Feinberg & Alban PC

Family of personal injury attorneys relentlessly serving clients throughout Massachusetts The firm has been in existence for almost 70 years, tracing its history to 1946 when the late Philip I. Feinberg, Harvard Law School, 1938, opened his firm. This family-based practice was renamed in 1973 when Philip’s daughter, Marsha, and her husband, Ludwig Alban, formed Feinberg & Alban PC Marsha’s brother, Robert I. Feinberg, joined in 1984 upon the death of Philip Feinberg. We understand the meaning of family We know the importance of family and the devastating consequences of an injury. That is why our attorneys pride ourselves on our ability to recognize immediately the major issues in every Boston personal injury law case. With years of experience behind us, we concentrate in areas of:ACCIDENTS:Automobile Accidents, Bicycle Accidents, Work & Construction Accidents, Gas Explosions, Motorcycle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, School Bus Accidents, Slip & Fall Accidents, Subway & Transit Accidents, Trucking Accidents, and Workers Compensation.INJURIES:Personal Injury, Broken Bones & Fractures, Burn Injuries, Dog Bites, Head & Brain Injuries, Nursing Home & Other Medical Malpractice, Premises Liability & Negligent Security, Products Liability, Soft-Tissue Injuries,Spinal Cord & Back Injuries, and Wrongful Death.We take the time to listen. Injuries may be very painful and can be devastating. We know it is important to you and your family to resolve your case expeditiously, but only with the best possible result. We listen. At Feinberg & Alban PC we understand how difficult it can be to get your story across.Robert I. Feinberg has the highest personal injury verdict in Massachusetts over a five year period and he has the highest personal injury settlement in Massachusetts in the last year. In a landmark victory, a Massachusetts Superior Court jury awarded Mr. Feinberg’s client $7.7 million including interest as a result of a boiler explosion, the highest injury verdict in Massachusetts over a five year period, excluding medical malpractice. The victory for the industrial worker was achieved despite years of claims that he was at fault for his accident and thereby entitled to nothing.In 2018, Mr. Feinberg resolved a construction site accident for $5.35 million dollars. The young construction worker had suffered very serious leg injuries. The defendant, the general contractor, argued that the responsibility for this roofing accident was that of the plaintiff’s employer and not the general contractor. The case successfully resolved after numerous depositions. Mr. Feinberg hired 11 experts, 3 on construction site safety and management, and 8 on damages.Also in 2018, Mr. Feinberg along with Colleen Santora tried a pedestrian/motor vehicle accident in which their client suffered a severe calcaneous fracture. The jury returned a verdict of $1.1 million dollars, far in excess of the insurance company’s offer.Robert I. Feinberg has been a very well known personal injury attorney in Massachusetts for more than 35 years. He has won numerous awards and recognitions, including the designation of Super Lawyer in the category of personal injury for each of the fifteen years that honor has been given. Robert Feinberg has also been listed as an “Outstanding Lawyer of America”, is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He has also been selected for inclusion in the American Trial Lawyers Association Top 100 Trial Lawyers for the State of Massachusetts. Mr. Feinberg has testified before the Massachusetts Joint House/Senate Insurance Committee on insurance coverage. He has also lectured more than ten times to other attorneys on the handling personal injury cases, especially concerning trial practice. His court pleadings have been used as a teaching tool for members of the American Association of Justice. Attorney Feinberg is a 25-year member of the Board of Governors of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys. Mr. Feinberg and the firm has an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the oldest peer rating service for lawyers. He also has a perfect rating of “10” from AVVO and is included in the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers. He has authored more than three hundred blogs and articles on trial practice, evidence, and insurance law, many of which are videos and on the firm's website.Ludwig Alban, one of the firm’s five attorneys, concentrates his practice in all aspects of real estate law, wills and trusts, probate of estates, and business transactions. Ludwig Alban has been an attorney in Massachusetts for over forty years. He concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate – representing buyers, sellers, lenders and borrowers, businesses – from choice of entity and its formation and administration, and the sale or purchase of an ongoing business, and Wills, Trusts and Probate. His representation of clients is determined, persistent and concerned. All of Mr. Alban’s areas of concentration are also useful in personal injury matters in determining the correct persons or entities who are responsible for the injuries sustained.Marsha Alban has been a full time practicing attorney for over 45 years and is an extremely skilled negotiator. She has handled thousands of personal injury cases, including many complex cases involving permanent disabilities and structured settlements. Ms. Alban has considerable expertise in maximizing recovery for her clients by having had first-hand experience in other areas of the law including workers compensation, Social Security benefits and taxes. Moreover, she knows how to coordinate benefits between health and disability governmental programs such as Medicare. Ms. Alban is tough but realistic and sensitive in understanding what is in the best interests of her clients. She credits her style and skills to having closely worked with the firm’s founder, Philip I. Feinberg, and continues to service many generations of families from the firm’s original clients. Additionally she particularly enjoys working with people from diverse backgrounds.Colleen Santora has nineteen years of experience in all aspects of handling personal injury claims. She began her career with Feinberg & Alban PC in 1996 as a law clerk and started practicing with the firm immediately following graduation. In February of 2014, she was made a partner of Feinberg & Alban. Over the years, she has successfully represented clients in all types of personal injury matters. Ms. Santora handles an extensive caseload wherein she manages her cases from start to finish, whether the case resolves or continues to litigation. Ms. Santora has represented clients in hundreds of arbitrations and mediations. They have resulted in favorable resolutions. She is very well-liked by her clients and works closely with them to achieve great results wherever possible. Ms. Santora is also skilled in the crucial aspect of coordinating liability and health insurance benefits. In particular, she is well-versed in the handling of Medicare liens post settlement. She was admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1999 and one year later was admitted to the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.Alexis Cahill is excited to be part of the Feinberg & Alban team. Since joining the firm in 2013 she has handled many types of personal injury cases from client intakes to settlement negotiations and mediations/arbitrations and everything in between. A 2005 graduate of McGill University, Alexis received her law degree from the University of Denver Strum College of Law. Her most formative law school experiences include being a member of the Civil Rights Clinic where she worked on various aspects of multiple civil rights cases and working as a judicial intern at the Denver Immigration Court.