Marc L. Breakstone
Breakstone, White & Gluck
Marc Breakstone has established a reputation as one of the top personal injury and medical malpractice lawyers in Massachusetts and New England. He has practiced law in Massachusetts since 1986 and is a partner at Breakstone, White & Gluck.
Mr. Breakstone works tirelessly to ensure his clients receive full and fair compensation as well as achieve the most favorable medical result. He has been recognized as a Top 100 New England Super Lawyer, a Top 100 Massachusetts Super Lawyer and a Massachusetts Super Lawyer in Plaintiff’s Medical Malpractice.
Mr. Breakstone has also been recognized with a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent rating for 25 years. This recognizes attorneys ranked at the highest level of professional excellence for their legal expertise, communication skills and ethical standards by their peers.
Mr. Breakstone’s significant recoveries include: $10.2 million for a baby who suffered brain damage due to ambulance negligence; $7.5 million for a propane gas explosion and wrongful death and $7.5 million for a baby who suffered brain damage due to medical malpractice.
Mr. Breakstone’s $10.2 million recovery against a national ambulance company led to fundamental regulatory changes with ambulance incident reporting in Massachusetts. His $1 million settlement for a spinal fusion patient who was abandoned by a surgeon at Mount Auburn Hospital resulted in a new hospital policy to inform patients if a doctor is suspended.
In 2012, Mr. Breakstone obtained a $7.5 million settlement for the family of an electrician who was killed in a propane gas explosion in Norfolk, Mass. Mr. Breakstone is known for his results for clients injured in public transportation accidents and pedestrians who have been injured or killed in bus accidents. He has handled numerous cases involving the MBTA and won at trial and appeal, including a $7.1 million award for a pedestrian who was struck by a bus and seriously injured in a crosswalk.
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- Legal Malpractice
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business - Arbitration/Mediation, Consumer - Arbitration/Mediation, Family - Arbitration/Mediation
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Pedestrian Accidents
- MBTA Bus Accidents
- Bicycle Accidents
- Concussions and Traumatic Brain Injury
- Propane Gas Explosions
- Free Consultation
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Contingent Fees
On personal injury, and some insurance and business cases
- 1st Circuit
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- Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
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- U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Partner
- Breakstone, White & Gluck
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- Northeastern University School of Law
- J.D.
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- University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
- B.A.
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- AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating for 25 years
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs Tier 1
- U.S. News – Best Lawyers® Best Law Firms
- Medical Malpractice Law - Tier 1
- U.S. News – Best Lawyers® Best Law Firms
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- U.S. News – Best Lawyers®
- 2013-2022
- Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
- U.S. News – Best Lawyers®
- 2011-2022
- Massachusetts State Bar
- Member
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- Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, Board of Governors
- Member
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- Lawyers must work to improve voir dire system in Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Lawyers Journal
- How to Start and Run a Successful Solo or Small-Firm Practice
- Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education
- Co-chair. Program offered on numerous occasions over 20 years.
- How to Identify Implicit Bias in Jury Selection Through Voir Dire, Massachusetts Bar Association
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- Personal Injury Law 2016, 19th Annual New England Personal Injury Law Conference 2016, Boston
- Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education
Boston Explosion Lawyer :: Client Testimonial :: Massachusetts Gas Explosion Attorney
"We had our complete confidence and trust in what he was doing." Attorney Breakstone represented this client in a wrongful death lawsuit against a propane gas company. As a result of the company's negligence, the client's brother was killed in a gas explosion in Norfolk, Massachusetts in 2010. Attorney Breakstone negotiated a $7.5 million settlement for the family.
Boston Massachusetts Bus Accident Lawyer, MBTA Bus Accident Video
Attorney Marc Breakstone obtained a $7.1 million award for a 58-year-old woman who was hit by an MBTA bus. Here is the re-enactment video our firm prepared for trial. After a two-week trial, a jury found the MBTA was 100 percent at fault for the accident. The MBTA appealed to the Appeals Court and the Supreme Judicial Court. These courts rejected the MBTA's argument.
