--- title: Burns & Farrey description: Burns & Farrey is a boutique litigation defense firm that provides national and international clients thoughtful, efficient litigation solutions. --- [![Burns & Farrey](https://www.burnsandfarrey.com/hubfs/BurnsFarrey_July_2024/images/logo.svg "Burns & Farrey")](https://www.burnsandfarrey.com/?hsLang=en) - [About](https://www.burnsandfarrey.com/about/about-us) - [Professionals](https://www.burnsandfarrey.com/professionals) - [Services](https://www.burnsandfarrey.com/services/practices) - [News & Insights](https://www.burnsandfarrey.com/news) - [Careers](https://www.burnsandfarrey.com/careers) - [Contact](https://www.burnsandfarrey.com/contact/boston) - [Submit Assignment](https://www.burnsandfarrey.com/submitassignment) # Thomas B. Farrey, III ## Managing Director Marlborough, Massachusetts/ Boston, Massachusetts/ Providence, Rhode Island (508)-756-6288 [farrey@burnsandfarrey.com](mailto:farrey@burnsandfarrey.com) ![Thomas B. Farrey, III](https://www.burnsandfarrey.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BurnsFarrey_July_2024/images/UpdatedTBF.jpg?width=480&height=508&name=UpdatedTBF.jpg "Thomas B. Farrey, III") #### Overview Thomas Farrey is the AV-Preeminent rated Managing Director 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-insurers 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. He additionally monitors the handling of ongoing claims on behalf of underwriters.  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 is additionally admitted in the state of Connecticut. He holds a J.D. with honors from Suffolk University Law School and a B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross. + Expand - Collapse #### Awards, Recognition, and Affiliations ![Awards](https://www.burnsandfarrey.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BurnsFarrey_July_2024/images/AV-Preeminent-2022.jpg?width=140&height=42&name=AV-Preeminent-2022.jpg) ![Client Recommended Years](https://www.burnsandfarrey.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BurnsFarrey_July_2024/images/Client-Recommended-25-Years.jpg?width=129&height=100&name=Client-Recommended-25-Years.jpg) ![Best Lawyers Logo](https://www.burnsandfarrey.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BurnsFarrey_July_2024/images/Best-Lawyers-2020-Logo.jpg?width=140&height=48&name=Best-Lawyers-2020-Logo.jpg) [![Best Law Firms Standard Badge ](https://www.burnsandfarrey.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BurnsFarrey_July_2024/images/Best-Law-Firms-Standard-Badge-2021.jpg?width=101&height=100&name=Best-Law-Firms-Standard-Badge-2021.jpg) ](https://law.usnews.com/law-firms) ![award_Chambers-Rank-Farrey](https://www.burnsandfarrey.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BurnsFarrey_July_2024/images/award_Chambers-Rank-Farrey.jpg?width=74&height=100&name=award_Chambers-Rank-Farrey.jpg) ![LCA Senior Fellow Badge](https://www.burnsandfarrey.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BurnsFarrey_July_2024/images/LCA-Senior-Fellow-Badge-1.jpg?width=140&height=98&name=LCA-Senior-Fellow-Badge-1.jpg) ![Thomas B. Farrey III 15 Years](https://www.burnsandfarrey.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BurnsFarrey_July_2024/images/Thomas-B.-Farrey-III-15-Years.jpg?width=120&height=99&name=Thomas-B.-Farrey-III-15-Years.jpg) #### Recent News Feb 2020 - [ Burns & Farrey Expands to Connecticut ](https://www.burnsandfarrey.com/news/burns-farrey-expands-to-connecticut?hsLang=en) Jan 2020 - [ Four Burns & Farrey Attorneys Recognized in Massachusetts Super Lawyers ](https://www.burnsandfarrey.com/news/four-burns-farrey-attorneys-recognized-in-massachusetts-super-lawyers?hsLang=en) Feb 2019 - [ Thomas B. Farrey, III Named Senior Fellow of Litigation Counsel of America ](https://www.burnsandfarrey.com/news/thomas-b-farrey-iii-named-senior-fellow-of-litigation-counsel-of-america?hsLang=en) Oct 2018 - [ Burns & Farrey Attorneys Recognized in 2018 Edition of Massachusetts Super Lawyers ](https://www.burnsandfarrey.com/news/burns-farrey-attorneys-recognized-in-2018-edition-of-massachusetts-super-lawyers?hsLang=en) Oct 2018 - [ Thomas B. Farrey, III and John F. Hurley Named 2019 Best Lawyers in America© ](https://www.burnsandfarrey.com/news/thomas-b-farrey-iii-and-john-f-hurley-named-2019-best-lawyers-in-america?hsLang=en) Mar 2018 - [ Burns & Farrey and Thomas B. Farrey, III Named in Best Lawyers® 2018 ](https://www.burnsandfarrey.com/news/burns-farrey-and-thomas-b-farrey-iii-named-in-best-lawyers-2018?hsLang=en) Oct 2015 - [ Thomas B. Farrey, III Named in Best Lawyers® 2016 ](https://www.burnsandfarrey.com/news/thomas-b-farrey-named-in-best-lawyers-2016?hsLang=en) + Expand - Collapse #### 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, 2012-President, Mass. Chapter National Association of Surplus Lines Offices LTD, (NAPSLO) Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) Listed in *The Best Lawyers in America©*, 2009-2019 Named in* Massachusetts Super Lawyers*, 2004, 2008-2018  National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA), 2011-Present, Member Senior Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America + Expand - Collapse #### Reported Cases *Van Hoesen v. Lloyd’s, *134 A.3d 178 (2016) *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) + Expand - Collapse ##### Education Suffolk University Law School, J.D. *cum laude* (1980) College of the Holy Cross, B.A. in English (1976) ##### Practices Auto/Trucking  Construction Liability  Claims Monitoring Fire Loss General Liability Higher Education/ Secondary Schools Insurer Bad Faith  Labor & Employment  Liquor Liability/Dram Shop Municipal Liability/Civil Rights Premises Liability Professional Liability Product Liability ##### 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 Connecticut, 2019 © 2026 Burns & Farrey, P.C. • Practicing in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine, Connecticut, New York and District of Columbia  [Legal Disclaimer](https://www.burnsandfarrey.com/legal-disclaimer?hsLang=en)