Alice B. Braunstein Boston, Massachusetts
| Partner | |
| phone | 866-348-0900 (Toll Free) |
| fax | 617-973-1562 |
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A Partner at Denner Pellegrino, LLP, Alice Braunstein concentrates her practice in the area of complex tort litigation involving catastrophic injuries and wrongful death. She also has considerable experience representing clients in a variety of other areas of civil practice, such as health care litigation, class actions, accounting malpractice and business disputes. Ms. Braunstein is also certified to handle care and protection and CHINS cases in the juvenile court. A fierce advocate for her clients, Alice prides herself on handling each and every matter with a great deal of compassion.
Ms. Braunstein has extensive trial experience in state and federal courts and before arbitrators. In her 26 years of practice, Ms. Braunstein has served as both plaintiffs' counsel and defense counsel, earning a reputation as being a true trial lawyer. Ms. Braunstein has obtained numerous million dollar results for her clients. She is a frequent lecturer on trial practice and has been quoted in several publications, including Malcolm Gladwell's best-selling book Blink, in which she was recognized as a leading medical malpractice attorney. Alice has been named a "Massachusetts Super Lawyer" by the publishers of Boston Magazine every year since the designation was first created in 2004 (given to the top 5% of all Massachusetts attorneys), and has received the highest peer-rating established by Martindale-Hubbell's Law Directory. This rating is only given to lawyers and law firms which are considered to have Very High to Preeminent Legal Ability and who are thought to embrace Very High Professional Standards.
Ms. Braunstein is also a leader in the Massachusetts legal community. She has served on Massachusetts Bar Association's House of Delegates since 2004 and has been a Governor on the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorney's Board of Governors since 2007.
Ms. Braunstein is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and to the U.S. District Courts for the District of Massachusetts, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. She is a member of the Boston Bar Association, the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, The Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts, the American Association for Justice and the American Health Lawyers Association. She received her Juris Doctor degree from Suffolk University of Law cum laude in 1984 and holds a bachelor's degree in Social Work from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
- Year Joined Organization:
- 2010
- Areas of Practice:
- Complex Tort Litigation
- Business Litigation
- Healthcare Litigation
- Juvenile Court Litigation
- Bar Admissions:
- Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit
- Education:
- Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts,
1984
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude - University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin,
1980
B.S.W
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Speaker, "Fundamentals of Effective Direct and Cross-Examination", Massachusetts Bar Association, 2009
- Speaker, "Conflicts of Law and the Unauthorized Practice of Law in a Multistate Law Practice", Boston Bar Association, 2009
- Panelist, "Evaluating and Settling Personal Injury Cases", Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, 2005 - 2010
- Panelist, "Taking Depositions Workshop", Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, 2006 - 2007
- Panelist, "Preparing to file a Lawsuit", Massachusetts Bar Association, 2001 - 2009
- Panelist, Trial Practice Luncheon Roundtable Series, Massachusetts Bar Association, 2006 - 2008
- "Direct Examination of the Plaintiff", Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys Annual Convention, 2005
- Lecturer, Medical Malpractice Issues, Harvard Medical School Department of Continuing Education
- Lecturer, Medical Malpractice Issues, Medical-Dental-Legal Update Seminars, American Education Institute, 2001 - 2002
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Boston Bar Association
- Massachusetts Bar Association, Executive Management Board, 2004 - 2008
- Massachusetts Bar Association, House of Delegates, 2004 - Present
- Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, Board of Governors, 2007 - Present
- Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts
- American Association for Justice
- American Health Lawyers Association
- Past Employment Positions:
- Duane Morris, LLP, Boston, MA, Partner, 2001 - 2010
- Lane, Altman & Owens LLP, Boston, MA, Partner, 1998 - 2000
- Lane, Altman & Owens LLP, Boston, MA, Associate, 1993 - 1997
- Sisson, Bloomenthal & Allen, P.C., Boston, MA, Partner, 1990 - 1993
- Sisson, Bloomenthal & Allen, P.C., Boston, MA, Associate, 1984 - 1989











