Current Employment Position(s)

Capital Partner

Lawyer Overview

Mr. Cetrulo is a founding partner of Cetrulo & Capone LLP and Chair of the firm's Toxic Tort Practice Group.

Mr. Cetrulo has more than 35 years of experience in toxic tort litigation, environmental litigation, auto design defect litigation, products liability, professional malpractice litigation, general liability, insurance coverage, and business litigation. He serves as coordinating counsel for all toxic tort and product liability litigations for several of America's largest corporations. Mr. Cetrulo's trial experience includes over 150 trials and dozens of arguments before various State and Federal Appellate Courts.

Clerkships

• Law Clerk to The Honorable Andrew A. Caffrey, Chief Judge, United States District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1975-1976.

Civic Activities

• Donor, Cetrulo Family Fencing Room, Newark Academy, Livingston, New Jersey, 2002
• Endowed Fencing Program, Harvard College, 2001
• Endowed Cetrulo Family Scholarship at Northeastern University Law School (given annually to deserving graduates of Harvard College)
• Member, Corporation of Northeastern University
• Member, Audit Committee, Board of Overseers of Northeastern University
• Director, National Council at Northeastern University
• Member, Advisory Council, Harvard Varsity Club

Areas of Practice

• Auto Design Liability
• Business Litigation
• Environmental
• Insurance Coverage
• Products Liability
• Regional and National Coordinating Counsel
• Toxic Tort Litigation

Representative Cases

• Prudential Ins. Co. of America v. AC&S, 85-2179-MA (United States District Ct 1992)

West Practice Categories

Litigation & Appeals, Toxic Torts, Environmental Law, Business & Commercial Law, Intellectual Property Law, Insurance Law, Personal Injury -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Administrative Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Products Liability Law

Bar Admissions

• Massachusetts, 1975
• New York, 1999
• Rhode Island, 2001
• U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1976
• U.S. District Court District of Rhode Island, 2006
• U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1976
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1994
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1979

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Boston Bar Association (Member)
• Massachusetts Bar Association (Member)
• Massachusetts Bar Foundation (Life Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• Defense Research Institute (Member)
• International Association of Defense Counsel (Member)
• Massachusetts Association of Defense Attorneys (Member)
• National Institute of Trial Attorneys (Member)
• Massachusetts Bar Association (Committee Member)
• Suffolk County Bench, 1986 - 1989 (Bar Committee Member)
• Massachusetts Bar Association, 1988 - 1991 (Member, Recall of Superior Court Judges Committee)
• Massachusetts Bar Association, 1987 - 1990 (Member, Judicial Administration Section Council Committee)
• Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc., 1986 - 1989 (Member, Personal Injury Litigation Curriculum Advisory Committee)
• United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 1989 - 2004 (Member, United States Magistrate Search Committee)
• Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1991 - 1995 (Member, Judicial Nominating Commission)

Honors and Awards

• Trial Academy Faculty International Association of Defense counsel, Boulder, CO, 1996
• Massachusetts Super Lawyers, 2004 - 2010
• Best Lawyers in America, 2005 - 2010
• Ashland, Inc., "Go To Counsel", Fortune Magazine, 2006, 2009
• Member, Newark Academy Athletic Hall of Fame, 1992
• Member, Harvard College Athletic Hall of Fame, 1996
• All-American Fencing Team, 1969 - 1971
• Recipient, National Football Foundation Hall of Fame, Scholar-Athlete Award, New Jersey Chapter, 1967
• Class Officer, Harvard College, Class, 1971
• Co-Chair, Reunion Committees, Harvard College Class of 1971 25th, 30th, and 35th Reunions

