Catherine A. Bednar
Top rated Professional Liability attorney in Boston, Massachusetts
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP
Practice Areas: Professional Liability
Licensed in Massachusetts since: 2006
Education: Northeastern University School of Law
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP
60 State StreetSuite 600
Boston, MA 02109 Phone: 617-963-5975 Email: Catherine A. Bednar Visit website
Details
Catherine Bednar is a Partner in Freeman Mathis & Gary’s Boston office. She is an experienced litigator in state and federal courts, with a focus on professional liability claims and construction lawsuits. Ms. Bednar also represents insurance companies in insurance coverage matters, including rendering coverage opinions.
Ms. Bednar has represented architects, engineers, accountants, attorneys and other professionals in the defense of malpractice claims. She has extensive experience in construction defect cases and environmental disputes. She has also defended a wide array of businesses and individuals against high-exposure claims for personal injury, property damage, monetary losses, and statutory and regulatory violations. In addition to her litigation practice, Ms. Bednar advises her clients on contract negotiation, risk management, regulatory compliance, and insurance coverage issues.
First Admitted: 2006, Massachusetts
Professional Webpage: https://www.fmglaw.com/attorney_bio.php
- “A Roadmap for Defending Covered and Non-covered Claims: Part 1 – Reservation of Rights Letters” (webinar) (March 2020) “Reducing Risk for Yourself, Your Company and Your Clients” - Managing Engineering Liability and Risk Seminar, Half Moon Education, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts (March 2020) “Insurance and Legal Issues for Architects” Central Massachusetts Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, Worcester, Massachusetts (September 2015), Speaker
- B.A., Engineering Sciences, Dartmouth College
- M.S., Civil & Environmental Engineering, Tufts University
- Recognized as a Massachusetts "Rising Star" by Law & Politics magazine in the area of Professional Liability: Defense, 2016, 2016
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2016