
Marc Breakstone
About Marc Breakstone
Marc L. Breakstone is a founder and principal of Breakstone, White & Gluck. He has represented seriously injured clients in medical malpractice and personal injury cases since 1986. In the courtroom, he is known for using computer reenactments and interactive digital technology to present cases to juries, which has helped win significant recoveries in medical malpractice, motor vehicle accident, and bus accident cases. Mr. Breakstone has consistently maintained an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell (the highest rating for legal ability and professional standards) and holds a top rating on Avvo. He has been recognized by Top 100 New England Super Lawyers and Top 100 Massachusetts Super Lawyers. Mr. Breakstone lectures approximately 8 to 10 times per year to lawyers throughout New England on trial techniques and medical malpractice law, and has spoken at Northeastern University School of Law, Boston University Law School, and Suffolk University Law School. He has been a member of the Board of Governors of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys for over 15 years. A high-profile case he handled involved a spinal fusion patient who was victimized in 2002 when surgeon Dr. David Arndt left during surgery to visit a bank; his recovery for a brain-damaged infant against a national ambulance company led to regulatory changes in ambulance incident reporting in Massachusetts.
Notable case results
For brain-damaged baby due to ambulance negligence
For propane gas explosion and wrongful death
For brain-damaged baby due to medical malpractice
For pedestrian leg amputation after run-down by MBTA bus
For severe brain injury due to medical error
For construction site wall collapse resulting in wrongful death
For motorcycle vs. truck accident resulting in wrongful death
For failure to diagnose and treat ovarian cancer
Head-on collision with semi-tractor trailer
Medical malpractice, emergency department opioid overdose death
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

