Amy B. Yarbro

Amy is a partner concentrating her practice in civil defense litigation with a focus on employment law, professional liability, directors and officers (D&O) liability, products liability, premises liability, and tort and general liability in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. She defends nursing homes, assisted living facilities, large retailers, small businesses, home care agencies, nonprofit organizations, medical, legal, engineering, and real estate professionals, and individuals in a wide range of matters involving employment discrimination and retaliation claims, wage and hour disputes, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), skilled nursing and senior care litigation, wrongful death, condominium law, contract disputes, breach of warranty, and transportation.  She represents clients in matters before state and federal courts as well as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, and the Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights. Amy is also the founder and Chair of the firm’s Wellness Committee and oversees the firm’s Associate Education program.

Amy has tried cases in Massachusetts and Rhode Island and has successfully mediated and arbitrated numerous cases. She has also prevailed on motions to dismiss and summary judgment in high exposure cases and has successfully argued matters before Massachusetts and Rhode Island appellate courts.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

• First Circuit Court of Appeals: Obtained ruling in favor of non-profit high school sports league regarding Americans with Disabilities Act and “eight semester rule” eligibility requirement in high school sports.  Doe v. Rhode Island Interscholastic League, 2025 WL 1419571 (1st Cir. 2025).
• Rhode Island Supreme Court: Obtained ruling in favor of a quasi-municipal entity on a novel issue of law arising under the R.I. District Management Authorities Act. Bronhard v. Thayer Street District Management Authority, 326 A.3d 178 (R.I. 2024).
• Massachusetts Appeals Court: Obtained ruling in favor of property owner in wrongful death negligence action by application of the common law rule that an owner of property abutting public way does not have a duty to passers-by to maintain sidewalk free of snow. Patel v. Mill No. 3, Inc., 98 Mass. App. C 1108 (2020).
• Obtained defense verdict in favor of a skilled nursing facility in a wrongful death case in which the plaintiff alleged that care provided to the decedent’s pressure sore did not comply with the standard of care.
• Successfully represented numerous clients in employment cases before the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD), the Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights (RICHR), and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
• Obtained numerous summary judgments and dismissals for clients in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

• Elected by her peers to The Best Lawyers in America© Ones to Watch: Labor and Employment Litigation guide (2021-2025)
• Selected as Top Attorneys in Massachusetts Rising Star (2022)
• Elected by her peers to the Best Lawyers: Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants List (2021-2022)
• Selected to the Women In The Law: Ones to Watch List (2021-2022)
• Named to Super Lawyers‘ Massachusetts 2020 Annual List of Top Lawyers: Top Women Edition
• Selected to the Massachusetts Super Lawyers magazine list as a “Rising Star” in Civil Litigation: Defense (2018-2022)
• While in law school, received the CALI Excellence for the Future Awards for Clinical Evidence and Family Law, was a member of Dean’s List, and named as a New England Scholar for academic achievement
• Served as editor on the New England Law Review