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Matthieu J Parenteau

Item: Matthieu J Parenteau
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Author: Erin McHugh

Sweeney Merrigan Law

14 years of experience
Personal Injury

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Biography

Matthieu J. Parenteau is a trial attorney who has focused his career on helping people injured by the negligence of others. He has represented individuals and families for catastrophic injury, motor vehicle collisions, construction accidents, premises liability, negligent security, traumatic brain injury, medical malpractice, product liability, and wrongful death. Attorney Parenteau has recovered resolutions for his clients of $10 million, $5.5 million, $5 million, $1.75 million, $1.675 million, and $1.125 million dollars, among others.

Attorney Parenteau is admitted to practice in both the Federal and State courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the State of Maine. When he is not in the office you can find him skiing, running, and surfing throughout New England with his family and troublemaking Labrador Retriever.

Education

Suffolk University Law School: J.D. (2010); 2007 - 2010; Honors: Distinguished First Year Oral Advocate, Dean’s List (2008, 2009, 2010), Tom C. Clark Appellate Advocacy Competition Quarterfinalist (2009), Law Trustee Grant Recipient (2010) Notable Writing: Commercial Contracting: Sales Under the Uniform Commercial Code by Jeffery Wittenberg (Law Journal Press, 2009); “How Google Maintains it’s Monopoly Over the Targeted Online Search Advertising Market; A Section 2 Analysis”; “Postmodern Legal Theory; an Overview”; Activities: Activities and Societies: Founding member Suffolk University Law chapter of the International Red Cross Committee (2007); President of Suffolk Law Intramural Basketball League (2007-2010), Member Suffolk Environmental Law Society (2007 – 2010)

Portland State University: B.S. (2007); 2003 - 2007

Professional Experience

Trial Attorney: Sweeney Merrigan Law; 2021 - Current; Directing all aspects of catastrophic personal injury litigation from intake to trial. Achieving extraordinary results for individuals and families throughout the country.

Senior Litigation Associate: Sheff Law; 2016 - 2021; Managing all facets of Plaintiff's side litigation. Focusing my practice on representing victims of traumatic brain injury, wrongful death, construction site, trucking and other automobile accidents, workplace accidents, and defective products.

Volunteer Lawyer: Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association; 2010 - 2021

Litigation Attorney: Mazow | McCullough, PC; 2011 - 2015; Handling all aspects of plaintiff's litigation practice including business development, jury trial, arbitrations, mediations, depositions, motion practice, and discovery. Consistent positive results on behalf of clients for motor vehicle collisions, premises liability, medical malpractice, wrongful death, catastrophic injury, breach of contract, and bad faith insurance claims. Consistently managing and prioritizing numerous timelines for a high volume case load. Regularly handling coverage and lien issues involving auto and health insurance providers including ERISA, Medicare, and Medicaid complications. Led redesign of firm website, the use of technology in the courtroom and ADR settings and pivoting the practice to the Reptile method of litigation.