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Arthur F. Licata 
12 Post Office Square
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
 

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Phone: (617) 523-9977
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Fax: (617) 523-7443
Web site: http://www.alicata.com
http://www.lawyers.com/alicata


PositionAreas of PracticeEducation
HonorsAffiliationsRepresentative Cases


Arthur F. Licata -- Boston, Massachusetts attorney concentrating in personal injury law, federal and state litigation and international law.

Arthur F. Licata has been practicing law in the field of personal injury litigation for 29 years. He was board certified as a civil trial advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in 1992.

In 1996, in a case of first impression, he won a landmark decision before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, Tobin v. Norwood Country Club. The court held that commercial liquor establishments can be liable for the indirect serving of alcohol to minors through adult purchasers.

In 1995, he was a delegate to the White House Conference on Trade and Investment in Central Europe.

Mr. Licata is listed in the 2006 editions of Who's Who in the World; Who's Who in America; and Who's Who in American Law.

Current Employment Position(s):
Shareholder
Areas of Practice:
Personal Injury Litigation
Liquor Liability
Products Liability
Wrongful Death
Litigation Percentage:
90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certification/Specialties:
Civil Trial Advocacy, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1992


Bar Admissions:
Massachusetts, 1977
New York, 1985
U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1977
U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1977
Education:
Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1976
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude


Le Moyne College, Syracuse, New York, 1969
B.A.Eng.


State University of New York, Binghamton, New York


Representative Cases:
Bilodeau v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co., (  1984)
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. Comm'r of Insurance, (Massachusetts 1985)
Tobin v. Norwood Country Club, Inc., (Massachusetts 1996)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Legal Advisor in US, Czechoslovakian Anglo-American Business Institute, 1989


Legal Advisor in US, Soviet Children's fund, 1992


Lecturer, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Boston, 1982


Speaker, Convention of the National Federation of Paralegal Associations, Boston, 1987


Delegate, White House Conference on Trade and Investment on Central Europe, 1995


Participant, U.S.-Russian Investment Symposium, Harvard University, 1997


Participant, U.S. P.R.C Joint Session on Trade, Investment and Economic Law, Beijing, 1987


Participant, Sixth People to People Juvenile Justice Program to U.S.S.R, Moscow, 1989


Host, Former Soviet Legal Delegation


Member, Conference on Proposed Tobacco Settlement and Tort Law; "Rights for Dollars" Presentation at Havard Law School, 1997


WGBH-CH2 TV "Greater Boston with Emily Rooney"; Topic - Tobacco Litigation, Guest, 1999


WGBH-CH2 TV "Greater Boston with Emily Rooney"; Topic - Charitable Immunity, Guest, 2001


Honors and Awards:
Board Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1992 - Present


Awarded Sacred Angelic Imperial Constantinian Order of St. George, Confirmed by the Duke of Palmer, 2000


Outstanding Citizen Award - Mothers Against Drunk Driving, 1986


Listed in Who's Who in the World 2008/2009


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Massachusetts Bar Association, 1979 - 1980
Member: Board of Directors; Young Lawyers Section


American Trial Lawyers Association


Massachusets Academy of Trial Attorneys, 1977 - 1998
Member/Board of Directors/Executive Committee


Massachusetts Bar Foundation


Congress of Fellows, Center for International Legal Studies, 2004
Member


People to People Organization, 1989


Estonian Legal Delegation Visit to Massachusetts and New Hampshire Correctional Institutions, 1990
Co-Sponsor


Ardlee International, 1989 - 1999
Principal


Czech Anglo-American Business Institute, 1989 - 1997
Legal Advisor in U.S.


Ford Foundation's Legal Resource Center Advisory Board, Czech Republic, 1994 - 1997
Member


Soviet Children's Fund, 1992 - 1993


Estonian Academy for Public Safety, 1992 - 1994


Working Group on Drinking and Drunk Driving, Havard School of Public Health, 1986
Member


Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc., 1984 - 1988
Trial Advisory Committee


State Coordinating Committee, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Massachusetts, 1984 - 1986
Counsel


State Advisory Commission for Medical Malpractice, Boston, 1985


Boston Center for the Arts, 1990 - 1994
Member: Board of Directors


Professional Advisory Committee for Massachusetts Epilepsy Association, 1986 - 1993


Congress of Fellows, Center for International Studies, Salzburg, Austria, 2002
Member


Havard Law School's Program on Negotiation and Mediation, 2000 - 2001
Student


NBTA


Past Employment Positions:
Parker, Coulter, Daley & White, Associate, 1977 - 1982


Frank B. Murray, Jr., Inns of COurt, 1990 - 1992


Other Links:
Board certified as a civil trial advocate by the National Board of Legal Specialty Certification
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Member of Board of Governors Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys
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Life member Massachusetts Bar Foundation
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"AV" rated Selected as a Preeminent attorney Martindale Hubbell Legal Directory
Martindale Hubbell Legal Directory


American Association of Justice
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The Boston, Massachusetts law firm of Arthur F. Licata, P.C. handles complex tort litigation for clients throughout Massachusetts including Suffolk County, Norfolk County, Plymouth County, Middlesex County, Worcester County, and Essex County, and cities such as Worcester, Springfield, Lowell, Cambridge, Brockton, New Bedford, Fall River, Lynn, and Quincy. Mr. Licata is also admitted to practice in the state of New York. He routinely takes cases by referral from other attorneys located throughout the New England region and the United States.