Biography

Tony Sbarra is a Shareholder in the Boston office of Campbell Campbell Edwards, & Conroy, a nationally recognized law firm dedicated to the litigation of complex, high stakes cases throughout the United States. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and earned his law degree from Suffolk University Law School, where he was on the Dean's List and a regional semifinalist on the National Mock Trial Team.

Mr. Sbarra is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. He has received an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell and has been elected as an Associate Member of the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates ("ABOTA"). He is also the President-Elect of the Massachusetts Defense Lawyers' Association and is a member of its Board of Directors.

Additionally, he belongs to the Massachusetts Bar Association's Civil Litigation Section and Trial Practice & Procedure/Court Rules Practice Group, is a member of the Defense Counsel of Rhode Island and the Defense Research Institute.

Prior to joining Campbell Campbell Edwards & Conroy, Mr. Sbarra was a senior associate at Lynch & Lynch Attorneys, where he focused his practice on the preparation and trial of cases involving personal injury and wrongful death, premises liability, products liability, construction, automobile liability, intellectual property and insurance related matters. He tried to verdict more than 30 Superior Court and 60 District Court actions and arbitrated or mediated several hundred cases.

Since joining Campbell Campbell Edwards & Conroy, he has been defending manufacturers of automobiles, light, medium and heavy trucks, construction equipment, farm/agricultural equipment and other products in products liability cases. He has also been defending toxic tort actions, particularly those involving asbestos. Mr. Sbarra has served as lead examining counsel in multiple lay and expert depositions throughout the country and has experience in the cross-examination of epidemiologists, industrial hygienists, pathologists and practitioners of occupational medicine, among others.

Mr. Sbarra has served on the faculty for numerous continuing legal education programs sponsored by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education ("MCLE"), the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Massachusetts Defense Lawyers' Association and for the insurance industry. He is a volunteer judge for the Massachusetts Bar Association High School and Suffolk Law School Mock Trial Tournaments and serves as a volunteer conciliator in the Brockton, Stoughton and Quincy District Courts.

Tony and his wife and children have been affiliated with the Chernobyl Children's Project, having served as a host family for five years.

Curriculum Vitae

Professional:

Shareholder in the Boston office of Campbell Campbell Edwards & Conroy, a nationally recognized law firm dedicated to the litigation of complex, high stakes cases throughout the United States. Mr. Sbarra focuses his practice on the defense of complex product liability and toxic tort claims, particularly claims against automobile manufacturers. He has received an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

Previous Associations:

1989-2004		Lynch & Lynch P.C.
		Easton, Massachusetts

Education:

1985		B.A., University of Massachusetts at Amherst
1988		J.D., Suffolk University Law School
1987-1988		Member, Mock Trial Team, Regional Semifinalist

Bar Admissions:

1988		Massachusetts
1989		U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
2005		Rhode Island
2006		U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island

Professional Associations:

American Board of Trial Advocates, Massachusetts Chapter
Associate Member

Defense Counsel of Rhode Island

Defense Research Institute

Massachusetts Bar Association
Civil Litigation Section
   Trial Practice & Procedure/Court Rules Practice Group

Massachusetts Defense Lawyers' Association
Member, Board of Directors
President-Elect, 2010-

Publications:

The Evolution of MGL Ch. 143, Sec. 151: Strict Liability for Whom, When and Why, MDLA, 2003

Closing Arguments from the Defense, MCLE, 2002

Recent Developments in General Automotive Liability, MDLA, 2002

Outcome Determinative Paperwork MCLE, 1997

Presentations:

"Be a Parent, Not a Pal," pro bono educational programs discussing social host liability for parents, educators, students and members of the community, (2008-present)

Annual Meeting, Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association (Co-Chair), 2003-present

Introducing Evidence at Trial (Chair), MCLE, 2004

The Defense of Civil Lawsuits, MDLA, 2002

How to Try a Civil Jury Case in Superior Court (Chair), MCLE, 2001, 1999, 1998

How to Handle a Motor Vehicle Accident (Chair), MCLE, 2001

Trying Personal Injury Cases in District Court, MCLE, 2001

Description of Practice:

Product Liability: Complex product liability defense, particularly the defense of automobile manufacturers.

Toxic Torts