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James M Ermini Esq.
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Petersham, MA Business Law Lawyer with 26 years experience
(978) 724-3500 16 North Main Street
 Petersham, MA 01366
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Kirsten Anne Rostedt
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Westminster, MA Business Law Attorney with 17 years experience
(978) 870-7422 P.O. Box 710
 Westminster, MA 01473
Business, Appeals, Civil Rights and Divorce
New York Law School
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John Espinosa
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(978) 288-1468 115 Merrimack Street
 Lowell, MA 01852
Free ConsultationLowell, MA Business Law Attorney with 8 years experience
Business, Real Estate and Tax
University of Michigan Law School
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I help entrepreneurs do business right. With over 15 years experience in the legal field from multiple perspectives, I serve entreprenurs with convenient access to quality legal advice and services without the need to visit an office. All legal work and communication regarding your matter is done through my secure client portal.

I began my legal career as a paralegal in 2002, graduated from The University of Michigan Law School with a JD in 2009, and from UMass Lowell with a MA in Peace and Conflict Studies - Conflict Resolution in 2012. After becoming a licensed attorney in Massachusetts in...
(978) 288-1468 7 Federal Street, Suite 16
 Danvers, MA 01923
(978) 288-1468 141 John Street
Suite R18
 Lowell, MA 01852
Ezra Jacob Reinstein
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Framingham, MA Business Law Lawyer with 19 years experience
(617) 935-3272 265 Danforth St
 Framingham, MA 01701
Business and Health Care
Harvard Law School
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The Lawyer for Doctors. I provide legal counsel to physicians, psychologists, and private practices. I'm happy to help you: • Analyze and negotiate your contract with private practices and hospitals • Form and run your private practice • Acquire, merge, and sell your practice • Comply with HIPAA, Stark, and Anti-Kickback Laws • Negotiate office leases and vendor contracts • Prepare for and defend disciplinary hearings • Negotiate severance packages Clear Advice for Businesses. I serve as independent general counsel for early-stage businesses. As counsel to companies such as a mobile game monetization corporation, a...
David Katz
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(508) 480-8202 5 Mount Royal Avenue
Suite 380
 Marlborough, MA 01752
Free ConsultationMarlborough, MA Business Law Lawyer with 35 years experience
Business, Collections, Construction and Landlord Tenant
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When I started to practice law 35 years ago, my father, also a lawyer, offered me some thoughtful and exceptionally valuable advice: listen carefully, do your homework, and above all, maintain a sense of humor – because you are going to need it. I have to admit that Dad was right and his wise words have resonated with me during my entire practice. Listening attentively to my clients and meticulous preparation are indeed the hallmarks of success. And, finding a way to put clients at ease establishes approachability, confidence, and most importantly, trust. Working closely with each client, I make...
Kathy Jo Cook Esq.
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Worcester, MA Business Law Lawyer with 23 years experience
(617) 720-8447 1 Exchange Pl
 Worcester, MA 01608
Free ConsultationBusiness, Animal, Consumer and Legal Malpractice
Suffolk University Law School
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Larri Parker Esq
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Worcester, MA Business Law Attorney with 31 years experience
(508) 795-0200 490 Shrewsbury Street
Piccadilly Plaza, Suite C
 Worcester, MA 01604
Business, Divorce and Family
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Larri Tonelli Parker is an experienced divorce mediator, family law attorney and small business advisor. She is an active member of the Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation and the New England Chapter of the Association for Conflict Resolution. She is a member of the Worcester County Bar Association and is licensed to practice law in Florida, Maine and Massachusetts.
