Lawyers serving Massachusetts for more than fifty years

Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution

Today, approximately 80% of our practice is devoted to defense work. Our attorneys are skilled in litigation, arbitration, and mediation and possess considerable trial experience.  For over 25 years, the attorneys at Keyes & Donnellan have concentrated on successfully defending and resolving claims in the complex areas of: 

Professional Medical Malpractice: This is the area representing an insurers most complex and risk-laden litigation.  Our trial lawyers have successfully handled major cases involving issues of HIV, emergency medicine, informed consent, surgery, pharmaceutical warnings, breast cancer, cerebral palsy, anesthesia, and neonatal care. 

Legal Malpractice: Defending colleagues against lawsuits brought by clients and third parties involves many different areas of specialization, including Corporate and Commercial Law Real Estate, Litigation, Personal Injury, Domestic and Probate Law. 

Products Liability: Massachusetts Product Liability laws are among the strictest in the nation and our experience enables us to defend, with equal intensity, cases ranging from a child's toy to complicated industrial machinery. 

Corporate and Contract Law: Legal services in this area encompass a wide range of issues integral to the day to day effectiveness and long term viability of a business.  The capability of our attorneys to offer comprehensive legal counsel allows us to excel in identifying and managing business and legal risks, as well as aiding in identifying and transacting an array of financial arrangements. 

Other practice areas of the firm include: 
• Health Care Law 
• Employment and Discrimination Law 
• Premises Liability
• Insurance Coverage and Policy Interpretation
• Worker's Compensation 
• Eminent Domain
• Estate Planning and Probate 
• Construction Law