H.
Charles Hambelton
Senior Trial Counsel
Burlington, Massachusetts
E-mail: chambelton@gibsonbehman.com
Education:
Suffolk University Law School, J.D., 1980
Bowdoin College, A.B.,
1975
Description:
Mr. Hambelton's practice has for 25 years focused on the litigation
of civil matters in the Massachusetts State and Federal Courts. Mr. Hambelton
has successfully tried approximately 200 cases to a conclusion, most
of them jury trials. His areas of concentration are personal injury,
including wrongful death, dramshop liability, traumatic brain injury
and products liability cases, contract and construction matters and insurance
defense. Mr. Hambelton has also had extensive experience in insurance
coverage matters and bad faith claims. He has also appeared several times
before the Massachusetts and First Circuit Appellate Courts.
Mr. Hambelton's successful trials have included the defense of a Swiss textile printing machine manufacturer in two Federal Court product liability case, the defense of a restaurant in a double wrongful death liquor liability case, the defense of a nightclub in a traumatic brain injury case, the defense of a school for emotionally disturbed adolescents in a sexual abuse case, The defense of a major utility in a nuclear power plant construction accident case and the defense of an automotive jack manufacturer and distributor in a paraplegia case.
Bar Admissions:
• Massachusetts
• U.S. District Court for Massachusetts
• First Circuit Court of
Appeals
• U.S. Supreme Court
Professional Associations:
• Massachusetts Bar Association
• Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association
• Massachusetts Academy of Trial
Attorneys
Other Professional Activities:
Mr. Hambelton is a Court appointed conciliator for the Boston Municipal Court. He has also served as an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association and as a lecturer for Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education.
Personal:
• Born July 15, 1953
• Married with four children
• Resides in Westwood, Massachusetts
Main Practice Areas:
• Tort Law
• Contracts
• Construction
• Professional Liability
• Products liability
• Insurance Defense
• Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Claims
