Brooks Magratten is the partner in charge of the firm's Providence office. He has more than twenty years of experience in insurance, product liability and commercial litigation. He is the former Northeast Regional Director of DRI and former chair of its Life, Health & Disability Insurance Committee.
Brooks is a frequent author, instructor and lecturer on ERISA issues and trial skills. He has represented commercial interests in litigation throughout the northeastern U.S. He is an adjunct professor of the Roger Williams Law School, teaching federal practice and procedure.
Brooks, his wife Paige and daughter Colby reside in Providence, Rhode Island. They are active supporters of the MS Society.
Honors & Distinctions
Brooks has an AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubell. He is also recognized as a
New England "Super Lawyer" in the field of employee benefits litigation and is listed in
The Best Lawyers in America for health care law.
Professional Activities
President, Federal Bar Association, Rhode Island Chapter
Former Chair, Rhode Island Bar Association, Federal Bench/Bar Committee
Past President of the Defense Counsel of Rhode Island
Member, International Association of Defense Counsel
Member, The Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
Member, Association of Defense Trial Attorneys
Member, Association of Life Insurance Counsel
Fellow, Rhode Island Bar Foundation
Former Chair, ABA-TIPS, Health & Disability Insurance Committee
Faculty, International Association of Defense Counsel Trial Academy at Stanford Law school
Publications
Editor, ERISA Survey of Federal Circuits, American Bar Association (Annual)