Throughout his entire career as a trial lawyer, Jeff Newman has chosen to take on complex and difficult cases having major social significance. These include whistleblowers of various kinds as well as victims of violent crime and sexual abuse including violence and abuse
in the workplace and premises liability cases. His whistleblower cases have included a pharma company that sold diabetes drugs to patients without doctor's orders resulting in a $35 million settlement with the U.S. government. (See section in this website called "Previous Cases"). He was also co-lead counsel for the victims of childhood sexual abuse by priests of the Boston Archdiocese, resulting in a settlement of $85 million and exposing a worldwide scandal of child abuse within the Church.
The hallmark of Jeff's work is his detailed, thorough investigation, research and trial preparation. Before becoming a civil trial lawyer, Jeff was a criminal prosecutor and before that a newspaper reporter. He has authored a book on whistleblowers and is writing another. He has also authored various books on premises liability, negligent security and trial preparation. (See section on Jeff's books listed on this site) Jeff holds a J.D. from Boston College Law School and an M.B.A. from Suffolk University.
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