Joseph M. Desmond

Joseph M. Desmond is a Partner in the Boston and New Hampshire offices of Morrison Mahoney LLP.  Since joining the firm, Mr. Desmond's practice has concentrated in the trial of third-party lawsuits with particular emphasis on the defense of nursing home, assisted living facility and clergy sexual abuse cases.  Mr. Desmond has successfully represented defendants in a variety of other general liability matters, and has developed an expertise in the defense of cases involving claims of traumatic brain injury.

Mr. Desmond is admitted to the Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the United States District Court of Massachusetts and the State of New Hampshire.  Mr. Desmond is a member of the American Bar Association; the Defense Research Institute and the Massachusetts Bar Association.  Mr. Desmond has been an invited speaker at national risk management forums and has lectured at continuing education seminars sponsored by the Massachusetts Bar Association and Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association.  Mr. Desmond has also published numerous articles concerning long-term care liability and general liability litigation.

Mr. Desmond successfully argued that arbitration agreements in the context of nursing home admission contracts are enforceable before the Supreme Judicial Court in Miller v. Cotter, 448 Mass. 671 (2007). Click here to view his argument.

Mr. Desmond is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst (BA) and Suffolk University Law School (JD, Cum laude)

The following is a list of articles authored by Attorney Joseph Desmond:
  • Defending Claims of  Mild Traumatic Brain Injury by Defeating the Plaintiff's Neuropsychologist -- please click here.
  • Plaintiff's Settled Claim Revived as Mass. SJC Finds Loophole in Standard Release -- please click here.
  • Chapter 176D Inapplicable to Self-Insureds -- please click here.
  • Handling Depositions with Confidence -- please click here.
  • Insurance Company Claim File Protected From Disclosure -- please click here.
  • Mass. Appeals Court Rules on Parents' Liability for Negligence of Minor Children -- please click here.
  • Mass. SJC Limites 93A Exposure in Patient Care Litigation -- please click here.
  • Mass. Appeals Court Limits Duty to Warn -- please click here.
  • Nursing Home Cases on the Rise in Massachusetts -- please click here.
  • Overtime Provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act:  Employers Must be on High Alert -- please click here.
  • Ex Parte Interviews of Opposing Party's Employees Are Permissable Pursuant to SJC Ruling -- please click here.
  • Rule 68 Offer of Judgment:  A Toothless Tiger for the Defense -- please click here.
  • Nursing Home Exposure to Damages Under the Consumer Protection Statute: The End of an Era that Never Began? -- please click here.
  • Admissibility of Neuropsychological Evidence in New Hampshire, please click here.
  • Pre-dispute Arbitration Agreements in Provider Contracts:  What Healthcare Risk Managers Should Know, please click here.
  • Mental and Physical Examinations in Cases Involving Brain Injuries and Psychological Injuries, please click here.

 


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