Verdicts/Settlements

The following is a representative sample of our successful cases:


$2.2 Million Medical Malpractice recovery for Brain surgery complications

$1.7 Million Settlement for failure to Diagnose Glumeronephritis (June 1997)

$1.2 Million Medical Malpractice recovery for spinal cord injury during spinal surgery

$900,000 payment for traumatic brain injury from motor vehicle accident
$810,000 settlement for traumatic brain injury from motor vehicle accident
$775,000 Settlement for M1yomectomy Complications (January 1999)

$550,000 recovered for traumatic brain injury and leg fractures resulting from a 40 foot fall

$515,000 payment for traumatic brain injury resulting from being struck on the head by a ladder at a construction site

$550,000 recovered on a legal malpractice claim against an attorney who mishandled evidence in motor vehicle accident case

$500,000 payment to estate of a young man killed by a truck entering a loading dock area.

$500,000 Medical Malpractice settlement for failure to diagnose lung cancer on a CT scan (September 1998)

$450,000 payment for burst fracture of C7 resulting from fall at a construction site

$405,000 settlement for traumatic brain injury from motor vehicle accident

$400,000 recovered for fire damage to property resulting from failure to maintain an easement for access to water

$387,500 Settled on first day of trial -Failure to Diagnose Myocardial Infarction (March 1999).

$340,000 payment for sexual abuse of a child

$265,000 recovered for property damage and business loss from ceiling collapse (June 1998)

$250,000 Medical Malpractice settlement for negligent medication management resulting in a stroke

$250,000 recovered for herniated L4-L5 disc, shoulder and knee injury resulting from a fall on a construction site (November 1995)

$250,000 payment for fractured T-11 vertebrae with nerve damage resulting from fall caused by negligent instruction on cutting a tree limb

$235,000 recovered for multiple fractures from motor vehicle accident

$227,500 recovered for shattered elbow in motorcycle accident

$225,000 settlement for traumatic brain injury resulting from motor vehicle accident

$200,000 settlement for back injury from construction site accident

$200,000 awarded for traumatic brain injury from motor vehicle accident

$187,500 Medical Malpractice recovery for hysterectomy complications (May 1998)

$175,000 recovered for motorcycle accident in Nova Scotia (June 1993)

$167,500 Medical Malpractice settlement for negligent failure to remove entire prosthesis (January 1998)

$150,000 recovered for herniated disc resulting from fall from narrow loading dock

Each recovery is based upon the specific facts of each individual case including issues regarding liability, insurance coverage, contributory negligence and damages.


Our offices are located in Boston, Newton & Peabody, Massachusetts.

Fee Overview
Free Consultations:  There is no cost & no obligation to speak with us about your legal issues!


Contingency Fees
:  The majority of our fees are contingency based. This means that you pay nothing unless we win. If you win, we win.


Fee for services:
 We also provide services on an hourly fee basis.


Tailored Fees:
 When appropriate, we also handle matters on a blended reduced hourly/contingent fee basis.

Kenneth Halpern & Associates practices in the following areas of law:

Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Automobile, Trucking, Motorcycle Accidents, Construction Accidents, Slip and Fall, Head and Spinal Injuries, Nursing Home Abuse, Dog Bites, Products Liability, Family Law, Divorce, Child Support, Child Custody, Visitation Rights, Commercial Litigation, Contract Disputes, Business Law, Professional Liability.