Theodore Francis Riordan

I started my legal career by working as a judicial law clerk for a judge on the Rhode Island Supreme Court. Thereafter I worked as an attorney for Liberty Mutual Insurance Company for over eight years. I learned how insurance companies handle claims. I learned how to deal with an insurance company.

In 1999, I started the law firm of Bates & Riordan with my partner. The firm focuses on personal injury law and criminal appeals. Our personal injury clients have been in accidents that range from construction site injuries to car accidents. Our criminal appeal involve everything from simple misdemeanors to first degree murder.

We've been located in the Wollaston section of Quincy since 2001, but we have clients throughout the state. Our office is handicapped accessible. We will visit you in the hospital or elsewhere as needed. Zoom meetings. All consultations are free and no-obligation. 617-328-8080

Suffolk University Law School

J.D. (1990) | Law

1987 - 1990

Honors: J.D., cum laude Editor, Suffolk Transnational Law Review

Stonehill College

B.S. (1987) | Mathematics-Computer Science

1983 - 1987

Honors: B.S., cum laude Minor: Philosophy

Attorney, Partner

Bates & Riordan, LLP Attorneys-at-Law

1999 - Current

Founding partner at Bates & Riordan, LLP Attorneys-at-Law. Current practice focuses on personal injury law and criminal appeals.

Attorney

Liberty Mutual Insurance Company

1991 - 1999

I represented Liberty's insureds when they were sued. Claims involved motor vehicle accidents, construction site accidents, injuries at a home or business. I also sometimes represented Liberty itself when it was sued.

Judicial Law Clerk, Honorable Florence K. Murray

Rhode Island Supreme Court

1990 - 1991

Judicial law clerks are hired out of law school for a one-year position.

Totten Doctrine, Judicial Sabotage of Government Contracts for Sabotage Services

Suffolk Transnational Law Journal

1990

Fifth Amendment, The Procurement of Foreign Bank Records by "Compelled Consent" Passes Constitutional Muster

Suffolk Transnational Law Journal

1989

Notary Public

Massachusetts Secretary of State

Master's List

Massachusetts Superior Court

Massachusetts Lawyer of the Year

Massachusetts Lawyer's Weekly

2009

Boston Bar Association

member

Current

Norfolk County Bar Association

member

Current

Massachusetts State Bar  # 557012

Member

1990 - Current

Activities: Passed the Massachusetts bar examination in 1990

Massachusetts

Since 1990

1st Circuit

U.S. Supreme Court

• Free Consultation
  We usually do an initial simple screening over the phone to make sure this is the kind of case we accept. Then we follow-up with an in-person or Zoom meeting as appropriate.
• Contingent Fees
  A personal injury case is where someone has been injured by another person's carelessness (negligence) and is seeking to recover for their injuries. We accept those cases on a contingent fee basis, meaning we get paid when you get paid. There's no up-front cost to hire us.

• Quincy lawyer free consultations
• Negligence claims
• Falls from roofs by roofers
• Injuries from OSHA violations
• Construction site injuries