Profile
David P. Dwork is a shareholder at Barron & Stadfeld, P.C., a mid-sized, Boston-based law firm meeting a variety of legal needs for clients throughout Massachusetts. His practice at the firm focuses on commercial litigation and personal injury litigation with a special emphasis on brain injury cases. He has been practicing at Barron & Stadfeld, P.C. since 1981 and has been a partner of the firm since 1985.Over the last two-plus decades, Mr. Dwork has successfully helped countless brain injury survivors in their legal battles, guiding them through the legal system and providing the experience, skill and resources required for a successful trial or out-of-court settlement.
Mr. Dwork is a magna cum laude graduate of Boston University Law School (J.D., 1977), a former law clerk to the Honorable Chief Justice Frank J. Kennison of the New Hampshire Supreme Court, and a former assistant district attorney for Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He has also published numerous articles and is an accomplished lecturer on general civil litigation issues, particularly on the subject of traumatic brain injury. Mr. Dwork holds an AV Preeminent* peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell and is an active member of several professional organizations, including the Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts.
*AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used 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 confidential opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell peer review ratings fall into two categories: legal ability and general ethical standards.
About David Dwork
Law School: Boston University School of Law
Admitted: 1977, Massachusetts
Professional Webpage: www.barronstad.com/pages/attorneys/david_p_dwork
Honors and Awards:
- Martindale-Hubbell AV® Rated, a certification mark indicating that the lawyer's peers rank him at the highest level of professional excellence
- magna cum laude, Boston University Law School, 1977
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Board of Governors, Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys
- American Association for Justice, Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group
- Member, Legal Counsel, Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts (former President of the Massachusetts Brain Injury Association)
- Member, National Brain Injury Association
- Massachusetts, 1977
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Note, "Child's Action For Loss of Consortium, 56 Boston University Law Review, 1976
- "Trying the Auto Accident Case" National Education Network, 1994
- "Trying the Automobile Injury Case in Massachusetts" National Business Institute, 1994
- "Medical/Legal Issues Concerning Professionals in the Field of TBI" 13th Annual MHIA Statewide Conference, 1994
- "Premises Liablity: Preperation and Trial of a Difficult Case in Massachusetts" National Business Institute, 1995
- "Proving and Disputing Damages in Massachusetts" National Business Institute, 1996
- "Demonstration of Expert Medical/Neuropsychological Testimony in a Mild Brain Injury Case" Massachusetts Brain Injury Association 15th Annual Conference, 1996
- "Preparation and Trial of the Traumatic Brain Injury Case", Lorman Education Services, 1997
- "Premises Liablity: Preperation and Trial of a Difficult Case in Massachusetts" National Business Institute, 1998
- "Premises Liability" from "Torts Update, Recent Developments" Massachustts Academy of Trial Attorneys., 1998
- "Premises Liablity" Torts Update, Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, 2000
- "Trying the Soft Tissue Injury Case in Massachusetts", 2001
- "Premises Liability" Torts Update, Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, 2001
- Amercian Trial Lawyers Association Annual Conference, Moderator-Traumatic Brain Injuries Litiagtion Group, 2002
- "Trying the Automobile Injury Case in Massachusetts", National Business Institute, 2003
- "Mock Traumatic Brain Injury Trial" Massachusetts Brain Injury Association Annual Conference, 2004
- "How To Litigate Your First Civil Trial in Massachusetts", National Business Institute, 2004
- "The 2004 Homelessness and Brain Injury Conference", Lecturer, Neuro-Rehab Management, 2004
- "Building Your Civil Trial Skills", Lecturer, National Business Institute, 2006
Verdicts and Settlements:
- $395,000 settlement from retail establishment in connection with use of their valet service
- $475,000 settlement in negligence/assault and battery/aiding and abetting case
- $537,214 recovery against bar that had served intoxicated motorist
- $500,000 settlement to plaintiff hit by falling acoustical ceiling tile
- $500,000 settlement in motor vehicle case for "mild" traumatic brain injury
- $500,000 recovery in motor vehicle accident case
- $3,400,000 settlement in medical negligence case for infant born with cerebral palsy
- $725,000 settlement, "mild" traumatic brain motor vehicle intersection collision
- $500,000 settlement for "mild" traumatic brain injury from fall in playground
- $825,000 settlement for medical negligence - failure to diagnosis bacterial meningitis, resulting in wrongful death
- $1,500,000 settlement for malfunctioning freight elevator, resulting in a complex regional pain syndrome in the hand
- $4,000,000 settlement for medical negligence, resulting in infant born with cerebral palsy
Educational Background:
- State University of New York at Stony Brook, B.A., 1973