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Stephanie Greene
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Stephanie Greene
Business Lawyer Serving Mattapan, MA
Free Consultation! Over 30 Years of Legal Experience! Exceptional Advocacy!
I provide dedicated and determined legal advocacy for business law matters. I am committed to pursuing the best possible outcomes for your legal disputes! Visit my website for more information, call for a consultation. Read More »
Andrew Fischer
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Andrew Fischer
Business Lawyer Serving Mattapan, MA
Free Consultation! Extensive Experience & Success in Business Law Advocacy!
I am an aggressive business law attorney. I am a passionate proponent of the rights and interests of those with business law needs! Visit my website for client reviews and case results. Call for a free consultation. Read More »
Narini  Badalian
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Narini Badalian
Boston, MA Business Law Attorney
(617) 523-4552 500 Commercial Street
#4R
Boston, MA 02109
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
Northeastern University School of Law
Alex R. Hess
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Alex R. Hess
Cambridge, MA Business Law Attorney with 13 years of experience
(617) 444-8539 245 First Street, 18th Floor
Riverview II
Cambridge, MA 02142
Free ConsultationBusiness, Appeals and Bankruptcy
Suffolk University Law School and Lafayette College
I am an experienced Trial Lawyer with significant trial and litigation experience in both the U.S. Bankruptcy, U.S. District, and State Superior & Appellate Courts. I represent businesses, high net-worth individuals and families, and corporations both in and out of Court. As a season trial attorney and bankruptcy practitioner, I handle high-profile and serious federal, internal, state and local investigations.

My experience from both sides of the courtroom aisle brings a significant layer of insight to the advice I provide clients. I have experience prosecuting embezzlement and corporate shareholder disputes as well as defending felonies, securities fraud, and homicide cases. I...
Joshua D. Mansfield
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Joshua D. Mansfield
Charlestown, MA Business Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
(617) 426-8100 105 Main St
Charlestown, MA 02129
Business, Family and Immigration
Suffolk University Law School
Attorney Mansfield serves as a Managing Attorney at O'Neil Hauser Mansfield, P.C. He is a graduate of Suffolk University Law School and has been practicing in the field of immigration for the past 13 years. He specializes in adjustment of status, naturalization, provisional waivers of inadmissibility and other waivers of inadmissibility. He also frequently represents clients filing asylum, affirmative and defensive, both before USCIS and the Immigration Court. He is an expert in drafting motions to reopen and other motion practice, withholding of removal, cancellation of removal, both lawful permanent residents and non-lawful permanent residents, challenging charges of removability, marital...
Victor J. Koufman
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Victor J. Koufman
(617) 423-2212 145 Tremont St., 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02111
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfBoston, MA Business Law Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Business, Civil Rights and Insurance Defense
Northeastern University School of Law
Chris Dahl
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Chris Dahl
Newton, MA Business Law Lawyer with 37 years of experience
(617) 970-1000 Riverside Center
275 Grove Street, Suite 2-400
Newton, MA 02466
Business and IP
Harvard University and Northeastern University
Chris has experience in Silicon Valley and Boston, working with companies and investors recognized around the world. DLC provides strategic legal counsel to start-ups, emerging companies, venture capital and other investors, as a scalable general counsel or on a project basis. Substantial experience through the life cycle of rapid growth companies, including: company organization, seed and VC financings, intellectual property, software, internet, SAAS, licensing and strategic partnerships, international expansion and M&A transactions.
Michael Bednarz
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Michael Bednarz
Boston, MA Business Law Lawyer
(617) 557-3030 44 School Street
9th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Business and Employment
Suffolk University Law School
Kevin Michael Plante
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Kevin Michael Plante
Boston, MA Business Law Lawyer with 28 years of experience
(617) 784-8306 20 Park Plaza
Suite 498
Boston, MA 02116
Business, Appeals, Education and Employment
Syracuse University and Vermont Law School
Mr. Plante is the founder of General Counsel LLC. He was General Counsel at Perkins School for the Blind, where he handled all legal affairs of the organization. He performed legal work including contract, employment, regulatory, education and litigation. He drafted, reviewed and negotiated private and governmental agreements. Mr. Plante advised the Board of Trustees, the President and CEO, the CFO and Senior Management on legal and business issues. He served as Secretary to the Board of Trustees. Mr. Plante supervised and managed all outside counsel. He handled all disputes including litigation, administrative proceedings, settlements and internal investigations. He regularly...