Steve Holmes
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Harvard, MA Business Law Lawyer with 27 years experience
(978) 456-5201 69 Park Lane
 Harvard, MA 01451
Free ConsultationBusiness, Bankruptcy and Real Estate
Suffolk University Law School
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Member of the Massachusetts Bar since 1991
Member of Massachusetts Bar Association
Member of Middlesex County Bar Association
Member of Worcester County Bar Association
(978) 456-5201 100 Merrimack St
Suite 205C
 Lowell, MA 01852
Victor A. Denaro
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Framingham, MA Business Law Attorney with 32 years experience
(508) 620-5320 945 Concord St
 Framingham, MA 01701
Free ConsultationBusiness, Bankruptcy, Family and Personal Injury
Gonzaga University School of Law
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Kathleen A. O’Malley
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Springfield, MA Business Law Lawyer
(413) 746-4400 265 State St
 Springfield, MA 01103
Free ConsultationBusiness, Divorce, Family and Probate
Western New England University School of Law
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Massachusetts Business Law Lawyer with 33 years experience

Suffolk University Law SchoolMassachusetts
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David H. Erickson
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Acton, MA Business Law Attorney with 33 years experience
(978) 929-9995 570 Massachusetts Ave
 Acton, MA 01720
Free ConsultationBusiness, Appeals, Criminal and Personal Injury
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
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Jeffrey Fink
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Wellesley, MA Business Law Lawyer with 20 years experience
(781) 237-0338 462 Washington St.
 Wellesley, MA 02482
Free ConsultationBusiness and Arbitration & Mediation
Columbia Law School
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I am a lawyer in Wellesley, Massachusetts who strives to provide local, national and international clients with large firm quality and responsiveness in a small firm setting. I work in three main areas: business and commercial law, alternative dispute resolution for business and family law ADR.
Austin Joyce
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Worcester, MA Business Law Attorney with 39 years experience
(508) 754-7285 4 Lancaster Terrace
 Worcester, MA 01609
Free ConsultationBusiness, Civil Rights, Criminal and Employment
Suffolk University Law School
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Austin Joyce has trial experience with Reardon, Joyce & Akerson, P.C. in federal and state trial courts involving civil and criminal matters with appellate experience in federal and state courts. Austin is a general practice attorney with emphasis on police misconduct and discrimination cases. Before joining Reardon, Joyce & Akerson P.C., Austin gained experience with various aspects of probate, criminal law, estate and fiduciary taxes, foreclosures, residential real estate, civil litigation, corporate law, UCC practice, banking law, and legal research with the Law Offices of Austin M. Joyce in Auburn, MA. Visit our website: http://www.rja-law.com
Katherine Lynne Milligan
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Springfield, MA Business Law Attorney with 7 years experience
(413) 734-1002 1391 Main Street, Suite 201
 Springfield, MA 01103
Business, Collections, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Boston University
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Concentrates in general law. Including Civil Litigation, Workers Compensation, Personal Injury, Real Estate Law, Massachusetts Probate; Complex Legal Research, Business Law and Collections throughout Massachusetts and Northern Connecticut.
Jeffrey Beeler
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Framingham, MA Business Law Attorney with 26 years experience
(508) 626-8500 276 Union Ave
 Framingham, MA 01702
Free ConsultationBusiness, Appeals, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
Suffolk University Law School
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Mr. Barry W. Chapin
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Southborough, MA Business Law Attorney with 25 years experience
(508) 616-9660 352 Turnpike Road
 Southborough, MA 01772
Free ConsultationBusiness, IP and Patents
Suffolk University
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Barry Chapin is registered patent attorney with over 19 years of experience in patent and intellectual property law. He prepares patents in areas such as software, computers, and electronics. He also provides opinions, due diligence, trademark work and counsels clients ranging in size from Fortune 500 technology companys to mid-sized and start-ups. He and his firm also work with venture capital firms, major universities, and even independent inventors.
Raipher D. Pellegrino
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Springfield, MA Business Law Attorney with 26 years experience
(413) 746-4400 265 State St
 Springfield, MA 01103
Free ConsultationBusiness, Criminal and Personal Injury
Suffolk University Law School
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Lawrence Army
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Worcester, MA Business Law Lawyer with 22 years experience
(508) 793-1900 370 Main St
Suite 900
 Worcester, MA 01608
Free ConsultationBusiness, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
Suffolk University Law School
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Assisting Worcester and the surrounding areas of divorce, real estate, and business litigation, Attorney Larry is especially committed to helping families through a variety of complex family law issues, using intuitive and professional techniques to achieve clients’ goals.