Classes and Seminars

• The Best Associate You Can Be & Other Worthy Goals, Northeastern University School of Law, Boston, MA, October 2009
• Greater Boston, WGBH-TV Channel 2, Boston, MA, October 2009
• Judicial Forum on Asbestos, HB Litigation, New York, NY, June 2009
• Emerging Trends in Asbestos Litigation, HB Litigation, Los Angeles, CA, March 2009
• Asbestos Medicine Panel, Defense Research Institute, Las Vegas, NV, November 6-7, 2008
• Preeminent Lawyers Superstar of Trial, Defense Research Institute, Chicago, IL, September 27-29, 2007
• Asbestos Medicine Seminar The Art of Cross-Examination-Organization and Execution of Effective Cross-Examination of Plaintiff's Medical Experts on Causation and Diagnosis, Defense Research Institute, Las Vegas, NV, October 26-27, 2006
• Wading Through the Sea of Asbestos Claims Is This The Latest Wave? Mealey's National Asbestos Conference, Mealey's, Boston, MA, September 2006
• Investigations into Fraudulent Asbestos and Silica Claims, Mealey's Medical Screening Teleconference, Mealey's, Boston, MA, July 2006
• Silica Medicine The Gold Standard of Toxic Agent Seminars, Defense Research Institute, Dallas, TX, June 15-16, 2006
• The Impact of the Rhode Island Verdict, Mealey's National Lead Litigation Conference, Mealey's, Boston, MA, June 2006
• The Impact of the Rhode Island Verdict, Mealey's National Lead Litigation Teleconference, Mealey's, Boston, MA, March 2006
• Mealey's National Lead Litigation Conference, Mealey's, Boston, MA, October 2003
• Suing the Lead Industry, Mealey's National Lead Litigation Conference, Mealey's, Amelia Island, FL, March 2001
• Reinsurance Contracts and M.G.L. c. 93A, Boston Bar Association, Boston, MA, December 2000
• Asbestos Personal Injury Litigation Seminar, Round Table Discussion of Veteran Asbestos Attorneys, Defense Research Institute, Houston, TX, November 1996
• Defense Counsel Trial Academy, International Association of Defense Counsel, Boulder, CO, July 1996
• Goals and Techniques of Cross-Examination, article for Defense Counsel Trial Academy, Boulder, CO, July 1996
• Multiparty Practice Seminar, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc., Boston, MA, March 1996
• Teacher Training Program, National Institute of Trial Attorneys, Harvard Law School, March 1996
• Product Liability in Tech Transfer: Fears, Facts & Negotiation Strategies, Association of University Technology Managers, Inc., Charleston, SC, February 1996
• Environmental and Toxic Tort Litigation, Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association, Boston, MA, December 1995
• Due Process Be Damned, International Association of Defense Counsel, San Francisco, CA, July 1995
• How to Defend Against Claims for Hedonic Damages, International Association of Defense Counsel, Colorado Springs, CO, July 1994
• Cross-Examination of Economic Experts and Final Argument on Damage Issues, Defense Research Institute, New York, NY, March 1994
• Asbestos Medicine Seminar, Defense Research Institute, San Francisco, CA, November 1993
• Deposing Experts, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc., Boston, MA, September 1993
• Mass Tort Litigation: Management Strategies, Price Waterhouse, General Counsel Forum, Boston, MA, June 1993
• Annual Management in Engineering Program Products Liability: Tougher Ground Rules, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, December 1992-1984
• Essentials for 1992 Strategies, Experts, Motions and ADR, Practicing Law Institute, New York, NY, October 1992
• 1992 Northeast Regional Program, National Institute of Trial Attorneys, Hofstra Law School, August 1992
• Trial Advocacy Institute 1992, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc., Cambridge, MA, August 1992
• MCLE Seminar on Litigation Management, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc., Boston, MA, July 1992
• 3rd Annual Litigation Management Supercourse, Practicing Law Institute, New York, NY and San Francisco, CA, March and April 1991
• MCLE Hot Tips Seminar, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc., Boston, MA, February 1992
• Toxic Tort Seminar, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc., Boston, MA, November 1991
• Perinatal Litigation: Controlling Your Risks, National Perinatal Association, Boston, MA, November 1991
• Asbestos Medicine Seminar, Defense Research Institute, Scottsdale, AZ, October 1991
• Asbestos Seminar, Andrews Publications, San Francisco, CA, September 1991
