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Christopher K. Sweeney

Chris is a trial lawyer who helps design and construction professionals mitigate risk and manage complex litigation matters through successful resolutions.

For more than a decade, Chris has represented engineers, architects, owners, general contractors, and subcontractors on a wide array of public and private construction projects involving defect, delay, and personal injury claims. He also regularly drafts and negotiates construction contract documents, bonds, and mechanics’ liens. In addition to his regular appearances in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire trial courts, Chris has substantial experience practicing before the Massachusetts Appeals Court, the Supreme Judicial Court, and the First Circuit Court of Appeals.

Chris is the Vice Chair of the Firm’s Construction Practice Group, the co-chair of the Massachusetts Defense Lawyer Association’s construction law committee, a member of the Defense Research Institute’s Construction Law Steering Committee, and a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association’s real estate section counsel. He graduated summa cum laude from Suffolk University Law School, where he served as an editor of the Suffolk University Law Review.

Chris lives in Westford with his wife, two daughters, and golden retriever, Charlie. He is a Boston sports enthusiast and enjoys staying active running, biking, and working around the house and yard. During rare moments of downtime, Chris enjoys watching the latest Netflix series, complemented by a glass of Irish whiskey.

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