David G. Hanrahan - a Boston, MA Civil Litigation Lawyer

Boston Civil Litigation Lawyer

Updated: 02/16/2026

Areas of Practice

Civil Litigation
Employment Law
Labor Relations Law

Attorney Information

Overview

David G. Hanrahan was born in Brooklyn, New York on March 11, 1936. He graduated from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, with a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design in 1958. After 5 years in the United States Army, where he attained the rank of Captain, he attended Boston University where he received his JD in 1966. He served on the Boston University Law Review where he was elected to the position of Note Editor. David G. Hanrahan was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1966. He was then employed by The National Labor Relations Board, Office of Regional Advice, Washington, D.C 1966-67.

He has distinguished himself as a trial lawyer in Massachusetts. His practice areas have centered around a wide variety of civil litigation, employment law, and labor relations law. Mr. Hanrahan is a member of the Boston and Massachusetts Bar Associations and is a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers. He once won what was the largest single judgment in age discrimination at the time ($3.6 million) in the case of Kelley v. Airborne Freight Corporation d/b/a Airborne Express, 140 F.3d 335 (1^st Cir. 1998). In addition, Dave Hanrahan has been lead counsel in numerous precedent setting cases:

Richards v. Thurston, 424 F.2d 1281 (1^st Cir. 1970) - Constitutional Law - 14^th Amendment Gordon v. Rokowsky, 531 F.Supp. 435 (D. Mass. 1982) (Real Estate Law)
Commonwealth v. Haas, 501 N.E.2d 1154 (1986) (Search and Seizure)
Sugarman v. Statler Industries, 21 Mass.App.Ct. 1111 (1983) (Minority Stockholders)
F.D.I.C. v. Parks, 63 F.3d 207 (C.A. 1 1985) (Banking; Director Liability)

Awards and Honors

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Honors

Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers

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Included on the 2009 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list

Past Lists

2008 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
2007 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
2006 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
2005 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
2004 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education
- Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 1966
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
  Honors: Note Editor, BU Law Review, '64-'66
Non Legal Education
- Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York, 1958
  B.A.
  Major: Industrial Design

Current Employment Position(s)

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Retired
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Past Positions

United States Army, Captain

Representative Cases

Kelley v. Airborne Freight Corporation d/b/a Airborne Express
- Citation: 140 F.3d 335
- Court: U.S. App. Ct.
- Year: 1998
- Serial Number: 1998081999
Richards v. Thurston
- Citation: 424 F.2d 1281
- Court: U.S. App. Ct.
- Year: 1970
- Serial Number: 1970117778
Gordon v. Rokowsky
- Citation: 531 F.Supp. 435
- Court: U.S. Dist. Ct.
- Serial Number: 1982106347
Commonwealth v. Haas
- Citation: 501 N.E.2d 1154
- Court: Mass. Sup. Ct.
- Year: 1986
- Serial Number: 1986162528
Sugarman V. Statler Industries
- Citation: 21 Mass. App. Court 1111
- Court: Mass. App. Ct.
- Year: 1985
- Serial Number: 1985157902
F.D.I.C. v. parks
- Citation: 63 F.3d 207
- Court: U.S. App. Ct.
- Year: 1995
- Serial Number: 1995182982

Bar Admissions

Massachusetts, 1966
U.S. Federal Courts, 1968
U.S. Supreme Court, 1979

Other Affiliations

Massachusetts Bar Association, 1966 - Present (Member)
Boston Bar Association, 1975 - Present (Member)

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Boston, MA

101 Merrimac Street
Suite 810
P.O. Box 9601
Boston, MA 02114

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