Marianne C. LeBlanc

Biography

Marianne LeBlanc is a trial attorney with a proven record of success in the courtroom who has dedicated her legal career of three decades toward the representation of  injured clients. With record-setting verdicts in Massachusetts, Marianne’s advocacy skills draw on her commitment to making a difference both for her clients and the community at large. Marianne concentrates in all aspects of serious personal injury litigation, including medical malpractice, liquor liability, premises liability, and nursing home litigation. She has been inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, repeatedly named in “Best Lawyers in America” and selected by her peers as one of the Top 100 Massachusetts Super Lawyers and one of the Top 50 Women Massachusetts Super Lawyers.

“I was hoping that I could make some small piece of the world a better place and I thought the law could help me do that.”

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In addition to her practice, Marianne has provided leadership to a wide variety of legal, civic and community organizations. In 2018 she was appointed by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to a four-year term on the Board of Bar Overseers (BBO) and in 2021 appointed to serve as Chair of the BBO. In addition, she currently serves as Massachusetts Governor to the American Association for Justice (AAJ), as Chair of the Norfolk Superior Court Bench-Bar Committee, and on the Board and Executive Board of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys. In 2024, she was appointed by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to serve on its Standing Committee on Lawyer Well-Being, after having served as the Co-Chair of the Massachusetts Bar Association’s Lawyer Well-Being Committee for over 3 years. She is a past chair of the AAJ Women Trial Lawyers Caucus, and a past President of the Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts and the Women’s Bar Foundation of Massachusetts. She is also a past Chair of the Civil Litigation Section of the Massachusetts Bar Association. Marianne frequently lectures on continuing legal education programs for Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE), the Massachusetts Bar Association, and other professional associations, locally and nationally.

Marianne joined SUGARMAN after receiving her law degree from Boston College Law School in 1993 and has been a principal of the firm since 1999. In addition to her leadership roles in the legal community, Marianne was elected to the Select Board in the Town of Westwood in 2022, after serving for several years as the Chairman of Westwood’s Finance and Warrant Commission.