Raymond J. Kenney Jr.
Boston, Massachusetts

Senior Counsel
phone	(617) 227-3240
fax	(617) 227-3346
email	Email Me

Areas of Practice:: Insurance Coverage; Product Liability; General Liability; Professional Malpractice; Environmental Law; Appellate Practice; Automobile Law; Construction Law; Workers Compensation Law; Mediation

Litigation Percentage:: 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:: Massachusetts, 1958; U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1959; U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court

Education:: Boston College Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1958
J.D.
Honors: 50th Anniversary Distinguished Law Alumnus
Honors: 75th Anniversary Alumni Award
Honors: Editorial Board, Annual Survey of Massachusetts Law, 1956-1958; Boston College, 1953
A.B.
Honors: Cum Laude

Published Works:: Motor Vehicle Law and Practice and Related Topics (Co-Author), Massachusetts Practice Series, V. 11-12, Thomson/West Publishing Co., 4th Edition, 1998; No Fault in Massachusetts, 55 Mass. L. Quarterly 23, 1971; No Fault in Massachusetts, 55 Mass. L. Quarterly 441, 1971; Trial Without Error - Evidence Problems, 57 Mass. L. Quarterly 229, 1972; Recreational Cases New Horizons in Civil Litigation, New England Law Institute, 1973; Defective Products in Massachusetts - Recent Trends, 64 Mass. L. Rev. 173, 1979; Defective Products in Massachusetts - A 1984 Update, 69 Mass. L. Rev. 108, 1984; Defense Strategies and Problems in Litigating Medical Malpractice Claims, ALI - ABA Course Manual, 1985; Products Liability in Massachusetts Enters the 1990's, 75 Mass. L. Rev. 70, 1990; Will Your Record Defend You in Court?, New England Healthcare Assembly Program Manual, 1990; Products Liability in Massachusetts Approaches the Millennium, 80 Mass. L. Rev. 110, 1995; Resisting Discovery of Independent Legal Research, 38 For the Defense, August, 1996; Consideration for the Cross Examination of a Neuro Psychologist, A Lawyer's Guide to Evaluating and Presenting Brain Injury Cases Program Manual, MCLE, Inc., 2001; Product Liability in Massachusetts Enters the Twenty First Century, 86 Mass. L. Rev. 74, 2002; Damages Dependent's Perspective, Mass. Trial Advocacy, MCLE, Inc., 2005; Damages Dependent's Perspective, Mass. Trial Advocacy, MCLE, Inc., 2008; Product Liability in Massachusetts A 2008 Update, 91 Mass. L. Rev. 165 (2009)

Classes/Seminars Taught:: No Fault in Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bar Association, 1971; No Fault in Massachusetts, Lowell Bar Association, 1971; No Fault in Massachusetts, Massachusetts City Solicitors Association, 1971; No Fault in Massachusetts, Law Executives, New York City, 1971; No Fault in Massachusetts, Colorado Bar Association, 1972; No Fault in Massachusetts, Michigan Bar Association, 1972; No Fault in Massachusetts, Defense Research Institute, Houston, Texas, 1972; New Horizons in Civil Litigation, New England Law Institute, 1973; Malpractice Issues, Mass. Society of Professional Engineers, 1975; Trial Issues, Federal Bar Association Massachusetts Chapter, 1977; Legal Issues, Massachusetts Paralegal Association, 1977; Trial Practice, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, MCLE, Inc., 1980 - 1993; Insurance Domain, Defense Research Institute, 1982; Medical Malpractice, MCLE Program, 1982; The Use of Expert Witnesses, MCLE Program, 1984; Some Other Torts, MCLE Program, 1989; Evaluating and Presenting Brain Injuries Claims, MCLE Program, 2001; Defense Strategies and Problems in Litigating Medical Malpractice Claims, ALI - ABA, 1989; Trial Practice Issues, Massachusetts Trial Lawyers Association, 1973; Trial Practice Issues, Massachusetts Trial Lawyers Association, 1974; Trial Practice Issues, Massachusetts Trial Lawyers Association, 1997; Guest Lecturer, Trial Practice, Harvard Law School, 1987 - 1990; Medical Malpractice, American College of Ob/Gyn, New England Chapter, 1984; Medical Malpractice, Mass. Society of ENTS, 1988; Grand Rounds, Beth Israel Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, 1993; Medical Malpractice, Mass. Society of Orthopedic Surgeons, 1989; Medical Issues, New England Healthcare Assembly, 1990 - 1991; Resisting and Reducing Plaintiff's Damages, Professional Educational System, Inc., 1990; Trial Practice, Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association, 1993; Guest Lecturer, Issues of Malpractice and Informed Consent, Tufts University Dental School, 2000; Guest Lecturer, Issues of Malpractice and Informed Consent, Tufts University Dental School, 2001; Guest Lecturer, Issues of Malpractice and Informed Consent, Tufts University Dental School, 2002; Mediation, Risk Management Foundation Law Day, 2002

Honors and Awards:: Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (State Committee), 1981 - 1986; Who's Who in America; Who's Who in American Law; Who's Who in the World; Designee, The Best Lawyers in America; Designee, Massachusetts Super Lawyers, 2004 - 2006; Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association, Defense Lawyer of the year, 1995

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Town of Winchester, 1967 - 1970; Member, Finance Committee; Town of Winchester, 1970 - 1971; Chairman, Finance Committee; Town of Winchester, 1972 - 1977; Moderator; Winchester Savings Bank; Corporator; Winchester Hospital; Corporator; Winchester Mount Vernon House, 1990 - Present; Board of Directors; Governor's Judicial Nominating Commission, 1975 - 1977; Chairman; Judicial Court Standing Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Procedure, 1977 - 2008; Member; Massachusetts Superior Court, 1980; Member, Time Standards Committee; American Judicature Society, 1978 - 1982; Member, Director; Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc., 1980 - 1983; President; Massachusetts Clients' Security Board, 1984 - 1987; Chairman; Boston College Alumni Association, 1983 - 1984; President; Massachusetts Bar Association; Member; Massachusetts Bar Association, 1977 - 1978; President; Massachusetts Bar Association, Senior Lawyers Section, 1999 - 2001; Founding Chair; New England Bar Association, 1980 - 1981; President; American Bar Association, House of Delegates, 1977 - 1978; Member; International Association of Defense Counsel; Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association, 1995; Massachusetts Bar Foundation, 1979 - 1982; Trustee; Massachusetts Bar Foundation, 1984 - 1988; President; Massachusetts Bar Foundation, 1994 - 1996; Trustee; American Bar Foundation

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