Practice Areas: Family Law, Personal Injury, Civil Rights; view more
Licensed in Massachusetts since: 2011
Education: Suffolk University Law School
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2023 - 2024 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2021 Details
A dedicated third-generation attorney, Marc A. Moccia handles state and federal civil litigation matters ranging from high-asset/high-conflict divorces to catastrophic personal injury and medical malpractice cases to police misconduct cases at Kazarosian Costello LLP, a Haverhill, Massachusetts-based law practice.
Mr. Moccia earned a B.A. degree in political science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2007, and received his J.D. with cum laude honors from Suffolk University Law School in 2011. A former president of the Haverhill Bar Association, Mr. Moccia is deeply involved in community and statewide bar leadership, particularly in the field of family law. Currently, he serves as the Chair of the Massachusetts Bar Association's Family Law Section Council and Vice President of the Massachusetts Family and Probate American Inn of Courts. He also serves as a member of the board of directors of the Essex County Bar Association.
Rated 10/10 on Avvo, Mr. Moccia continues a tradition of bar leadership and excellence in the profession as a member of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, the American Bar Association and the Essex County Bar Association. in 2019, Mr. Moccia was appointed by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to a two year term on its Standing Committee on Lawyer Well-Being, and was reappointed to a second two-year term in December, 2021.
Recently, Mr. Moccia was instrumental in negotiating settlements on behalf of his clients in a case involving the death of a bicyclist who was struck by a tractor-trailer, for $4.5 million, and in a case involving a mason who fell from scaffolding, for $7 million. He obtained a judgment in 2022 in excess of $7.7 million on behalf of a client who was the victim of a hit and run collision and he has successfully litigated claims against local police departments, including one involving an on-duty officer who sexually assaulted an intoxicated woman.
Over his career spanning 10-plus years, Mr. Moccia has received recognition in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of personal injury litigation – plaintiffs and family law and was listed as an Up & Coming Lawyers by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly in 2020.
Practice areas
Family Law, Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Civil RightsFocus areas
Alimony & Spousal Support, Animal Bites, Assault, Brain Injury, Child Support, Construction Accident, Custody & Visitation, Discrimination, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Marital Property, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Police Misconduct, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Same Sex Family Law, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 40% Family Law
- 40% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 20% Civil Rights
First Admitted: 2011, Massachusetts
Professional Webpage: https://kazcolaw.com/attorneys/marc-a-moccia-esq/
- B.A. in Political Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Honors: Dean’s List, 2007
- “Beginning the Conversation”, Massachusetts Bar Association - Economy and Underemployment Task Force Report, 2012
- Massachusetts, 2011
- U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- Supreme Judicial Court Standing Committee on Lawyer Well-Being, Member, 2021
- Haverhill Bar Association, President, 2017 - 2018
- Massachusetts Family & Probate American Inn of Court
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- Massachusetts Bar Association - Governance Committee, Chair
- Massachusetts Bar Association - Family Law Section Council, Chair
- Massachusetts Bar Association - Membership Committee
- Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, Member
- Essex County Bar Association - Board of Directors, Member
- Massachusetts Bar Association - Executive Management Board
- Massachusetts Family & Probate American Inns of Court, Board Member
- Massachusetts Bar Association - Economy and Underemployment Task Force on the Law, Member, 2012
- American Bar Association, Member
- Essex County Bar Association, Member
- Cum Laude, Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, 2011
- The Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in Criminal Law, Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Member of Phi Delta Phi, Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Leadership Academy Fellow, Massachusetts Bar Association, 2018
- Recognized in the Areas of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Family Law, The Best Lawyers in America©, 2021.
- Up and Coming Lawyer, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, 2020
- 10.0 Superb Rating, AVVO.com
These comments were made by fellow attorneys during the annual nomination process.
