Company Overview & Identity
Legal name: Law Office of John J. Sheehan, LLC
What the firm does: a bilingual (English and Spanish) personal injury and workers’ compensation law firm representing injured workers and accident victims across Massachusetts, in car accident, workers’ compensation, construction accident and workplace injury claims. About the firm
Founded: 2007, by attorney John J. Sheehan, who has practiced Massachusetts personal injury and workers’ compensation law since 1993 and was a founding partner of Georgiou & Sheehan from 1999 to 2006.
Offices:
- Wakefield: 607 North Ave, Suite 2A-12, Wakefield, MA 01880. Google Business Profile - Wakefield
- Boston: 10 Tremont St, Suite 309, Boston, MA 02108. Google Business Profile - Boston
Area served: Massachusetts, from Boston and Greater Boston to the cities of Suffolk, Middlesex, Essex, Norfolk, Worcester, Plymouth, Bristol and Barnstable counties. Areas We Serve
Leadership & Key People
- John J. Sheehan, founder and managing attorney. Juris Doctor, Suffolk University Law School (1993). Admitted to the Massachusetts bar (December 1993), the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Fluent in Spanish. Member of the American Association for Justice, the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys and the Massachusetts Bar Association.
- Mary Lopez, senior paralegal and office coordinator; bilingual in English and Spanish.
- Santina Sheehan, office manager and HR generalist; B.A. in Business Administration, Emmanuel College.
Services
- Car Accidents and Auto Accidents, including pedestrian, bicycle, motorcycle, truck and Uber and Lyft crashes
- Workers' Compensation, including appeals of denied claims, lump sum settlements, disability benefits and SSDI
- Third-Party Claims against parties other than the employer
- Construction Accidents, including falls from heights, trench accidents, electrical shock and defective machinery
- Workplace Injuries, including spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, amputations and burns
- Wrongful Death
- Slip and Fall
- Personal injury across Massachusetts
Consultations are free. Personal injury cases are taken on a contingency fee: no fee unless the firm recovers compensation. Massachusetts workers’ compensation attorney fees are set by statute (M.G.L. c. 152, s. 13A) at 15% or 20% of the settlement.
Track Record & Credentials
Recognition, as the firm publishes it:
- AV Preeminent rating, Martindale-Hubbell (2026)
- Martindale-Hubbell Client Champion, Platinum (2026)
- Super Lawyers, Massachusetts (2026): Personal Injury, Workers’ Compensation, Car Accident, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury
- The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100
- Expertise.com Best Car Accident Lawyers in Boston (2021)
- Better Business Bureau accredited business
- Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys member
Published results (Case Results):
- $1.5 million: construction site accident, a steel I-beam fell on a welder; settled at mediation
- $800,000: trip and fall on a construction site ($350,000 workers’ compensation and $450,000 third-party claim)
- $700,000: carpenter’s fall from a ladder; workers’ compensation claim
- $656,000: slip and fall on ice at a construction site ($200,000 workers’ compensation and $456,000 third-party claim)
- $625,000: pedestrian pinned under a truck; settled before suit
- $550,000: industrial band saw accident in a metal stamping factory
Client stories and video testimonials in English and Spanish: Reviews & Testimonials.
Contact & Profiles
- Wakefield office: (781) 242-4100
- Boston office: (617) 925-6407
- Calls answered 24/7
- Languages: English and Spanish
- Meetings in the office, by Zoom or teleconference, or at the client’s home or in the hospital
- Contact form: Contact Us