Verdicts & Awards

Recent Civil Jury Verdicts:

Toussaint v. Brigham and Women’s Hospital, et al., 2014 cv 2253

  • In May 2018, Attorney MacLellan single-handedly tried and secured a groundbreaking verdict on behalf of her Haitian-American client in a retaliation case against Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
  • After a two week trial, the jury awarded $28 million for lost wages, emotional distress and punitive damages.

Avila v. Levy Restaurants, 1384 cv 112

  • In March 2016, Attorney MacLellan obtained a jury verdict for her client in a discrimination case, and the jury awarded damages for lost wages, emotional distress and punitive damages.

Awards:

  • 2018 Lawyer of the Year – In 2018, Attorney MacLellan was named as one of twelve Lawyers of the Year in Massachusetts by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly.
  • Super Lawyer – Attorney MacLellan has been named a Super Lawyer every year from 2018 to present.
  • 2021 Top Women in Law – Attorney MacLellan was named one of the Top Women in Law in Massachusetts in 2021.

PRESS

  • The Boston Globe | May 24, 2018
    Jury awards black nurse $28 million in hospital retaliation suit
    “A Haitian-American nurse who sued Brigham and Women’s Hospital for discrimination and retaliation was awarded more than $28 million by a jury Wednesday — an amount several attorneys said is the largest verdict of this type in Massachusetts.”
  • Boston Magazine | 5/24/2018
    Brigham and Women’s Hospital Found Guilty of Retaliating against Nurse
    “This is a monumental verdict, and it really shows the jury was outraged at the treatment of this lifelong nurse,” Allison MacLellan, Toussaint’s lawyer, told the Globe. “[It’s] sending a message to the Brigham and other institutions that retaliating against someone for standing up for what’s right won’t be tolerated.”
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Ms. MacLellan was named one of the top 12 Lawyers of the Year in Massachusetts in 2018 after single-handedly winning a $28 million verdict in an employment discrimination case; a landmark verdict which far exceeded prior jury awards in the field of employment law in Massachusetts.

Ms. MacLellan was named one of the top 12 Lawyers of the Year in Massachusetts in 2018 after single-handedly winning a $28 million verdict in an employment discrimination case; a landmark verdict which far exceeded prior jury awards in the field of employment law in Massachusetts.

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