Thomas M. Elcock

Partner & Firm Counsel

O 617-456-8155 F 617-456-8100 [email protected]

Practice Areas

Thomas M. Elcock has more than 35 years of litigation experience in federal and state courts representing clients in appellate, commercial, insurance and reinsurance matters. He has an extensive appellate practice, having successfully handled numerous appeals before the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Appeals Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and the Supreme Court of Rhode Island. Tom’s litigation experience includes class actions, commercial disputes, misuse of trade secrets claims, non-competition cases and complex arbitrations. Tom also represents insureds, insurers, self-insureds, captive insurers and risk retention groups in coverage litigation, declaratory judgment, bad faith and Chapter 93A actions involving property and casualty, accident and health, E&O and D&O policies. Tom also drafts and updates insurance policy language and provides coverage opinions and claims advice. He is also Prince Lobel’s in-house counsel.

Tom received his law degree from Suffolk University and his undergraduate degree from Denison University. He has taught Legal Writing at Harvard University. He is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and the Boston Bar Association.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts

Armstrong v. Sec’y of Energy & Env’t Affs., 490 Mass. 243 (2022)
Great Divide Ins. Co. v. Lexington Ins. Co., 478 Mass. 264 (2017)
Klairmont v. Gainsboro Restaurant, Inc., 465 Mass. 165 (2013)
McCarthy v. Slade Associates, Inc., 463 Mass. 181 (2012)
Iannacchino v. Ford Motor Co., 451 Mass. 623 (2008)
Afarian v. Massachusetts Electric Company, 449 Mass. 257 (2007)
Kippenhan v. Chaulk Services, Inc., 428 Mass. 124 (1998)
Linkage Corp. v. Trustees of Boston Univ., 425 Mass. 1 (1997)
Campione v. Wilson, 422 Mass. 185 (1996)
Pallazola v. Foxborough, 418 Mass. 639 (1994)
Connolly’s Case, 418 Mass. 848 (1994)
Rodriguez v. Furtado, 410 Mass. 878 (1991)
Flesner v. Technical Comm. Corp., 410 Mass. 805 (1991)
Sacco v. Roupenian, 409 Mass. 25 (1990)

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Petrucci v. Esdaile, 100 Mass. App. Ct. 1109 (2021)
Eastern Retail Properties v. Greenfield Property Development, LLC., 92 Mass. App. Ct. 1110 (2017)
Robbins v. Hingham Mutual Fire Insurance Company, 91 Mass. App. Ct. 1108 (2017)
B.K. v. Kelley, 89 Mass. App. Ct. 1127 (2016)
Olde Center Ventures, Inc. vs. Dinapoli, 86 Mass. App. Ct. 1109 (2014)
Zimmerling v. Affinity Fin. Corp., 86 Mass. App. Ct. 136 (2014)
Kochanski vs. Twin City Marine, Inc., 76 Mass. App. Ct. 1122 (2010)
Burke vs. Conversent Communications Of Massachusetts, Inc, 74 Mass. App. Ct. 1115 (2009)
Stephen J. Hanlon v. Becky J. Sandman, 70 Mass. App. Ct. 1110 (2007)
Abegglen v. Abegglen, 64 Mass. App. Ct. 590 (2005)
Auburn Merchandise Distrib. Inc. vs. The Southland Corp. 51 Mass. App. Ct. 1115 (2001)
Poliziani vs. Vocell Bus Co. Inc., 44 Mass. App. Ct. 1122 (1998)
Bjorkman v. Suffolk Constr. Co., 42 Mass. App. Ct. 591 (1997)
Ferullo vs. Thayer Pharmacy Inc., 40 Mass. App. Ct. 1116 (1996)
Palermo v. Brennan, 41 Mass. App. Ct. 503 (1996)
Collins v. Kiewit Constr. Co., 40 Mass. App. Ct. 796 (1996)
Priority Finishing Co. v. LAL Constr. Co., 40 Mass. App. Ct. 719 (1996)
Bailey vs. Ritz Carlton Hotel, 39 Mass. App. Ct. 1106 (1995)
Martini vs. Concannon, 39 Mass. App. Ct 1107 (1995)
McCarthy vs. Dunn, 38 Mass. App. Ct. 1116 (1995)
Whelihan v. Markowski, 37 Mass. App. Ct. 209 (1994)
Wynn vs. Mandell, 34 Mass. App. Ct. 1101 (1993)
McDonald vs. Saperstein, 34 Mass. App. Ct. 1124 (1993)
Breslin v. Rockbusters, 34 Mass. App. Ct. 258 (1993)
Rodgers v. City of Boston, 33 Mass. App. Ct. 328 (1992)
Andler vs. Evans Products Co., 31 Mass. App. Ct. 1116 (1991)
Gersten vs. Duffy, 30 Mass. App. Ct. 1118 (1991)
Dennis vs. Gleason, 29 Mass. App. Ct. 161 (1990)
Possehl v. Ossino, 28 Mass. App. Ct. 918 (1989)

