Samuel Bodurtha focuses his practice in the area of professional liability, with particular emphasis on the representation of attorneys in liability matters. Mr. Bodurtha also represents insurance companies in coverage matters, providing coverage opinions and litigating coverage disputes. He also represents lenders, servicers and their agents and vendors in all aspects of claims arising out of contested foreclosures.
Mr. Bodurtha handles all phases of litigation in state and federal courts in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
His reported decisions include:
- Kelly v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, 789 F.Supp.2d 262 (D. Mass. 2011)
- Financial Resources Network, Inc. v. Brown & Brown, Inc., 754 F.Supp.2d 128 (D. Mass. 2011)
Mr. Bodurtha joined Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in June 2008. Previously he was for four years an associate with Higgins, Cavanagh and Cooney, LLP, in Providence, Rhode Island, where he handled a vast array of cases involving products liability, premises liability, transportation law, insurance coverage, corporate successor liability and insurance defense.
While in law school, Mr. Bodurtha worked as a research assistant to Dean Gerald Korngold. Prior to law school, he was a case assistant at Goodwin Procter, LLP, in Boston.
Mr. Bodurtha is a member of the Rhode Island Bar Association.
During law school, Mr. Bodurtha assisted Dean Gerald Korngold in the research and analysis of state and federal case law for the republishing of the textbook “Private Land Use Arrangements.” He also assisted with the editing of the textbook “Property Stories,” which was edited by Deans Korngold and Morriss, both faculty members at Case Western Reserve University School of Law.
He is the author of “
Getting Clients Through the Internet: Understanding and Complying with the Ethical Rules that Apply,” in
The Quarter Hour®, a publication of Aon Affinity Insurance Services, Inc., September 2011.
Mr. Bodurtha’s presentations include:
- "Electronic and Personal Connections: Risk Management and Ethical Obligations in Starting and Ending an Attorney-Client Relationship,” presented at the Rhode Island Bar Association Annual Meeting in Providence, Rhode Island, June 2011.
- “Insurance Law from A to Z,” National Business Institute Seminar, Providence, Rhode Island, March 2011.