Biography

David M. Rogers is a shareholder in the Boston office of Campbell Campbell Edwards & Conroy, a law firm dedicated to the litigation of complex, high stakes cases. He concentrates his practice on civil litigation, particularly the defense of product liability cases.

Mr. Rogers is a graduate of Boston College, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude. He received his law degree from the National Law Center at The George Washington University. He is admitted to practice in the state courts of Massachusetts, the federal district courts in Massachusetts and Vermont and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

From 1999 to 2003, Mr. Rogers took a leave of absence from the firm to teach history and English to seventh and eighth grade students at a local middle school. He also taught film study, public speaking and debate and mock trial courses and was the co-leader of month-long camping trips throughout the western United States for hundreds of eighth grade students.

Mr. Rogers is a member of the American Bar Association and its section on Tort Trial & Insurance Practice ("TIPS"). He is also a member of the Defense Research Institute.

Curriculum Vitae

Professional:

Shareholder. Trial counsel, Campbell Campbell Edwards & Conroy, a nationally recognized law firm dedicated to the litigation of complex, high stakes cases throughout the United States. Mr. Rogers' practice focuses on civil litigation, particularly the defense of product liability cases.

Education:

1980		B.A., magna cum laude, Boston College
1983		J.D., National Law Center, The George Washington University

Bar Admissions:

1983		Massachusetts
1984		U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
1997		U.S. District Court, District of Vermont

Publications:

"Taking Control of Your Case through Effective Initial Investigation and Discovery", Civil Litigation Prep (Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc., 1995)

Papers and Presentations:

"Post-Sale Duty to Warn, Recall and Retrofit," Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section, Products, General Liability and Consumer Law Committee, San Francisco, California, August 2007

"Trial Verdict Update: The Most Significant Verdicts of 2004 from the Perspective of the Defense," American Bar Association, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section, 2005 Emerging Issues in Motor Vehicle Product Liability Litigation, Phoenix, Arizona, March 2005

"Record Retention and Disposal Systems," Scaffolding, Shoring & Forming Institute, Inc., Product Liability Conference, 1995

"Taking Control of Your Case through Effective Initial Investigation and Discovery," Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association, 1995

"Controlling Damages in the Routine Damage Case," Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association, 1994

Presentations:

"Zealous Advocacy: Duties and Constraints," Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association, Within the Bound of the Law: Aggressive Defense without Fouling Out, May 14, 1993

Professional Offices and Appointments:

American Bar Association

Member, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section ("TIPS")

Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association

Description of Practice:

Civil litigation, particularly product liability defense.