What Meehan Boyle Black & Bogdanow does

Meehan Boyle Black & Bogdanow (operating as of Q1 2026 as 'Meehan Boyle, A Keches Law Firm') is a Boston-based personal injury and civil litigation law firm founded in 1985. The firm represents individual injury victims, families of wrongful-death claimants, and survivors of catastrophic negligence across ten practice areas: motor vehicle accidents, product liability, medical malpractice, construction injuries, drugs and medical devices, premises liability, fire and explosion, mass transit and aviation, sexual assault and abuse, and recreational activities and vehicles. Clients are individuals rather than institutional buyers, and cases range from single-plaintiff tort matters to mass-tort and class-action liaison roles (including the $143M Columbia Gas / Lawrence gas explosion settlement and the Harvard Medical School morgue scandal before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, co-led with Morgan & Morgan).

The firm's go-to-market is referral-based and reputation-led rather than sales-led: an inbound attorney-referral pipeline (with a dedicated 'Referring Attorneys' intake page), bar-association leadership (presidents of the American Association for Justice, Massachusetts Bar Association, Boston Bar Association, and Massachusetts Academy of Trial Lawyers have been partners), CLE teaching, earned-media coverage of landmark verdicts, and two Massachusetts practice treatises ('Massachusetts Tort Damages' and 'Massachusetts Personal Injury Litigation') authored by partners. Pricing is a statutory contingency fee (Massachusetts, 40% scaling down to 25% on amounts over $500,000 in medical malpractice; comparable structures across other practice areas), meaning clients pay no upfront fees and the firm only earns on successful resolution.

Operationally, the firm is small (approximately 9 attorneys and 8 staff) but its case results include $147M+ in Reckis v. Johnson & Johnson, a $143M Columbia Gas class settlement, a $63M jury verdict, and dozens of additional seven- and eight-figure outcomes. There is no proprietary technology platform; competitive advantage rests on talent, track record, and published authority. In Q1 2026 the firm entered a strategic alliance with Keches Law Group, joining as a dedicated practice group while preserving its 40-year brand identity, gaining access to statewide Massachusetts infrastructure and expanded litigation and marketing resources. Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Meehan Boyle Black & Bogdanow

Legal name

Meehan, Boyle, Black & Bogdanow, P.C.

Website

https://meehanboyle.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Meehan Boyle Black & Bogdanow is a Boston-based plaintiff-side personal injury and civil litigation law firm founded in 1985, representing individuals and families in motor vehicle, medical malpractice, product liability, construction injury, mass-tort, and catastrophic-negligence matters on a contingency-fee basis, now operating as a dedicated practice group of Keches Law Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Personal Injury Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Product Liability & Recall (FSAJAGAG), Professional Liability (Errors & Omissions) (FSAJADAB)

Keywords

• Personal injury law
• Plaintiff trial advocacy
• Medical malpractice litigation
• Product liability litigation
• Contingency fee representation

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Contingency Fee: The firm operates primarily on a contingency fee basis for personal injury cases, meaning clients pay no upfront fees and the firm receives a percentage (governed by Massachusetts statute, starting at 40% and scaling down to 25% for recoveries over $500,000) only upon successful resolution of the case.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Meehan Boyle Black & Bogdanow is a Boston-based plaintiffs' personal injury law firm that represents individuals in civil litigation matters on a contingency fee basis. The firm handles motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, product liability, construction injuries, premises liability, fire and explosion, mass transit and aviation incidents, sexual assault and abuse, and recreational injury cases, providing full-service representation from investigation through trial and appeal.

Product overview

Meehan Boyle Black & Bogdanow is a personal injury and civil litigation law firm offering comprehensive legal services. The firm's core offering is personal injury legal representation, with specialized practice areas including Motor Vehicle Accidents, Product Liability, Medical Malpractice, Construction Injuries, Drugs & Medical Devices, Premises Liability, Fire & Explosion, Mass Transit & Aviation, Sexual Assault & Abuse, and Recreational Activities & Vehicles. The firm operates as a collaborative team of attorneys working together on cases to provide representation across all aspects of personal injury litigation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Personal Injury Legal Representation

Quantifiable outcome

• $143 million settlement fund created for Lawrence Gas Explosion victims
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Keches Law GroupflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 January 2026Strategic alliance effective Q1 2026 uniting two of New England's premier plaintiff-side litigation practices. Meehan Boyle will officially join Keches Law Group operating as 'Meehan Boyle, A Keches Law Firm' as its own dedicated practice group. The partnership provides expanded resources including advanced litigation support, statewide infrastructure, and enhanced marketing platform while preserving Meehan Boyle's 40-year legacy. Firms previously worked side by side on complex cases including Lawrence Gas Explosion litigation and Harvard Morgue scandal.
• Morgan & MorgancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-Lead Counsel with Plaintiffs' Liaison Counsel role in Harvard Morgue scandal case before Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Partnership to hold Harvard accountable for actions of former morgue manager and supervisors.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Rodrigues & Pereira Law Group: Massachusetts plaintiff-side PI firm with similar practice areas including motor vehicle and premises liability. Comparable contingency fee model and Boston regional focus, but smaller and with a narrower docket of headline verdicts.
• Lubin & Meyer PC: Boston-based plaintiff-side medical malpractice and personal injury firm. Directly comparable specialty overlap (med mal, catastrophic injury), New England regional focus, contingency fee model, and recognition in Best Lawyers/Super Lawyers rankings.
• Breakstone, White & Gluck: Boston personal injury firm specializing in motor vehicle accidents, construction injuries, and premises liability. Comparable contingency fee model, regional Boston footprint, and plaintiff-side mid-size positioning.
• Keches Law Group: Massachusetts-based plaintiff-side personal injury and workers' compensation firm that entered a strategic alliance with Meehan Boyle in Q1 2026. Directly comparable on practice area mix (PI, med mal, construction), contingency fee model, and New England regional focus; now effectively the parent platform under which Meehan Boyle operates.
• Law Offices of Jeffrey S. Glassman: Boston personal injury firm with similar plaintiff-side focus on motor vehicle, premises liability, and construction injury cases. Comparable contingency fee model, Boston single-office footprint, and mid-size regional scale.

Broad incumbents

• Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein: National plaintiffs' firm with strong mass tort, class action, and product liability practices. Comparable on Plaintiff Liaison Counsel role in mass actions and product liability verdicts, but operates at a significantly larger scale and broader national scope.
• Morgan & Morgan: Largest U.S. plaintiff-side personal injury firm with national footprint. Partnered with Meehan Boyle as co-lead counsel on the Harvard morgue case; comparable in contingency-fee model and mass-tort ambition, but operates at vastly larger scale across dozens of states.
• Parker Waichman LLP: National plaintiff-side personal injury and mass tort firm with strong drug/medical device practice area overlap with Meehan Boyle's Drugs & Medical Devices offering. Comparable contingency model and mass tort orientation, but operates across multiple states.

Regional players

• Sweeney Merrigan Law: Greater Boston plaintiff-side personal injury firm with focus on motor vehicle, premises liability, and wrongful death. Comparable practice mix and contingency model, but serves a slightly broader Massachusetts geography and is younger (founded 2011).
• The Law Office of Ronald H. Kauffman: New York / tri-state plaintiff-side medical malpractice and personal injury boutique. Comparable contingency-fee medical malpractice and PI specialization, but operates in a different state/jurisdiction with materially larger population base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MeehanBoyleLaw
• Facebookfacebook.com/MeehanBoyleBlackBogdanow

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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