Daniel I. Lampke
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Daniel I. Lampke
Boston, MA Business Law Lawyer with 5 years of experience
(617) 412-4099 100 State Street
Suite 900
Boston, MA 02109
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfBusiness, Collections, Consumer and Employment
New England Law | Boston
Michael J Bace
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Michael J Bace
Boston, MA Business Law Attorney with 17 years of experience
(508) 922-8328 7 Liberty Square
2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Business, Collections and Employment
New England Law | Boston
We are litigators. We are attorneys who help Massachusetts employees that are owed overtime, unpaid wages, or have other issues at work. We help people misclassified as "independent contractors" recoup the benefits of employment - as well as pursuing general civil litigation across a wide array of topics.
Adam Rowe
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Adam Rowe
Boston, MA Business Law Attorney with 28 years of experience
(617) 367-6767 77 Franklin Street
Third Floor
Boston, MA 02110
Business, Divorce, Family and Medical Malpractice
Suffolk University Law School
Adam A. Rowe is a trial attorney and a partner at the Boston, Crowe & Dunn. He is a 1992 graduate of the University of Glasgow, Scotland (Joint English and History, Master of Arts Honours Degree), and earned his law degree from Suffolk University Law School (Magna Cum Laude) in 1996, where he was a member of the Moot Court Honor Board.
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Attorney Rowe is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the State of Maine, and Washington, D.C., as well as the United States District Court for the Districts of Massachusetts & Maine, and the First...
Kevin William Gaughen
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Kevin William Gaughen
East Weymouth, MA Business Law Attorney with 44 years of experience
(781) 335-0374 528 Broad St
East Weymouth, MA 02189
Free ConsultationBusiness, Criminal, DUI and Domestic Violence
Suffolk University Law School
Andrew Fischer
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Andrew Fischer
Boston, MA Business Law Lawyer with 44 years of experience
(617) 777-7777 1 International Pl
Unit 1810
Boston, MA 02110
Free ConsultationBusiness, Consumer, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Suffolk University Law School
Jeremy Y. Weltman
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Jeremy Y. Weltman
Wellesley, MA Business Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
(781) 997-1600 60 Walnut Street
Wellesley, MA 02481
Business, Civil Rights, Construction and Employment
Northeastern University
Jeremy Y. Weltman is a partner in the Kerstein, Coren & Lichtenstein litigation practice group where he brings an assertive and practical, results-oriented approach to help resolve clients’ personal and professional legal issues. Jeremy’s concentration is civil and commercial litigation, encompassing KCL’s varied general litigation practice with substantive experience handling complex commercial and business litigation, employment litigation, real estate disputes, construction, class-action, civil rights, ADA accessibility litigation, multi-party product liability, consumer protection, insurance coverage, municipal disputes, appellate advocacy and other tort based litigation matters. Jeremy has adeptly litigated and negotiated disputes for a wide range of clients including Fortune...
Michael Tabb
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Michael Tabb
Boston, MA Business Law Lawyer with 43 years of experience
(617) 261-0040 75 Park Plaza 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02116
Free ConsultationBusiness, Administrative and Personal Injury
Boston University School of Law
Abe Cohn
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Abe Cohn
Somerville, MA Business Law Attorney
(617) 616-5761 697 Broadway Suite #6
Somerville, MA 02144
Free ConsultationBusiness, Communications, IP and Trademarks
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Cohn Legal, PLLC is a boutique law firm that focuses on startups and entrepreneurs, with an emphasis on providing excellence in Intellectual property protection. On the most fundamental level, our goal is to provide our clients with exceptional legal guidance and support at cost-effective rates. Extensive experience in handling complex IP law has equipped our attorneys with the requisite knowledge and expertise to deliver work of truly extraordinary quality. While excellence in legal representation is a given, we take greater pride in our ability to forge lasting bonds with our clients.

