Co-Manager, Insurance Litigation and Coverage Group
Jay McLarnon, a Partner, plays a key role at the Firm and has developed a diverse and growing
litigation practice that includes client representation in controversies involving insurance coverage disputes, construction defects, product liability, and all aspects of the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act, including the defense of insurers in “bad faith” actions. Attorney McLarnon counsels clients on coverage analysis and claims handling practices, assists clients in responding to M.G.L. Chapter 93A Demand Letters, and defends individuals and companies (both insureds and self-insureds) in litigation involving serious personal injury and substantial property damage.
Attorney McLarnon’s broad litigation experience includes practicing in State and Federal Court,
representing clients at trials, as well as at hearings before the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination and administrative bodies such as OSHA. In addition, he has drafted appellate briefs and presented arguments to appellate level courts. Attorney McLarnon is admitted in the State and Federal Courts in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. He earned his J.D. from Suffolk University Law School, where he honed his writing and research skills while on the Suffolk University Law Review, and obtained his B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross.
Areas of Practice
Attorney McLarnon concentrates in the defense of the following types of claims and
civil actions:
Auto/Trucking
Construction Liability
Coverage Analysis and Litigation
General Liability
Insurer Bad Faith
Premises Liability
Product Liability
Reported Cases
- Pilgrim Insurance Company v. Molard, 73 Mass. App. Ct. 326 (2008)
- Pilgrim Insurance Company v. Agostini, 2008 Mass. App. Div. 19 (2008)
- Simone v. Dodridge, 71 Mass. App. Ct. 1115 (2008)
- Cheap v. Encompass Insurance Company, 2007 WL 4258625 (Mass. App. Div)
- Baer v. Western World Insurance Company, 2000 WL 33171048 (Mass. Super.)
- FSS Automatic Sprinkler Corp v. Tudor Ins. Co., 77 Mass. App. Ct. 1122, 2010 WL 3629579 (2010 unpublished disposition)
- DiChiara v. RDM Technologies, 2009 WL 1351640 (D. Mass. 2009)
Bar and Court Admissions
- Massachusetts, 1996
- U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1997
- New Hampshire, 2011
- U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire, 2011
Professional Associations/Memberships
- Worcester County Bar Association
- New Hampshire Bar Association
- Named to Massachusetts Rising Stars, 2010, 2011
Published Works
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Articles of Faith, Post Magazine, October 22, 2009