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Alice B. Braunstein 
Boston, Massachusetts
Partner
phone 866-348-0900 (Toll Free)
fax 617-973-1562
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A Partner at Denner Pellegrino, LLP, Alice Braunstein concentrates her practice in the area of complex tort litigation involving catastrophic injuries and wrongful death. She also has considerable experience representing clients in a variety of other areas of civil practice, such as health care litigation, class actions, accounting malpractice and business disputes. Ms. Braunstein is also certified to handle care and protection and CHINS cases in the juvenile court. A fierce advocate for her clients, Alice prides herself on handling each and every matter with a great deal of compassion.

Ms. Braunstein has extensive trial experience in state and federal courts and before arbitrators. In her 26 years of practice, Ms. Braunstein has served as both plaintiffs' counsel and defense counsel, earning a reputation as being a true trial lawyer. Ms. Braunstein has obtained numerous million dollar results for her clients. She is a frequent lecturer on trial practice and has been quoted in several publications, including Malcolm Gladwell's best-selling book Blink, in which she was recognized as a leading medical malpractice attorney. Alice has been named a "Massachusetts Super Lawyer" by the publishers of Boston Magazine every year since the designation was first created in 2004 (given to the top 5% of all Massachusetts attorneys), and has received the highest peer-rating established by Martindale-Hubbell's Law Directory. This rating is only given to lawyers and law firms which are considered to have Very High to Preeminent Legal Ability and who are thought to embrace Very High Professional Standards.

Ms. Braunstein is also a leader in the Massachusetts legal community. She has served on Massachusetts Bar Association's House of Delegates since 2004 and has been a Governor on the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorney's Board of Governors since 2007.

Ms. Braunstein is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and to the U.S. District Courts for the District of Massachusetts, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. She is a member of the Boston Bar Association, the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, The Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts, the American Association for Justice and the American Health Lawyers Association. She received her Juris Doctor degree from Suffolk University of Law cum laude in 1984 and holds a bachelor's degree in Social Work from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Year Joined Organization:
2010
Areas of Practice:
Complex Tort Litigation
Business Litigation
Healthcare Litigation
Juvenile Court Litigation
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Massachusetts
U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts
U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit
Education:
Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1984
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude


University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 1980
B.S.W


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Speaker, "Fundamentals of Effective Direct and Cross-Examination", Massachusetts Bar Association, 2009


Speaker, "Conflicts of Law and the Unauthorized Practice of Law in a Multistate Law Practice", Boston Bar Association, 2009


Panelist, "Evaluating and Settling Personal Injury Cases", Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, 2005 - 2010


Panelist, "Taking Depositions Workshop", Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, 2006 - 2007


Panelist, "Preparing to file a Lawsuit", Massachusetts Bar Association, 2001 - 2009


Panelist, Trial Practice Luncheon Roundtable Series, Massachusetts Bar Association, 2006 - 2008


"Direct Examination of the Plaintiff", Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys Annual Convention, 2005


Lecturer, Medical Malpractice Issues, Harvard Medical School Department of Continuing Education


Lecturer, Medical Malpractice Issues, Medical-Dental-Legal Update Seminars, American Education Institute, 2001 - 2002


Honors and Awards:
Named a Massachusetts SuperLawyer, 2004 - 2008


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Boston Bar Association


Massachusetts Bar Association, Executive Management Board, 2004 - 2008


Massachusetts Bar Association, House of Delegates, 2004 - Present


Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, Board of Governors, 2007 - Present


Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts


American Association for Justice


American Health Lawyers Association


Past Employment Positions:
Duane Morris, LLP, Boston, MA, Partner, 2001 - 2010


Lane, Altman & Owens LLP, Boston, MA, Partner, 1998 - 2000


Lane, Altman & Owens LLP, Boston, MA, Associate, 1993 - 1997


Sisson, Bloomenthal & Allen, P.C., Boston, MA, Partner, 1990 - 1993


Sisson, Bloomenthal & Allen, P.C., Boston, MA, Associate, 1984 - 1989


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