• Trial Training Seminar, National Institute of Trial Attorneys, SMU Law School, June 1991
• Asbestos in Buildings Property Damage Seminar, Law Journal Seminars Press, New York, NY, April 1991
• Class Action and Consolidation in Industry Wide Litigation and Mass Toxic Tort Environmental Litigation, Consolidated Trials Lecture Series, Yale Law School and Northeastern University School of Law, April 1991
• International Asbestos Management and Technology Expo and Conference, Asbestos Issues, New York, April 1991
• Second Annual Trial Advocacy Conference, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc., Boston, MA, April 1991
• Low-Level Asbestos Exposure, Asbestos Issues, March 1991
• Preparing A Toxic Tort Case For Trial, Practicing Law Institute, New York, NY and San Francisco, CA, March 1991
• The Evolving Debate On In-Place Risk, Asbestos Issues, March 1991
• Chair, Environmental Litigation, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education Inc., Boston, MA, February 1991
• Chapter 93A Judicial Education Program, Flaschner Judicial Institute, Boston, MA, November 1990
• Asbestos Medicine Seminar, Defense Research Institute, New Orleans, LA, October 1990
• Guest Lecturer, Toxic Tort Litigation, Vermont Law School, South Royalton, VT, July 1990
• Trial Advocacy Institute, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Beverly, MA, July 1990
• Tufts University Career Enrichment Program, Tufts New England Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, July 1990
• Chapter 93A Judicial Education Program, Flaschner Judicial Institute, Boston, MA, May 1990
• Asbestos Property Damage Product Liability Seminar, Law Journal Seminars-Press, New York, NY, April 1990
• Toxic Tort Seminar, Practicing Law Institute, New York, NY and San Francisco, CA, March 1990
• Anatomy of a Lawsuit, Tufts New England Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine, Grand Rounds, St. Margaret's Hospital for Women, Boston, MA, February 1990
• Preparing and Trying a Chapter 93A Case, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc., Boston, MA, November December 1989
• Chair, Hazardous Waste Litigation, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc., Boston, MA, November 1989
• Asbestos Medicine Seminar, Defense Research Institute, San Diego, CA, October 1989
• MCLE General Practice Forum Book, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc., Boston, MA, October 1989
• People Are Talking, Guest on Panel Discussion on Legal Malpractice, WBZ-TV Channel 4, Boston, MA, May 1989
• Asbestos Property Damage Product Liability Seminar, Law Journal Seminars-Press, New York, NY, April 1989
• BBA Panel Discussion on Law Firm Economics, Boston Bar Association, Boston, MA, April 1989
• The Organization and Coordination of the Defense in an Industry-Wide Toxic Tort Litigation: The Trial Lawyer's Perspective, Asbestos Issues, March 1989
• Low-Level Asbestos Exposure, Asbestos Issues, December 1988
• Asbestos Medicine Seminar, Defense Research Institute, Miami, FL, October 1988
• Asbestos Property Damage, Defense Research Institute, Boston, MA, June 1988
• Toxic Tort Seminar, Boston Bar Association, Boston, MA, June 1988
• Medicolegal Controversies in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Tufts New England Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine, Cancun, Mexico, March 1988
• Preparing and Trying a Chapter 93A Case, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc., Boston, MA, March 1988
• MBA Mid-Winter Conference, Massachusetts Bar Association, Boston, MA, January 1988
• Insurance Litigation Seminar, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc., Boston, MA, December 1987
• Medicolegal Controversies in Obstetrics & Perinatal Medicine, New Jersey OB/GYN Society, Somerset, NJ, November 1987
• Moot Court Judging, Moot Court Competition, Northeast Regional Moot Court, Suffolk University Law School, Harvard Law School, Northeastern University School of Law, Boston, MA, November 1987
• Asbestos Medicine Seminar, Defense Research Institute, Reno, NV, October 1987
• Speakers Bureau, Speaking Engagement at Brookline High School, Boston Bar Association, Brookline, MA, October 1987
• Defending Asbestos Claims, Combustion Engineering, Inc., Stamford, CT, July 1987
• Health Effects of Asbestos Perspective of the Defense Lawyer, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, July 1987
• Presentation before MCLE Trial Advocacy Institute, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc., Brockton, MA, July 1987
