Thomas Farrey is the AV rated Senior Partner of Burns & Farrey. Attorney Farrey’s practice
focuses on the litigation and trial of high exposure civil actions in the state and federal courts. He represents insurers, excess and surplus lines carriers, and self-insureds such as BIC Corporation, Trek Bicycle Corporation, Sunbelt Rentals, and the Pyramid Companies. Mr. Farrey is the Firm’s primary contact with the London market.
Attorney Farrey’s litigation and trial experience covers a broad spectrum of defense work. Mr. Farrey is admitted in the State and Federal Courts in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine and New Hampshire, as well as the United States Court of Appeals in the First Circuit and the United States Supreme Court. He has a J.D. with honors from Suffolk University Law School and a B.A. from College of the Holy Cross.
Areas of Practice
Attorney Farrey concentrates in the defense of the following types of claims and civil actions:
Auto/Trucking
Construction Liability
Fire Loss
General Liability
Insurer Bad Faith
Liquor Liability/Dram Shop
Municipal Liability/Civil Rights
Premises Liability
Professional Liability
Profits Liability
Reported Cases
- Agostini v. Pilgrim Ins. Co., 2008 Mass. App. Div. 19 (2008)
- Phoung Luc v. Wyndham Management Corp., 496 F.3d 85 (1st Cir. 2007)
- Bjorkman v. Suffolk Construction Co., Inc., 42 Mass. App. Ct. 591 (1997)
- West v. Davis, 33 Mass. App. Ct. 1120 (1993)
- Spaulding v. Young, 32 Mass. App. Ct. 624 (1992)
- Salamone v. Riczker, 32 Mass. App. Ct. 429 ( 1992)
- Pittsley v. Warish, 927 F.2d 3 (1st Cir. 1991)
Bar and Court Admissions
- Massachusetts, 1980
- U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1981
- U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, 1990
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1991
- Rhode Island, 2001
- U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island, 2002
- New Hampshire, 2007
- U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire, 2007
- Maine, 2007
- U.S. District Court, District of Maine, 2008
Professional Associations/Memberships
- American Bar Association (ABA), 1980 – Present, Member
- Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA), 1980 – Present, Member
- Worcester County Bar Association (WCBA), 1980 – Present, Member
- Rhode Island Bar Association, 2001 – Present, Member
- New Hampshire Bar Association, 2007 – Present, Member
- Maine Bar Association, 2009 – Present, Member
- Federal Court Committee, Worcester County Bar Association
- Propane Gas Defense Association (PGDA) 2005 – Present, Member
- Massachusetts Defense Lawyer’s Association (MDLA), 1995 – Present, Member
- International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), 1996 – Present, Member
- Defense Research Institute (DRI), 1985 – Present, Member
- American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), 1999 – Present, Member, 2011 Vice President and 2012 President-Elect
- National Association of Surplus Lines Offices LTD, (NAPSLO)
- Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS)
- Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
- Best Lawyers In America, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
- Named to Massachusetts Super Lawyers, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
- National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA),
June 2011-Present, Member