James M. Merrigan
One of two unrelated Merrigan firms in this batch — his is Rawson, Merrigan & Litner; Erin McHugh's is Sweeney Merrigan Law. Different firms, different addresses. His firm's rideshare page asks you to call two different numbers.
The bar record
We read James M. Merrigan in the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers attorney lookup. Every row below is the Board’s — this register carries no self-reported block at all, which is why nothing here is shaded.
Massachusetts says “None”, and means it as an answer. Unlike Washington, which shows a blank and warns its search may miss things, the BBO lookup states the absence directly. And we know the field is live rather than decorative, because one listing on this page reads “Yes” — with a date and a link to the decision. A register that will show you the bad record is a register worth believing on the clean one. What we have not done is search the Board’s separate decisions and admonitions archives, and the lookup states no time window either way.
Nine fields, and then it stops. The BBO publishes name, status, malpractice insurance, location, public discipline, firm, address, admission date and BBO number. No practice areas, no law school, no admissions in other states, no languages, no office size, no fee terms. Where Washington prints a sprawling block it warns might be wrong, and Texas labels its equivalent self-reported, Massachusetts simply does not ask. Everything below the record on this page is therefore the lawyer’s own account, tagged as such.
What the record shows
The rideshare page closes by inviting readers to call (617) 348-0998. Its own contact block, on the same page, gives (617) 348-0988. The BBO record gives 348-0988. One digit, and one of the two numbers on that page will not reach him.Verified
There are two unrelated Merrigan firms in this batch: his, Rawson, Merrigan & Litner at 185 Devonshire Street, and Erin McHugh’s Sweeney Merrigan Law at 268 Summer Street. Different firms, different records, no relation established. A name is not an identifier, which is the same lesson three wrong-person records have taught us.Verified
He and Danilo Avalon were admitted on the same day of the year, 20 June, one year apart — a tell that Massachusetts swears in classes on fixed dates rather than on demand.Verified
What the firm says
He says he graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1987 and took his law degree at the Massachusetts School of Law in Andover.Reported
He says he spent eight years in the medical field at Smith, Kline Beecham before law school, and represents injured workers in workers’ compensation cases alongside his injury practice.Reported
He says his practice covers motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, animal attacks and injuries in assisted living homes. The BBO record carries no practice-area field.Reported
Rideshare
What we haven’t checked
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