Claudine A. Cloutier
Claudine Cloutier, a partner and manager of the tort department, joined the firm in 1996. Her trial successes include a Suffolk Superior jury verdict in excess of $1.3 million in a construction site injury case and a Hall County, Georgia jury verdict of $475,000 in a products liability case. She has had numerous settlements reported in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly as well as the Verdict Reporter. She authored the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education article Who Is Responsible For An Injury On a Residential Construction Project? and co-authored and later updated the MCLE article Practical Aspects of Pursuing a Construction Injury Claim .
She completed her undergraduate studies at Yale University in 1992 and graduated cum laude from Suffolk University Law School in 1995. She was admitted to practice in Massachusetts in 1995 and in Rhode Island in 1996. While in law school, she was awarded the American Jurisprudence Award as well as the Corpus Juris Secundum Award for scholastic excellence.
Year Joined Firm
- 1996
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
- Construction Site Accidents
- Products Liability
- Auto Accidents
- General Negligence
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts, 1995
- Rhode Island, 1996
- U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1996
- U.S. District Court District of Rhode Island, 1997
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1996
Education
- Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts
- J.D. (Cum Laude) - 1995
- Honors: American Jurisprudence Award
- Honors: Corpus Juris Secundum Award for Scholastic Excellence
- Honors: Law Student Intern, Bristol County District Attorney's Office
- Yale University
Published Works
- Article, Practical Aspects of Pursuing Construction Site Litigation - Plaintiff's Perspective (Co-Author), MCLE
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Massachusetts Bar Association, Member
- Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, Member
- Rhode Island Bar Association, Member
Past Employment Positions
- Justices of the Superior Court, Law Clerk
