Eric L. Brodie

Practice Areas

Commercial litigation and arbitration
ERISA litigation
Insurance coverage
Intellectual property
Real estate transactions and litigation

Biography

Mr. Brodie is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He is also admitted to practice in Illinois and in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Mr. Brodie served as an Adjunct Instructor of Appellate Advocacy at Chico-Kent College of Law.

Honors and Awards

In law school, Mr. Brodie received two American Jurisprudence Awards in Alternative Dispute Resolution and Trial Advocacy.

In May 2005, Mr. Brodie was named a Massachusetts Rising Star in insurance coverage in Massachusetts Super Lawyers - Rising Star Edition (Boston Magazine).

Recent Articles and Publications

Mr. Brodie has published articles concerning employment discrimination and litigation practice.

Education

University of Chicago, B.A. (Political Science), with honors, 1991
Illinois Institute of Technology's Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D., 1994

Reported Decisions

Zavala v. Powermatic, Inc., 167 Ill. 2d 542 (1995)
Roadside Auto Body, Inc. v. Miller, 285 Ill. App. 3d 105 (1996)
Berlak v. Villa Scalabrini Home for the Aged, Inc., 284 Ill. App. 3d 2231 (1996)
Dworman v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co., 2006 WL 1047117 (Mass. Super.)
Kansky v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of New England, 492 F.3d 54 (1st Cir. 2007)

Professional and Community Involvement

Real Estate Bar Association
Moot Court Honor Society

Serving institutional and individual clients since 1981

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The McCormack Firm, LLC
Attorneys at Law

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Boston, MA 02110

Phone: 617-951-2929
Fax: 617-951-2672

What's New

Joseph Aronson is now providing mediation and arbitration services. To schedule a mediation or arbitration, please call (617) 951-2929 or email mediations@mccormackfirm.com.
The Boston ERISA and Insurance Litigation Blog, authored and published by McCormack Firm partner Stephen Rosenberg, has been selected as one of LexisNexis' Top Insurance Law Blogs for 2011. This is the third year in a row Mr. Rosenberg's blog has been honored by LexisNexis. True to its name, the blog covers developments in the law governing ERISA and insurance disputes, and includes detailed commentary on major pieces of litigation in these fields. Clicking on this link will bring you to LexisNexis' announcement of the award, and clicking here will bring you to the Boston ERISA and Insurance Litigation Blog. http://www.lexisnexis.com/community/insurancelaw/blogs/topblogs/archive/2011/11/11/the-winners-the-insurance-law-community-top-blogs-for-2011.aspx http://www.bostonerisalaw.com
On November 3, 2011, Attorney John Lacey was guest speaker at the Boston Bar Association's "Brown Bag Lunch" Series where he discussed pending Federal legislation in the area of data privacy and data breach notification. The event was well attended and well received by members of the Bar. For more information, please see https://www.bostonbar.org/membership/events/event-details?ID=8110
On October 26, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit issued its written opinion affirming a defense verdict obtained by Robert La Hait on behalf of Stonebridge Life Insurance Company. The preceding jury trial had involved a dispute over whether the plaintiff was entitled to the death benefits payable under three accidental death policies as a result of the named insured's death. After three days of trial, including testimony by experts for each side, the jury found in favor of Stonebridge.
On May 10, 2011, Attorney John Lacey was a guest on Legal Talk Network's program, Lawyer2Lawyer hosted by Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi. The Topic was the recent massive data breach at Sony Corporation.
Listen to the show here…

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