Gramlich, Richard C.

Jack Dunham, Chair of Wiggin and Dana's Litigation Department, has tried to a conclusion many cases of various types, before juries, judges and arbitrators, in jurisdictions across the country.

For over thirty years Mr. Dunham has represented businesses in a wide variety of complex litigation, including antitrust, patent and trademark infringement, trade secrets, product recall and employment discrimination disputes. He has also defended hospitals and physicians in numerous medical malpractice cases involving complex medical issues and large damage claims.

Mr. Dunham has extensive experience representing, at trial and on appeal, franchisors, manufacturers and importers in disputes with franchisees, area developers, dealers, distributors, vendors and brokers. He is the Immediate Past Chair of the American Bar Association Forum on Franchising, served as Chair of the Forum from August 2007-July 2009, previously served as the Editor-in-Chief of the ABA Franchise Law Journal, and is ranked by Chambers USA 2009 as one of the eight leading franchise lawyers in the United States.

Mr. Dunham is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and is included in The Best Lawyers in America as both a commercial litigator and franchise lawyer. From 2002-2006, Mr. Dunham served as Chair of the Wiggin and Dana Executive Committee.

Before starting at Wiggin and Dana in 1979, Mr. Dunham was a law clerk to Judge Robert A. Ainsworth, Jr., of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans.

He graduated from Trinity College, Phi Beta Kappa, and with honors in history and received his J.D. from New York University School of Law, where he was a Note & Comment Editor of the Law Review.