Marilyn T. McGoldrick
Top rated Products Liability attorney in Boston, Massachusetts
Thornton Law Firm LLP
Practice areas: Products Liability, Insurance Coverage; view more
Licensed in Massachusetts since: 1992
Education: Suffolk University Law School
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For over 30 years, Marilyn T. McGoldrick has held powerful corporations accountable nationwide for hurting customers with defective or pharmaceutical products. A partner at the Thornton Law Firm LLP in Boston, Massachusetts, she is knowledgeable in representing clients who have been injured due to medical devices and many other products, and she strives to give them the due compensation they deserve for the pain and suffering they’ve had to endure.
Ms. McGoldrick completed her undergraduate studies in 1987, graduating with her Bachelor of Arts degree. She then went on to enroll at the Suffolk University Law School and received her Juris Doctor cum laude in 1992. Along with her license to practice in Massachusetts, she is also admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts and the United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit.
Throughout her illustrious career, Ms. McGoldrick has gained the adulation of her peers for her intense dedication and her tireless work ethic which has yielded many positive changes for her clients. She is rated Distinguished* through Martindale-Hubbell and has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for her work in plaintiff personal injury law. In addition, she holds an “Excellent” rating on Avvo.
Ms. McGoldrick stays actively involved within her legal community through close affiliations with organizations such as the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Massachusetts Association of Trial Attorneys, the American Association for Justice, the Women’s Table (advisory board member), the Women’s Bar Association and the Boston Bar Association (co-chair of the New Lawyers Section).
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer-review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff, Insurance CoverageFocus areas
Insurance, Medical Devices, Pharmaceutical
- 80% Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff
- 20% Insurance Coverage
First Admitted: 1992, Massachusetts
Professional Webpage: https://www.tenlaw.com/attorneys/marilyn-t-mcgoldrick/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Massachusetts Association of Trial Attorneys
- 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
- 1994, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
- 1992, Massachusetts
- Boston Bar Association (Co-Chair, New Lawyers Section; Membership Committee, 1999-2001)
- Advisory Board Member, WOT Theatre Festival
- Advisory Board Member, The Women’s Table – June, 2010 – present
- Pro bono Counsel, Central Square Theater, Underground Railroad Theatre Company
- The Women’s Bar Association
- The American Association for Justice
- Massachusetts Bar Association, 2022
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Lawrence v. City of Cambridge, 422 Mass. 396, 664 NE 2d 1 (1996)
- Town of Middleborough v. Middleborough Gas & Electric, 422 Mass. 583, 664 NE 2d 25
Honors
- Recognized since 2019 Boston, Massachusetts Practice Areas Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers In America, https://www.bestlawyers.com/lawyers/marilyn-t-mcgoldrick/238212
- New England’s 2020 Top Rated Lawyers by ALM Media and Martindale-Hubbell™
- Massachusetts Super Lawyer
- BV® Distinguished™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell
Educational Background
- University of Massachusetts at Amherst, B.A., 1987
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2005, 2020 - 2025