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J. Tucker Merrigan

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Managing Partner at Sweeney Merrigan Personal Injury Lawyers

Boston, MA

Car Accidents

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About J. Tucker Merrigan

J. Tucker Merrigan is a Co-Managing Partner at Sweeney Merrigan Personal Injury Lawyers, which he founded in 2010 with his brother Peter. Born in Greenfield, Massachusetts, he has built the firm into a prominent plaintiffs' litigation practice with settlements exceeding $84 million. He represents more than 125 Massachusetts cities and towns in opioid litigation.

Merrigan earned his Juris Doctor from New England School of Law in Boston and his Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Tufts University. He attended Loomis Chaffee in Windsor, Connecticut. Honors include The Best Lawyers in America (2024), Best Lawyers in Boston (2023), Super Lawyers Rising Star (2018-2023), National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 (2015-2022), Lawyer.com Top Attorney (2020-2022), and Avvo Superb rating.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$450 million (sought)

The family of Greg Sharrigan, killed when a gas leak ignited at his Maynard home in September 2021, sued Eversource for $450 million, alleging the utility detected the underground leak three years before the fatal explosion and never fixed it.

Middlesex County Superior Court · 2024Wrongful DeathRead the full story →

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Practice areas

Car Accidents

Education

Tufts University

Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Massachusetts

American Association for Justice

Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys

Boston Bar Association

Massachusetts Bar Association

Awards & recognition

Best Lawyers in America (2024)

Best Lawyers in Boston (2023)

Super Lawyers Rising Star (2018-2023)

National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 (2015-2022)

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