Dragan M. Cetkovic

2007-Present Canton, MA

• Manage all civil litigation on behalf of domestic and international individual and commercial clients.
• Direct case responsibility for complex matters involving extraordinary exposure for selectinsurance industry clients.

1991-2006 Boston, MA

Black, Cetkovic & Whitestone (Boston Law Office)
Attorney of Record/Team Leader, 2000-2006
• Advised and counseled Liberty departments/subsidiaries, insured clients and legal management in matters of legal liability, exposure, and resolution strategies in the pre-litigation, litigation and appellate stages of tort, contractual and compliance claims
• Managed civil liability litigation team of lawyers and paralegals with focus on performance management and development, training, client service, conflict resolution, and quality control
• Analyzed business operations, utilizing statistics and productivity metrics, so as to ensure cost effectiveness
• Litigated high exposure cases for select group of commercial clients, including all types of insurance coverage litigation, wrongful death, products liability and insurance compliance
• Directed Complex Case Team for all high-exposure cases

Trial Counsel, Complex Case Team Leader, 1994-2000
• Represented Liberty Mutual, its subsidiaries, and primarily commercial policyholders in all aspects of civil litigation, including: discovery, alternative dispute resolution, bench and jury trials and appeals
• Handled complex tort, general liability, auto, contract, compliance, and insurance coverage cases in the state and federal courts
• Supervised and directed the Complex Case Team of lawyers

Law Clerk, 1991-1994
• Conducted special projects for the Resident Attorney, including: file reviews, legal research, customer contact and service, appellate briefs, and support for complex case litigation

September 1995-Present Boston, MA

• Instruct law students and lawyers in advanced elective courses "Comparative Law" and "International Litigation in U.S. Courts" as part of the J.D. and international LL.M programs

November 1989-May 1991 Woodbury, NJ

• Consulted on foreign law and international law of trade and finance
• Negotiated, drafted and advised on sales, distribution, and agency agreements for over-the-counter pharmaceutical exports

1987-1988Zadar, Croatia

• Researched tax issues in connection with foreign investments and joint venture with Club Med
• Drafted commercial contracts for the Tourist-Hotel division of the corporation
• Assisted with trial preparations for various administrative and labor disputes
• Conducted hearings on inter-company disciplinary matters

May 1990Boston, MA

• Researched tax issues in connection with foreign investments and joint venture with Club Med
• Drafted commercial contracts for the Tourist-Hotel division of the corporation
• Assisted with trial preparations for various administrative and labor disputes
• Conducted hearings on inter-company disciplinary matters

February 1994Boston, MA

• Award: Second Place Winner in 1993 National Legal Writing Contest of International Association of Defense Counsel
• Honors: Dean's List

January 1986Zagreb, Croatia

“Loss Shifting: Common Law Indemnity in Products Liability”, 61 Defense Counsel Journal 75 (1994) cited by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court in Emery v. Hussey Seating Co., 697 A.2d.1284 (1997)

Member of New York (1991) and Massachusetts Bar (1994)

Native Serbo-Croatian speaker, conversant in German and Italian