James

Phone: 508-752-6733     jhoran@gouldettenberg.com

Attorney Horan, a partner at Gould & Ettenberg, P.C., is an experienced litigator who focuses his practice on personal injury for only the injured person. He has been practicing for 30 years and is admitted to both state and federal courts in Massachusetts. He has represented many victims of car, truck, motorcycle, pedestrian, and bicycle accidents, slip and fall accidents and animal attacks.

Practice Areas

  • Personal Injury
  • Tort Litigation

Bar Admissions

  • Massachusetts, 1985
  • U.S. District Court, 2013

Education

  • Juris Doctorate, Western New England University School of Law, 1984
  • ATLA Moot Court Trial Team
  • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, The College of the Holy Cross, 1981

Professional Associations

  • Worcester County Bar Association
  • Member of Massachusetts Bar Association and its Joint Bar Committee as Worcester County Bar Association representative, 2013-2016.

Honors

  • AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®

Community Involvement

  • Taught Negotiation and Mediation at Clark University’s COPACE Program at the undergraduate level for 12 semesters, and currently teaches Business Law
  • Volunteer conciliator in state courts
  • Past member/Co-chair of the Legislative Committee of the Worcester County Bar Association
  • Served on Town of Sutton Finance Committee, including one year as Chair
  • Served as Deputy Town Moderator for Sutton, Massachusetts Town Meeting
  • President of the Gratiae Fund of St. Peter Central Catholic School
  • Coached in Sutton, Massachusetts Youth Soccer and Basketball Programs