Cohn Legal, PLLC specializes in intellectual property protection and corporate...
Duo Liu
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Duo Liu
Boston, MA Business Law Attorney
(857) 990-9060
Ext. 1002
867 Boylston Street
5th Floor
Boston, MA 02116
Business, Criminal, Immigration and Tax
Boston University School of Law
Attorney Duo Liu works closely with the partnership to set the firm’s strategy and helps to execute it through his leadership of the business support team. In practice, Attorney Liu is a creative and accomplished litigator with a focus on complex commercial litigation in state and federal courts. The consistent attention and practical advice he gives clients often serves to defuse tensions and avoid conflicts. When disputes do occur, Attorney Liu is an effective, persuasive litigator whose extensive subject matter proficiency gives clients and client teams a distinct advantage. Attorney Liu has particular experience in establishing legal structures and operational plans for...
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Joseph A. Swartz
Boston, MA Business Law Lawyer with 44 years of experience
(800) 545-3732 10 Marshall St
Boston, MA 02108
Free ConsultationBusiness, Employment, Medical Malpractice and Nursing Home
Suffolk University Law School and Northeastern University School of Law
Jed DeWick
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Jed DeWick
Boston, MA Business Law Lawyer with 22 years of experience
(617) 849-6213 10 Post Office Square
7th Floor South
Boston, MA 02109
Business, Employment and Personal Injury
Boston College Law School
Seth Orkand
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Seth Orkand
Boston, MA Business Law Lawyer with 16 years of experience
(617) 557-5915 One Boston Place, 25th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Free ConsultationBusiness, Criminal and White Collar Crime
Boston College Law School
Seth B. Orkand focuses his practice on white-collar criminal defense, government and corporate internal investigations, research misconduct investigations, college and university disciplinary actions, and complex commercial litigation. He serves as co-chair of our firm's Government Enforcement and White-Collar Defense team and is a member of our Business Litigation group and Internal Investigations and Corporate Compliance team. Government Enforcement + White-Collar Criminal Defense Seth’s experience includes representation of corporations and individuals in federal and state white-collar criminal matters as well as a variety of government investigations and litigation matters. He has particular experience in the areas of health care fraud, off-label marketing,...
Michelle DelMar
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Michelle DelMar
Boston, MA Business Law Lawyer with 24 years of experience
(617) 721-1968 Ten Post Office Square, Suite 800S
Boston, MA 02110
Business, IP, International and Trademarks
New England Law | Boston
With 20 years experience, Michelle L. DelMar, Esq. provides business, trademark, contract and corporation advice and representation. Michelle helps start new businesses, existing Businesses grow and executives achieve their goals.
Sean P. O'Connor
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Sean P. O'Connor
Boston, MA Business Law Attorney with 15 years of experience
(617) 523-6666 200 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
Business, Arbitration & Mediation, Civil Rights and Employment
Northeastern University School of Law
Sean is an attorney at Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP where he represents employers in labor and employment matters. Sean represents both public and private sector clients in litigation before federal and state courts as well as administrative agencies throughout the country. Sean litigates and counsels clients on the full range of labor and employment matters. Some of the most common issues he handles concern: claims of discrimination, retaliation and harassment; disability accommodation and leaves of absence matters; wage and hour disputes; non-competition and non-solicitation violations; trade secret misappropriation; claims of wrongful discharge; and unfair labor practice charges. In...
