Office Autobiography

Attorney Mark S. Horrigan, Seasoned, Versatile Trial Lawyer

Mark passed the bar in 1982. He has over 26 years of active, in-depth litigation

experience. He spent eleven years as an in-house trial counsel to a major insurer.

During that time he defended business policyholders against personal injury and

workers' compensation claims. For six of those years he specialized in the

defense of construction site injury claims. Although his practice is now limited to

representing plaintiffs, Mark's experience with the insurer was invaluable. It thoroughly grounded

him on how to effectively evaluate and resolve claims with insurers. Mark has tried

a wide array of cases to a jury verdict. For instance, they have included fall down

accidents, construction site accidents, auto accidents, medical malpractice,

wrongful termination/defamation claims, negligent security, products liability,

murder, armed robbery, drunk driving, etc. The number of cases Mark has tried

a jury verdict roughly places him in the top 3% of practicing Massachusetts lawyers

in terms of the extent of his experience. Mark also has had very substantial

workers' compensation litigation experience. This has run the full gamut of workers’

compensation claims, including permanent and total disability, death, toxic

exposure and heart attack claims. Attorney Horrigan continues to litigate, review

and evaluate  medical malpractice cases. He also collaborates on medical malpractice cases with a loosely

associated attorney, outside of the office with over 30 years of malpractice

experience. Finally, he handles immigration matters, often on a collaborative basis

with his wife and associate, Attorney Nancy B. Norman-Horrigan, an immigration specialist.

Career Highlights - Mark S. Horrigan, ESQ.

            $ 930,000 construction site personal injury settlement, April , 2007;  

    $ 500,000 wrongful conviction settlement (Co-Counsel) 2006; $ 550,000

settlement of a defamation case in 2005 after a jury verdict of $ 425,000 in 2004;   

$675,000 jury verdict in a construction site personal injury case in October, 1998

subsequently settled for $725,000;  won three permanent and total disability

judgments on behalf of claimants at DIA; first degree murder case tried to a

conviction on 10/10/96 and subsequently vacated by agreement with the entry of a

not guilty finding; conducted many direct and cross examinations of physicians;

approximately 50 jury trials to a verdict and over 75 bench trials to a judgment;

defense verdicts in approximately 85% of insurance defense trials; and a 1984,

$150,000 defamation jury verdict against a university.

Attorney Nancy B. Norman-Horrigan, Seasoned Immigration Lawyer

Nancy passed the bar in 1985. She has been practicing the full gamut of

immigration law, including family based, employment based and professional

petitions since then. She limits her practice to immigration matters and regularly

appears before the U.S. Immigration Court on removal cases. Her office is now also located at

154 Lynnway, Unit # 1C, Lynn, MA, 01902, 781.592.4666. She is of counsel to her

husband, Mark.

Office Location:  154 Lynnway, Unit # 1C, Seaport Landing, Lynn, MA

The office is easily accessible from Routes 128, 95, 1, 107 and 129

with its own parking lot.  Written directions are available on request.

CONSULTATIONS ARE AVAILABLE BY APPOINTMENT

Call (781) 599-7477 or e-mail mark.horrigan@verizon.net.