Best Medical Malpractice Lawyers in Massachusetts (2026)

The malpractice lawyers in Massachusetts we'd call first, drawn from every city list we've published in the state. Each one takes medical malpractice cases, and you can reach them right here.

Sources checked November 4, 2026

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Of the 16 firms on our 2 city lists in Massachusetts, Lubin & Meyer PC scores highest on malpractice focus, published results, client reviews and experience, followed by Crowe & Harris, LLP and Law Offices of Mark E. Salomone. Each firm keeps its best score from the cities it serves; open a city for its full list.

Best Medical Malpractice Lawyers in Massachusetts

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Lubin & Meyer PC
3.875 Google reviewsRated 3.8 out of 5 on Google from 75 reviews
Best for: Birth injuries and surgical errors
Among Lubin & Meyer PC's substantial published malpractice results are a $17 million result in 2025 involving a death after hernia surgery and an $11 million birth injury result the same year.
On our list for Boston.
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We order firms by how much of their work is medical malpractice, the results they publish, what their clients say, their experience, their standing with the regulator and the recognition they have earned, all from public records and the firms' own sites. How lists are made
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Crowe & Harris, LLP
4.9152 Google reviewsRated 4.9 out of 5 on Google from 152 reviews
Best for: Cancer misdiagnosis and birth injuries
For clear explanations, reviewers often give Crowe & Harris, LLP praise. With 152 reviews behind it, the firm's 4.9 Google rating gives that feedback some context. How your malpractice claim will go isn't something reviews can tell you.
On our list for Boston.
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We order firms by how much of their work is medical malpractice, the results they publish, what their clients say, their experience, their standing with the regulator and the recognition they have earned, all from public records and the firms' own sites. How lists are made
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Law Offices of Mark E. Salomone
4.9279 Google reviewsRated 4.9 out of 5 on Google from 279 reviews
Best for: Published malpractice recoveries
Law Offices of Mark E. Salomone lists a $2 million medical negligence result on its site, along with a $1.5 million medical malpractice result. Those recoveries helped place it here.
On our list for Worcester.
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We order firms by how much of their work is medical malpractice, the results they publish, what their clients say, their experience, their standing with the regulator and the recognition they have earned, all from public records and the firms' own sites. How lists are made
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Feinberg & Alban PC
5.0154 Google reviewsRated 5.0 out of 5 on Google from 154 reviews
Best for: Medical and nursing home malpractice
In 1946, Feinberg & Alban PC opened its doors. The firm has a long history behind it, with medical and nursing home malpractice included in its practice. On its site, you'll also find nursing home neglect and wrongful death.
On our list for Boston.
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We order firms by how much of their work is medical malpractice, the results they publish, what their clients say, their experience, their standing with the regulator and the recognition they have earned, all from public records and the firms' own sites. How lists are made
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Jeffrey Glassman
4.9977 Google reviewsRated 4.9 out of 5 on Google from 977 reviews
Best for: Birth injuries involving cerebral palsy
For a baby who acquired cerebral palsy during a medical procedure, Jeffrey Glassman publishes a malpractice result of $9,020,000. Among its other listed results is $1,800,000 for nursing malpractice.
On our list for Boston.
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How a malpractice claim usually moves in Massachusetts

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5.Start the claim in time
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6.Settlement or trial
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Your deadline: 3 years from when you found out

Lawyers by city in Massachusetts

Each city has its own list, with the local courts, hospitals and the lawyers closest to you.

Photos: Boston, Ian Howard, CC BY 2.5; Worcester, Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Massachusetts lawyers by type of case

Massachusetts rules at a glance

Work out your deadline

Filing deadline: 3 years from when the injury was discovered
Damage caps: $500,000 for pain and suffering and other…
Before you file: Written notice before you sue
Shared fault: Modified comparative (51% bar)

Full Massachusetts law guidedeadlines, caps, children, experts and sources

Example: treatment and discovery six months ago

TreatmentMay 12, 2026
Likely deadlineMay 12, 2029
Outer limitMay 12, 2033

The filing deadline in Massachusetts

The clock startsWhen you found out, or should have
Time to start a claim3 yearsMiss it and the claim is usually lost.
At the very most7 yearsafter the treatment, with a few exceptions

Limits on damages in Massachusetts

Pain and sufferingCapped at $500,000
All damages togetherNo overall cap

The rules in Massachusetts

Filing deadline

3 years

Counted from when the injury was discovered. File within 3 years after the claim accrues (when you knew or reasonably should have known you were harmed by the care), and never more than 7 years after the act or omission.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 4

Discovery rule

Applies

Yes, inside the 7-year outer limit.

Outer limit

7 years

7 years from the act or omission, except when a foreign object was left in the body.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 4

Damage caps

$500,000 for pain and suffering and other general damages, unless the jury finds substantial or permanent loss or impairment of a bodily function, substantial disfigurement, or other special circumstances that make the limit unjust.

Massachusetts has a $500,000 cap on general damages with broad exceptions for serious injuries, and it does not apply to wrongful death.

Wrongful death: The cap does not apply to wrongful death actions under Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 229, § 2.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 60H

Children

Different clock

A minor must sue within 3 years of accrual, except that a child under 6 has until the ninth birthday; the 7-year outer limit still applies except for foreign objects.

Affidavit of merit

Not required

No affidavit, but every case goes to a medical malpractice tribunal (a judge, a physician and a lawyer) where the plaintiff makes an offer of proof. If the tribunal finds for the defendant, the plaintiff must post a $6,000 bond to continue.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 60B

Notice before suing

Required

Give each provider 182 days' written notice of intent before suing (shortened to 90 days in some situations).

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 60L

Shared fault

Modified comparative (51% bar)

Modified comparative fault: barred above 50% of the fault

Experts

Expert evidence

Expert testimony is generally required; the tribunal reviews the offer of proof, including expert opinion, early in the case.

Contingency fees in Massachusetts medical malpractice cases follow a statutory sliding scale (ch. 231, § 60I).

Sources

Massachusetts General Laws ch. 260, § 4, Massachusetts Legislature
Massachusetts General Laws ch. 231, § 60D, Massachusetts Legislature
Massachusetts General Laws ch. 231, § 60H, Massachusetts Legislature
Massachusetts General Laws ch. 231, § 60L, Massachusetts Legislature
Massachusetts General Laws ch. 231, § 60B, Massachusetts Legislature
State Enactments of Selected Medical Liability Reforms (as of 8/27/2026), Medical Professional Liability Association
Contributory Negligence/Comparative Fault Laws in All 50 States (updated 6/10/2026), Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C.

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