Years of Experience in Catastrophic injury Litigation
Plymouth County Personal Injury Lawyers
Specializing in Personal Injury, Civil Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, and Mediation and Arbitration in Plymouth County and Across Massachusetts.
McGowan & Associates is a South Shore law firm, based in Norwell, Massachusetts, south of Plymouth and Boston. With more than 30 years of experience, our attorneys offer expertise in personal injury, real estate litigation, business, insurance bad faith and civil litigation. We also offer mediation and arbitration.
In 2001, Owen P. McGowan founded our firm on the South Shore with a goal of offering clients here the experience of a top Boston law firm. Today, all our attorneys live and work on the South Shore. We place a high emphasis on strong client relationships and commit to work closely with our clients at every step.
McGowan & Associates devotes much of our practice to representing clients injured by the negligence of others. We have extensive personal injury experience. Our attorneys have negotiated multi-million dollar settlements and tried more than 300 cases to verdict. Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly has reported on our results in personal injury, medical malpractice, insurance bad faith and insurance coverage dispute cases.
Personal Injury Lawyers
McGowan & Associates and our South Shore personal injury lawyers represent individuals who have been injured due to negligence in car accidents, premises liability accidents, construction accidents, product liability, dog bites, medical malpractice, child injuries and wrongful death. Our attorneys have decades of experience representing those injured in motor vehicle crashes in Plymouth County, the Boston area and across Massachusetts, including drunk driving crashes; pedestrian accidents, bicycle accidents, and property damage caused by motor vehicles. Learn more.
- Car Accidents and Truck Crashes
- Pedestrian and Cycling Accidents
- Catastrophic Injuries
- Wrongful Death
- Child Injuries
- Dog Bites and Animal Related Injuries
- Premises Liability
- Insurance Coverage Disputes
- Burn Injuries
- Medical Malpractice
Alternative Dispute Resolution Lawyers – Mediation and Arbitration
As a mediator and arbitrator, Attorney Owen P. McGowan focuses on helping individuals and businesses resolve matters out of court. He is the author of the MCLE chapter on Alternative Dispute Resolution contained in the volume Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Torts: Liability and Litigation (4th Edition, 2016). He has provided alternative dispute solutions through the American Arbitration Association, The Duke University Private Adjudication Center and been privately retained by multiple attorneys and insurers. Learn more.
Real Estate Litigation
McGowan & Associates assists buyers, sellers and mortgage lenders in transactions involving the purchase and sale of real estate litigation, as well as residential and commercial leasing agreements. Learn more.
Business Law
Our attorneys provide business owners legal guidance in operating and protecting their business, as well as in the purchase and sale of commercial or industrial property and equipment. Learn more.
Civil Litigation
The firm is regularly retained to represent insurers on cases involving insurance coverage, general liability claims, bad faith claims, property coverage, premises liability, construction litigation and commercial lines. In addition, we specialize in multi-party product liability cases and are experienced in handling employment and sexual harassment claims.
We also advise and represent clients on a broad range of insurance defense matters. We have extensive experience handling cases involving construction defect matters, premises liability, automobile accident liability and other matters across Massachusetts. Learn more.
Free Legal Consultation – South Shore and Plymouth County Lawyers
We offer a free initial legal consultation. To consult our attorneys about a legal matter, call 781-261-9977. You can also contact us through our online form.
Case Results
$2.75 MillionConstruction Accident
$2.5 MillionMedical Malpractice, Failure to Diagnose, Wrongful...
$1.85 MillionCar Accident and Defective Airbag
$1.45 MillionCar Accident in Victim’s Driveway
Client Reviews
We've used them professionally for insurance defense and they are a great firm with a fantastic staff.
Our relationships go very far back. They are caring attorneys and I have much to be thankful for knowing Attorney McGowan.
Got me an excellent result and gave me good advice as to what to do with the settlement money.
Firm News
SJC Raises Jurisdictional Threshold for Civil Actions for Money Damages Filed in the Superior Court and District Court Departments of the Trial Court November 19, 2019 McGowan & Associates Team CHANGES COMING ON JANUARY 1, 2020 With respect to claims for money damages, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) agreed by way of a July 17, 2019 Order to implement a change (increase) in the amount-in-controversy requirement for civil cases in Massachusetts, which has not been changed in Massachusetts since 1986. For Superior Court actions,…
Jury Finds Landlord Was Not Negligent in Tenant’s Slip and Fall Following Snowstorm November 19, 2019 McGowan & Associates Team In August of 2019, Jake Lavin obtained a verdict in favor of a landlord who was accused of failing to properly remove ice from its property in Dorchester, Massachusetts, allegedly causing the plaintiff to sustain a fractured ankle. The defense presented the testimony of the landlord and two employees of the snow removal contractor who…
Firm News Note May 2019 May 21, 2019 McGowan & Associates Team McGowan & Associates reports on our recent work for clients: January 2019 Owen McGowan recently resolved a personal injury lawsuit that was initiated in the Massachusetts State Court system several years ago and was transferred into federal multi-district litigation involving the motor vehicle manufacturer. The case involved a motor vehicle accident and severe personal injuries…
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