Carl D'Angio graduated New England School of Law in 1989 near the top of his class concentrating his studies in the areas of real estate and asset management. After passing the bar he spent 3 years in Washington, D.C. with Ross, Dixon and Masback, one of the Capital’s pre-eminent insurance defense firms. He worked on multimillion dollar cases including Columbia Casualty v. Playtex. Since then he has practiced in Waltham, Massachusetts in a varied civil practice. His uncle, Louis D'Angio, practiced law in Waltham for more than fifty years. The family has had roots in Waltham for more than one hundred twenty years. Carl D'Angio has tried numerous cases in state and federal courts before both judges and juries. He has reached success in probate litigation, personal discrimination and employment cases, automobile accidents, product and premises liability, construction disputes, consumer protection matters, residential and commercial landlord/tenants disputes, adverse possession litigation and various other real estate disputes and business litigation.
He has represented hundreds of people in personal bankruptcy. He's a proud member of NACBA, the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys.
He's had cases in virtually all aspects of the Probate Court including probating of wills, administration of estates, divorce, paternity, guardianships, adoptions, will contests, petitions for partition, child support and abuse protection orders. Some important cases include:
Taverna v. Pizzi, 430 Mass. 882, 724 N.E. 2d 702 (2000) in which the Supreme Judicial Court gave retroactive child support and college expenses to his client after a divorce where the divorce agreement was silent on the issue.
Rufo v. Virden, a trial court decision from the Probate Court which was featured on the front page of Lawyer's Weekly, in which Attorney D'Angio sued a former employer of his client who embezzled child support payments from Atty. D'Angio's clients.
Atty. D'Angio has handled hundreds of real estate closings and represented many developers, including himself in zoning and development matters and related litigation. He is both a licensed real estate broker and construction supervisor. Atty. D'Angio has written more than one thousand wills, trusts and similar estate planning documents. Atty. D'Angio has a number of other notable trial and appellate decisions which have been cited in Massachusetts Lawyer's Weekly several times in addition to the above.
Atty. D'Angio prides himself on providing vigorous, common sense solutions to problems in the most efficient and affordable manner possible.
Atty. D'Angio lives in Westwood with his wife and three children. He is active (president emeritus) with the Waltham Community Foundation, a local charitable organization which provides funds to other local organizations such as the Salvation Army, Boys Club, Hospice, Farmer's Market, Christmas LightingFund and the Jewish Guild for the Blind.
Associations
Massachusetts Bar Association
Boston Bar Association
American Trial Lawyers Assoc.
Mensa and Intertel
NationalAssociation of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
West Suburban Bar Association (President emeritus)
Waltham Community Foundation (President emeritus)
