Our Legal Team
Theodore Riordan and Deborah Bates Riordan both attended law schools in Boston. They were sworn in as lawyers on December 20, 1990, taking oaths to uphold both the Massachusetts Constitution and the United States Constitution.
Their combination of medical and legal experience gives you, the client, a competitive advantage, whether your matter is a personal injury or a criminal appeal.
Theodore Riordan and Deborah Bates Riordan are partners at Bates & Riordan, LLP. Find more about the attorney biographies on this page.
Deborah Bates Riordan
Managing Partner, Bates & Riordan, LLP
Attorney Deborah Bates Riordan has been a registered nurse since 1977. This experience gives her a unique perspective on the medical needs of her legal clients.
- Managing Partner, Bates & Riordan, LLP
- 1990, Licensed to practice law in Massachusetts
- Registered Nurse since 1977
- 1990 Graduate, Northeastern University School of Law
- 1977 Graduate, Salem State University, Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Member, Norfolk County Bar Association
- Member, Quincy Bar Association
- Admitted to practice in all Massachusetts State Courts
- Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court
- Admitted to practice before the United States Federal District Court, Massachusetts
- Admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit
- Former Board Member for the Quincy Teen Mothers
- Notary Public
Theodore Riordan
General Partner, Bates & Riordan, LLP
Theodore Riordan worked as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Florence K. Murray of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, helping draft some of that court’s significant legal decisions. He also worked as an attorney for Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, giving him an insider’s view of how claims are handled.
- 2011 Super Lawyer by Boston Magazine, November
- 2009 Massachusetts Lawyer of the Year
- 1990 Licensed to practice law in Massachusetts
- 1991-1999 Legal counsel, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company,
- 1990-1991, Judicial Law Clerk, Supreme Court of Rhode Island
- 1990 Graduate, Suffolk University Law School, cum laude
- Production Editor, Suffolk Transnational Law Review
- 1987 Graduate, Stonehill College, cum laude
- Member, Boston Bar Association
- Member, Norfolk County Bar Association
- Member, Quincy Bar Association
- Boston Municipal Court, pre-trial conference
- Quincy District Court, pre-trial conferencer
- Superior Court, Master’s List
- Admitted to practice in all Massachusetts State Courts
- Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court
- Admitted to practice before the United States Federal District Court, Massachusetts
- Admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit
- Board of Fellows, Stonehill College
- Alumni Council, Stonehill College