“A great young lawyer with tremendous potential”
“MARC HAS TAKEN ON SOME OF THE MOST DIFFICULT FAMILY LAW CASES WITH REGARD TO CONFLICT WITH CHILDREN, ASSETS, AND SUPPORT. HE IS EVERY PATIENT, APPROACHABLE, AND RESPONSIVE. HE IS AN EXTREMELY BRIGHT ATTORNEY WHO ADVOCATES FOR HIS CLIENTS WITH A RARE PERSISTENCE AND COMMITMENT. HE IS ALWAYS WILLING TO LISTEN AND RESOLVE MATTERS WITHOUT PROTRACTED LITIGATION, AND UNDERSTANDS THE EMOTIONAL COMPENENT OF FAMILY LAW CASES AND IS COMPASSIONATE ON EVERY LEVEL.”
“Attorney Moccia is truly an up and coming star. As a law student at Suffolk, he was the student liaison to the MBA. He clerked with Judge Coyne at the BMC, and worked at Lubin & Meyer while completing his studies. He currently works at Kazarosian Law Offices and serves on the MBA's Task Force on Law Schools and Economy.”
“Marc has an amazingly extensive list of activities and accomplishments for a young lawyer. He received multiple honors while a student at Suffolk where he was very active in the Student Bar Association. He has continued with extensive involvement with the Massachusetts Bar Association and is a Vice President of the Haverhill Bar Association. He served two judicial clerkships and is now very active as a trial lawyer in multiple courts.”
“Great young lawyer. Already active in Bar activities. Very committed.”
“Marc MOccia is an extraordinary talent. He was elected Vice President of the Haverhill Bar Association for teh 2016-2017 year, was inducted as a Fellow of the Massachusetts Bar Association's Leadership Academy, is on the MBA's Family Law Section Council, and is also a member of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys and the Essex County Bar Association. He has expertly tried cases to completion including jury trial in a motor vehicle case, a family law divorce case, and has litigated civil rights cases in the federal court. He graduated cum laude from Suffolk University Law School receiving the Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in Criminal Law and inducted as a member of Phi Delta Phi. He graduated on the Dean's List from University of Massachusetts Amherst with a BA in Political Science. He was one of the contributing authors of the MBA's 2012 Report entitled "Beginning the Conversation", a study of Law, Economy, and Underemployment, and was a judicial intern to The HOnorable Michael C. Coyne at the Boston Municipal Court. Marc is truly a rising star.”
“Marc has hit the ground running as a litigator in family law and general civil litigation. He has already had countless motion sessions under his belt, as well as two successful bench trials to date. He is an exceptionally gifted writer, and n incredibly quick study. Marc is not only extremely bright, but he is intuitive as well. He is a born lawyer.”
“Marc is not only a leader in the Massachusetts Bar Association, he is also an appointed member of the SJC Standing Committee on attorney Well Being. In that role , he spearheads efforts to improve the lives of solo and small firm practioners in the Commonwealth.”
“Atty. Moccia has experience and skills beyond his years. Although he is starting his 10th year of practice, he has tried numerous cases successfully , has engaged in a very busy motion practice in the Probate and Family Courts, serves on the SJC Standing Committee on Lawyer Well-Being, and is co-chair of the MBA's Family Law Section Council. He is also past president of the Haverhill Bar Association, among other accomplishments. He is an experienced personal injury litigator and has participated in several successful mediations of significant injury cases. He is well deserving of this recognition.”
“Attorney Marc Moccia has tried jury and bench trials and litigated matters in the District, Superior and Probate and Family Courts. He sits on the Massachusetts Bar Association's Family Law Section Council, and is a mentor and coach for the mock trial teams in the Haverhill Public Schools.”
“Atty. Moccia has experience and skills beyond his years. Although he is starting his 11tth year of practice, he has tried numerous cases successfully , has engaged in a very busy motion practice in the Probate and Family Courts, serves on the SJC Standing Committee on Lawyer Well-Being, and is co-chair of the MBA's Family Law Section Council. He is also past president of the Haverhill Bar Association, among other accomplishments. He is an experienced personal injury litigator and has participated in several successful mediations of significant injury cases. He is recognized as a Best Lawyer in America and also in Boston Magazine's Best Lawyers 2021 in Personal Injury and Family Law. He is well deserving of this recognition by Super Lawyers.”
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2023 - 2024
- Rising Stars: 2021
