Practice Areas

Personal Injury

Attorney Lavey represents clients injured in car, truck, and motorcycle accidents; slip and fall incidents; premises liability cases; bicycle accidents; and pedestrian accidents. He pursues the at-fault party’s insurance through demand, negotiation, and trial, and takes every case as far as necessary to achieve fair compensation. He handles cases involving severe injuries, permanent disabilities, and tragic wrongful deaths with the same personal attention he brings to every matter. Personal injury cases are handled on a contingency fee basis: no fees unless he wins.

Car Accident and Motor Vehicle Claims

Vehicle accident cases form a significant part of Attorney Lavey’s personal injury practice. He represents victims of rear-end crashes, T-bone collisions, head-on crashes, drunk driver accidents, distracted driving crashes, and hit-and-run accidents throughout Massachusetts. He pursues the at-fault driver’s liability insurance, coordinates PIP and health insurance coverage, and evaluates UM and UIM claims when the at-fault driver carries insufficient coverage. Rideshare accident cases, involving Uber and Lyft insurance layers, require the specialized coverage analysis that Attorney Lavey provides in every rideshare matter.

Medical Malpractice

Medical malpractice representation covers the full range of healthcare errors: failure to diagnose cancer, heart attack, stroke, and serious infections; surgical errors including wrong-site surgery and retained instruments; birth injuries including cerebral palsy, Erb’s palsy, and shoulder dystocia; medication and pharmacy errors; anesthesia errors; radiology interpretation failures; and nursing home negligence. These cases require expert medical testimony and a thorough understanding of healthcare standards, both of which Attorney Lavey brings to every client’s case. Medical malpractice cases are handled on a contingency fee basis.

Workers' Compensation

Injured Massachusetts workers are entitled to workers' compensation benefits regardless of fault, covering medical care, wage replacement, and permanent impairment. Attorney Lavey represents workers whose claims are denied or disputed before the Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents, pursuing every available benefit through every level of the DIA process. He also evaluates every serious workplace injury for third-party claims, against equipment manufacturers, general contractors, and property owners, that recover pain and suffering compensation beyond what workers' compensation alone provides.

Criminal Defense and Social Security Disability

Attorney Lavey provides criminal defense throughout Massachusetts for OUI/DUI, assault and battery, drug offenses, and other charges, handling matters from arraignment through trial with the same personal attention he brings to every case. His Social Security disability practice represents SSDI and SSI claimants at every level of the SSA process, with a focus on the ALJ hearing stage where most successful disability appeals are resolved. Both criminal defense and Social Security disability cases are handled with the straightforward, honest assessment of realistic outcomes that every client deserves from their attorney.

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