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What we handle in Massachusetts
Eighteen Massachusetts practice areas, one list. Injury matters are accepted on contingency; DUI, criminal, divorce, family law, real estate, bankruptcy, and immigration are billed on a fixed-fee or hourly basis. Click any area for the rule, the controlling authority, and the procedure for engaging counsel.
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Auto Accidents
If another driver hit you in Massachusetts, you may be entitled to medical bill recovery, lost wages, and pain and suffering damag…
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Slip and Fall
Property owners in Massachusetts have a duty of reasonable care to keep premises safe for lawful visitors. If you fell on someone …
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Workers' Compensation
If you were hurt on the job in Massachusetts, you may be entitled to medical care, weekly wage replacement, and a permanent injury…
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Medical Malpractice
When a doctor, hospital, or other medical provider deviates from the accepted standard of care and causes injury, Massachusetts la…
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Motorcycle Accidents
Motorcycle riders injured by another driver in Massachusetts may recover medical expenses, lost income, and pain and suffering. Ji…
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Nursing Home Abuse
Massachusetts nursing-home residents are protected by federal and state regulations that require adequate staffing, supervision, a…
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Mass Tort
If a defective product, drug, or industrial exposure caused your injury, a mass tort claim may give you a share of a multi-plainti…
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DUI
Massachusetts OUI charges are evaluated on the same intake call. The attorney listens to the facts and either handles the matter o…
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From question to attorney, in three steps
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Ask any Massachusetts legal question
Type your question into the search box. The AI extension responds in seconds with the controlling Massachusetts authority and a plain-English answer.
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Get the rule and the next step
Every answer cites the Massachusetts statute or case it relies on, and explains what to do next, including whether you should call us.
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Telephone the firm if you need an attorney
(617) JIM-WINS is answered 24/7 by AI intake. An attorney follows up directly. The first telephone consultation with the firm is offered without charge.
The kind of question the AI answers
Illustrative entries showing the form a response takes, composed against the same Massachusetts authorities the AI uses for live reader inquiries. These are samples, not actual reader submissions.
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No. 01 Auto Accidents → Q.I was rear-ended in Quincy. The other driver has insurance but my own carrier wants me to use my PIP first. Why?
A.Massachusetts is a no-fault auto state. Your own Personal Injury Protection coverage pays the first $8,000 of medical bills regardless of fault. To then sue the at-fault driver for pain and suffering, you generally must clear a $2,000 medical-bill threshold or have a permanent injury, disfigurement, or fracture.
Authority: M.G.L. c. 90 § 34M
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No. 02 Slip and Fall → Q.I slipped on ice in a CVS parking lot in Worcester. They are saying it was a natural accumulation and they have no duty. Is that right?
A.No. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court abolished the natural-accumulation rule in Papadopoulos v. Target. Property owners owe a reasonable-care duty for snow and ice the same as for any other hazard.
Authority: Papadopoulos v. Target (2010)
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No. 03 Workers Compensation → Q.I hurt my back lifting a pallet at work in Brockton. My employer is telling me to file under workers comp instead of suing them. Do I have a choice?
A.For an injury caused by ordinary negligence in the course of employment, you generally cannot sue your employer in tort. Workers compensation is the exclusive remedy. But a separate third-party suit may exist against an equipment maker or sub-contractor.
Authority: M.G.L. c. 152 § 24
Massachusetts, city by city
Every Massachusetts city sub-page localizes the rule and names the relevant courthouses, so the answer reads for where you actually live.
A working manual of Massachusetts law, plus an AI that answers in seconds.
Jimmy Knows A! is the public reference site of Jim Glaser Law, a Massachusetts personal injury and consumer protection practice founded by Jim Glaser, Esq., admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1995. Every entry on this site is written for ordinary readers (not lawyers) and grounded in Massachusetts statutes, case law, and the practical experience of representing injured Massachusetts residents for three decades.
The Ask the AI feature answers Massachusetts legal questions in plain English, drawing on those same authorities. The AI is locked to Massachusetts law and screened by a server-side validator before any answer reaches you. When a question becomes case-specific, the AI pivots toward a free first telephone consultation with the firm at (617) JIM-WINS, available 24 hours a day.
Coverage spans 18 practice areas across all 25 major Massachusetts cities. Every page identifies the responsible attorney by name as required by Mass. R. Prof. C. 7.2. Injury matters are accepted on contingency; DUI, criminal, divorce, family law, real estate, bankruptcy, and immigration are billed on a fixed-fee or hourly basis.
Information, never legal advice. The first telephone consultation is offered without charge. The intake line is answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.