David M. Bae
Focus | Contingency Fee Practice, Civil Litigation
David M. Bae is a Shareholder in the Boston office of Boyle | Shaughnessy Law and has spent decades defending clients against civil claims in State and Federal Courts. Dave’s practice concentrates in civil litigation, focusing on 93A bad faith litigation, business and commercial litigation, product liability claims, professional malpractice, employment disputes, construction defect, wrongful death claims, catastrophic injury claims and civil rights claims. Dave also leads the firm’s contingency fee practice group.
Dave also provides legal services to law enforcement personnel on a wide variety of civil and criminal matters.
Dave is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, and the State of New Hampshire.
In addition to his work at Boyle | Shaughnessy Law, Dave works as an Adjunct Professor teaching the Trial Practice class at New England Law | Boston. Prior to teaching Trial Practice, Dave taught Legal Research and Writing at New England Law | Boston.
Before joining Boyle | Shaughnessy Law, Dave worked as an Assistant District Attorney in both the Trial and Appellate Court Divisions of the Suffolk County office. While working in the Appellate Court Division, he argued on behalf of the Commonwealth before the Massachusetts Appeals Court. As an Assistant District Attorney in the Trial Court Division, Dave tried numerous cases to verdict as the lead prosecutor.
Dave graduated magna cum laude from New England Law | Boston and was a Case and Note Editor for the New England Law Review.
Dave can be reached by email at dbae@boyleshaughnessy.com
Memberships:
- Asian-American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts
Publications:
Education:
- Fairfield University, B.A.
- New England School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude
Bar Admissions:
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- State of New Hampshire
Accolades:
- Boston Magazine, Top Lawyers 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
- Massachusetts Super Lawyer 2023, 2024, 2025