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Why a Massachusetts-only legal reference

The Commonwealth's statutes and case law do not generalize cleanly across state lines. The auto tort threshold under M.G.L. c. 231 sec. 6D, the 50-percent comparative-fault bar under c. 231 sec. 85, and the unfair-practices statute c. 93A with its multiple damages and attorney-fee shifting all work differently from most states. The homestead exemption under c. 188 sec. 1 protects $125,000 automatically and $1,000,000 with a recorded declaration. The Tort Claims Act under c. 258 caps recovery against state and municipal entities at $100,000 per claimant and requires two-year written presentment. The Mounsey and Papadopoulos decisions define the snow-and-ice and dangerous-condition duty owed by property owners here. None of these rules translate, and a general chatbot will not know which one applies to your facts. A single-state reference grounded in the actual authorities will.

How Jim Glaser Law handles a typical matter

The intake call at (617) JIM-WINS is answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The caller describes what happened in plain English. Jim Glaser or an associate identifies the controlling Massachusetts authority and the available routes for recovery. If the matter falls within the firm's direct practice, an engagement letter is sent electronically and the file opens that day. If the matter is better routed to a partner attorney through the firm's of-counsel relationship with Keches Law, the routing happens on the same call without an additional fee to the client. If the matter does not have a viable Massachusetts recovery, the caller is told so plainly and pointed to any next steps that might still help (medical care, agency complaints, alternate forums). The first telephone consultation is offered without charge across every practice area the firm covers.

Limitations and deadlines that drive cases here

The single most important thing to know about any legal matter is when its clock runs out. The table compares the deadlines that come up most often; the earlier a matter is evaluated, the more options remain on the table.

Claim	Deadline	Authority
Tort claims (auto, premises, personal injury, motorcycle, bicycle, products)	Three years	M.G.L. c. 260 sec. 2A
Medical malpractice	Three years from when the injury was reasonably knowable, with a seven-year statute of repose	c. 231 sec. 60B
Wrongful death	Three years from the date of death	c. 229 sec. 2
Claims against state or municipal entities	Written presentment within two years	Tort Claims Act, c. 258
Municipal sidewalk falls	Written notice within 30 days of the fall	c. 84 sec. 15
Domestic violence 209A return hearing	Within 10 business days of the ex parte order	c. 209A
Divorce	No limitations period; the decree starts the clock on modifying property division and alimony	c. 208

What this site costs to use

Nothing. The static entries on every practice area are free to read. The AI extension at /ask answers legal questions at no cost. There is no signup wall, no email-gating, no paywall, no third-party advertising, and no retargeting pixels. The first telephone consultation with the firm is offered without charge. Matters the firm accepts on contingency (personal injury, auto, premises, workers compensation third-party, mass tort, medical malpractice, motorcycle, bicycle, nursing home) carry no attorney fee unless and until the matter resolves with a recovery to the client; case costs and expenses are addressed in the written fee agreement.

What this site is not

This site is not a substitute for an attorney evaluating real facts. The law turns on facts the AI cannot weigh from a written question alone, and the next-step note at the bottom of every response says so. Readers with a real matter are routed to the firm by telephone. This site is not a referral service either. Jim Glaser Law is the publishing firm and the firm of record. Cases falling outside the firm's direct practice areas are referred without fee to partner attorneys through the of-counsel relationship with Keches Law; that referral is a courtesy, not a fee-generating arrangement on the reader's side. The site is also not a general-purpose chatbot; it is locked to Massachusetts law, the AI cannot invent citations, the validator screens every response for attorney-advertising compliance, and the editorial framework is set by the firm.

Where to start

Use the search box at the top of the page to ask any legal question. Browse the practice areas list to see every category the firm covers. Read how an answer is composed for the editorial methodology. See Jim Glaser's bio for credentials and bar status. Telephone (617) JIM-WINS for a real attorney's attention on any matter the site covers.

What this site is built on

Every page on Jimmy Knows A! is sourced from a curated cluster of statutes, case law, and court reference data maintained by the firm. The cluster covers the major authorities most often invoked in civil and criminal matters: the limitations periods in c. 260, the comparative-negligence rule in c. 231 sec. 85, the auto no-fault framework in c. 90 sec. 34M and the tort threshold in c. 231 sec. 6D, the workers compensation statute c. 152, the wrongful death statute c. 229 sec. 2, the medical malpractice tribunal and repose rules in c. 231 sec. 60B and 60D, the Tort Claims Act c. 258, the unfair-practices statute c. 93A, the divorce statute c. 208, the homestead exemption c. 188, the OUI statute c. 90 sec. 24, and the domestic-violence statutes c. 209A and c. 258E. Premises liability draws on Mounsey v. Ellard and Papadopoulos v. Target. Courthouse references are sourced from the Massachusetts Trial Court's official records and updated when courts move or rename. None of the citations on this site are invented; the AI extension is forbidden from citing any authority not in the curated cluster.

Key terms used across this site

Tort threshold

The bar under c. 231 sec. 6D that an auto injury claim for pain and suffering must clear, most often $2,000 in reasonable medical bills.

PIP (Personal Injury Protection)

The no-fault coverage on every auto policy under c. 90 sec. 34M that pays the first $8,000 of medical bills and lost wages regardless of fault.

Comparative negligence

The rule under c. 231 sec. 85 that reduces a recovery by the claimant's share of fault and bars it entirely above 50 percent.

Statute of limitations

The deadline for filing suit; for most tort claims it is three years under c. 260 sec. 2A.

Presentment

The written claim that must reach a state or municipal entity within two years under the Tort Claims Act before suit can be filed.

Contingency fee

A fee arrangement under which no attorney fee is owed unless the matter resolves with a recovery; case costs are addressed in the written fee agreement.

What to do next

Start with the deadline: check it in the table above or with the statute of limitations calculator, because a missed deadline ends most claims no matter how strong they are. Then ask Jimmy your question in the box at the top of this page, or read the entry for your practice area. If the answer depends on your own facts, if a deadline is close, or if an insurer or the other side has already contacted you, call (617) JIM-WINS and an attorney will follow up directly.