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Robert W. Casby is a principal attorney at Sugarman and Sugarman, P.C., and has dedicated his practice to helping victims and families who have been affected by medical malpractice, defective products, construction site accidents, premises liability and general negligence cases. He also has extensive experience trying complex cases involving aviation accidents, railroad accidents and drug product liability.
Mr. Casby has garnered a national reputation for his in-depth preparation, courtroom strategies and record of success. He employs a cutting-edge understanding of the law combined with his compassionate and unique understanding of human nature to effectively deliver compelling, focused arguments on behalf of his clients. Combining experience, dedication and tenacity, Mr. Casby has an outstanding record of service and successful results.
Representative cases include a significant verdict involving a train accident causing serious injury to a child, recovery for complications involving failed warnings for a dangerous drug, a successful trial verdict for a student pilot who was injured due to negligent air traffic control, and a reward for failure to diagnose in a complex injury claim. With broad experience and a dedication to results, Mr. Casby is prepared to take any case to trial.
As a highly involved member of his professional community, Bob Casby is a past president of the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates and had served on the Board of Governors of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys from 1995-1999. In addition to his contributions as a professional leader, he is a frequent lecturer, locally and nationally, for the American Law Institute-American Bar Association (ALI-ABA), Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE), the Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA) and other organizations.
Mr. Casby was named a Top Attorney in Massachusetts and New England and was selected for inclusion in New England Super Lawyers 2010 and Massachusetts Super Lawyers 2010 in Boston Magazine.
About Robert Casby
Law School: Suffolk University Law School
Admitted: 1982, Massachusetts
Professional Webpage: www.sugarman.com/team/Robert%20W.%20Casby
Honors and Awards:
- Fellow, Massachusetts Bar Foundation
- Recognized, Best Lawyers in America, 2005
- Recognized, Best Lawyers in America, 2006
- Recognized, Best Lawyers in America, 2007
- Recognized, Best Lawyers in America, 2008
- Recognized, Best Lawyers in America, 2009
- The Best Lawyers in America, 1997-2010
- Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates
- Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers
- Fellow, Amercian College of Trial Lawyers
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Member, American College of Trial Lawyers, State Committee, 2004 - 2007
- President, American Board of Trial Advocates, Massachusetts Chapter, 1998 - 2000
- Board of Governors, Massachusetts Academy of Trial Advocates, 1995 - 2000
- Member, American Association for Justice
- Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
- Member, American Bar Association
- Massachusetts Bar Foundation
- Massachusetts, 1982
- United States District Court, Massachusetts, 1983
- United States Supreme Court, 1993
- United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit, 1993
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Comment Editor, Suffolk University Law Review, 1981-1982
- "Medical Malpractice 101", American Bar Association Teleconference Program, November 03, 2010
Representative Clients:
- Tryon v. City of Lowell, 29 Mass. App. Ct. 720 (1991)
- Baudanza v. Comcast, 454 Mass. 622 (2009)
- Defective Scissor Lift
- Failure to Diagnose and Treat Placental Abruption During Labor
- Frutin v. Dryvit Systems, Inc., 760 F. Supp 234 (D. Mass. 1990)
- Sable v. Meade Johnson & Co., 737 F.Supp. 135 (D. Mass. 1990)
Educational Background:
- Boston College, B.A. Magna cum laude, 1975
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