Joseph M. Desmond

Joe is partner in the Boston office of Morrison Mahoney and an elected member of the firm’s five-member Executive Committee. He is a first chair trial lawyer who has tried significant cases to verdict in both state and federal courts.

Joe's practice is focused on the defense of catastrophic injury and wrongful death claims in high-exposure cases. He has successfully represented clients in a broad range of subject matters, including products liability, medical device and general tort liability. Joe has argued several cases before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in precedent-setting cases in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and has tried more than twenty-five cases to verdict throughout New England.