Ann Marie Maguire
Ann Marie Maguire is the founder of Keches Law Group's Medical Malpractice Department. She joined Keches Law Group in 1995 after practicing law as a partner with a nationally renowned Boston law firm for many years. Ms. Maguire's experience in the legal profession spans 30+ years, with a career emphasis on representing victims and families in catastrophic personal injury cases. Her achievements include obtaining highly publicized multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. I have the most rewarding career in the world helping seriously injured clients. says Ms. Maguire.
Ms. Maguire has been honored by the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys by being invited to serve as a member of the Board of Governors and the Executive Committee. She is also past President of the corporation and member of the Board of Trustees of Southern New England School of Law, soon to be known as the University of Massachusetts School of Law. Ms. Maguire was privileged to have served two Massachusetts Governors on the Executive Committee of the Judicial Nominating Committee, the body charged with reviewing and interviewing judicial candidates. Recently, Ms. Maguire has been nominated and invited to become a Fellow in the Massachusetts Bar Foundation Society of Fellows.
Other professional commitments include lecturing and educating trial attorneys. Ms. Maguire has been a frequent lecturer and participant in educational seminars for attorneys for organizations such as the Massachusetts Bar Association, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education and the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys. She has also contributed legal publications in the field of personal injury.
Ms. Maguire is a member of the American Trial Lawyers Association, the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Women's Bar Association, the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys.
Year Joined Firm
- 1995
Areas of Practice
- Medical Negligence
- Nursing Home Negligence
- Personal Injury
- Construction Site Accidents
- Products Liability
- Auto Accidents
- General Negligence
Education
- Western New England College School of Law, Springfield, Massachusetts
- Juris Doctor - 1976
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts
- B.A. - 1973
- Major: Sociology
- Institute for American Universities, Attended 1971-1972, Aix-en-Provence, France
Published Works
- How to Try Lead Poisoning Cases (Co-Author, M. Coppock and J. Flannery), Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, 2nd ed., 1991
- Anatomy of a Mediation (Co-Author, D. Matz, C. Ball, et al.), Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, 1995
- Doherty v. Bond Brothers, Inc. Elbow Fracture $4,500,000 Premises/Unsafe Workplace - Million Dollar Arguments Series, Professional Techniques Library, 1995
Classes/Seminars
- Part-Time Instructor, Hospital Law and Ethics, Northeastern University, College of Allied Health Sciences, Boston, Massachusetts, 1977 - 1982
- Lecturer/Panelist, "Judge as Gatekeeper: Does Canavan Change the Rules Of the Road", 11th Annual Convention, Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, March 22, 2001 - March 23, 2001
- Lecturer/Panelist, "Tips for Women Trial Lawyers," Seminar and Reception, Women's Caucus of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, May 9, 2000
- Lecturer/Panelist, Medical Malpractice (Part 1): Selecting and Preparing the Successful Case , Annual Medical Malpractice Program, Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, April 13, 2000
- Lecturer/Panelist, Perioperative Program - Operating Room Nurses Seminar, Morton Hospital, Underwritten by Steris Corp., Purdue Frederick Co., Zimmer New England, April 8, 2000
- Lecturer/Panelist, Selection and Preparation of the Expert Witness and Cross Examination of the Defense Experts, Medical Malpractice Seminar, Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, April 9, 1998
- Lecturer/Panelist, Advanced Trial Advocacy Workshop, Hon. James F. McHugh and Hon. Catherine A. White, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc., August 11, 1997 - August 15, 1997
- Lecturer/Panelist, Strategies for Examining Experts: Daubert Spreads Its Influence, Massachusetts Bar Association - Mid Winter Meeting, 1997
- Lecturer/Panelist, Medical Malpractice Update, Worcester County Bar Association - Worcester County Bar Day, 1997
- Lecturer/Panelist, Evaluation of Personal Injury Claim, MBA Seminar, Massachusetts Bar Association, 1996
- Lecturer/Panelist, Anatomy of a Mediation, MCLE Seminar, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, 1995
- Lecturer/Panelist, Advanced Trial Advocacy Workshop, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Andover, Massachusetts, 1995
- Lecturer/Panelist, "How to Try Lead Poisoning Cases", Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, January 31, 1991
- Guest Lecturer, Medical Malpractice, Suffolk New England School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 1995
- Guest Lecturer, Medical Malpractice, Southern New England School of Law, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, 1996 and 1997
Honors and Awards
- The National Registry of Who's Who, 2001
- Fellow, Massachusetts Bar Foundation Society of Fellows
Professional Associations and Memberships
- National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1996 Tournament of Champions - Finalists, Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, Judge
- Southern New England School of Law, Corporation President, 1999 - Present
- Southern New England School of Law, Board of Trustees, 1997 - Present
- Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, Board of Governors, 1998 - Present
- Judicial Nominating Committee, Appointed by Gov. Paul Cellucci and Gov. Jane Swift
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys
- Massachusetts Association of Women Lawyers
- Bristol County Bar Association
- Worcester County Bar Association
- Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges
- Friends Academy, Trucker Road, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, Committee, 1997 - 1998
Past Employment Positions
- Lubin & Meyer, P.C., Boston, Massachusetts, Partner, 1984 - 1995
- Lubin & Meyer, P.C., Boston, Massachusetts, Associate, 1981 - 1984
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Division of Employment Security, Boston, Massachusetts, 1977 - 1982
- Suffolk County District Attorney's Office, Appellate Division, Boston, Massachusetts, 1977