Herbert S. Cohen
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Herbert S. Cohen
Boston, MA Business Law Attorney with 66 years of experience
(617) 523-4552 500 Commercial Street
#4R
Boston, MA 02109
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
Columbia Law School
Roderick S. Oreste
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Roderick S. Oreste
Boston, MA Business Law Lawyer with 14 years of experience
(617) 871-9662 75 Arlington Street
Suite 500
Boston, MA 02116
Free ConsultationBusiness, Estate Planning, Family and Real Estate
Suffolk University Law School
Attorney Roderick S. Oreste is the principal attorney of Oreste Law. He received his Juris Doctor degree from Suffolk University Law School and holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Before founding his law firm, Rod spent over 12 years working for New England's beloved baseball team, the Boston Red Sox. During his tenure there, he held several management positions in the Public Affairs department and acted as the Red Sox alumni liaison. He dealt with all issues concerning former Red Sox players and coaches...
Raymond P. Ausrotas
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Raymond P. Ausrotas
Boston, MA Business Law Lawyer with 25 years of experience
(617) 849-6212 10 Post Office Square
7th Floor South
Boston, MA 02109
Business, Appeals and Arbitration & Mediation
The George Washington University Law School
Alan Segal
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Alan Segal
Needham, MA Business Law Lawyer with 50 years of experience
(781) 444-9676 175 Highland Ave
Needham, MA 02494
Business, Estate Planning, Insurance Claims and Real Estate
The Needham, Massachusetts Law Office of Attorney Alan H. Segal has been providing legal services to the Greater Boston Massachusetts community for over 30 years. Alan and his associates through the years have provided legal consultation in the areas of Massachusetts real estate law, business law, and estate planning with a sincere, personal touch to their clients. Alan has appeared on local television, cable and the radio offering his insights on current legal issues. He and his staff understand that finding your way through the legal system can be a complex and overwhelming task. They take pride in being available when...
John F. Rossi
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John F. Rossi
Boston, MA Business Law Lawyer with 42 years of experience
(617) 742-5400 101 Federal Street
Suite 1900
Boston, MA 02110
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfBusiness, Divorce and Employment
Suffolk University Law School
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John Rossi has been a trial lawyer since 1981 providing executives, professionals & business owners legal representation in the areas of employment law, business litigation, domestic relations and tort law. He is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, the national business school honor society, the American Bar Association, the Massachusetts Bar Association, and is a past officer of the Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association. Mr. Rossi has been featured in Massachusetts’ leading legal publication on litigation related issues, and is awarded the highest rating from the...
Jason Savageau
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Jason Savageau
Boston, MA Business Law Lawyer with 11 years of experience
(617) 340-6623 One Boston Place
Suite 2600
Boston, MA 02108
Business, Construction, Landlord Tenant and Real Estate
Suffolk University Law School
Amie DiGiampaolo
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Amie DiGiampaolo
Boston, MA Business Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
(800) 652-4783 36 Bromfield Street
Suite 502
Boston, MA 02108
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfBusiness, Employment and Trademarks
Suffolk University Law School
Amie DiGiampaolo is a Senior Associate at The Jacobs Law, LLC, a Boston-based business and business litigation law firm that provides high-quality legal services and litigation representation to businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals. The Jacobs Law handles business-related legal matters including entity formation and registration, financing, contract drafting and review, intellectual property rights, technology transfer, and commercialization. Since joining the The Jacobs Law in 2018, Attorney DiGiampaolo's practice is heavily focused on Business Litigation, and she advises and represents clients in business-related legal disputes from the beginning of the dispute through all aspects of litigation. Contact The Jacobs Law LLC today...
John Cavanaugh
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John Cavanaugh
Wellesley, MA Business Law Lawyer with 33 years of experience
(781) 431-2525 20 William Street
Suite G-75
Wellesley, MA 02481
Free ConsultationBusiness
Boston University School of Law
Attorney John Cavanaugh is an experienced Massachusetts attorney practicing primarily in the areas of business law, business litigation, general civil litigation, and other related legal matters.
