Morgan J. Gray

LAW OFFICES OF MORGAN J. GRAY, P.C., Quincy, MA                                               November 1996 – Present

Principal/Proctor in Admiralty

General Litigation practice; emphasis on workers’ compensation, Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Act, maritime personal injury (Jones Act, Defense Base Act, Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentalities Act, Outer Continental Shelf Act, and Death on the High Seas Act) Social Security Disability, Accidental Disability Retirement, Police and Firefighters injured in the line of duty (M.G.L. c. 41, Section 111F) and all matters pertaining thereto; additional practice areas include real estate (residential and commercial), small business representation (particularly before the Department of Industrial Accidents), criminal law, government relations and insurance regulatory issues.

CITY OF BOSTON RETIREMENT BOARD, Boston, MA                                                  January 2000 – 2009

Hearing Officer

Preside over evidentiary hearings pursuant to M.G.L. c. 32, question applicants and witnesses under oath, review extensive medical information and the specific ergonomic requirements of an applicant’s job duties, conduct legal research and draft decisions which are then presented to the City of Boston Retirement Board for consideration.

KECHES & MALLEN, P.C., Taunton, MA                                                               February 1994 — November 1996

Associate Attorney

Experience in all aspects of disability law; including workers’ compensation, Social Security Disability, Accidental Disability Retirement, Longshore and Harbor Workers Act, and maritime personal injury claims (Jones Act); additional experience in the representation of uninsured employers before the Department of Industrial Accidents, as well as the Trial Courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

MORRISON, MAHONEY & MILLER, Boston, MA                                                  August 1991 — January 1994

Associate Attorney

Extensive experience in all aspects of insurance defense litigation; particular emphasis in the defense of workers’ compensation, Longshore and Harbor Workers Act and maritime personal injury claims (Jones Act) for insurers, self-insurers and marine syndicates; responsible for the evaluation, negotiation and settlement of catastrophic personal injury claims; experience in government relations and insurance regulatory practice; author of numerous articles and manuals for the insurance industry, attorneys and corporations on the defense of personal injury claims and risk management.

 

Massachusetts’ Bar (Admitted December 17, 1991)

United States First Circuit Court of Appeals (Admitted November 9, 1995)

United States District Court, District of Massachusetts (Admitted May 28, 1992)

 

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL, Boston, MA                Juris Doctor                                  May 1991

SAINT MICHAEL’S COLLEGE, Colchester, VT   Bachelor of Arts – Political Science                       May 1987

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, Boston, MA  History Major                                                   1983-1984

 

Super Lawyers, Massachusetts 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017

Top Attorneys in New England, 2014

WILG, Top 100 Injured Workers’ Attorneys, 2014

NAOPIA, Nationally Ranked Top Ten Award, 2014

The McDermott Award, Suffolk University Law School — Presented May 1995

Service and Dedication Award, Suffolk University Law School — Presented May 1991

Silver Key Award, American Bar Association, Law Student Division — Presented May 1991

Massachusetts’ Bar (Admitted December 17, 1991)

United States First Circuit Court of Appeals (Admitted November 9, 1995)

United States District Court, District of Massachusetts (Admitted May 28, 1992)

The Beacon Society, Past-Member

American Ireland Fund, Member

Quincy Bar Association, Member

Catholic Lawyers Guild, Member

Wollaston Golf Club, Member

Beacon Society of Boston, Member

The Eire Society of Boston, Member

Real Estate Bar Association, Past-Member

Massachusetts Bar Foundation, Fellow

Massachusetts Bar Association, Member

Quincy Chamber of Commerce, Member

Bar Association of Norfolk County, Member

Maritime Law Association, Proctor in Admiralty

Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, Member

Massachusetts Defense Lawyers’ Association, Past-Member

Suffolk University Law School Barrister’s Committee, Past-Chair

Committee for Public Counsel Services, Private Counsel Division

Bar Association of Norfolk County, Council Member 2015 – Present

Massachusetts Bar Foundation, IOLTA Grant Advisory Committees (GAC)

Christopher S. Hayes’ Memorial Scholarship Committee, Past-Director

Massachusetts Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division — Past Director

Salvation Army – Quincy Chapter, Member of the Board of Advisors 2012 – present

Massachusetts Bar Association, Member House of Delegates At Large Delegate 2015 — 2017

Massachusetts Bar Association, Member House of Delegates representing Norfolk County 2014-2015

Massachusetts Bar Association Social Security/Public Employee Retirement Sub-Committee, Chair 2015-present