Christopher A. Callanan
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Business Litigation Attorney in Boston, MA
Boston, MA 02109
Selected to Rising Stars: 2010
- Business Litigation (40%),
- Employment Litigation: Defense (40%),
- Personal Injury - General: Defense (20%)
A partner at Stevenson McKenna & Callanan LLP, Christopher A. Callanan focuses his practice on a wide variety of civil litigation matters. From the firm's main office in Boston, Massachusetts, he provides representation to individual and business clients throughout the greater metropolitan area in cases involving business disputes, personal injury and wrongful death litigation, breach of fiduciary duty, unfair business practices, and labor and employment law.
During his career, Mr. Callanan has handled cases involving contract breaches, fee disputes and defamation. He has represented both employers and employees in matters involving workplace discrimination, Fair Labor Standards Act disputes, wrongful termination and other acts of retaliation, the misclassification of workers, and noncompete and nonsolicitation agreements. Mr. Callanan's personal injury and wrongful death practice has included motor vehicle crashes, defective products, premises liability and workplace accidents, and he has assisted both plaintiffs and defendants in this area.
Mr. Callanan has been able to obtain numerous favorable results for his clients in all of these endeavors. Some of his representative achievements have included a $4.5 million settlement for the surviving family members of a worker who was killed in a workplace accident and the successful defense of the CEO of a Fortune 500 company in an arbitration proceeding involving claims of a breach of an employment contract as well as wage and hour violations.
Mr. Callanan is admitted to practice in Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island and New Hampshire. He is also admitted to practice before several federal trial and appellate courts, including the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States. Mr. Callanan obtained his Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School in 1995, and he is a member of several professional organizations.
Business Litigation (40%): Trade Secret, Non-Compete Agreements
Employment Litigation (40%): Employment Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Retaliation, Employment Law - Employer
Personal Injury - General (20%): Animal Bites, Assault, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Wrongful Death, Dram Shop Laws, Construction Accident, Brain Injury, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Toxic Mold, Trucking Accidents, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Defense
Trade Secret, Non-Compete Agreements, Employment Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Retaliation, Employment Law - Employer, Animal Bites, Assault, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Wrongful Death, Dram Shop Laws, Construction Accident, Brain Injury, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Toxic Mold, Trucking Accidents, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Defense
Selections
Super Lawyers: 2013 - 2018 Rising Stars: 2010
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About Christopher Callanan
Admitted: 1995, Massachusetts
Professional Webpage: http://smcattorneys.com/attorneys/christopher-a-callanan/
Honors/Awards:
- Rising Star, Law & Politics, 2010
- Super Lawyer, Law & Politics, 2013-2017
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Sports Lawyers Association
- International Association of Defense Counsel, Employment Litigation Committee Member, 2006-2011
- Defense Research Institute, Employment Law Committee Member
- Massachusetts Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section Council Member, 2010-2013
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- United States District Courts Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine and Vermont
- New Hampshire
- Rhode Island
- Maine
- Massachusetts
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Sports Law Blog, Contributor
- Advice for the Next Jeremy Bloom: An Elite Athlete’s Guide to NCAA Amateurism Regulations, 56 Case W. Res. L. Rev. 687, Spring, 2006, reprinted in Business of Sports, 2010
- Gendreau v. Hyannis Air: Defending the Fear of Flying Case, IADC Aviation Law Newsletter March 2000
- Employment Rights of Undocumented Workers, IADC Employment Law Newsletter, November 2006
- How to Obtain Discovery from Governmental Agencies, IADC Aviation Law Newsletter, October 2007
- Traps of the Massachusetts Tips Statute, IADC Aviation Law Newsletter, October 2008
- Punitive Damage Awards in Employment Discrimination Cases, IADC Employment Law Newsletter, December 2009
- Massachusetts’ Independent Contractor Law: A Trap for Employers, IADC Employment Law Newsletter, January 2011. Read: IADC Independent Ktor Jan. 2011
- Diaz v. Jiten: New Twist on Chapter 151B Attorney Fee Awards, Massachusetts Bar Association, Labor & Employment Section Newsletter, January 2012. Read: 2012-01-24 Diaz v. Jiten MBA Article
- Contributor, DRI Employment Legislation State-by-State Survey, 2012 – present
- Contributor, DRI Employment Law Compendium, State-by-State Survey, 2011, Massachusetts, Maine
- Case Report: Croker v. Townsend Oil Company, Inc., Massachusetts Lawyer’s Journal June 2013. Read: 2013-06-13 MBA Lawyers Journal
- Contributor, DRI In House Quarterly Fall 2017, Massachusetts Strengthens Pay Equity Law and Passes Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. Read: 2017 In-House Def Qtrly
- Co-Author, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Massachusetts Deposition Practice Manual, Chapter 11 Audovisual Depositions, 4th Edition 2016
- Be A Parent, Not A Pal, pro bono educational presentation on Massachusetts social host (alcohol) liability statute for parents, educators, students, coaches and members of the community, 2005-2009
- Eligibility Issues Facing Olympic and Individual Sport Athletes, Case Western Law School Center for Law, Technology and the Arts Symposium: Sports and Eligibility: Who is Eligible to Play, Cleveland, OH, November 11, 2005
- Morals Clauses in Sports Contracts, National Sports and Entertainment Law Symposium, University of Virginia Law School, Virginia CLE, March 7, 2008
- Massachusetts Employment Law Update, Harmonie Group Spring Conference, New Orleans, LA, April 2009
- 21st Century Motion Practice: Addressing E-Discovery Issues, Massachusetts Bar Association, Panellist, September 2009
- Depositions 101: Deposing the Treating Physician, National Webinar presented by the IADC Trial Tactics & Techniques Committee, January 27, 2010
- When in Doubt Sit Them Out: Civil Liability for Head Injuries in Scholastic Sports, Concussion and Sports Injury Prevention Workshop, Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association, Franklin, MA, April 4, 2011
- Advanced Deposition Workshop, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Faculty Member, 2007 – present
- Taking Depositions Workshop, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Co-Chair, 2007 – present
- Federal Court Civil Practice Conference, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Chair, 2017 – present
Educational Background:
- College of the Holy Cross, B.A., English, 1992
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Last Updated: 4/2/2019