Best's Insurance Professional Resources
Client-Recommended Attorneys, Adjusters and Experts
Best's Insurance Professional Resources
Client-Recommended Attorneys, Adjusters and Experts


Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense

446 Main Street, 12th Floor, Worcester, Massachusetts 01608

Established: 1974

Practice Areas

  • Insurance Defense
  • Construction Litigation
  • Coverage Analysis
  • Declaratory Judgments
  • Bad Faith
  • Professional Liability
  • Product Liability
  • Premises Liability
  • Municipal Liability
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Civil Litigation
  • Commercial General Liability
  • Employment Law
  • Motor Vehicle
  • Toxic Torts
  • Wrongful Death
  • Breach of Contract
  • Property Defense
  • Environmental Litigation
  • Business Litigation
  • Fire
  • Homeowners

About Us

Founded in 1974, Hassett & Donnelly, P.C. (f/k/a Healy & Rocheleau, P.C.) is committed to providing high quality legal and litigation services that exceed each client's expectations.

With offices located throughout New England, Hassett & Donnelly affords convenient access to federal and state courts and administrative agencies across the region.

We are proud to work with many of America's leading insurance companies. We stand ready to show you how our knowledgeable attorneys can be entrusted to handle your most complex cases.

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Client Information

Insurance Clients

Personnel Information

Partners


David F. Hassett

Managing Partner

Worcester, MA

Admitted
  • Massachusetts, 1985
  • Connecticut
  • U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
  • U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Additional Biographical Details:

Assistant District Attorney (1985-1987); Best Lawyers in America (2012-2017)

Memberships:
  • Massachusetts and Worcester County Bar Associations
  • Defense Research Institute
  • American Board of Trial Advocates
  • International Association of Defense Counsel
  • Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association
  • Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
Education:
  • College of the Holy Cross, B.A. (cum laude), 1981
  • Boston College Law School, J.D., 1984

Gerard T. Donnelly

Worcester, MA

Admitted
  • Massachusetts, 1989
  • U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
Memberships:
  • Massachusetts and Worcester County Bar Associations
Education:
  • Worcester State College, 1976
  • Western New England College, J.D., 1988

Sarah B. Christie

Worcester, MA

Admitted
  • Massachusetts, 1994
  • Connecticut, 1998
  • U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
Education:
  • University of Massachusetts, B.B.A. (cum laude), 1991
  • Georgetown University, J.D., 1994

Scott T. Ober

Worcester, MA

Admitted
  • Massachusetts, 1994
  • New Hampshire, 1995
  • Connecticut, 1998
  • Vermont, 2014
  • U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire
  • U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
Education:
  • Villanova University, B.S., 1991
  • Vermont Law School, J.D. (cum laude), 1994

Paul S. Rainville

Worcester, MA

Admitted
  • Massachusetts, 1992
  • Connecticut, 1993
  • U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
  • Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Court
Education:
  • Providence College, B.A. (cum laude), 1988
  • New England School of Law, J.D., 1992

Matthew G. Lindberg

Worcester, MA

Admitted
  • Massachusetts, 1996
  • New Hampshire
  • Connecticut, 2018
  • U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1996
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire
Education:
  • Boston University, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1992
  • Boston University, M.A., 1996
  • Boston University, J.D., 1996

John M. Dealy

Worcester, MA

Admitted
  • Massachusetts, 2000
  • New Hampshire
  • Maine
  • U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire
Education:
  • Boston College, B.S. (magna cum laude), 1997
  • Boston College, J.D., 2000

John A. Girouard

Worcester, MA

Admitted
  • Massachusetts, 1997
Education:
  • Plymouth State College, B.A. (with honors), 1991
  • Franklin Pierce Law Center, J.D., 1997

Courtney E. Mayo

Worcester, MA

Admitted
  • Massachusetts, 2003
  • U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
Education:
  • Regis College, B.A., 2000
  • Suffolk University Law School, J.D., 2003

John G. Miller

Worcester, MA

Admitted
  • Connecticut, 2003
  • New York, 2004
  • Massachusetts
  • U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
  • U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
Education:
  • Skidmore College, B.A., 1999
  • New York Law School, J.D., 2003

Michael S. Melville

Worcester, MA

Admitted
  • Massachusetts, 2011
  • Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
Education:
  • Clark University, B.A. Economics (Phi Beta Kappa), 2008
  • Boston College Law School, J.D. (magna cum laude, Order of the Coif), 2011

Associates


Melina M. Garland

Worcester, MA

Admitted
  • Massachusetts, 2003
  • Pennsylvania (Inactive), 2003
  • U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 2007
Education:
  • Harvard College, B.A. (cum laude), 2000
  • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 2003

Patrick T. Ciapciak

Worcester, MA

Admitted
  • Massachusetts, 2019
  • Rhode Island
  • New Hampshire
Education:
  • Villanova University, B.A., 2016
  • Boston College Law School, J.D., 2019

Corey J. Lavallee

Worcester, MA

Admitted
  • Massachusetts, 2016
  • Rhode Island
Education:
  • Stonehill College, B.A., 2013
  • Suffolk University Law School, J.D. (cum laude), 2016

Casey McCaffrey

Worcester, MA

Admitted
  • Massachusetts, 2014
  • Rhode Island
  • New Hampshire
Education:
  • Fitchburg State College, B.S. (summa cum laude), 2011
  • Vermont Law School, J.D., 2014

High Profile Cases

Sparkle Hill, Inc., et al vs. Interstate Map Corp., U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit 14-1618, Summary Judgment allowed in TCPA case.

Surabian Realty Co. Inc. vs. NGM Insurance Company, SJC #11060 (July 12, 2012). Insurer's Denial Based on "Anticoncurrent Cause" Provision Deemed Proper.

John T. Callahan & Sons, Inc. v. Worcester Insurance Company, 453 Mass. 447 (2009). Ruling in Favor of Defendant Insurer in Case Involving Declaratory Judgment Action and Attorney's Fees.

Ruggerio Ambulance vs. National Grange Mutual Insurance Company, 430 Mass. 794 (2000). Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment Affirmed - Insurer had Duty to Defendant, but no Duty to Indemnify.

Service Areas

Portland, Maine, USA 139 miles

Fall River, Massachusetts, USA 40 miles

Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA 25 miles

Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA 62 miles

Natick, Massachusetts, USA 30 miles

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA 65 miles

Springfield, Massachusetts, USA 50 miles

Providence, Rhode Island, USA 39 miles

Montpelier, Vermont, USA 204 miles

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