Hassett & Donnelly

What Hassett & Donnelly does

Hassett & Donnelly, P.C. is a privately held insurance defense trial practice law firm headquartered in Massachusetts and operating eight offices across New England and New York (Boston, Worcester, Hartford, Stamford, Manchester, Portland, Providence, and New York). Co-founded by David F. Hassett and Gerard T. Donnelly, the firm has built a regional practice around civil litigation defense for insurance carriers, municipalities, and corporate defendants, with 19 distinct practice areas spanning insurance coverage and bad faith, municipal liability, class actions, construction, employment, transportation, professional liability, and emerging cyber/data privacy disputes. The firm employs 31+ named attorneys admitted across seven states plus the District of Columbia and multiple federal courts, with admissions enabling multi-jurisdictional case handling that single-region competitors cannot replicate.

Name

Hassett & Donnelly

Legal name

Hassett & Donnelly, P.C.

Website

https://hassettdonnelly.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Hassett & Donnelly, P.C. is a privately held insurance defense trial practice law firm with 31+ attorneys across eight Northeast offices, serving national insurance carriers, municipalities, and businesses in civil litigation defense.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Insurance Defense Legal Services

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

Keywords

• Insurance defense litigation
• Civil trial practice
• Insurance coverage counsel
• Workers compensation defense
• Legal defense services

Headquarters

HQ city

Worcester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Insurance Defense: The firm generates revenue through legal services billed to insurance company clients and self-insured businesses. Services include civil litigation defense, appellate advocacy, coverage analysis, and trial practice across multiple practice areas including tort defense, bad faith, construction litigation, and municipal liability.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hassett & Donnelly, P.C. is an insurance defense trial practice law firm that represents national insurers, businesses, and municipalities in civil litigation matters. The firm operates across 8 offices in New England and New York, providing representation through 19 distinct legal service practice areas focused primarily on defending insured and self-insured clients against tort, liability, and coverage claims.

Product overview

Hassett & Donnelly, P.C. is an insurance defense trial practice law firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of 19 distinct legal service practice areas. The firm's core offering is civil litigation defense, with specialized practices spanning Appellate Litigation, Bad Faith, Business & Commercial Litigation, Class Actions, Construction Litigation, Cybersecurity & Data Privacy, Employment Litigation, Environmental Law & Toxic Torts, First-Party Claims, General Liability, Hospitality & Liquor Liability, Insurance Coverage, Intellectual Property Litigation, Municipal Liability, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Professional Liability, Transportation Litigation, and Workers' Compensation. The firm operates across 8 offices in the Northeast (Boston, Worcester, Hartford, Manchester, New York, Portland, Providence, and Stamford) and handles complex, high-exposure matters for insurers, businesses, and individuals throughout New England and New York.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Insurance Defense Litigation Comprehensive defense representation for insurance carriers and self-insureds in tort, liability, and coverage disputes, including trial, mediation, and appellate work.
• Workers' Compensation Defense Defense representation of employers and insurers in workers' compensation claims, hearings, and appeals.
• Insurance Coverage Counsel Coverage analysis, opinion work, and litigation representing insurers in first-party and third-party coverage disputes, including bad faith claims.
• Product Liability Defense Defense of manufacturers, distributors, and retailers in product liability actions across state and federal courts.
• Medical Malpractice Defense Defense of healthcare providers, hospitals, and medical professionals against malpractice claims.
• Premises Liability Defense Defense of property owners, businesses, and landlords in premises liability and negligent security claims.
• Construction Defect Litigation Defense of contractors, developers, and insurers in construction defect and construction-site injury matters.
• Employment Law Defense Defense of employers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, and other employment-related claims.
• Municipal Law Defense Representation of municipalities and public entities in civil rights, tort, and liability matters, including Section 1983 claims.
• Commercial Litigation Representation of businesses in contract disputes, business torts, and commercial litigation in state and federal forums.
• Transportation Defense Defense of trucking companies, motor carriers, and insurers in transportation-related liability and cargo claims.
• Professional Liability Defense Defense of professionals, including architects, engineers, accountants, and lawyers, in malpractice and error claims.

Quantifiable outcome

• 14 consecutive years named to Best Law Firms rankings (2013-2026)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AM BestcoreOthersAM Best is a rating agency specializing in the insurance industry. Hassett & Donnelly has been included in AM Best's Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys for several decades, providing visibility and credibility with insurance carrier clients who rely on AM Best ratings.
• Litigation Counsel of AmericacoreOthersLitigation Counsel of America is a highly selective invitation-only trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. David F. Hassett serves as Senior Fellow and Sarah B. Christie as Fellow.
• Claims and Litigation Management AllianceminorOthersCLM is an organization for claims professionals and defense attorneys. David F. Hassett has been a member since 2009, achieved exclusively through peer nomination.
• American Board of Trial AdvocatescoreOthersABOTA is an invitation-only membership organization for trial lawyers earned through extensive jury trial experience. David F. Hassett is a member.
• International Association of Defense CounselcoreOthersIADC is an invitation-only professional association for corporate and insurance defense lawyers worldwide. David F. Hassett is a member.
• Defense Research InstituteminorOthersDRI is a leading organization for defense attorneys. Firm attorneys have been featured in DRI's The Voice publication.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Murtha Cullina LLP: Connecticut-based regional law firm with a significant insurance defense, coverage litigation, and municipal liability practice, directly competing for carrier panel work in the same Northeast geography as Hassett & Donnelly.
• Robinson+Cole: Northeast-based law firm with a substantial insurance and reinsurance practice serving national carriers, providing directly comparable insurance defense, bad faith, and coverage services across overlapping geographies.
• Anderson Kill: New York-based insurance coverage and recovery firm with strong expertise in coverage analysis and bad faith defense, serving many of the same insurance carrier clients on coverage disputes.
• Rivkin Radler LLP: New York-based regional insurance defense firm with overlapping practice areas in coverage litigation, municipal liability, and commercial defense, targeting the same carrier panel opportunities.
• Day Pitney LLP: Northeast regional law firm with a long-standing insurance and reinsurance practice, competing for the same insurance carrier clients and offering overlapping coverage analysis and defense litigation services.
• Smith Sovik Kendrick & Sugnet PC: New York-based insurance defense firm with a strong presence across the Northeast, providing directly comparable services to insurance carriers in premises liability, products liability, and municipal defense.

Broad incumbents

• Marshall Dennehey: Large national insurance defense firm with 20+ offices across the U.S. providing the full range of insurance defense services Hassett & Donnelly offers, but at significantly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Cozen O'Connor: National law firm with a major insurance defense and coverage practice, serving the same carrier and corporate clients on matters including bad faith, premises liability, and class actions.
• Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP: National insurance defense firm with extensive Northeast presence, offering comparable premises liability, product liability, professional liability, and transportation defense services to insurance carriers.
• Kennedys CMK: International insurance and reinsurance law firm with a significant New York office, competing for the same carrier panel work in coverage disputes, bad faith defense, and complex insurance litigation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hassett-donnelly

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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