The firm is saddened to announce the death of Peter Heppner, who passed on January 17, 2026 at the age of 64. Peter was a mentor and friend to the firm for 34 years. His obituary can be found here.

 

Attorney Heppner's entire professional practice was dedicated to civil litigation and insurance matters. He graduated from Boston University in 1984 with a BA from the School of Management. He then began his career as a claims representative at Liberty Mutual Insurance before moving to Hanover Insurance Company. He attended law school at Suffolk University while working at Hanover Insurance Company, and graduated cum laude in 1991. Attorney Heppner began working with Lynch & Lynch in 1991. In 2025, he began scaling back his practice but remained as a mentor and colleague to the firm.

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Attorney Heppner had a unique split practice involving representation of plaintiffs in serious personal injury cases, and insurance defense.  He handled cases in the federal and state courts at the trial level and the appellate level. He led a group of attorneys and paralegals dedicated to the representation of injured parties in claims involving products liability, premise liability, motor vehicle torts, construction accidents, and other complex claims where there were significant and serious injuries.

 

On the insurance defense side, Attorney Heppner represented insurers and insureds in all aspects of personal injury including representation of insurers with respect to coverage issues, compliance with M.G.L. c.176D and bad faith litigation arising out of alleged errors by the insurer in the claims handling process. He participated in preparation of policy language revision to reflect the intention of the insurers with respect to coverages afforded under the policies.  He was frequently consulted by various insurers with respect to issues involving duty to defend, duty to indemnify, and policy interpretation issues.  

 

Attorney Heppner was named as a Massachusetts Super Lawyer and achieved an AV (pre-eminent) rating by his peers, as published in Martindale Hubbell®. He was also a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association Appellate Bench Bar Committee.  

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