


Practice Areas
Our practice at Esdaile, Barrett & Esdaile centers on civil litigation. While we are primarily
known for representing victims physically injured by wrongful conduct and on resolving marital
and family disputes, Esdaile, Barrett & Esdaile's attorneys represent clients in a broad and
diverse range of litigation.
This listing is by no means comprehensive. Esdaile, Barrett & Esdaile’s attorneys have
repeatedly demonstrated their talents representing clients in claims involving the broadest
spectrum of civil injuries, disputes and wrongs.
- Injury
- Admiralty
- Aviation Accidents
- Commercial Vehicle and Trucking Collisions
- Complex Tort Litigation
- Construction Site Accidents
- Fire, Explosion and Electrocution Accidents
- Medical Malpractice
- Motor Vehicle Accidents
- Negligent Design and Construction Claims
- Premises Liability
- Products Liability
- Matrimonial
- Custody Disputes
- Inheritance, Trust and Estate Litigation
- Matrimonial Appeals
- Matrimonial Disputes
- Pre-Matrimonial Planning, including Prenuptial Agreements
- Professional Liability and Business Disputes
- Business Litigation
- Contract Disputes
- Insurance Disputes
- Legal Malpractice
- Professional and Licensing Board Proceedings
Our Attorneys
For decades, Esdaile, Barrett & Esdaile has attracted some of the most talented lawyers in Boston. Current members of the firm have served in preeminent leadership positions in both local and national legal organizations, and appear before all courts in the Commonwealth. Employing civility, integrity and skill, our attorneys have established appellate law and obtained some of the largest verdicts and settlements in the state.
Esdaile, Barrett & Esdaile employs many other talented professionals, including a Legal Nurse Consultant, who work with our attorneys to best serve our clients.
About Us

Esdaile, Barrett & Esdaile is a premier trial and domestic relations firm that delivers innovative representation to its clients. The firm was founded in 1938 by civil litigation pioneers J. Newton Esdaile and his law school classmate, general practitioner Charles W. Barrett, Sr. Following in its founders' footsteps, the attorneys at Esdaile, Barrett & Esdaile use creativity and innovation to further their clients’ interests, while setting precedent in the appellate courts of the Commonwealth.
In "Best Law Firms 2010," the inaugural listing of law firms by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers, Esdaile, Barrett & Esdaile was ranked as a Tier 1 firm in the areas of Family Law, Medical Malpractice Law-Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs.