Michael Appel

Senior Trial Counsel
Licensed in MA | Not Licensed in MD

Michael has achieved excellent results for his clients in catastrophic personal injury matters. He is widely recognized as one of the nation’s top mass-tort lawyers, based on his work pursuing cases against the drug and medical-device industry. KBA Attorneys is honored to have Michael as the Chair of the Firm’s Medical Malpractice Group.

Michael has played a leading role in the following national litigation matters:

He Has Served As Co-Lead Coordinating Counsel For The Plaintiffs In National Litigation Against Fresenius, The Manufacturer Of GranuFlo, A Defective Product Used During Dialysis.
He Has Served On The Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee In Litigation Involving Transvaginal Surgical Mesh Implants.
He Was Plaintiffs’ Lead Coordinating Counsel In Massachusetts Diet-Drug Litigation, In Which He Helped To Obtain Settlements For Over 2,300 Individuals Injured By The Fen-Phen And Redux Diet Drugs.
He Was Plaintiffs’ Co-Liaison Counsel In Litigation Involving Taxus Surgical Stents, Which Were Favorably Settled.

Michael has tried dozens of cases and has won substantial verdicts and settlements in matters involving medical malpractice, premises liability, workplace injury and motor vehicle accidents. Michael has lectured frequently on issues of trial practice and mass torts at various legal-education and bar-association seminars.

Services

Defective Drugs & Medical Devices
Medical Malpractice & Personal Injury
Product Liability

Bar Admissions

Massachusetts
New Hampshire
U.S. District Court For The District Of Massachusetts
U.S. Court Of Appeals For The First Circuit

Professional Affiliations

Boston Bar Association, Co-Chair Insurance And Tort Litigation Section (2016-2018)
American Association For Justice

Honors

American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), Massachusetts Chapter, 2009-2021
The Best Lawyers in America “Lawyer of the Year,” Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action-Plaintiffs, 2017
The Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Litigation and Mass Tort/Class Actions, 2012-2021
Massachusetts Super Lawyers (Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff), 2007-2020
Benchmark Litigation “Massachusetts Litigation Star,” Plaintiff, 2013-2017
Benchmark Appellate “First Circuit Litigation Star,” Massachusetts, 2013

Education

University Of California, Hastings College Of The Law, J.D., Member, Hastings Law Journal, 1984
Columbia University, M.A., 1970 Syracuse University, A.B., Cum Laude, 1968

Our Attorneys

KBA Attorneys

Michael has played a leading role in the following national litigation matters:

He Has Served As Co-Lead Coordinating Counsel For The Plaintiffs In National Litigation Against Fresenius, The Manufacturer Of GranuFlo, A Defective Product Used During Dialysis.
He Has Served On The Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee In Litigation Involving Transvaginal Surgical Mesh Implants.
He Was Plaintiffs’ Lead Coordinating Counsel In Massachusetts Diet-Drug Litigation, In Which He Helped To Obtain Settlements For Over 2,300 Individuals Injured By The Fen-Phen And Redux Diet Drugs.
He Was Plaintiffs’ Co-Liaison Counsel In Litigation Involving Taxus Surgical Stents, Which Were Favorably Settled.

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At KBA, we try to bring holistic resolutions to our clients’ problems and hold the negligent parties accountable for their actions. While trials are a possibility, we are also highly experienced at securing effective settlements before a judge or jury ever needs to be involved. You deserve to have a strong and knowledgeable ally in this fight.

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