New England Product Liability Lawyer

Put Decades of Experience in Your Corner

Product liability lawsuits and their potential for large damage awards pose a serious threat to manufacturers, suppliers, and sellers of products. The skilled product liability defense attorneys at Melick & Porter, LLP have the technical knowledge and practical experience to successfully meet every challenge that could be presented in these complex cases.

Our product liability lawyers are proud to serve clients throughout New England. Call us at (617) 523-6200 or contact us online today to learn how our team can help.

Product Liability Cases We Handle

Our attorneys have extensive jury trial experience defending products in serious personal injury and wrongful death cases. We have successfully handled cases involving alleged manufacturing defects, design defects, and failures to warn. Our experience runs deep and includes a wide range of domestic and international products.

Examples of these products include:

Automobiles and trucks
Construction equipment
Industrial machines
Medical devices
Consumer products
Food products
Recreational equipment

We are proud to have been selected as national coordinating counsel for numerous manufacturers. We are further honored that our attorneys have been chosen to speak at national professional conferences on the defense of product liability cases.

Over 30 Years Of Dedicated Advocacy

Melick & Porter, LLP's attorneys thoroughly immerse themselves in their cases. We develop close working relationships with our clients to understand every aspect of the product at issue along with every applicable industry and regulatory standard. We combine our talent and resources to investigate the facts, identify key witnesses, and obtain critical testimony for a convincing defense.

Our New England product liability attorneys aggressively pursue every issue that bears upon liability, causation, and damages. If your product or business reputation is at stake, you can trust our product liability attorneys to work with you to present a compelling and effective defense.

Our New England product liability attorneys are proud to serve our community.

Notable Case

Mitchell v. Sky Climber, 396 Mass. 629 (1986) (product liability)

Key Contacts

William L. Keville Jr.
Member

Nationally-Recognized & Award-Winning Trial Attorneys

Stephanie E. Bendeck
Associate

Stephanie Bendeck is a skilled and experienced trial attorney. She has tried over fifty cases, both jury and non-jury, and argued complicated motions involving complex legal issues to the court. She is experienced in preparing, defending, and cross-examining both lay and expert witnesses.

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Hannah J. Buschner
Associate

Hannah is an Associate in Melick & Porter’s Boston and Duxbury offices. Hannah worked at M&P full time as paralegal for 2 years while attending New England Law. She was a member of the Mock Trial team and the Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Honors Program.

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Emma K. Giovannucci
Associate

Emma is an Associate in Melick & Porter's Boston office. Her practice focuses primarily on defending individuals and corporate clients in matters involving general liability and product liability. Emma earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Exercise Physiology at the University of Miami in 2020. She then pursued her JD from New England Law | Boston where she was in the Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Honors Program.

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Robert W. Healy
Partner

Bob rejoined the firm in 2021 after several years at firms similarly specializing in complex civil litigation. He has extensive experience handling general liability, construction, liquor liability, premises liability, products liability, transportation, and toxic torts.

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Christian H. Hinrichsen
Partner

Christian has extensive experience in complex litigation matters, including bench and jury trials, arbitrations, administrative proceedings, and mediations. His corporate counseling includes risk assessment and contract review. He is admitted to the state and federal courts of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. Christian's practice has earned him selections as a “Massachusetts Super Lawyer.”

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William L. Keville Jr.
Member

Bill is a seasoned trial attorney with extensive trial experience and successful verdicts defending clients in construction, complex product liability, premises liability, dram shop, transportation and sports and recreation matters. He represents product manufacturers, contractors, shopping malls, restaurants, major real estate developers, property owners, condominium associations, resorts and ski areas.

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Marissa K. Palladini
Associate

Marissa is an Associate in Melick & Porter's Boston Office. Her practice focuses primarily on defense of civil matters involving general liability, premises liability, construction law, recreational liability, and transportation law.

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Syd A. Saloman
Partner

Syd is a cum laude graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth and a cum laude graduate of Suffolk University Law School. During law school, he was the recipient of the Goodwin Scholarship for Best Trial Advocacy. Syd previously practiced at Regan & Kiely LLP and Tucker, Heifetz & Saltzman in Boston.

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Steven M. Taylor
Partner

Steve is a Partner in the firm’s Hamilton and Boston offices. He is an experienced trial attorney in the areas of workers compensation, premises liability, motor vehicle, construction litigation, and product liability. Steve has jury and bench trial experience in Massachusetts’ District, Superior, and Administrative Courts. He also has extensive experience arbitrating and mediating claims through private dispute resolution entities as well as at the Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents.

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