Smith Duggan Cornell & Gollub's insurance law group represents clients before the federal and state trial and appellate courts and administrative agencies. Experienced trial lawyers of the highest caliber, Smith Duggan attorneys also know how to marshal evidence to avoid trial through pre-trial motions practice and to obtain favorable settlements through pre-trial discovery and case evaluations. They are well-versed in expert evidence issues that loom large in many of today's lawsuits. Firm attorneys have lectured and published on scientific evidence issues and the Daubert and Lanigan standards governing the admissibility of expert evidence. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court's watershed Canavan's Case decision concerning expert testimony resulted from Smith Duggan Cornell & Gollub's successful appellate advocacy.
For years, the firm's attorneys have briefed and successfully argued appeals before the Supreme Judicial Court, the Appeals Court, and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. The firm's senior attorneys have briefed and argued cases before the Supreme Court of the United States.
Smith Duggan Cornell & Gollub is listed in the Martindale-Hubbell's® Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, enjoying an AV® rating that signifies the highest level of legal ability and very high adherence to professional standards of conduct, ethics, reliability and diligence.
Smith Duggan cornell & Gollub has significant insurance litigation experience in cases of all types and levels of complexity, including claims asserting products liability, construction defects or hazards, property casualty loss, hazardous waste, premises liability, personal injury, unfair and deceptive business practices, and coverage disputes between insurers and their insureds.
