Pamela Slater Gilman

Pamela Slater Gilman is one of the most accomplished trial lawyers in Massachusetts. She has tried and won over 50 cases in her distinguished career, including medical malpractice, personal injury, premises liability, products liability and business disputes. In addition to her busy trial practice, Ms. Gilman maintains a consulting practice assisting other lawyers in preparing witnesses to present most effectively at depositions and trial.

Ms. Gilman is administrative partner for the Boston office of Taylor Duane. She returns to the post after first serving in the role in 1995. At the time, Gilman was one of the first women to ascend to managing partner of a Massachusetts law firm.

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly recognized Ms. Gilman as a Top Woman of Law 2011, and she is also included in 2011 Massachusetts Super Lawyers, as well as Best Lawyers in America 2012. Since 1999, Ms. Gilman has maintained an AV rating from the Martindale-Hubbell National Law Directory, the highest rating available for legal ability and ethical standards.

Ms. Gilman has lectured on trial practice and medical risk management. In 1988-89, she served as an Instructor of Law at Boston University School of Law.

Representative Accomplishments

Ms. Gilman has achieved many notable accomplishments in her litigation career. For instance, she persuaded the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to dismiss a negligence lawsuit against an organ bank based on good faith immunity under the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. Carey v. New England Organ Bank, 446 Mass. 270 (2006). The SJC’s opinion established new law in Massachusetts on applying the good faith immunity standard.

She has successfully defended numerous health care providers in medical malpractice trials, including most recently:

• an obstetrician who allegedly failed to timely perform a cesarean section;
• a physician assistant in a case alleging wrongful birth (defense verdict upheld on appeal);
• a certified nurse midwife who allegedly failed to diagnose breast cancer; and
• a nephrologist who allegedly failed to diagnose pancreatitis resulting in kidney failure.

Ms. Gilman also successfully defended a residential group home in a wrongful death lawsuit alleging a failure to provide emergency care to a group home resident. In addition, she was designated as the lead trial attorney among 12 defendants in a products liability case filed against national product manufacturers.

Professional and Civic Affiliations

Ms. Gilman has represented physicians and nurses in matters before the Board of Registration in Medicine and the Board of Registration in Nursing. She regularly serves as a consultant to physician groups, hospitals, and medical malpractice carriers concerning risk management matters. She is also very active in her local community where she volunteers for numerous projects, including activities at the public schools attended by her two children. In her first ever long distance running event, Ms. Gilman completed the 2007 Boston Marathon to help raise funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and continues to assist the Society’s fundraising efforts.