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Eric J. Parker serves as Director of the firm’s Complex Personal Injury Group and brings more than 23 years of active experience as one of Boston’s leading personal injury trial lawyers. Attorney Parker is an elected member and former President of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and received the highest rating awarded to any attorney by Martindale-Hubbell for professional skill and ethics. In 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and again in 2009, Mr. Parker was named a Massachusetts “Super Lawyer” by the publishers of Boston Magazine and Law and Politics Magazine. Attorney Parker is a certified member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and holds the highest rating 10/10 (“Superb”) from AVVO. In addition to his legal practice, Mr. Parker is an FAA Certified Private Airplane Pilot and a member of the National Transportation Safety Board Bar Association and the Lawyer Pilots Bar Association. Read attorney Parker’s article: Selecting a Boston Personal Injury Lawyer.
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Recent Personal Injury Settlements & Verdicts:
$1.35 million Motor Vehicle Accident
$1.3 million Motor Vehicle Malfunction
$1.02 million Motor Vehicle Negligence
$1 million Medical Malpractice
$900,000 Premises Liability
$792,000 Product Liability
$725,000 Pedestrian Car Accident
$850,000 Wrongful Death
$660,000 Broken Ankle
$575,015 Motor Vehicle Negligence
$550,000 Botched Circumcision
$500,000 Botched Circumcision
$325,000 Fall on Defective Stairway
$320,000 Defective Manufacturing Machine
$270,000 Fractured Leg
$255,000 Dog Bite Injury
$250.000 Motorcycle – Vehicle Negligence
$250.000 Motor Vehicle Negligence
$225,000 Over-Service of Alcohol
$220,000 Dog Bite Injury
$200,000 Dental Malpractice
$180,000 Product Liability
$100,000 Nursing Home Abuse
Together with an accomplished team of trial lawyers and litigation paralegals focusing exclusively on personal injury cases, Attorney Parker has recovered millions of dollars – year after year – on behalf of persons seriously injured or killed as a result of medical malpractice, dental malpractice, defective products, dangerous premises, car accidents, motorcycle accidents, negligent security, negligent service of alcohol by restaurants, bars and hotels, dog bites and animal attacks, sexual assault and harassment, nursing home abuse, and other personal injury-related claims. Attorney Parker has appeared in State and Federal Courts located throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and has successfully resolved hundreds upon hundreds of personal injury cases by way of settlement, jury trials, as well as through alternative dispute resolution forums including binding arbitration and mediation.
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Personal Injury Cases We Handle
Medical Malpractice
Dental Malpractice
Car Accidents
Motorcycle Accidents
Defective Products
Animal Attacks
Burn Injuries
Food Poisoning
Wrongful Death
Aviation Related Injury/Death
Construction Site Accidents
Negligent Security
Sexual Assault and Harassment
Defective Premises
Nursing Home Abuse
Workers’ Compensation
Pedestrian Auto Accidents
Do I Have A Case?
The only way to know whether you have a case is to review the facts and circumstances surrounding your injury with one of our experienced personal injury attorneys. There is never a charge to review your personal injury case, and all information provided will be kept strictly confidential. For your free confidential case review click here and receive a response from one of our attorneys within hours. If you prefer, you can also telephone our offices in Boston seven days a week at toll free 866-414-0400.
What Will I Have To Pay?
We handle every personal injury case on a “contingent fee” basis. This means that you pay us nothing until we recover for you. The legal fee typically charged in personal injury cases is equal to one third (1/3) of the amount we recover for you.
What If I Don’t Recover Anything?
In the rare event that we do not obtain a financial recovery, you pay us absolutely nothing. No exceptions.
Will I Have To Go To Court?
While we prepare every personal injury case as though it were going to trial, better than ninety percent of the cases handled by Parker Scheer lawyers result in a settlement before trial. In the event the defendant’s insurance company refuses to pay fair value for the injuries and losses sustained by our client, we are fully prepared to proceed to trial. Parker Scheer personal injury attorneys have experience trying cases to a successful conclusion in State and Federal courts located throughout Massachusetts.