Jonathan Allen
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Springfield, MA Business Law Lawyer with 20 years experience
(413) 734-1002 101 State Street
Suite 401
 Springfield, MA 01103
Business, Collections, Construction and Personal Injury
Suffolk University Law School
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Concentrates in commercial and retail debt collections, business and construction litigation in both state and federal court. Experience in business, creditors rights, contract, construction, real estate and personal injury law. Represents creditors and civil litigants throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Kristi A. Bodin
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AMHERST, MA Business Law Lawyer with 23 years experience
(413) 549-3766 150 Fearing St., Ste. 19
 AMHERST, MA 01002
Free ConsultationBusiness, Administrative, Municipal and Personal Injury
Western New England University School of Law
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Kristi A. Bodin received a B.A. from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1980, and a Juris Doctor from Western New England College School of Law in 1994. Prior to entering the legal profession, Attorney Bodin worked as a manufacturing management professional for several large Massachusetts-based companies which produced industrial and consumer products for domestic and international markets. Attorney Bodin concentrates her practice in municipal law, small business formation and advising, construction law, and civil litigation including personal injury law. She has been assistant counsel to the Bondsville Fire and Water District and assisted Alan Seewald...
Jesse T. Morrison
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West Brookfield, MA Business Law Attorney with 11 years experience
(508) 453-2776 50 N. Main Street
 West Brookfield, MA 01585
Business, Personal Injury, Probate and Real Estate
Southwestern University School of Law
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Mr. Morrison grew up in the town of New Braintree in Worcester County, Massachusetts. He graduated from Quabbin Regional High School with honors in 1992. He then graduated magna cum laude from Western New England University in 1996 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. Subsequently, he moved to California and worked as a claims adjuster for a large insurance company before attending Southwestern University School of Law in downtown Los Angeles, graduating with a Juris Doctorate in June 2006. Mr. Morrison was admitted to the California Bar in December of 2006 and continued...
Stephen Edward Spelman
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Springfield, MA Business Law Lawyer with 27 years experience
(413) 785-6107 67 Market Street
P.O. Box 9035
 Springfield, MA 01102-9035
Free ConsultationBusiness, Criminal, DUI and White Collar Crime
University of South Carolina School of Law
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Stephen Spelman is an experienced civil and criminal trial attorney. Stephen served as an Assistant District Attorney in the Homicide Unit of the Hampden County District Attorney's Office. He has tried more than 200 cases in state and federal court. Stephen served as a JAG Colonel in the Army Reserve, including two tours in Iraq and one tour as the senior criminal defense attorney for the Army, supervising court martial defense world-wide.
George C. Malonis
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Dracut, MA Business Law Attorney with 25 years experience
(978) 453-4500 14 Loon Hill Road
 Dracut, MA 01826
Free ConsultationBusiness, Bankruptcy, Divorce and Personal Injury
Suffolk University Law School and Boston University School of Law
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George C. Malonis was educated at Suffolk Law School, Babson College (MBA) and Boston University (BA). He is licensed in the states of Massachusetts and New Hampshire. George C. Malonis offers comprehensive, professional legal services with 20 years' experienced counsel and support staff.
John D. Keeton Jr.
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Westborough, MA Business Law Attorney with 48 years experience
14 South Street
2nd Floor
 Westborough, MA 01581
Free ConsultationBusiness, Construction, Divorce and Employment
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For over 40 years, I have been a trial attorney, mediator, and conciliator in the Massachusetts and federal courts. I am admitted to practice in the trial and appellate Massachusetts and federal courts, including the United States Supreme Court. I am the principal and founder of Mass Mediators, which was established by a team of trained and experienced attorney mediators and retired Massachusetts Trial Court Judges.
