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Biography
David Strouss specializes in birth defect litigation involving catastrophic birth defects from parental exposure to chemicals and other toxins in occupations such as semiconductor manufacturing and agriculture. Mr Strouss prosecuted and successfully resolved some of the country’s first cases involving birth defects caused by glycol ethers and other solvent exposures in the semiconductor industry. He currently represents over 150 plaintiffs with birth defects in the United States and South America due to parental occupational and environment exposures. Mr. Strouss has also litigated cases involving cancer arising from exposure to benzene, solvents and other hazardous chemicals, environmental property damage cases and pharmaceutical drug and medical device cases including Fen-Phen and Vioxx.
Practice Areas
8
Practice Areas
Birth Injury
14%
Defective and Dangerous Products
14%
Environmental and Natural Resources
14%
Litigation
14%
Fees and Rates
Cost
Contingency
33%-33%
Awards
Licenses
Licensed in Massachusetts for 40 years
State: Massachusetts
Acquired: 1985
No misconduct found
Location
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Experience
Honors
2025
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2024
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2023
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2022
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2019
Top Rated Lawyer in Mass Tort Law, The American Lawyer
2019
Top 100 Civil Lawyers in Massachusetts, The National Trial Lawyers
2019
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2018
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2017
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2017
Environmental Litigation (Toxic) – Lawyer of the Year - USA, Lawyer Monthly
2016
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2015
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2014
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
N/A
AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Work Experience
1900 - Present
Partner, Thornton Law Firm LLP
1994 - 2016
Partner, Thornton Law Firm LLP
1986 - 1994
Associate, Thornton Law Firm LLP
Associations
Massachusetts Bar Association
Member
Boston Bar Association
Member
The American Association for Justice
Member
Massachusetts Academy of Trial Lawyers
Member
Massachusetts Coalition of Occupational Safety and Health
Co-Chair, Legal Committee
Sample of Legal Cases
Donovan v. Philip Morris USA Inc.
Establishes medical monitoring tort under Massachusetts law.
Education
1985
Northeastern University Law School
JD - Juris Doctor
1978
Brown University
BA - Bachelor of Arts, with honors
Speaking Engagements
2013
Occupational Disease Claims: Recent Legal and Medical Developments
Occupational Disease
Languages
English