Marie E. Chafe

Marie E. Chafe is a civil and commercial trial attorney with vast experience representing businesses in product liability matters involving wrongful death, catastrophic injuries, and consequential property damages. She has worked with general counsel, national counsel, and insurers to develop strategies for successful litigation defense. Marie is active in numerous legal organizations including IADC’s Product Liability Committee. She is a National Director on DRI’s Board of Directors, and is immediate past Chair of DRI’s Women in the Law Committee as well as past President of the Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association. She is dedicated to promoting equality in the profession and mentoring women in the law. She is descended from a trailblazer: her grandmother and namesake Marie E. Jessen, who was admitted to the Ohio Bar nearly 100 years ago by the famous Carrington Tanner Marshall.