Edward B. McGrath is a Partner in the Boston office of Burns & Farrey. With more than 23 years of trial practice experience, Attorney McGrath’s diverse practice includes the defense of property owners, employers, corporations and municipalities. He represents clients in all types of disputes, including those involving the alleged violations of civil rights, employment discrimination and personal injury claims.
Attorney McGrath’s experience includes a wide variety of jury and non-jury trials, arbitrations,
mediations and appeals. He has handled cases in all the state and federal courts of Massachusetts. Attorney McGrath earned a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School and holds a B.A. in History from Middlebury College. He was admitted to practice in the state of Massachusetts in 1985, the United States District Court of Massachusetts in 1986, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in 1990 and the Supreme Court of the United
States in 1991.
Areas of Practice
Attorney McGrath concentrates in the defense of the following types of claims and
civil actions:
Municipal Liability/Civil Rights
Premises Liability
Employment Discrimination
General Liability
Auto/Trucking
Reported Cases
- Budnick v. Barnstable County Bar Advocates, 989 F.2d 484 (1st Cir. 1993)
- Salamone v. Rickzer, 32 Mass. App. Ct. 429 (1992)
- Pittsley v. Warish, 927 F.2d 3 (1st Cir. 1991)
Bar and Court Admissions
- Massachusetts, 1985
- U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1986
- U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, 1990
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1991
Published Works
-
Torts to Property, Massachusetts Torts Law Manual, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, 1999 (Rev. 2005)
Professional Associations/Memberships
- Member, Board of Trustees, Framingham State College