Catherine M. Geary
866-497-7455
Attorney Catherine M. Geary practice areas include Personal Injury, Tort Law (negligence), Social Security Disability Appeals, Workers’ Compensation, Medical Malpractice, Family Law, Probate, Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Criminal, Real Estate, Consumer, Workers' Compensation, Mediation and Arbitration. Attorney Geary is an active member of the Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council and whenever possible, uses collaborative principles in helping clients to resolve issues and disputes.
Attorney Catherine M. Geary develops close relationships with her clients, striving to understand their goals and issues and, where appropriate, the goals and issues of affected family members and caregivers. Building long term relationships with her clients means being accessible, responsive, and pro-active in her representation.
The legal community has recognized Attorney Catherine M. Geary for her work in several areas, including naming her as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in Boston Magazine. Attorney Geary was also featured in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly for the having obtained the highest jury verdict in 2001 and for her work on a number of high profile cases in Middlesex, Worcester, and Norfolk Counties.
Attorney Geary also serves as a volunteer attorney for Neighborhood Legal Services, providing pro bono legal support for indigent clients. Attorney Geary is a member of the Human Rights Committee of the Mental Health Association of Greater Lowell.
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
- Family Law
- Probate and Estate Administration
- Criminal Defense
- Real Estate
- Consumer Law
- Estate Planning
- Medical Malpractice
- Disability Law
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Wrongful Death
- Mediation/Arbitration/Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Social Security Disability Appeals
- Collaborative Law
Certified Legal Specialties
- Trained Mediator
- Certified in Collaborative Law
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts, 1990
- U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts
Education
- Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts
- J.D. (Cum Laude) - 1990
- Manhattanville College, Purchase, New York
- B.A. - 1984
- Honors: With Distinction
- Major: English/Comparative Literature
Representative Cases
Classes/Seminars
- Special Education Laws, Lowell School Department
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Greater Lowell Bar Association, Member
- Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, Member
- Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce, Member
- Massachusetts Women's Bar Association, Member
- Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council, Member
Pro Bono Activities
- Volunteer Attorney, Neighborhood Legal Services
- Merrimack Valley Legal Service, Participating Firm Reduced Fee Program
- Human Rights Committee; Greater Lowell Mental Health
