Personal Profile
Tim Lynch is a partner at Swartz & Lynch LLP where his focus is on complex tort cases. He enjoys a wealth of trial experience dealing with complex legal matters. He has handled cutting-edge work, such as tobacco litigation, medical device litigation, and household products. While Tim enjoys many multi-million dollar settlement and verdicts, in 1998, he won what was then the largest personal injury verdict ($26.5 million) in Massachusetts at that time. He has many and varied interests in the law, including products liability, premise liability, negligent security, negligent hiring, and medical malpractice. He is also dedicated to the rights of children. Since 2000, he has served as President of Boston CASA, a charitable organization devoted to advocacy for abused children. His tireless work on behalf of abused children was formally recognized when he won the Massachusetts Bar Association’s 2013 Pro Bono Publico Award.
Education
- J.D., Boston University School of Law, 1985
- B.A. in Economics, University of Chicago, 1982
Bar Admissions
- United States Supreme Court, 1995
- Massachusetts, 1985
- District Court of Massachusetts, 1986
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1992
Professional Associations
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- Massachusetts LGBTQ Bar Association, member of the Board of Directors
- American Association for Justice
- Boston CASA, President of the Board of Directors
Reported cases
- 1998 Won largest Personal Injury Jury Verdict in Massachusetts history, winning $26.5 million for wrongful death of a 32 year old quadriplegic man.
- 1991 Won Jury Verdict of $479,001 for Neon Coke Sign that client paid $1 for, based upon commercial/historical significance of sign.