• Workmen's Compensation AcademyMedicine & Law for the Defense, Defense Research Institute, Boston, MA, June 1987
• Presentation before Massachusetts Legislative Hearing, Insurance Information Institute, Boston, MA, April 1987
• Medicolegal Controversies, Contemporary Forums, Park City, UT, March 1987
• Third Party Liability for Injuries in the Workplace, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc., Boston, MA, March 1987
• Consumer Products Liability, Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, Boston, MA, January 1987
• The Liability Insurance Crisis, Boston Rotary Club, Boston, MA, January 1987
• Asbestos Medicine, Defense Research Institute, Boston, MA, November 1986
• Trial Advocacy Institute, Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA, August 1986
• Anatomy of Drug Liability and Products Liability Cases, Massachusetts Bar Association, Boston, MA, April 1986
• The Liability Crisis, New England Business Conference, Boston, MA, April 1986
• Sophisticated Products Liability Litigation, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc., Boston, MA, March 1986
• Litigating Asbestos Claims: The Manufacturer's Case, Federal Publications, Inc., San Francisco, CA, December 1985
• Litigating Asbestos Claims: The Manufacturer's Case, Federal Publications, Inc., Washington, D.C., October 1985
• Medical Issues in Defense of Asbestos Litigation, Defense Research Institute, San Francisco, CA, October 1985
• Medicolegal Dilemmas in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Contemporary Forums, New York, NY September 1985
• Litigating Asbestos Claims: The Manufacturer's Case, Federal Publications, Inc., Arlington, VA, April 1985
• Litigating Asbestos Claims: The Manufacturer's Case, Federal Publications Inc., Palm Desert, AZ, March 1985
• Medicolegal Dilemmas in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Contemporary Forums, Miami, FL, January 1985
• Failures in Obstetrical and Neonatal Care, Contemporary Forums, November 1984
• Trial of a Toxic Tort Case, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc., Hyannis, MA, October 1984
• Various Topics in OB/GYN Medical Malpractice, Astra Pharmaceuticals, Framingham, MA, October 1984
• The Fiber Length Controversy The Fiber Type Defense, Defense Research Institute, Cincinnati, OH, September 1984
• Guidelines for Analyzing an Occurrence, Comprehensive General Liability Reporter Seminar Series, Boston, MA, June 1984
• Litigating Asbestos Claims: The Manufacturer's Case, Federal Publications, Inc., Monterey, CA, June 1984
• Litigating Asbestos Claims: The Manufacturer's Case, Federal Publications, Inc., Monterey, CA, June 1984
• Various Topics in Medical Malpractice, Tufts New England Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine, Grand Rounds St. Margaret's Hospital for Women, Boston, MA, June 1984
• Litigating Asbestos Claims: The Manufacturer's Case, Federal Publications, Inc., Washington, D.C., May 1984
• Medicolegal Dilemmas in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Contemporary Forums, San Diego, CA, March 1984
• Litigation Asbestos Claims: The Manufacturer's Case, Federal Publications, Inc., San Francisco, November & March 1983
• Proving Causation By Using Statistics in Products Liability and Toxic Tort Cases, Massachusetts Bar Association, Boston, MA, October 1983
• Litigating Asbestos Claims: The Manufacturer's Case, Federal Publications, Inc., Washington, D.C., November & March 1983
• The Smoking Defense In Asbestos Litigation, Massachusetts Bar Association, Chatham, MA, May 1983
• Various Topics in Medical Malpractice, Tufts New England Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, May 1983
• Medical Causation In Asbestos Litigation, Massachusetts Bar Association, Cambridge, MA, April 1983
• Litigating Asbestos Claims: The Manufacturer's Case, Federal Publications, Inc., Las Vegas, NV, February 1983
• Defense Handling of Damages, Defense Research Institute, New York, NY, November 1982
• Settlements in Multi-Party Cases, Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association, Boston, MA, June 1982
• Defense of Asbestos Litigation, Defense Research Institute, Palm Beach, FL, May 1982
• Conflicts of Interest in Insurance Defense, Defense Research Institute, Boston, MA, April 1982
• Defense of Pulmonary Disease Cases, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc., Boston, MA, October 1981