14 Havard Street
 Worcester, MA 01545
P.O. Box 146
 Northborough, MA 01532
Judd Peskin
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Springfield, MA Business Law Attorney with 42 years experience
(413) 734-1002 101 State St
 Springfield, MA 01103
Business, Personal Injury, Securities and Workers' Comp
University of Connecticut School of Law
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Judd L. Peskin has been a lawyer since 1976, and concentrates in personal injury, workers’ compensation, and corporate/partnership law. His experience in the business world – as president of a manufacturing company and strategy consultant for Accenture (formerly Arthur Andersen consulting) – gives him a rare and valued perspective in dealing with commercial litigation matters, business formation, non-competition agreements, corporate “divorces” and partnership dissolutions.
(413) 734-1002 101 State Street
Suite 401
 Springfield, MA 01103
Michael Thomas Baker Esquire
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Holliston, MA Business Law Attorney with 13 years experience
(800) 701-0352 841 Washington Street
 Holliston, MA 01746
Free ConsultationBusiness, Elder, Estate Planning and Tax
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Baker Law Group, PC with offices in MetroWest Boston, Hingham and Plymouth specializes in estate planning, elder law, asset protection and business law services, tailor-made to a client's particular needs and wishes. Our legal counsel is essential - whether you have a growing family, are planning to retire, are investing in property, or are starting or exiting a business - to protect your assets today and efficiently transfer your wealth tomorrow.
(781) 996-5656 101 Derby Street, Suite 203
 Hingham, MA 02043
(800) 701-0352 36 Cordage Park Circle
Suite 222
 Plymouth, MA 02360
Brian William Leahey
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Tyngsborough, MA Business Law Lawyer with 24 years experience
(978) 459-0396 1 Bridgeview Circle, Suite 15
 Tyngsborough, MA 01879
Business, Employment, Estate Planning and Municipal
Georgetown University Law Center
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Attorney Brian W. Leahey is an experienced attorney who provides his clients with a dedicated, knowledgeable, and passionate advocate. Attorney Leahey is thorough and efficient in representing their interests in a pragmatic, cost-effective, manner. Over the past twenty (20) years, he has handled a range of sophisticated legal matters including trying complex civil lawsuits, resolving government procurement issues, addressing voting concerns, dealing with labor relations and collective bargaining disputes, drafting and negotiating intricate contracts, conducting internal employment investigations, and identifying and preparing remediation plans for organizational deficiencies. For more information, please visit leaheypc.com
Herbert Warren Cooper IV
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Wellesley, MA Business Law Attorney with 26 years experience
(781) 237-7766 8 Grove St
Suite 205
 Wellesley, MA 02482
Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Boston College Law School
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My practice focuses on assisting small businesses in their contractual, employment, and intellectual property legal needs, guiding couples and individuals through the estate planning process, helping fiduciaries and beneficiaries through the necessary tasks required to wrap up the affairs of a decedent, including preparation of estate tax returns, and assisting buyers and sellers of residential real estate in the purchase or sale of homes and houses.
(603) 369-3642 P.O. Box 4019
 Concord, NH 03301
Raymond Thomas Weicker
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Chelmsford, MA Business Law Attorney with 23 years experience
(978) 250-4255 25 Fletcher Street
 Chelmsford, MA 01824
Business, Bankruptcy, Collections and Real Estate
Brooklyn Law School
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David Chenelle
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Westford, MA Business Law Lawyer with 23 years experience
(978) 496-2000 6 Lyberty Way
Suite 201
 Westford, MA 01886
Free ConsultationBusiness, Bankruptcy, Consumer and Foreclosure Defense
Massachusetts School of Law
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An advocate in the representation of consumer, commercial and business clients in the United States Bankruptcy Court. My practice involves all aspects of bankruptcy including cases filed as Chapter 7, Chapter 11 and Chapter 13. I am dedicated to helping you regain control of your finances and ultimately, your life. I provide personalized, dedicated service to my clients who are overburdened by debt and wish to make a clean financial start.
