Mr. Douglas I. Louison Esq., Attorney

Partner in the firm of  Louison, Costello, Condon & Pfaff, LLP .  The firm is a comprehensive defense litigation and labor and employment firm, specializing in the defense of complex and specialty loss civil litigation claims on behalf of insurance companies, municipalities, commercial businesses and individuals both civilly and criminally.

Douglas I. Louison is a graduate of Boston University and Suffolk University Law School. 

Upon admission to the Bar, Attorney Louison served as Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of Boston Law Department from 1984 to 1987.  In that capacity, Attorney Louison handled numerous civil actions involving claims for personal injury and property loss, civil rights violations, breach of contract and other miscellaneous matters.  In 1987, he and his Law Department colleague, Nancy Merrick, founded the firm of Merrick and Louison.  Since that time, Attorney Louison has developed his practice, as well as an outstanding reputation, as a trial attorney in such areas as civil rights defense, property and personal injury, as well as in civil service/employment matters.  Attorney Louison has extensive experience at all levels of state and federal courts, as well as before numerous administrative agencies.  In addition, Attorney Louison has lectured extensively and written numerous articles on liability issues, civil litigation as well as risk management and prevention. 

In February 1999, Attorneys Louison and Costello formed a partnership, combining their nearly thirty years of experience in virtually all areas of public and private representation as well as extensive experience at all levels of the state and federal judicial systems.  Louison, Costello, Condon & Pfaff, LLP currently has 9 experienced attorneys, two paralegals and a trained professional support staff.   

Attorney Douglas Louison has extensive and successful trial defense experience principally in the areas of negligence, employment, civil rights and criminal litigation.  Trials before state and federal courts as well as appeals to Massachusetts Appeals Court, Supreme Judicial Court and First Circuit Court of Appeals.  Administrative proceedings before Labor Relations Commission, Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, Civil Service Commission, American Arbitration Association and the Massachusetts Joint Labor Management Committee.