John J. McGivney

Practice Areas: Insurance Defense, Civil Litigation

Additional Information: <P> <img src="http://www.rubinrudman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mcgiveny-john.jpeg"> <P> Since entering practice in 1981, John has represented clients in a broad range of litigation matters, including the following, listed alphabetically: construction law, including construction site accidents, contract disputes in both public and private construction, and suretyship commercial litigation, including trade secret and unfair competition defamation, privacy and civil rights dissolution of partnerships and businesses employment law, including ERISA and FEHBA insurance law, including coverage, extracontractual liability, primary/excess insurance and reinsurance, property, casualty, life, disability, and marine/cargo insurance mass tort and class actions motor vehicle tort national security clearance premises liability private international law including the laws of Canada, England, Germany, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Peoples Republic of China, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland probate disputes over trusts and estates products liability professional malpractice, including accountants, architects and engineers, and attorneys real estate and lease disputes securities litigation, including securities fraud, and broker-dealer arbitration trademark and licensing John has tried forty cases in state and federal trial courts; has arbitrated numerous matters; has served as an arbitrator, mediator, and master in civil litigation; and has briefed or argued twenty-five appeals, in various areas of civil law, in the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, and the Massachusetts Appeals Court. He has also settled thousands of cases for both plaintiffs and defendants, including a recovery for two claimants in excess of $100 million.