About Carlin
Practice areas
- Personal injury: 50%
All personal injury cases including car and truck accidents, pedestrian accidents, bicylce accidents, dog bite cases, wrongful death, constructon site accidents and child injuries. Estimate of over 500 cases and claims handled.
24 years, 500 cases
- Consumer protection: 20%
Represent consumers in claims for unfair and deceptive acts and practices by corporations and other businesses. Pursue consumer rights and remedies under Massachusetts' consumer protection law, Chapter 93A. Estimate of over 75 cases and claims handled.
19 years, 75 cases
- Class action: 20%
Pursuing consumer law and wage and hour class actions in both state and federal court. Estimate of 40 plus cases and claims handled.
19 years, 40 cases
- Insurance: 10%
Represent consumers and policy holders, individually and in class action cases, against insurance companies for the wrongful denial or reduction of insurance benefits. Estimate of over 50 cases and claims handled.
19 years, 50 cases
Resume
| State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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| MA | Active | 1992 | 06/26/2017 |
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| Legal guides | 0 |
| Title | Company name | Duration |
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| Adjunct Professor | Suffolk Law School | 2016 - Present |
| Founding Partner | Phillips & Garcia, P.C. | 1997 - Present |
| Owner | Carlin J. Phillips, Esq. | 1996 - 1997 |
| Associate | O'Brien Law Office | 1994 - 1996 |
| Association name | Position name | Duration |
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| National Association of Consumer Advocates | Member | 2016 - Present |
| Massachusetts Trial Lawyers Association | Member | 2016 - Present |
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| A&W Maintenance, Inc. v. First Mercury Ins. Co. | Insurance denial overturned by federal court judge after trial of the case to the judge on a "case stated" basis. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mello v. Town of Dighton, C.A. No. (Bristol Cty. Sup Ct.) | Verdict | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dick v. Cerner Corporation, et al, C.A. No. 4:2011cv00468 (FDCT W.D. Missouri) | Settled/Court Approval | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pocket Legal Guides | The Original Pocket Legal Guide to Massachusetts Wage and Hour Laws | 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pocket Legal Guides | The Original Pocket Legal Guide to Massachusetts Automobile Accident Law, Injuries, and Claims | 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phillips & Garcia, P.C. | Bitten: Your Rights When A Dog Bites | 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Word Association Publishers | Massachusetts Auto Accidents: The 5 Biggest Mistakes Massachusetts Consumers Make When Buying Car Insurance | 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Word Association Publishers | The Ultimate Provider's Guide to Silent PPOs: How You Can Maximize Reimbursement From Insurance Companies and Protect Your Practice's Bottom Line | 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phillips & Garcia, P.C. | Foreclosure Lock-Outs and Trash-Outs: A Free Guide to Your Consumer Rights | 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phillips & Garcia, P.C. | Wrongful Foreclosures and Home Seizures: 5 Steps You Can Take to Stop a Wrongful Home Foreclosure or Seizure | 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| School name | Major | Degree | Graduated |
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| Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College | N/A | N/A | 2000 |
| New England School of Law | Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 1992 |
| Assumption College | Biology | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 1987 |
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| Class Action Litigation | Class Action Trends and Updates | 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teleconference | How to Bring a Class Action Without Breaking the Bank | 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| American Bar Association | Trial Instructor/Coach - Tokyo Rose: The Treason Trial of Iva Toguri D'Aquino | 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| American Bar Association | Trial Instructor/Coach - Louis Riel Treason Trial: Traitor, Patriot or Insane? | 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| American Bar Association | Trial Instructor/Coach - Brainwashing or Bank Robbery: The Retrial of Patty Hearst | 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| American Bar Association | Trial Instructor/Coach - Insanity Trial of Mrs. Abraham Lincoln | 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| American Bar Association | Trial Instrcutor/Coach - Murder at Madison Square Garden: The High-Tech Trial of Millionaire Harry Shaw For Shooting Architect Stanford White | 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| American Bar Association | Trial Instructor/Coach - Terror in San Francisco: The 1916 Preparednes Day Bombing Trial | 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Attorney endorsements
(6)
John Markey, Lawsuits and disputes Attorney
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
Carlin is a talented advocate who is constantly honing his craft as a trial attorney. He regularly achieves excellent results for his litigation clients. Carlin's clients also benefit from the practical and thoughtful manner in which he serves as their trusted advisor.
Jeffrey Sowa, Litigation Attorney
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
I endorse this lawyer. Carlin is a talented and extremely creative litigator, but can also relate to clients in a down-to-earth manner. His history of success speaks for itself.
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N. Dartmouth, MA, 02747
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