Walter A. Costello, Jr.

Walter A. Costello Jr. is a personal injury attorney and a partner at the Salem-based firm Kazarosian Costello LLP in Massachusetts. He represents the people of Salem and takes on personal injury cases involving medical malpractice, nursing home liability, product liability, and motor vehicle accidents, and additionally does business litigation as well.

A licensed legal practitioner, Mr. Costello has been practicing law in Massachusetts for close to half a century. He advocates for his clients before federal, appellate and national courts, including the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts, the United States Court of Appeals for the 1st and the 5th Circuits and the Supreme Court of the U.S.

An undergraduate alumnus of Boston University, Mr. Costello graduated in 1969 obtaining his bachelor’s degree in economics. He earned his Juris Doctor from the Boston College Law School in 1973.

Rated AV Preeminent* through Martindale-Hubbell, Mr. Costello has received several other accolades from various other organizations. He was the recipient of the Centennial award in 2011 from the Massachusetts Bar Association and the Wiedemann Wysocki Citation of Excellence from the American Association for Justice. He is included in the Marquis Who’s Who Top Lawyers American Lawyers list. He is rated “Superb” on Avvo.

Mr. Costello’s contribution to the legal community doesn’t end with his daily litigation activities. He serves as a lecturer at the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education and the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys and is an instructor at the North Shore Community College.

Previously a president at the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, Mr. Costello has held numerous leadership positions in several organizations, including the Essex County Bar Association, the American Association for Justice and the Essex County Superior Court.

*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.