Robert A. DiTusa
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Springfield, Massachusetts
Alekman DiTusa, LLC
Practice areas: Personal Injury; view more
Licensed in Massachusetts since: 2000
Education: The University of Toledo College of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2016 - 2026 Call today:
413-455-0941
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1550 Main StSuite 501
Springfield, MA 01103 Visit website
I am a trial lawyer and partner at the law firm of Alekman DiTusa, LLC, a personal injury firm located in Springfield, Massachusetts. Ryan Alekman and I started this firm in 2010 in order to provide the finest legal representation to seriously injured individuals and their families. Our law firm is dedicated to protecting people and fighting insurance companies.
I have over 31 years of experience conducting jury trials, arbitrations and mediations in Massachusetts and New York. Our firm’s successful results have been featured numerous times in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly; Boston Globe and MassLive - including injury claims, insurance bad faith claims and class actions.
I am a proud member of the National Crime Victims Bar Association, Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, the American Association for Justice, and the Hampden County Bar Association.
Notable cases:
Doe v City of Springfield, United States District Court $13 Million child sex abuse settlement
Estrada et al. v. Progressive Direct Insurance Company, United States District Court ($10,000,000 Insurance Bad Faith Class Action Settlement)
Doe v. Croshier, Berkshire Superior Court, docket #16-248, ($2,500,000 verdict in child sexual abuse case)
Martinez-Rivera v. Commerce Insurance Company, 84 Mass. App. Ct. 146 (2011) (Insurance Bad Faith)
Honors:
Massachusetts Weekly 2026 Legal Luminary
Business West Class of 2026 Difference Makers
Selected as a Massachusetts Super Lawyer in the field of personal injury (2016 -2026).
President’s Award, Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys (2005).
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: PlaintiffFocus areas
Animal Bites, Assault, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 100% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 1995, New York
Professional Webpage: https://alekmanditusa.com/dipl-team-member/robert-a-ditusa/
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- $2,500,000 Verdict. Doe v. Croshier, Berkshire County Superior Court, docket#16-248 (Child sexual abuse claim), 2017
- $8,000,000 Settlement. Estrada et al. v. Progressive Direct Insurance Company ,United States District Court, District of Massachusetts, docket# 12-cv-30020-FDS (Class Action Settlement), 2016
- $513,000 Jury Verdict. Morales v. T.A.J. Investments, Hampden County Superior Court, docket# 12-0123 (workplace injury) , 2014
- $50,000 Jury Verdict. Mundell v. Vierthaler, Hampden County Superior Court, docket# 16-91 (motor vehicle tort), 2017
- $100,000 Jury Verdict. Gramaticas v. Grycel, Hampden County Superior Court, docket 13-381 (motor vehicle tort) , 2015
- $40,000 Jury Verdict. Young v. Davignon, Springfield District Court docket# 1623-102 (motor vehicle tort), 2017
Pro bono / Community Service
- Revitalize Community Development Corporation, Springfield, MA. House Sponsor and GreenNFit Neighborhood Rebuild volunteer, 2019
- Square One Classroom Sponsor, 2019
- Link to Libraries School Sponsor and Classroom reader, 2018
Industry Groups
- American Association Of Justice
- Hampden County Bar Association
- Massachusetts Academy Of Trial Attorneys
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2016 - 2026
