Jack Haverty

Jack Haverty mediates and arbitrates personal injury, premises and products liability, professional liability, complex commercial disputes, and other civil matters with a grounded authority earned from litigating on both sides of the courtroom. Having represented plaintiffs and insurance carriers across more than three decades of civil practice, and with over 200 Superior Court jury verdicts in Massachusetts state and federal courts, Jack brings a precise, bilateral understanding of how these disputes are argued, how the parties experience them, and where the distance between those two realities is most likely to break down. As a neutral, he is a methodical, attentive presence at the table: patient enough to let parties say their piece, direct enough to surface the case realities that matter, and persistent enough to move even the most resistant negotiations toward resolution.

Jack’s litigation experience began not in civil courts but in military ones. After graduating cum laude from Suffolk Law School, he entered the Marine Corps as a Judge Advocate and took eight general courts-martial to verdict during his initial tour, building immediate, high-volume courtroom experience that transferred seamlessly into Jack’s civil practice outside the military. Upon returning from active duty, he joined New England’s largest insurance defense firm, where he made partner within four years while maintaining his parallel affiliation with the Marines. In 1995, he founded Haverty & Feeney, growing his practice to represent both plaintiffs and insurance carriers and developing an understanding of what drives each side of a dispute. He knows how claims departments operate under authority limits, how adjusters weigh exposure, and what injured parties need to hear before they can make sound decisions. That cross-party command is the foundation of his neutral practice.

Jack’s approach to mediation begins with deep listening, consciously de-centering himself to give parties the space to tell their story fully before shifting toward movement. When engagement is called for, he is deliberate about creating the conditions for honest conversation early in the process, and following with a structure that builds shared ground on liability before turning to damages. He surfaces evidentiary risks and jury dynamics with directness and without agenda, working to maintain party trust in him and the resolution process. When a case is not ready to resolve, Jack acknowledges that strategically, knowing that naming that reality plainly can often pull resistant parties back to the table.

Jack taught evidence and trial advocacy to ascendant judge advocates at the Naval Justice School and was appointed a military judge in the Piedmont Judicial Circuit, where he presided over special and general courts-martial. Together, these roles gave Jack a commanding understanding of evidentiary standards and the challenge of meeting those standards before trial.

Now at Signature Resolution, Jack’s practice reflects the full range of his litigation experience, from the military to civilian life, and every party he works with benefits from three decades of disciplined preparation, masterful fluency on both sides of a dispute, and commitment to staying with a case until the work is done.