J. Michael Conley
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Braintree, Massachusetts
Kenney & Conley, P.C.Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Products Liability, Insurance Coverage; view more
Licensed in Massachusetts since: 1982
Education: Suffolk University Law School
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Kenney & Conley, P.C.
100 Grandview Road, Suite 218PO Box 9139
Braintree, MA 02184 Visit website
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J. Michael Conley is a dexterous and compassionate personal injury attorney serving clients in Braintree, Massachusetts. He co-founded the law firm of Kenney & Conley, P.C., with a desire to work closely with injured clients and deliver the highest level of representation possible. With over four decades of legal experience, he has been successful in securing millions of dollars in compensation on behalf of his clients who were injured due to:
· Auto and truck accidents
· Workplace accidents
· Ship, boat and recreational vehicle wrecks
· Bicycle and pedestrian accidents
· Slip-and-fall accidents and animal attacks
· Elevator and escalator accidents
· Medical malpractice
· Defective products
· Nursing home neglect or abuse
A graduate of George Washington University, Mr. Conley completed his Bachelor of Arts in political science in 1978. Thereafter, he earned his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Suffolk University Law School in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1982. While there, he functioned as the literary editor of Suffolk University Law Review. He was licensed to practice in all the state courts of Massachusetts the same year.
For Mr. Conley’s high professional and ethical standards, Martindale-Hubbell awarded him an AV Preeminent* peer review rating, its highest available rating. He was also named to the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers” by The National Trial Lawyers and “Top 100 Attorneys in Massachusetts” by Boston Magazine. Furthermore, he was recognized by The Best Lawyers in America in 2015.
A fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, Mr. Conley maintains active memberships in several prestigious legal organizations such as the American Association for Justice, the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys (MATA) and the Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA) – Appellate Bench Bar Committee and Civil Litigation Section.
Genuinely concerned about his community, Mr. Conley volunteers his time and services in fundraising activities of The Foundation for Excellence in Education in Easton (FEEE). As a part of ENDD.org, he presented on distracted driving to create awareness among Massachusetts high school students and others. In addition to writing and lecturing for many legal organizations such as MATA and MBA, he also attends several seminars to keep abreast of the latest laws and trial techniques.
*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 Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff, Insurance CoverageFocus areas
Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Dram Shop Laws, Insurance, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Wrongful Death
- 60% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 30% Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff
- 10% Insurance Coverage
First Admitted: 1982, Massachusetts
Professional Webpage: https://www.kenneyconley.com/attorneys/
- American College of Trial Lawyers: Fellowr; Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys: Past-President, ; Massachusetts Bar Association: Appellate Bench - Bar Committee; American Association for Justice: Section Memberships include Insurance, Products Liability, Motor Vehicle and Premises Liability, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome ("RSD") – Litigation Group
- Attorney Conley is former chair of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys' Amicus Curiae Committee which prepares and files with the Supreme Judicial Court and the Appeals Court "friend of the court" briefs supporting victims' rights. Mr. Conley has been a volunteer coach in youth recreational and travel baseball and recreational and travel basketball. He is a past President of the Easton Babe Ruth League. Mr. Conley has provided pro bono legal services to various local non-profit organizations and has volunteered in many community activities in Easton. He is past Chair of The Foundation for Excellence in Education in Easton (F.E.E.E.), a non-profit organization that raises funds for the benefit of the students in the Easton Public Schools.
- The National Trial Lawyers, Top 100
- Top Rated Lawyer in Personal Injury Law and a Top Rated Lawyer in Insurance Law, Recognized by American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell
- Best Attorneys in Massachusetts as published, Best Lawyers®
- Top 100 Attorneys in Massachusetts as published, Boston Magazine
- Top Attorneys of New England as published, New England Super Lawyers
- Massachusetts Super Lawyers, Top 100
- Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, American College of Trial Lawyers
- B.A. George Washington University, 1978
- J.D. Suffolk University Law School, 1982
- Updating the status and respective rights of injured workers and workers' compensation insurers after DiCarlo v. Suffolk Constr. Co., Inc., 473 Mass. 624 (2016)., Author, Workers’ compensation liens: 20 things to know, MATA Journal, Trial Lawyers, 2022
- Advocating for plain language in legal writing and advocacy., Author, Vox populi, or in support of plain speaking, MATA Journal, Trial Lawyers, 2021
- Contractors' liability for construction site injuries., co-author, Sources of duty in construction injury litigation, part 1, liability of contractors, MATA Journal, Trial Lawyers, 2020
- Property owner liability for construction site injuries., co-author, Sources of duty in construction injury litigation, part 2, liability of property owners, MATA Journal, Trial Lawyers, 2020
- Confirming "zone of danger" as basis for negligent infliction of emotional distress., Author, Ruling provides missing piece to “NIED puzzle,”, MATA Journal, Trial Lawyers, 2019
- Applying DiCarlo principle -- no lien on pain and suffering damages -- to claims of injured police officers and firefighters under G.L. c. 41, s. 111F., Author, “DiCarlo” and public safety third party claims, MATA Journal, Trial Lawyers, 2018
- Recommending resources, Author, Tuning in to Trial Guides, Editor’s Note, MATA Journal, Trial Lawyers, 2018
- Find joy in trial work., Author, Don’t forget how much fun we’re having, Editor’s Note, MATA Journal, Trial Lawyers, 2018
- Seeking abandonment of confusing jury instruction, Author, Toward a correct statement of duty in premises cases, MATA Journal, Trial Lawyers, 2017
- Challenges involved in representing clients in chronic pain., Author, Representing Clients Suffering From Chronic Pain, American RSDHope, American RSDHope, 2016
- Updating scope of auto liability insurance in relation homeowner or commercial liability insurance., Author, Case survey: When does an injury arise from ownership, operation, maintenance or use of a motor vehicle?, MATA Journal, Trial Lawyers, 2016
Office location for J. Michael Conley
100 Grandview Road, Suite 218
PO Box 9139
Braintree, MA 02184
Phone: 781-925-7351
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