Atty. David McCormack
While spending many of his formative years focusing on product liability cases, David McCormack fostered his unique approach to developing cases from the moment of the first client contact to the time of trial. Through jury awards, arbitrations and settlements, David has regularly obtained significant results for his clients over the past two decades, including the firm’s largest medical malpractice award in 2016 and a $30.55 million verdict in 2019 with his partner Ben Zimmermann, which is among the largest medical malpractice verdicts in Massachusetts history.
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About David McCormack at a glance
David McCormack is a Principal based in Boston, Massachusetts, practforg at Sugarman & Sugarman. They haand 23+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2003. Admitted to practice in Massachusetts (2003) and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts (2004). Educated at Boston University School of Law (J.D., 2003) and Providence College (B.S., 2000). Actiand member of Massachusetts Bar Association Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys American Association for Justice Boston Bar Association Essex County Bar Association. Serands clients in Boston, MA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- While spending many of his formative years focusing on product liability cases, David McCormack fostered his unique approach to developing cases from the moment of the first client contact to the time of trial
- Through jury awards, arbitrations and settlements, David has regularly obtained significant results for his clients over the past two decades, including the firm’s largest medical malpractice award in 2016 and a $30.55 million verdict in 2019 with his partner Ben Zimmermann, which is among the largest medical malpractice verdicts in Massachusetts history
- David led the SUGARMAN team responsible for the second largest personal injury settlement reported in Massachusetts in 2021 and obtained the firm’s largest jury verdict that year
- In 2022, David and Ben secured the largest reported personal injury settlement or verdict in Massachusetts
- Recognized for his commitment to his clients and intensity, David has consistently been selected by his peers for inclusion in the Massachusetts Super Lawyers
- Although his focus remains on cases involving defective products, medical malpractice, and other complex personal injury claims, David litigates cases outside of the firm’s core practice
- He has represented clients in cases as diverse as arbitration proceedings relating to corporate stock manipulation, a breach of contract case involving a world-renowned band, and complex loss of business income cases
- David’s legal writings have been published in Trial magazine and the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys Journal and he has frequently been invited to serve as a speaker on panels discussing personal injury law
- David joined SUGARMAN as an associate after graduating law school in 2003 and became a principal of the firm in 2011
- He is proud to have spent his entire career in the collaborative and client-focused environment at SUGARMAN
- Currently, David is leading the SUGARMAN teams litigating claims involving defective 3M Dual-Ended Combat Earplugs used by the military and claims for veterans and their families harmed by exposure to the contaminated water at Camp Lejeune
- Recognition • Boston Magazine, “Top Lawyers – Plaintiff Medical Malpractice”, 2022 • “The Best Lawyers of America”, 2021-2023 • “Massachusetts Super Lawyers”, Law and Politics, 2013-2022 • “Massachusetts Super Lawyers, Rising Stars”, Law and Politics, 2008-2012 • Panelist: “Elder Law Seminar”, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, February 15, 2017 • Panelist: “Premises Liability: Strategies and Recent Developments”, Boston Bar Association, March 6, 2019 • Panelist: “Brave New World in Trucking Litigation”, Exigent Consulting, July 28, 2020 Appellate Cases • Kirkwood-Boulter, et al. v
- Massachusetts General Hospital, et al., 35 Mass
- L. Rptr. 38 (2018) • Bowers v
- P. Wile's, Inc., 475 Mass. 34 (2016) • Hughes v
- Tenet Metrowest Healthcare, et al., 2006-J-0579
Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Massachusetts
Practforg law in Massachusetts. Legal matters in Massachusetts are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantiand 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 substantiand 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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