Attorneys
PATRICIA A. HARTNETT
Partner
Phone: (617) 482-8100
Email: PHartnett@CornellGollub.com
Fax: (617) 482-3917
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Patricia A. Hartnett is an AV® Preeminent Rated™ attorney, who has concentrated her practice in the defense of complex product liability litigation, class actions, commercial litigation and general tort liability litigation.
Prior to joining Cornell & Gollub in 1995, Patricia served as a judicial law clerk to the Hon. Robert B. Kugler in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Patricia represents domestic and foreign corporations and individuals in the state and federal courts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Concentration
Automotive and trucking litigation
Firearms, paintball and air gun litigation
Medical, device and pharmaceutical litigation
Commercial litigation
Class action litigation
Toxic tort/hazardous substances litigation
Smoking and health litigation
Appeals
Professional & Community Involvement
Massachusetts Bar Association
Rhode Island Bar Association
Publications
Bifurcating Discovery for Early Summary Judgment in Class Actions, IADC Defense Counsel Journal, Vol. 78, No. 2, April 2011
Awards
AV® Preeminent™ Rated by Martindale Hubbell
American Jurisprudence Awards in: Moot Court; Trial Advocacy; Legal Research & Writing; and Employment Discrimination
Education
J.D., Rutgers University School of Law, Camden, 1993 (cum laude) (Lead Articles Editor, Rutgers Law Journal)
B.S., Tufts University, 1988, Engineering Psychology/Human Factors
Admitted to Practice
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island
U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
Clerkships
Law Clerk to United States Magistrate Judge Robert B. Kugler, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (1993-1994)