JOHN R. FELICE
SHAREHOLDER
John R. Felice is a shareholder of Hermes, Netburn, O’Connor & Spearing, P.C. Mr. Felice’s practice involves representing insurers and insureds in state and federal courts in connection with claims for coverage on general liability, property, professional liability, directors and officers liability, umbrella and excess policies, and fidelity and surety bonds. Mr. Felice also represents owners, general contractors and subcontractors in the defense of construction-related litigation, including personal injury and wrongful death, defective workmanship and breach of contract claims. Mr. Felice has litigated numerous multiparty construction cases involving scaffolding accidents, exposure to toxic substances, and building defects.
In addition to his insurance and construction practice, Mr. Felice has substantial experience representing manufacturers and distributors of asbestos-containing products in toxic tort cases pending in multiple jurisdictions.
He has participated in the selection and development of expert witnesses, including medical, industrial hygiene, and naval historians. He has conducted numerous lay and expert witness depositions and successfully used those depositions to obtain favorable results before and during trial. Mr. Felice has been involved in several jury trials in the Massachusetts asbestos litigation and he recently was part of the trial team which obtained a defense verdict, after a three week jury trial, on behalf of the alleged successor-in-interest to a manufacturer of asbestos-containing products installed aboard U.S. Navy ships. This was only the third case to be tried to verdict in the Massachusetts asbestos litigation in the past decade.
Mr. Felice also represents clients in product and premises liability claims, including negligent security claims, product defect claims, and claims involving toxic exposure to mold. Finally, Mr. Felice represents sureties in all aspects of bond claims, including negotiation of project completion arrangements, handling of payment bond claims and pursuit of salvage recoveries.
Mr. Felice has been recognized as one of Massachusetts’ “Rising Stars” in the field of civil litigation defense by the publishers of Law & Politics and Boston Magazine in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.
Mr. Felice was born in Danvers, Massachusetts. He currently resides in Walpole, Massachusetts, with his wife and two children.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Mr. Felice received his B.A., cum laude, in 1996 from Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT, and he received his J.D., cum laude, in 1999 from Suffolk University Law School. Mr. Felice is a graduate of St. John’s Preparatory School.
BAR MEMBERSHIPS
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1999
United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 2000
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES
Massachusetts Bar Association
Council on Litigation Management
Defense Research Institute
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