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’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 58-year-old who was seriously injured in a crosswalk.
- Appeals & Appellate
- Business Law
- Legal Malpractice
- Medical Malpractice
- Personal Injury
- Products Liability
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Insurance Claims
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Bicycle Accidents
- Brain Injury
- Car Accidents
- Construction Accidents
- Dog and Animal Attacks
- Dog Bite
- Insurance Bad Faith
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Premises Liability
- Truck Accidents
- Wrongful Death
- Concussions and Traumatic Brain Injury
- Pedestrian Accidents
- Free Consultation
- Contingent Fees
On personal injury, and some insurance and business cases
- 1st Circuit
- Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
- U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
- English: Spoken, Written
- Partner
- Breakstone, White & Gluck
- - Current
- Northeastern University School of Law
- J.D.
- University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
- B.A.
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- U.S. News – Best Lawyers®
- 2011-2020
- Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
- U.S. News – Best Lawyers®
- 2011-2020
- Professional Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
- U.S. News – Best Lawyers®
- 2018-2020
- Top 100 Massachusetts Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers
- 2006 - 2014
- Massachusetts Super Lawyer: Plaintiff's Medical Malpractice
- Super Lawyers
- 2004 - 2019
- Lawyer of the Year
- Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
- One of ten selected, 2002
- Top 100 New England Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers
- 2009 - 2013
- "AV" Peer Review Rated Attorney
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Massachusetts State Bar
- Member
- Current
- Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, Board of Governors
- Member
- Current
- 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
- Website
- Marc L. Breakstone's Website Profile
- Website
- Breakstone, White & Gluck Website
- Blog
- Massachusetts Injury Lawyer Blog
- Attorney Marc L. Breakstone Says There is Potential for Civil Lawsuits After Hi-Way Safety Systems Party
9 January 2020 - Attorney David W. White Discusses Massachusetts Social Host Liability Law in Boston 25 News Interview
8 January 2020 - How to File a Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Crash Operator Report
6 January 2020 - Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Mentions Breakstone, White & Gluck’s Project KidSafe Campaign
6 January 2020 - Voluntary Safety Standard Unlikely to Prevent Children’s Magnet Injuries, Advocates Warn
30 December 2019 - Attorney David W. White Interviewed by Boston 25 News on Liability in Pothole Accidents
19 December 2019 - Protecting Older Pedestrians From Car Accidents in Massachusetts
17 December 2019 - 2019 Year in Review from Breakstone, White & Gluck
9 December 2019 - Worst Toys of 2019 List Showcases Holiday Hazards
4 December 2019
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 VideoAttorney 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.
