Edward P. O'Leary

Mr. O'Leary has handled negligence defense, employment law and ERISA litigation in both Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Since becoming affiliated with Fitzhugh & Mariani LLP, Mr. O’Leary has tried several major cases, including a ten-day trial in Federal Court where he represented Massport and obtained a defendant's verdict. Before becoming affiliated with Fitzhugh & Mariani LLP, Mr. O’Leary was an associate with Ekberg & Associates.

Education:

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Bachelor of Arts, 1983
Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1986

Affiliations:

Massachusetts Bar Association
New Hampshire Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association

Admitted to Practice:

New Hampshire; and U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire, 1988
Massachusetts, 1991
U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1996
U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, 2002
U.S. Supreme Court

Reported Cases:

Boardman v. Prudential Ins. Co. of America 337 F.3d 9 (1st Cir. 2003); Washington v. State Street Bank & Trust Co., 2001 WL 812315 (1st Cir. 2001) (per curium); McLaughlin v. Prudential Ins. Co. of America, 319 F.Supp.2d 115 (D.Mass. 2004); Nicholson v. Prudential Ins. Co. of America, 235 F.Supp.2d 22 (D.Me. 2003); Wilson v. Globe Specialty Products, Inc., 117 F.Supp.2d 92 (D.Mass. 2000); Reder v. Travelers Plan Adm'rs of Connecticut, Inc., 44 F.Supp.2d (D.Mass. 1999); Doe v. The Travelers Ins. Co., 971 F.Supp. 623 (D.Mass.1997), aff'd in part & rev'd in part, 167 F.3d 43 (1999); Derochers v. Manchester Body & Fender, Inc., 1995 WL 902194 (D. N.H. 1995); Camire v. Aetna Life Insurance Company, Inc., 822 F.Supp. 846 (D. N.H. 1993); Robinson v. Prudential Ins. Co. of America, 1999 WL 1221958 (Mass. Super.), aff'd in part and rev'd in part, 56 Mass. App. Ct. 244 (2002); Colton v. The Prudential Ins. Co. America, 48 Mass. App. Ct. 1118 (2000) (table); Derco Trk. & Eq. v. Yoder & Frey Auctioneers, 1995 Mass. App. Div. 64 (1995); In Re Villenueve, 167 Vt. 709 (1998).