Level the Field
Level the Field
Sometimes you need a fighter.
about THE FIRM
Experience
From the courtroom to Wall Street, Jim Ronan has over 40 years experience handling high stakes litigation and advising clients on complicated financial transactions. As a trial lawyer, Ronan has tried scores of cases through to verdict at the state and federal level, and successfully handled appellate cases to the Supreme Judicial Court. Recognized as for his integrity and fairness, Ronan has served as court-appointed mediator for Suffolk, Middlesex, and Essex Superior Courts. As a neutral arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association, he has decided more than 100 cases. Ronan is also an arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). A former Executive Director at Morgan Stanley, Ronan ran a group that provided capital market access to Venture Capital and Private Equity firms, specializing in the transactions of restricted securities, including derivative and hedging strategies.
A Family Legacy of Providing Trusted Counsel
As a trial lawyer, Jim Ronan has earned Martindale-Hubbell's highest level of peer rating "AV Preeminent.® This rating signifies that the lawyer's peers rank them at the highest level of professional excellence for their legal knowledge, communication skills and ethical standards. This is an elite group, with only an estimated 5 percent of all attorneys receiving such recognition.
In Massachusetts the Ronan name has long been synonymous with the highest standards of legal community: his grandfather (and namesake), the Honorable James Joseph Ronan was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court from 1938-1959. His father, the Honorable John T. Ronan was an Associate Justice of the Superior Court from 1973-1993. His uncle, James T. Ronan and brother, John H. Ronan were partners in the Salem law firm of Ronan, Segal and Harrington. In recognition of the family's contribution to the legal community, each year the Essex Bar Association awards a distinguished attorney with its most prestigious prize: Ronan Family Jurisprudence Award .
How We Do Our Job
In the majority of cases, Ronan acts as trial counsel on behalf of referring law firms when a case has hit a roadblock, become stagnant, or simply cannot be settled. Occasionally, Ronan will accept direct cases from clients in serious matters.
Ronan is also available to serve as a neutral at the agreement of the parties.
We deal in solutions, not problems
James J. Ronan
