Steve O’Shea – Partner
Boston, Massachusetts

Direct: (857) 957-0700
Phone: (617) 227-3240
Fax: (617) 227-3346

soshea@mmmk.com

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Steve O’Shea is a partner and trial lawyer with Martin, Magnuson, McCarthy & Kenney, and is licensed to practice law in the state and federal trial and appellate courts in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.  For more than 27 years, Steve has dedicated his career to the tenacious defense of highly complex civil actions involving catastrophic injury or death, including claims and actions for medical malpractice, professional liability, liquor liability, premises liability and product liability claims.  With a tireless work ethic and passionately creative approach, Steve has successfully tried numerous jury trials to verdict in favor of physicians and international business organizations, as well as argued cases on appeal.  In addition, Steve has represented health care providers, hospitality companies and other business owners through dispositive motion practice with many successful motions to dismiss and motions for summary judgment in both state and federal trial courts.  He is frequently called upon to assist risk managers, claims professionals, and clients with pre-suit attorney-client privileged investigations, as well as mock jury trials, focus group presentations, and mediation.

In addition to his civil litigation practice, Steve represents physicians and allied health care professionals with the defense of regulatory investigations and actions before the various Boards of Registration, Department of Public Health, and Department of Mental Health.  Steve also volunteers to serve as a guest speaker for risk management programs, including multiple times for the New England Ophthalmologic Society. He is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been selected by his peers for inclusion in New England Super Lawyers© under Medical Malpractice Law.

Steve graduated from Saint Michael’s College in Winooski, VT and New England Law/Boston, Cum Laude, in 1991.

Bar Admissions:
Massachusetts, 1991
U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1992
U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 2001
New Hampshire, 2014
U.S. District Court of New Hampshire, 2014

Education:
New England Law/Boston (J.D. 1991) Cum Laude
New England Law Review, Staff Member

St. Michael’s College, (B.A. 1988)

Published Works:
Massachusetts Courtroom Advocacy, Ch. 14 Damages – Defendant’s Perspective (MCLE, Inc. 2nd ed. Supp. 2014, 2017 and 2019)
Electronic Health Records in Malpractice Litigation, Audio-Digest Ophthalmology, Volume 50, Issue 10, May 21, 2012
Note, Burke v. Rivo: A Massachusetts Approach to Wrongful Pregnancy, 26 New England Law Review 963, 1992

Honors and Awards:
New England Super Lawyers© under Medical Malpractice Law
AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
American Jurisprudence Award in Evidence, 1990
American Jurisprudence Award in Insurance Law, 1990

Professional Associations and Memberships:
Massachusetts Bar Association
Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association
Massachusetts Society for Healthcare Risk Management
New Hampshire Bar Association
Defense Research Institute