Eric J. Parker is a co-founder of Parker Scheer LLP and serves as the firm's Managing Partner. With over 23 years of active experience in complex personal injury trial work, Mr. Parker represents adults and children injured or killed as a result of defectively designed and manufactured products, as well as victims of medical and dental malpractice, defective premises, motor vehicle negligence, and aviation related injury or death.
Mr. Parker is an elected member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA; Elected President, Massachusetts Chapter, 2009-2010 ), and is a member of the American Association for Justice (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America), the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association, and the National Transportation Safety Board Bar Association. Mr. Parker has been named a "Massachusetts Super Lawyer" by the publishers of Boston Magazine every year since the designation was first created in 2004 (given to the top 5% of all Massachusetts attorneys), and is a certified member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
Mr. Parker has received the highest peer-review rating established by Martindale-Hubbell's Law Directory. This rating is only given to lawyers and law firms which are considered to have Very High to Preeminent Legal Ability and who are thought to embrace Very High Professional Standards.
In addition to serving as director of the firm's Complex Personal Injury Practice Group, Mr. Parker is also an FAA licensed Private Pilot, and was a founding member of the Board of Trustees of the Media and Technology Charter High School of Boston (Elected Chairman of the Board, 2001-2005), whose mission is to prepare at risk, inner-city Boston high school students to succeed in college and beyond. In 2001 Mr. Parker was appointed to the Editorial Advisory Board of the Boston Law Tribune, and in January 2007 was appointed to the Editorial Board of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, the leading weekly newspaper serving the Massachusetts legal community.
Before co-founding Parker Scheer, Mr. Parker was a partner in the Boston trial firm of Sarrouf, Tarricone & Flemming. Mr. Parker is a frequent guest lecturer at Boston College Law School and has served as a trial practice adviser to student participants in the Harvard Law School Trial Practice program. Mr. Parker has authored articles on a wide range of legal topics with an emphasis on the representation of children in tort actions. Mr. Parker's cases have received regional and national press coverage, and have been cited as among the "most important decisions" by the Massachusetts legal press.
Mr. Parker has received the highest peer-review rating established by Martindale-Hubbell's Law Directory.
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State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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NY | Currently registered | 2014 | 06/16/2022 |
MA | Active | 1987 | 05/30/2022 |
Legal answers | 4 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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Massachusetts Super Lawyer | Massachusetts Super Lawyers | 2013 |
Top 100 Lawyers in Massachusetts | Massachusetts Super Lawyers | 2012 |
Massachusetts Super Lawyer | Massachusetts Super Lawyers | 2012 |
Massachusetts Super Lawyer | Boston Magazine | 2011 |
Top 100 Trial Lawyers | American Trial Lawyers Association | 2010 |
Massachusetts Super Lawyer | Boston Magazine | 2010 |
Massachusetts Super Lawyer | Boston Magazine | 2009 |
Top 100 Trial Lawyers | American Trial Lawyers Association | 2009 |
Massachusetts Super Lawyer | Boston Magazine | 2008 |
Top 100 Trial Lawyers | American Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA) | 2008 |
Massachusetts Super Lawyer | Boston Magazine | 2007 |
Massachusetts Super Lawyer | Boston Magazine | 2006 |
Massachusetts Super Lawyer | Boston Magazine | 2005 |
Million Dollar Advocate | Million Dollar Advocates Forum | 2005 |
Massachusetts Super Lawyer | Boston Magazine | 2004 |
AV Rating | Martindale-Hubbell | N/A |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Managing Partner | PARKER SCHEER LLP | 1996 - Present |
Partner | Sarrouf, Tarricone & Flemming | 1988 - 1996 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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Massachusetts Bar Association | Member | N/A |
American Association for Justice | Member | N/A |
Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys | Member | N/A |
Lawyer Pilots Bar Association | Member | N/A |
American Board of Trial Advocates | President | 2009 - 2010 |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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Massachusetts Bar Association Section Review | Great-West Life & Annuity Company v. Knudson: Contrary to the Belief of Some, Reports of the Death of ERISA-based Health-care Liens Have Been Greatly Exaggerated | 2002 |
Massachusetts Lawyers Week | Helpful Hints for Representing Children in Tort Actions | 1997 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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Suffolk University Law School | JD - Juris Doctor | 1986 |
Vassar College | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 1983 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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MDLA Annual Meeting, May 8, 2009 | Litigating Civil Cases in Massachusetts - From the Plaintiff's Point of View | 2009 |
Case name | Outcome |
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Confidential | 1.75 Million Dollars |
Confidential | $600,000. The Legal Maximum in Massachusetts |
Confidential | $255,000 including interest |
Confidential | One Million Dollars |
Confidential | $725,000 |
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Daniel Kron, Personal injury Attorney on Oct 13, 2017
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
Simply said, Eric is an outstanding personal injury attorney. Highly recommended!
Andrew Garcia, Personal injury Attorney on Jul 21, 2015
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
I endorse this lawyer. Eric is definitely "top of the game" in the Boston, Massachusetts market. I would not hesitate referring him a serious personal injury or products liability case. He is tough, firm and knowledgable about any area of the law, particularly in the personal injury area. I trust his professional opinion and have relied on him for guidance in serious personal injury cases.
John DeProspo, Personal injury Attorney on Feb 2, 2015
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
Attorney Parker is a dedicated, highly-skilled lawyer well-respected within the legal community. I fully endorse him.
Peter Thompson, Personal injury Attorney on Jun 17, 2014
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
I endorse this lawyer.
Michael Waddington, Personal injury Attorney on May 26, 2014
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
I endorse Eric. He is a highly skilled attorney that is well respected in the legal community.
George Field, Personal injury Attorney on Aug 16, 2011
Relationship: Other
I endorse this lawyer. I have known Eric for more than fifteen years. During this time I have asked him to represent clients and close friends who needed an excellent advocate in personal injury matters. They have always been grateful for his help, and pleased with the results. Eric is highly intelligent, energetic, and focused. He understands the trust and reliance essential to a client's confidence in a lawyer, and he earns that trust and reliance by thorough preparation and attentive hard work. I highly recommend him.
Alan Pierce, Personal injury Attorney on Sep 8, 2009
Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter
I endorse this lawyer's work. I have known Eric for several years. We have been on opposite sides of s particularly difficult case and I had the opportunity to observe his skills first hand. He was a worthy advocate for his client and a tough negotiator who was always prepared and able to marshal the facts to his client's advantage. Since then we have collaborated on a couple of matters and currently have a case where he is handling a tort claim and I am handling a workers' comp claim for the same client. I have been impressed with his quick grasp of some touchy issues and his judgement in negotiating the tricky waters that lie ahead of both of us as the case moves forward.
Patrick Sullivan, Personal injury Attorney on Aug 31, 2009
Relationship: Worked together on matter
I endorse this lawyer's work.Eric Parker has worked with our firm on various matters over the past 20 + years and during that time has handled matters for friends, family members , neighbors and in some instances highly valued clients who we referred because the situation at hand required a certain expertise and we considered Eric Parker to be at the very top of his field.Without qualification we have been extremely satisfied and have had positive feedback from everyone we referred.
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