Background
Meehan, James F. was born on February 9, 1930 in Northampton, Massachusetts, United States.
Meehan, James F. was born on February 9, 1930 in Northampton, Massachusetts, United States.
College of the Holy Cross (Bachelor of Science, 1951). Boston College (Bachelor of Laws, 1954). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Naifen & Smith, 1987 and 1989 Edition.
Trustee, Massachusetts Bar Foundation, since 1982.
Member, National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Faculty Member, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, since 1975.
Member, Board of Advisors, National Trial Competition, since 1987. Commissioner, Massachusetts Commission on Judicial Conduct, since 1987.
Member, National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
Worked at Meehan, Boyle & Cohen, Professional Corporation (Boston, Master of Arts) specializing in Aviation Law, Maritime Law, Drug Law, Medical Device Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1954, Massachusetts. 1956, United States. District Court, District of Massachusetts.
1969, United States.
Supreme Court. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Naifen & Smith, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993 Editions. Trustee, Massachusetts Bar Foundation, 1982-1987.
Member, National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Faculty Member, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1975.
Member, Board of Advisors, National Trial Competition, 1987-1990.
Commissioner, Massachusetts Commission on Judicial Conduct, 1987-1990. Member, National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Boston (Member: Subcommittee on Products Liability, 1981.
Tort Committee, Litigation Section, 1984), Massachusetts (Member, Special Committee on Law Reform, 1975-1976.
Chairman: Committee on Trial Practice and Procedure, 1977-1979. Committee on Lawyer Advertising.
Member, Advisory Committee to Supreme Judicial Court on Media Coverage in the Courtroom, 1979-1980. Member, Advisory Committee to the Trial Court on Time Standards, 1986-1988), Federal (President-Elect, 1989-1990.
President, 1990-1991).
Member: Committee on Aviation Law, 1981) and American (Member: Section on Tort and Insurance Practice. Committee on Aviation and Space Law, 1984) Bar Associations. Defense Research Institute.
Massachusetts Chairman, 1974-1985).
Federation of Insurance Counsel (Member, 1979-1993 and Vice Chairman, 1984-1990, Aviation Law Committee). Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1979-1985).
Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys (Member, Board of Governors, 1986. President, 1984-1986).
American Board of Trial Advocates.
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
Boston (Member: Subcommittee on Products Liability, since 1981. Tort Committee, Litigation Section, since 1984), Massachusetts (Member, Special Committee on Law Reform, 1975-1976. Chairman, Committee on Trial Practice and Procedure, 1977-1979.
Member, Advisory Committee to Supreme Judicial Court on Media Coverage in the Courtroom, 1979-1980.
Member, Advisory Committee to the Trial Court on Time Standards, 1986-1988), Federal (President-Elect, 1990 1991). Member: Committee on Aviation Law, 1981) and American (Member: Section on Tort and Insurance Practice.
Committee on Aviation and Space Law, since 1984) Bar Associations. Defense Research Institute.
Massachusetts Chairman, 1974-1985).
Federation of Insurance Counsel (Member, 1985). Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys (Member, Board of Governors, since 1977. President, 1984-1986).
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
Aviation, Maritime and Drug and Medical Device Litigation.