Thomas C. Federico

Tom is a Partner in the Boston office of Morrison Mahoney LLP and a member of the firm's Executive Committee.

Tom specializes in the trial of defense claims in the areas of construction, products, premises and contracts. He has successfully represented defendants in state and federal courts throughout the Northeast. In addition, Tom has argued and briefed numerous significant state and federal cases, including: N. American Site Developers, Inc. v. MRP Site Devel., Inc., 63 Mass. App. Ct. 529 (2005); Fine v. Huygens, DiMella, Shaffer & Asoc., 57 Mass. App. Ct. 397 (2003); Ferreira v. Beacon Skanska Constr. Corp., 296 F. Supp. 2d 28 (D. Mass. 2003); Vakil v. Anesthesiology Assoc., 51 Mass. App. Ct. 3 (2001); Ferguson v. Marshall Contractors, Inc., 745 A.2d 147 (Rhode Island 2000); Schultz v. YMCA, 139 F.3d 286 (1st Cir. 1998); Harnois v. Quannapowitt Dev., 35 Mass. App. Ct. 286 (1993); Sidney Binder, Inc. v. Jewelers Mutual Ins. Co., 28 Mass. App. Ct. 459 (1990); Commonwealth v. Blood, 400 Mass. 61 (1987); Commonwealth v. Young, 399 Mass. 527 (1987).

He has tried more than 50 cases to a jury and numerous others to a judge. Martindale-Hubble National Law Directory has awarded Tom its highest rating of "AV" for legal ability and professional ethics. From 2004-2009, Boston Magazine has recognized Tom as a "Super Lawyer" in a state-wide survey in the area of construction litigation. In 2007-2009, Tom was recognized in the Corporate Counsel Edition and New England Edition of Super Lawyers. These designations were limited to the top 5 percent of attorneys in the Commonwealth.  Tom was also selected as one of the Top Attorneys in Massachusetts by Boston Magazine.

Tom is a member of the American Bar Association (Litigation Section and Construction Practice Section); American Board of Trial Advocates; Association of Defense Trial Attorneys; Defense Research Institute (DRI); International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC); Massachusetts Bar Association; and the Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association where he serves on the Board of Directors. Tom is a former Vice-Chair of the Construction Law Committee for the Defense Research Institute. He is also a member of the AGC of Massachusetts and the chair of the Construction Committee of the American Law Firm Association. Tom has lectured nationwide and abroad and has published numerous articles and monographs on legal issues confronting the insurance and construction industries.

Tom is a graduate of Boston College (B.A.) and Suffolk University Law School (J.D.), where he served as an Associate Editor on the Law Review.

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