David C. Strouss

David C. Strouss is a distinguished attorney based in Boston, Massachusetts, specializing in representing children affected by catastrophic birth defects linked to parental chemical exposure in various industries. His clients include families from semiconductor manufacturing, agriculture, furniture making, industrial manufacturing, and scientific laboratories. Notably, Mr. Strouss has led and resolved groundbreaking cases involving birth defects caused by glycol ethers and other solvents in the semiconductor sector.

Currently, Mr. Strouss advocates for over 150 plaintiffs in both the United States and South America, addressing birth defects resulting from occupational and environmental exposures. His litigation expertise extends to cases involving cancers from benzene, solvents, hazardous chemicals, environmental property damage, and pharmaceutical products like Fen-Phen and Vioxx.

An honors graduate of Brown University and Northeastern University School of Law, Mr. Strouss has been a member of the Massachusetts bar since 1985. He is actively involved in the Massachusetts and Boston Bar Associations, the American Association for Justice, and the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Lawyers.

From 1995 to 1999, Mr. Strouss served as an assistant Special Assistant Attorney General for the Commonwealth in the Tobacco Litigation. His professional excellence has been recognized by numerous accolades, including being named to Best Lawyers in America for Personal Injury – Plaintiffs in 2021 and Environmental Litigation (Toxic) Lawyer of the Year in 2017 by Lawyer Monthly magazine.

The National Trial Lawyers have acknowledged him as one of the Top 100 Civil Trial Lawyers in Massachusetts, and he was selected as a 2019 Top Rated Lawyer in Mass Tort Law by The American Lawyer. Additionally, ALM Media and Martindale-Hubbell™ recognized him as one of New England's 2020 Top Rated Lawyers.