Joseph C. Borsellino

Joseph C. Borsellino is a Dedham, Massachusetts personal injury attorney who has litigated serious injury claims since 1987. He handles cases involving catastrophic harm, medical negligence, wrongful death, dangerous products, construction accidents, motor vehicle collisions, and animal attacks. His practice also includes civil rights matters. He represents people facing substantial personal and financial losses and develops claims that can involve difficult questions of fault, professional responsibility, and the duties owed by businesses or property owners.

Joseph earned a B.A. from Bradley University in 1984 and a J.D. from Franklin Pierce Law Center in 1987. His legal education laid the groundwork for a career in trial practice and the interpretation of duties imposed by Massachusetts law. He later served as an adjunct professor at Franklin Pierce School of Law and participated in Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education programs. Those teaching roles complement his litigation experience and work on questions affecting injured people.

Joseph has worked on significant Massachusetts cases involving professional negligence and premises liability. He contributed to an amicus brief addressing a physician’s duty to warn patients about medication risks in Coombes v. Florio and litigated a matter concerning a commercial landlord’s duty involving injuries linked to underage drinking. He also argued before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in a dispute over landlords’ responsibilities for unsafe property conditions. His casework has addressed how legal duties affect people injured by another party’s conduct.

Joseph C. Borsellino has served as a volunteer and supervising attorney with the NAACP Legal Redress program in Boston, handling matters involving discrimination, police conduct, and civil rights. He received an Outstanding Service Award for this work and the Crispus Attucks Award from the Boston Equal Rights League. He was also a founding member and first chair of the Dedham Human Rights Commission. His practice combines injury litigation with a longstanding commitment to legal rights and public service.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Law Office of Joseph C. Borsellino, LLC
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
• Volunteer Lawyer and Supervising Attorney, NAACP Legal Redress (Boston)
• Member, Massachusetts Academy of Trial Lawyers
• Member, Justinian Law Society
• Member, The American Society of Law and Medicine
• Member, Southern Poverty Law Center
• Founding Member and First Chair, Dedham Human Rights Commission
• Member, The American Civil Liberties Union
• Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Licensed State

• Massachusetts

Education

• Franklin Pierce Law Center
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Bradley University
  Bachelor’s degree

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