Jeffrey J. Trapani
Partner
Municipal Law & Civil Rights
Pierce Davis & Perritano LLP
10 Post Office Square, Suite 1100N
Boston, MA 02109
Education
Wake Forest University
1999
B.A.
New England School of Law
2004
J.D.
Practices
Civil Rights
Commercial Litigation
Employment Law
Insurance Coverage
General Litigation
Municipal Law
Bar & Court Admissions
Bar Admissions
Massachusetts
2004
U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
2006
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
2011
Attorney Biography
Jeff Trapani is a Partner of Pierce Davis & Perritano LLP.
Jeff concentrates in civil litigation, including employment law, municipal liability, civil rights and tort claims.
Jeff often appears before the Federal and State Courts throughout Massachusetts, as well as various administrative agencies including the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. In addition to trial work, Jeff also represents clients in mediations and arbitrations.
When representing clients before these tribunals, Jeff strives to provide the very best in advocacy, and endeavors to bring as much predictability to the experience as possible by keeping his clients informed of factual and legal developments and changes to risk assessment.
Attorney Experience
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Clerkship
- Law Clerk, Massachusetts Juvenile Court, 2004–2005
Associations
- Member, Defense Research Institute (DRI)
- Member, Massachusetts Defense Lawyer Association (MDLA)
Committees, Boards and Activities
- Region 5 Delegate to the Massachusetts Bar Association’s House of Delegates, 2019-2020
- Region 4 Delegate to the Massachusetts Bar Association’s House of Delegates, 2024-2025
- Member, Standing Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Procedure of the Supreme Judicial Court
- Former Member, Massachusetts Bar Association’s Joint Bar Committee on Judicial Appointments, Representative for Hampshire County Bar Association, 2018-2023
- Louis D. Brandeis Fellow of the Massachusetts Bar Foundation
- Former Hearing Officer, Board of Bar Overseers
- Legislative Steering Committee, Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce, 2011-2021
- Past Chairman, Legislative Steering Committee, Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce 2016-2018
- Past Chairman, Workplace Issues Subcommittee, Legislative Steering Committee, Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce, 2014-2016
- Editor-in-Chief, New England Law Review, 2003-2004
Honors & Awards
- 2023 Massachusetts Bar Foundation President’s Award Recipient
- Selected to Massachusetts Super Lawyers, 2020-2024
- Selected to Massachusetts Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” List, 2008–2017
Community Involvement
- Reviewer for the Massachusetts Bar Foundation's Western Mass. Regional Grant Advisory Committee
- President, Northampton Soccer Club, 2019-2023
- Vice President, Northampton Soccer Club, 2018-2019
- Member, Board of Directors, Northampton Soccer Club, 2018-Present
- Coach, Northampton Soccer Club, 2016 – Present
Attorney News
Massachusetts Super Lawyers 2024
PDP Attorneys Named to 2023 Massachusetts Super Lawyers and Rising Stars List
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Publications
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