Current Employment Position(s)

Capital Partner

Lawyer Overview

James E. Carroll is a founding partner of Cetrulo & Capone LLP.

For over twenty years, Mr. Carroll has specialized in the trial of complex litigation for corporations and individuals in state and federal courts.  His recent practice has involved litigation of complex insurance coverage matters in multi-party disputes.  As a former Trial Attorney for the United States Department of Justice, Mr. Carroll was assigned to the Office of Special Litigation in the Tax Division in Washington, DC.  While at the Justice Department, he was lead trial counsel in several federal court trials across the United States; and for his work in the Justice Department, Mr. Carroll received the 1987 Outstanding Attorney Award.

Mr. Carroll has experience before federal and state agencies on a variety of matters, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Internal Revenue Service, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General.  He also has appeared pro hac vice in numerous jurisdictions.

Experience

• Acted as Lead and Liaison Counsel for seventy five outside directors of the credit unions closed in Rhode Island as a result of the failure of the State's private deposit insurer, and coordinated the defense of more than one hundred civil lawsuits;
• Successfully represented several insurance carriers at the trial and appellate level in a declaratory judgment involving claims for coverage for thousands of suits brought by life insurance policyholders;
• Successfully defended a university medical school in a government contract audit and investigation; and
• Argued over twenty appeals in federal and state courts.

Areas of Practice

• Business Litigation
• Insurance Coverage

Representative Cases

• U.S. v. Jessup, 757 F.2d 378 (C.A.1 (Mass.) 1985)
• U.S. v. Concemi, 957 F.2d 942 (C.A.1 (Mass.) 1992)
• U.S. v. Campbell, 704 F.Supp. 715 (N.D.Tex. 1988)
• Veranda Beach Club Ltd. Partnership v. Western Sur. Co., 936 F.2d 1364 (C.A.1 (Mass.) 1991)

West Practice Categories

Taxation Law, Litigation & Appeals, Insurance Law

Bar Admissions

• Massachusetts, 1983
• New York, 1999
• U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1984
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2002
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 2005
• U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 2005
• U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1984
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 2005
• U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 2003
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1995
• U.S. Tax Court, 1989

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association
• Massachusetts Bar Association
• New York State Bar Association
• Boston Bar Association
• Association of the Bar of the City of New York
• Criminal Justice Act Panel for the District of Massachusetts (Former Defense Attorney)
• DRI The Voice of the Defense Bar (Member)
• Greater Attleboro Unit of the American Cancer Society (Board of Directors)
• Suffolk University Law School (Member)
• Boston Alumni Club (Member)
• Washington National Cathedral Fund Committee (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Martindale AV Rated
• Phi Delta Phi
• United States Department of Justice Outstanding Attorney Award
• Who's Who in American Law
• Who's Who in America
• New England Super Lawyers, 2004 - 2009
• New York Super Lawyer, 2006
• Corporate Counsel Super Lawyers, 2009

Classes and Seminars

• Lecturer, Massachusetts Bar Association
• Lecturer, Boston Bar Association
• Lecturer, Criminal Justice Act Panel
• Legal Analyst, New England Cable News

Education

• Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1983
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
• University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, 1977
  M.A.
• Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut, 1974
  B.S.

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Delta Phi

Address

Two Seaport Lane
Boston, MA 02210

Phones

(617) 217-5203

Faxes

(617) 217-5200

Emails

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Websites

http://www.cetcap.com