Attorney Eric H. Loeffler

Eric H. Loeffler represent clients in business disputes and commercial litigation matters, including contract disputes, surety and construction related matters, professional liability defense, personal injury defense, insurance coverage, bankruptcy and other areas. He has practiced extensively in both federal and state courts, appellate courts, bankruptcy courts, before administrative and arbitration tribunals and numerous mediations. Mr. Loeffler’s construction and surety related matters include representing clients in the preparation and defense of claims, distressed contractor workouts and transactions, bankruptcies, performance bond defaults, payment bond claims and every aspect of surety law. This includes prosecuting and defending delay and productivity claims, contract interpretation, differing site condition claims, mechanic’s lien claims, design defect claims and other construction related disputes.

Mr. Loeffler holds the AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, its highest rating for ethics and legal ability, and has been named one of Boston’s Top Rated Lawyers®. Mr. Loeffler has also been named to the Rising Stars list in the area of Construction / Surety by Super Lawyers magazine, a designation reserved for only 2.5 percent of all attorneys in New England. Mr. Loeffler is admitted to practice in Massachusetts, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (B.A. Business Administration, 1993) and earned his law degree from New England School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1998).

Reported cases include: Hanover Ins. Co. v. U.S., 133 Fed. Cl. 633 (2017); Boston Exec. Helicopters v. Maguire, 196 F. Supp. 3d 134 (D. Mass. 2016); In re Pihl, Inc., 560 B.R. 1 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2016); Washington Int’l Ins. Co. v. Ashton Agency, Inc., 2012 WL 3929394 (D. N.H. Sept. 10, 2012); Fid. and Guar. Ins. Co. v. Star Equip. Corp. 541 F.3d. 1 (1st Cir. 2008); Belanger v. North Amer. Specialty Ins. Corp., 504 F.3d. 147 (1st Cir. 2007); Travelers Property & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Triton Marine Const. Corp., 473 F. Supp. 2d 321 (D. Conn. 2007); Seaboard Sur. Co. v. Town of Greenfield, 266 F. Supp. 2d 189 (D. Mass. 2003); U.S. v. JMG Excavating & Constr. Co., Inc., 223 F.R.D. 17 (D. Me. 2004); North Amer. Specialty Ins. Co. v. MPF Corp., 2010 WL 5452721(D. Mass. 2010).

Practice:

Insurance Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Surety/Fidelity
Construction
Professional Liability
Product Liability

Education:

JD, 1998
New England Law, Boston

B.B.A., 1993
Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts, Amherst