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McGowan & Associates represented a retired South Shore resident and sailing enthusiast who had damage to his yacht during winter storage. The vessel had been substantially upgraded after purchase and was insured under an agreed upon value policy. It had been impeccably maintained but its shrink-wrap was breached by snow loads and snow and ice…

McGowan & Associates represented a South Shore client who had her seafront home elevated onto pilings in accordance with a FEMA grant program. Our client came to discover over a period of time that cracks were appearing. She involved a structural engineer who determined that there were geotechnical issues and subsurface conditions leading to settlement.…

McGowan & Associates obtained a settlement for a South Shore retiree who was having lunch with his granddaughter. A door at the restaurant improperly swung out into an aisleway, and as he and his granddaughter were passing by the door swung open, narrowly missing his granddaughter, and the door handle struck out client wrist as…

Our South Shore lawyers successfully challenged an auto insurer which denied our client’s claims for medical expenses and property damage after a drunk driving accident. McGowan & Associates recently represented a South Shore mother who was driving home from dinner when her vehicle was broadsided by a drunk driver. Her vehicle was a total loss…

McGowan & Associates recently represented a property owner who had storm damage to her dwelling. Her insurance company denied her claim, and her first two attorneys were unable to find coverage for her over a three-year span. The language of the insurance policy required that all claims be brought within two years, and her prior…