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Biography
Michael P. Thornton is founder and chairman of Thornton Law Firm LLP. A nationally recognized expert on toxic tort litigation, Mr. Thornton graduated from Dartmouth College and Vanderbilt Law School. In the 1970’s he successfully undertook the representation of a number of shipyard and construction workers who had developed asbestos-related diseases. Over the years, the firm has grown to become the largest firm in the Northeast representing victims of asbestos and other toxic materials.
The firm has brought justice to workers who contracted cancer and other health issues from exposure to chemicals, defective drugs, and defective products, and to children who have suffered brain damage from lead poisoning and birth defects from chemicals and pesticides to which their parents were exposed.
Practice Areas
10
Practice Areas
Birth Injury
10%
Class Action
10%
Construction and Development
10%
Defective and Dangerous Products
10%
Fees and Rates
Cost
Contingency
33%-33%
Awards
Licenses
Licensed in Massachusetts for 43 years
State: Massachusetts
Acquired: 1982
No misconduct found
Licensed in Maine for 47 years
State: Maine
Acquired: 1979
No misconduct found
Licensed in New Hampshire for 50 years
State: New Hampshire
Acquired: 1975
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
2021
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2020
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2019
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2019
Lawyer of the Year Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions Boston, Best Lawyers
2018
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2017
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2016
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2016
Best Lawyers, Best Lawyers
2016
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2016
Lawyer of the Year - Mass Tort Litigation/Plaintiffs, Boston, MA, Best Lawyers
2015
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2015
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers
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
2014
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers
2014
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2013
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2012
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2011
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2010
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2009
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2008
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2007
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
N/A
AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Work Experience
2016 - Present
Chair, Thornton Law Firm LLP
1900 - Present
Chairman, Thornton Law Firm LLP
1978 - 2016
Managing Partner, Thornton Law Firm LLP
Associations
American Bar Association
Member
The American Association for Justice
Member
Education
1975
Vanderbilt Law School
JD - Juris Doctor
1972
Dartmouth College
B.A.
1972
Dartmouth College
AB
Languages
English