Atty. David C. Strouss
David Strouss is a Thornton Law Firm partner. He has been a member of the Massachusetts Bar since 1985.
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David C. Strouss is a Partner based in Boston, Massachusetts, practicing at Thornton Law Firm LLP. They have 41+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1985. Their practice focuses on personal injury and litigation. Admitted to practice in Massachusetts (1985) and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts (1986). Educated at Northeastern University (J.D., 1985) and Brown University (B.A., 1978). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Active member of Boston Bar Association Massachusetts Bar Associations The American Association for Justice Massachusetts Academy of Trial Lawyers. Serands clients in Boston, MA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About
- David Strouss is a Thornton Law Firm partner
- He has been a member of the Massachusetts Bar since 1985
- Mr. Strouss is an honors graduate of Brown University and a graduate of Northeastern University School of Law
- He is a member of the Massachusetts and Boston Bar Associations, the American Association for Justice, and the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Lawyers
- Mr. Strouss was Special Assistant Attorney General representing the Commonwealth from 1995 through 1999 in the Tobacco Litigation
- He heads the firm’s birth defect litigation involving catastrophic birth defects from parental exposure in occupations such as semiconductor manufacturing and agriculture
- Mr Strouss prosecuted and successfully resolved some of the country’s first cases involving birth defects caused by glycol ethers and other solvent exposures in the semiconductor industry
- He currently represents over 150 plaintiffs with birth defects in the United States and South America due to parental occupational and environment exposures
- Mr. Strouss has also litigated cases involving cancer arising from exposure to benzene, solvents and other hazardous chemicals, environmental property damage cases and pharmaceutical drug and medical device cases including Fen-Phen and Vioxx
- In 2021 he was named to the Best Lawyers in America list for Personal Injury – Plaintiffs
- He was named Environmental Litigation (Toxic) Lawyer of the Year in 2017 by Lawyer Monthly magazine
- The National Trial Lawyers named him one of the Top 100 Civil Trial Lawyers in Massachusetts
- The American Lawyer selected him as a 2019 Top Rated Lawyer in Mass Tort Law
- He was selected as one of New England’s Top Rated Lawyers by ALM Media and Martindale-Hubbell™ in 2020 and 2021
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Personal injury attorneys help accident victims recover compensation for medical bills, lost wages, and pain & suffering. Most work on contingency — no fee unless you win.
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Why local counsel matters in Massachusetts
Practicing law in Massachusetts. Legal matters in Massachusetts are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Boston are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Massachusetts state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Massachusetts brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Massachusetts courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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