David T. Mitrou

Email: dmitrou@mccormackfirm.com

Practice Areas

• Commercial disputes
• Construction litigation
• Fire-related litigation
• Insurance fraud
• Railroad and transportation liability
• Recreation and adventure program liability

• Tort defense

Biography

Mr. Mitrou has extensive experience handling high-profile litigation.  His legal skills were featured on Court TV when his victory in the Glovsky v. MBTA trial was aired in 2005.  Mr. Mitrou has handled many complex and sensitive matters involving litigation and confidential pre-litigation counseling and resolution efforts.  He defended products liability litigation arising out of the Station Nightclub fire and handled the defense of a series of traumatic brain injury and catastrophic personal injury matters. Mr. Mitrou has significant experience involving commercial disputes and all types of fire-related litigation.

Mr. Mitrou is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, and in the State of New York.  Mr. Mitrou has argued before both the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and the Massachusetts Appeals Court. He also served as an Assistant District Attorney in Nassau County, New York.

Mr. Mitrou's baseball skills were featured on the big screen in Fever Pitch, a film starring Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon. Mr. Mitrou is also an avid outdoorsman and PADI-certified Rescue SCUBA diver.

HONORS AND AWARDS

Including 2011, Mr. Mitrou has been named as one of Massachusetts' Rising Stars in civil litigation in Massachusetts Super Lawyers – Rising Star Edition for five of the last six years.

Education

• Ithaca College B.S. (Applied Psychology) magna cum laude, 1996
• Northeastern University School of Law, J.D., 1999 

Professional and Community Involvement

• MCLE Faculty
• Massachusetts Bar Association
• National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel

Reported Decisions

• MiddleOak Insurance Co. v. Tri-State Sprinkler Co., et al., 77 Mass.App.Ct. 336 (2010)
• Lindberg v. New England Central R.R., 518 F.Supp. 2d 304 (D.Mass 2007)
• Gray v. Derderian, 472 F. Supp. 2d 172 (D.R.I. 2007).
• Boyd v. National Railroad Passenger Corp., et al., 446 Mass. 540 (2006).
• Boyd v. National Railroad Passenger Corp., et al., 62 Mass. App. Ct. 783 (2005).
• Great Northern Ins. Co. v. Architectural Env’ts, Inc., 514 F. Supp. 2d. 139 (D. Mass. 2007).

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