Are There Other Ways To Resolve My Case Other Than By Going to Court?
In recent years, the use of private forums, commonly referred to as “Alternative Dispute Resolution” (ADR) services has grown dramatically. Cases submitted to ADR can be resolved by way of non-binding “mediation”, where a disinterested “neutral” listens to each party, and works to achieve a mutually acceptable settlement of the plaintiff’s case. In the event the case can not be resolved by mutual agreement, the case proceeds to trial without consequence to any participant. If a settlement is reached following mediation, payment is usually received by our client within thirty (30) days. In addition to “mediation”, the parties to a case can also elect to have a private party determine the outcome of a case. This process, known as “arbitration”, is similar to a trial before a judge, but is conducted outside of the courthouse, in a more informal and relaxed environment, and the decision rendered by the arbitrator is just as enforceable as the decision issued by a judge or jury. Because ADR typically involves less formality than court administered trials, and because the costs involved in resolving disputes are often lower than those incurred in preparation for a full jury trial, ADR has become an increasingly attractive forum for resolving civil disputes. Parker Scheer attorneys have participated in hundreds of mediation and arbitration hearings, which have resulted in successful outcomes more than 85% of the time.
How Long Will My Case Take To Complete?
Because every case is different, it is difficult to accurately predict just how long a case will take to resolve. Certain case categories typically take longer than others. These include medical malpractice cases, product liability cases, and other complex negligence cases. Other kinds of cases, such as car accident related claims, injuries caused by dog bites and defective premises can sometimes be resolved in a matter of several months. Your personal injury attorney is in the best position to estimate the anticipated time to recovery. Based on our experience in this area, cases that are rushed to a conclusion often result in lower recoveries than cases given more time to complete.
Massachusetts Personal Injury Law
Eric Parker is a recognized expert on personal injury law in the commonwealth of Massachusetts. He writes frequently on topics related to personal injury case law. Here is a sample of his recent blog posts on Massachusetts law.
It’s Time Massachusetts Was Accountable for the Injuries and Deaths it Causes.
Under current Massachusetts law, when someone is injured or killed as a result of the negligence of an employee of a Massachusetts Town, City, or the State, the maximum the victim or the victim’s family can recover as compensation for the injury or death is $100,000. That’s before deductions for attorney’s fees and costs (usually amounting to about $33,000). This leaves the victim with roughly $66,000, whether the victim is left quadriplegic, blind, paralyzed, or dead. Read more of this personal injury article.
Read more articles by Eric Parker on Massachusetts personal injury law.
What is a P.I.P. Offset?
Under Massachusetts law (G.L. Chapter 90 Section 34M) when a person is injured in a motor vehicle accident, the first $2,000 in medical bills incurred by an injured person are paid under the Personal Injury Protection; (P.I.P) portion of the automobile policy covering the car occupied by the injured person. Pedestrians are covered by the P.I.P. coverage of the driver that injures them. Motorcyclists are exempt from P.I.P. coverage. If the injured person did not have health insurance at the time of the accident, then P.I.P. will reimburse up to $8,000 in medical expenses resulting from the accident. P.I.P. also reimburses a portion of any actual lost wages resulting from the accident. Your lawyer can explain more on how the reimbursement process works. For more information about P.I.P. offsets, speak with your attorney. Read more about P.I.P. Offset here.
Free Confidential Personal Injury Case Review
For a free confidential case review click here and receive a response from our attorneys within hours, or call toll free 866-414-0400. Read Eric Parker’s article on Selecting a Boston Personal Injury Lawyer.
Eric J. Parker is a co-founder of Parker Scheer LLP and serves as the firm’s Managing Partner. With over 23 years of experience in complex personal injury trials, Mr. Parker represents adults and children injured or killed as a result of negligence, read