Stacey Elin Rossi
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Drury, MA Business Law Lawyer with 7 years experience
(413) 248-7622 65 Church Road
 Drury, MA 01343
Business, Education and Real Estate
Western New England University School of Law
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Provide closing and title services to national and local banks, mortgage companies, loan officers, brokers, and consumers. Write deeds, search titles, prepare and process closing documents, disburse settlement funds, and execute closings. Analyze legal liability of businesses and implement crucial policies necessary to safeguard against potential legal claims. Form domestic and foreign corporations and other business entities. Prepare various legal disclaimers and contracts essential to protect businesses including but not limited to employee handbooks, confidentiality agreements, and corporate resolutions. Represent parties at school meetings, mediation sessions, and due process hearings. Civil litigation. Provide mobile notary services to Berkshire and Franklin...
Attorney Daniel Karpman
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Springfield, MA Business Law Attorney with 26 years experience
(413) 734-5700 135 State Street
2nd floor
 Springfield, MA 01103
Free ConsultationBusiness, Criminal, DUI and Divorce
Western New England University School of Law
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The Law Office of Daniel Karpman, established in 1992, is a full service law firm with offices in Springfield, Massachusetts and Northampton, Massachusetts. We offer personal and cost-effective legal solutions to individuals and businesses. Attorney Karpman received his law degree from Western New England College School of Law, and has an M.B.A. in Management and Finance from New York University Graduate School of Business. You can expect the highest quality in legal counsel through personal, responsive, and individualized service. We strive to develop and sustain long-term relationships with our clients by earning their trust and through our steadfast commitment to...
Steven J. O'Neill
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Monson, MA Business Law Lawyer with 26 years experience
(888) 766-3455 90 Main St.
 Monson, MA 01057
Business and Construction
University of Oregon School of Law
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Marvin Cable
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Amherst, MA Business Law Attorney
(413) 268-6500 67 North Pleasant Street
(above the Monkey Bar)
 Amherst, MA 01002
Free ConsultationBusiness, Communications, Criminal and IP
Western New England University School of Law
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Irwin I. Weitz
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Springfield, MA Business Law Lawyer with 54 years experience
(413) 746-4400 265 State St
 Springfield, MA 01103
Free ConsultationBusiness, Bankruptcy, Family and Personal Injury
Georgetown University Law Center
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Brian T Akashian
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Chelmsford, MA Business Law Attorney with 14 years experience
(978) 459-6320 One Courthouse Lane
 Chelmsford, MA 01824
Free ConsultationBusiness, DUI, Divorce and Family
Suffolk University Law School
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V. Van Johnson III
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Springfield, MA Business Law Attorney with 14 years experience
(413) 746-4400 265 State St
 Springfield, MA 01103
Free ConsultationBusiness, Arbitration & Mediation, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Western New England University School of Law
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Mr. James Riley Hodder
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Worcester, MA Business Law Attorney with 10 years experience
(508) 791-5541 333 Park Avenue
 Worcester, MA 01610-1022
Business, Employment, Family and Insurance Claims
Suffolk University Law School
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Richard Kalinowski
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Worcester, MA Business Law Attorney with 35 years experience
(508) 713-1555 Suite 311
35 Harvard Street
 Worcester, MA 01609
Business, Estate Planning, Landlord Tenant and Real Estate
University of Tulsa
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Over 30 years of experience as a practicing attorney.
Mark Edward Burke Esq.
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Burlington, MA Business Law Attorney with 28 years experience
(781) 273-3801 Executive Place
50 Mall Road, Suite 208
 Burlington, MA 01803
Free ConsultationBusiness, Bankruptcy, Construction and Divorce
University of New Hampshire School of Law and Northeastern University
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Since its founding in 1996, dedication and commitment to serving clients has been at the heart of the Law Office of Mark E. Burke. Attorney Burke is both book smart and street smart and he prides himself on economical, efficient and successful results.

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