Walter A. Costello, Jr.

Partner

Contacts

Areas of Practice:

• Personal Injury – Plaintiff
• Medical Malpractice/Nursing Home Liability
• Motor Vehicle Accidents – Plaintiff
• Premises Liability – Plaintiff
• Civil Litigation
• Products Liability
• Negligence
• Business Litigation

Bar Admissions:

• Massachusetts, 1973
• U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1974
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court Massachusetts, 1974
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1975
• U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1975
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1994

Education

• Boston College Law School, Boston, Massachusetts
  • J.D. 1973
• Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
  • A.B. 1969 Economics

Published Works

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, Board of Editors

Classes/Seminars

• Lecturer, Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys
• Lecturer, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education
• Instructor, North Shore Community College

Honors and Awards

• Best Lawyers in America
• Who’s Who American Lawyer
• Super Lawyers 2006 to Present Personal Injury-Plaintiff
• Massachusetts Bar Association, Centennial Award, 2011
• American Association for Justice, Wiedemann Wysocki Citation of Excellence, 1996
• American Association for Justice, Wiedemann Wysocki Citation of Excellence, 1995

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, President, 1990 – 1992
• Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, Lifetime Member, Board of Governors
• Essex County Bar Association, President, 1996 – 1998
• Essex County Bar Association, Vice President, 1994 – 1996
• Essex County Bar Association, Secretary, 1992 – 1994
• Essex County Bar Association, Treasurer, 1988 – 1990
• Essex County Bar Association, Conciliator, Essex County Superior Court, 1994 – Present
• Essex County Superior Court, Mediator, 1994 – Present
• Essex County Superior Court, Arbitrator, 1994 – Present
• American Association for Justice, Member, Board of Governors, 1997 – 2003
• American Association for Justice, Chairman Counsel of Presidents, 1992 – 1993
• American Association for Justice, Executive Committee, 1993
• American Association for Justice, State Delegate, 1986 – 1990
• American Association for Justice, Chair Insurance Committee, 1991 – 1992
• American Association for Justice, Chair State Affairs Committee, 1994 – 1995
• Massachusetts Bar Association, Member, 1990 – Present
• Massachusetts Bar Association, Member, Executive Management Board, 2008 – 2011
• Massachusetts Bar Association, Regional Delegate, 2008 – 2011
• Salem Bar Association
• Town of Swampscott, Past Member, Board of Appeals
• Town of Swampscott, Chairman, Board of Appeals
• Boston College Law School, Alumni Council
• Board of Bar Overseers, Hearings Officer

Past Employment Positions

• Costello, Barrett & Gonthier, Partner, 1975 – 1995
• Kisloff, Hock, Shuman & Flanagan, Associate, 1974 – 1975