Education

• Northeastern University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 1975
  J.D.
• Harvard University, Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1972
  Ed.M.
• Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1971
  B.A.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: With Honors
  Major: American Government

Published Works

• Toxic Torts Litigation Guide, Thomson/West Group Publishing, 3 vols., 2002
• Latex Litigation: A Special Study, Toxic Torts Litigation Guide, 1997
• Fen-Phen Litigation: A Special Study, Toxic Torts Litigation Guide, 1998
• MCS Litigation: A Special Study, Toxic Torts Litigation Guide, 1999
• Toxic Mold Litigation: A Special Study, Toxic Torts Litigation Guide, 2000
• Beryllium Litigation: A Special Study, Toxic Torts Litigation Guide, 2001
• MTBE Litigation Matters: A Special Study, Toxic Torts Litigation Guide, 2002
• MASS Litigation Corollary Matters: A Special Study, Toxic Torts Litigation Guide, 2002
• Silica Litigation: A Special Study, Toxic Torts Litigation Guide, 2003
• Welding Rod Litigation: A Special Study, Toxic Torts Litigation Guide, 2004
• Asbestos Litigation & Tort Reform: A Special Study, Toxic Torts Litigation Guide, 2005
• Survey of Pharmaceutical Litigation: A Special Study, Toxic Torts Litigation Guide, 2005
• Benzene Litigation: A Special Study, Toxic Torts Litigation Guide, 2005
• Nanotechnology: A Special Study, Toxic Torts Litigation Guide, 2007
• Daubert Case Surveys: A Special Study, Toxic Torts Litigation Guide, 2008
• Toxic Torts: A Complete Personal Injury Guide, Clark Boardman Callahan Publishing Co., 2 vols., 1994
• Lead Paint Litigation: A Special Study, Toxic Torts: A Complete Personal Injury Guide, 1994
• Electromagnetic Field Litigation: A Special Study, Toxic Torts: A Complete Personal Injury Guide, 1995
• Tobacco Litigation: A Special Study, Toxic Torts: A Complete Personal Injury Guide, 1996
• Latex Glove Litigation: A Special Study, Toxic Torts: A Complete Personal Injury Guide, 1997
• Fen-Phen Litigation: A Special Study, Toxic Torts: A Complete Personal Injury Guide, 1998
• Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Litigation: A Special Study, Toxic Torts: A Complete Personal Injury Guide, 1999
• Lead and Lead Poisoning Litigation: A Special Study, Toxic Torts: A Complete Personal Injury Guide, 2001
• Beryllium Litigation: A Special Study, Toxic Torts: A Complete Personal Injury Guide, 2001
• Trial of a Chapter 93A Action: Overview of Common Issues, in Chapter 93A Rights and Remedies, Chapter 9, Hon. Margot Botsford ed., Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc., Supp. 1999, 2002, 2005
• Medicolegal Dystocia, in American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology, Harper & Rose, Vol. 30, No. 1, 1987
• The Medical Chart, in Assessment & Care Of The Fetus, Physiological, Clinical, and Medicolegal Principles, Prentice Hall, 1990
• Medicolegal Consideration, in New Jersey Medical School, Textbook of Operative Obstetrics, Chapter 38, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, 2nd Ed., 1990
• Epidemiological Evidence For Radiation-Induced Mesothelioma, HarrisMartin in Columns Asbestos, 2001
• A Review of Governmental Entities Suing Industry, Defense Research Institute in Industrywide Liability News, 2001
• Stein on Personal Injury Damages, Chapter 22: Defending Bodily and Psychological Injury Damage Claims, West Group, 3d ed., 1997
• Post-Castano Tobacco Litigation, Products Liability Advisory Newsletter, Thomson Legal Publishing, 1996
• Product Liability and Technology Transfer: Increased Profit May Mean Increased Risks to Licensors, Products Liability Advisory Newsletter, Thomson Legal Publishing, 1996
• The Admissibility of Scientific Evidence After Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Products Liability Advisory Newsletter, Thomson Legal Publishing, 1994
• Electromagnetic Field Litigation--An Emerging Area, Products Liability Advisory Newsletter, Thomson Legal Publishing, 1994
• Indoor Pollution publication article on Lead Abatement Issues, Leader Publications, 1992
• Guide to Toxic Torts, Defense of a Lead Poisoning Case, Matthew Bender Publishing Company, 1991
• Guide to Toxic Torts, Defense Of An Asbestos Case, Matthew Bender Publishing Company, 1991
• Industrial Safety And The Role Of The Industrial Safety Officer And Outside Legal Counsel, Industry Magazine, 1989
• Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Michigan Medical School, 1985

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