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Beattie v. Fleet National Bank, 746 A.2d. 717 (2000)

United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Corrigan v. Boston University, 98 F.4th 346 (1st Cir. 2024)
Peabody Essex Museum, Inc. v. U.S. Fire Ins. Co., 802 F.3d 39 (1st Cir. 2015)
Omnipoint Holdings, Inc. v. City of Cranston, 586 F.3d 38 (1st Cir. 2009)
Chungchi Che v. Mass. Bay Transp. Auth., 342 F.3d 31 (1st Cir. 2003)
First State Ins. Co. v. Banco de Seguros Del Estado, 254 F.3d 354 (1^st Cir. 2001)
Smith v. Kmart Corp. 177 F.3d 19 (1^st Cir. 1999)
Boston Mut. Ins. Co. v. New York Islanders Hockey Club, L.P., 165 F.3d 93 (1^st Cir. 1999)
Continental Ins. Co. v. Arkwright Mut. Ins. Co., 102 F. 3d 30 (1^st Cir. 1996)
Samuels v. Hood Yacht Sys. Corp., 70 F.3d 150 (1^st Cir. 1995)
Stella v. Kelley, 63 F.3d 71 (1^st Cir. 1995)
Deary v. City of Gloucester, 9 F.3d 191 (1^st Cir. 1993)
Lallemand v. Univ. of Rhode Island, 9 F.3d 214 (1^st Cir. 1993)
Monahan v. Dorchester Counseling Ctr., Inc., 961 F.2d 987 (1^st Cir. 1992)
Rodrigues v. Furtado, 950 F.2d 805 (1^st Cir. 1992)
Fienstein v. Resolution Trust Corp., 942 F.2d 34 (1^st Cir. 1991)
Phav v. Trueblood, Inc., 915 F.2d 764 (1^st Cir. 1990)
Guziejka v. Panas, 107 F.3d 1 (1^st Cir. 1997)
Beldotti v. Boisvert, 99 F.3d 1128 (1^st Cir. 1996)
Dias v. Vose, 50 F.3d 1 (1^st Cir. 1995)
Dela, Inc. v. CNA Ins. Co., 50 F.3d 1 (1^st Cir. 1995)
Yeadon v. Pizza Hut of America, Inc., 23 F.3d 395 (1^st Cir. 1994)
DeSantis v. Dobbins, 23 F.3d 394 (1^st Cir. 1994)

United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Fireman’s Fund Ins. Co. v. OneBeacon Ins. Co., 49 F.4th 105 (2d Cir. 2022)

Education

Suffolk University Law School, J.D., 1986
Denison University, B.A., 1983

Bar Admissions

Massachusetts
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Memberships & Affiliations

ARIAS-US
American Bar Association
Massachusetts Bar Association

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