
  • Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
Special Focus:
  • COVID-19
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

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