Maria Hickey Jacobson Burns & Farrey 22nd Floor 446 Main St Worcester, Massachusetts 01608-2302

Current Employment Positions:

Partner

Year Joined:

2004

Areas of Practice:

Defense of General Liability Claims

Defense of Product Liability Claims

Defense of Auto Claims

Defense of Premises Liability Claims

Bar Admissions:

Massachusetts, 1985

U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1985

U.S. Supreme Court, 1990

U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, 2002

Education:

Boston College Law School, Newton Centre, MA 1985,
J.D.
Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY, 1981
B.A.
Major: American Studies
Joint Program in Law: Manhattanville College/New York Law School
Manhattanville-Oxford, England Exchange [St. Clare’s Hall and St. Catherine’s College, Oxford University (Ethics)]

Representative Cases:

Breneman v. United States, ex. rel. The FAA; Commonwealth of Massachusetts, ex. rel., MAC, et. al., 381 F.3d 33 (1st Cir. Mass. 2004)

Wojcik v. Massachusetts State Lottery Com., 300 F.3d 92 (1st. Cir. Mass. 2002)

Paul Thomas, et. al. v. Department of State Police, 61 Mass.App.Ct. 747, 814 N.E.2d 376 (2004)

James N. Ellis, Sr. v. Commissioner of the Department of Industrial Accidents, 61 Mass.App.Ct. 902, 810 N.E.2d 816 (2004)

Herb Chambers v. Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulations, et. al. (Rule 1:28 decision 3/2004; FAR denied 6/3/2004)

Adoption of Reggie (and two companion cases) (Rule 1:28 decision 12/11/2003)

Adoption of Marianne (and a companion case) (Rule 1:28 decision 11/10/1997)

Cormier v. Central Mass. Chapter of the National Safety Council, 416 Mass. 286, 620 N.E.2d 784 (1993)

Academic Appointments:

Mount Wachusett Community College, Adjunct Professor

Paralegal Studies 2003- present

Courses: Law of Torts, Insurance Law, Litigation, Legal Research and Writing I & II, Introduction to Paralegal Studies

Becker College, Adjunct Professor, Advanced Litigation, Fall 2004

Past Employment:

Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Chief, Central Mass. Regional Office (2000-2004)

Department of Social Services, Deputy Regional Counsel, Central Mass. Regional Office (1994-2000)

Law Offices of Martin and McLeod, Worcester, Massachusetts Associate (1987-1994)

Office of the District Attorney for the Middle District, 1985-1987

Assistant District Attorney

Community:

Children’s Medical Center at UMassMemorial Health Care

Chair, Advisory Board 2003- present

Member 2000-present

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Worcester County Bar Association, 1985 - Present

Member

Birth:

January 26, 1959, Worcester, Massachusetts

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