David C. Strouss - Boston, MA
Attorney at Thornton Law Firm LLP
Benzene Lawyers in Boston, MA
84 State Street 4th Fl. Boston, MA 02109
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- 1 Super Lawyers®
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41
Years
Experience
Boston Benzene Lawyer
Updated: 03/05/2026
Areas of Practice
- Benzene
- Birth Defects from Chemical Exposure
- Environmental Litigation
- Glycol Ethers
- Hazardous Substances
- Medical and Pharmaceutical Products Litigation
- Natural Resource Damages Actions
- Non-Asbestos Toxic Exposure
- Solvents
Attorney Information
Overview
David Strouss is a Thornton Law Firm LLP partner. He has been a member of the Massachusetts Bar since 1985. Mr. Strouss is an honors graduate of Brown University and a graduate of Northeastern University School of Law. He is a member of the Massachusetts and Boston Bar Associations, the American Association for Justice, and the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Lawyers. Mr. Strouss was Special Assistant Attorney General representing the Commonwealth from 1995 through 1999 in the Tobacco Litigation.
He heads the firm’s birth defect litigation involving catastrophic birth defects from parental exposure in occupations such as semiconductor manufacturing and agriculture. Mr. Strouss prosecuted and successfully resolved some of the country’s first cases involving birth defects caused by glycol ethers and other solvent exposures in the semiconductor industry. He currently represents over 150 plaintiffs with birth defects in the United States and South America due to parental occupational and environment exposures. Mr. Strouss has also litigated cases involving cancer arising from exposure to benzene, solvents and other hazardous chemicals, environmental property damage cases and pharmaceutical drug and medical device cases including Fen-Phen and Vioxx.
Mr. Strouss was named Environmental Litigation (Toxic) Lawyer of the Year in 2017 by Lawyer Monthly magazine. The National Trial Lawyers named him one of the Top 100 Civil Trial Lawyers in Massachusetts. The American Lawyer selected him as a 2019 Top Rated Lawyer in Mass Tort Law. He was selected as one of New England's 2020 Top Rated Lawyers by ALM Media and Martindale-Hubbell™.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Named to Best Lawyers in America list – Personal Injury – Plaintiffs (2021)
Other Sources of Feedback About David C. Strouss
Included on the 2026 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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Northeastern University School of Law,
Boston,
Massachusetts, 1985
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
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Northeastern University School of Law,
Boston,
Massachusetts, 1985
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Non Legal Education
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Brown University,
Providence,
Rhode Island, 1978
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Honors in Law and Environment
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Brown University,
Providence,
Rhode Island, 1978
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner
Languages
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English
Published Works
Articles
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STROUSS, D. (n.d.). Bringing Pesticide Injury Cases to US Courts: The Challenges of Transnational Litigation. Business and Human Rights Journal, 1-6. doi:10.1017/bhj.2019.6
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts, 1985
- U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1986
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1985
Other Affiliations
- Boston Bar Association (Member)
- Massachusetts Bar Association (Member)
- American Bar Association (Member)
- Massachusetts Academy of Trial Lawyers (Member)
- The American Association for Justice
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Contact
84 State Street
4th Fl.
Boston, MA 02109
Phone: 617-749-0149
Fax: 617-720-2445
Email: Send a message
Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:30 AM-5:30 PM
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