Howard Goldman
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Howard Goldman
Needham, MA Business Law Attorney
(781) 292-1080 160 Gould Street
Needham, MA 02492
Free ConsultationBusiness, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Boston University School of Law
HOWARD S. GOLDMAN concentrates his practice in business law for closely held companies, real estate, litigation, conveyancing, condominium law, civil litigation, and financing. He is a lecturer for the National Business Institute and the Institute of Real Estate Managers, and is the editor-in-chief of The Community Association Institute and The Professional Planner. Mr. Goldman has been admitted to practice in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island. He is an active member of the Boston, Norfolk, and Massachusetts Bar Associations, the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, Real Estate Bar Association, and the Attorneys Committee of the Community Association Institute. He is also...
Edward Robert Wiest
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Edward Robert Wiest
Cambridge, MA Business Law Attorney with 44 years of experience
(617) 547-6500 81 Dana Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Business, Arbitration & Mediation and Stockbroker Fraud
Harvard Law School
Edward R. Wiest is a Boston-based attorney with a client driven agenda, providing business litigation, dispute resolution and consulting services to organizations and individuals.
Kevin T. Peters
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Kevin T. Peters
Boston, MA Business Law Attorney with 37 years of experience
(617) 531-8366 40 Broad Street
7th Floor South
Boston, MA 02109
Business, Employment, Legal Malpractice and Medical Malpractice
Suffolk University
Julio R Hernando
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Julio R Hernando
Weymouth, MA Business Law Lawyer with 28 years of experience
(781) 335-0374 528 Broad St
Weymouth, MA 02189
Free ConsultationBusiness, DUI, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Suffolk University Law School
Julio R. Hernando joined the firm in 1997 from the Norfolk County District Attorney's office where he served as an Assistant District Attorney in Quincy District Court and as the Assistant District Attorney in charge of the Stoughton District Court. Mr. Hernando is a graduate of Saint Anselm College where he was awarded his B.A. and of Suffolk University Law School where he received his Juris Doctorate degree. He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States District Court for Massachusetts and all Massachusetts Courts. Mr. Hernando concentrates his practice in the areas of Estate Planning...
Scott D Kuhn
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Scott D Kuhn
Cambridge, MA Business Law Attorney with 10 years of experience
(413) 459-6051 Cambridge St.
Cambridge, MA 02141
Free ConsultationBusiness, Criminal, Divorce and Personal Injury
Massachusetts School of Law
From Engineer to Business Manager to Entrepreneur to Technology Director and now Lawyer. Whatever your profession -- Whatever your situation -- I can understand and relate. Your first visit with me is free, so don't hesitate to call me to set up an appointment.
Mehmet Baysan
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Mehmet Baysan
Boston, MA Business Law Attorney with 13 years of experience
(617) 784-0525 90 Canal Street
4th Floor
Boston, MA 02114
Business and White Collar Crime
Suffolk University Law School
Mehmet Baysan is a partner in HB's Corporate and Government Enforcement and White Collar Criminal Defense groups. He is also a managing member of the firm. Mr. Baysan's practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, regulatory and enforcement matters. His clients include international airlines, international businesses and U.S. businesses.

Mr. Baysan regularly represents international institutions on complex civil, criminal and administrative enforcement matters including assisting foreign companies enter the U.S. market and avoid criminal and civil exposure. With experience in a wide array of corporate compliance and enforcement matters, Mr. Baysan has counseled U.S. and international companies on numerous...
Joshua Loveall
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Joshua Loveall
Boston, MA Business Law Attorney with 10 years of experience
(617) 720-5657 185 Devonshire St.
10th Floor
Boston, MA 02110
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfBusiness, Probate, Real Estate and Securities
Georgetown University Law Center
Attorney Loveall earned his Juris Doctorate from the Georgetown University Law Center and bachelors degree in psychology from The Johns Hopkins University. Attorney Loveall was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 2013 and after moving to Boston was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 2014.
Daze Swift Lee
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Daze Swift Lee
Boston, MA Business Law Lawyer with 8 years of experience
(617) 523-4552 500 Commercial Street
#4R
Boston, MA 02109
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
University of Massachusetts School of Law
Mr. Jonas Jacobson
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Mr. Jonas Jacobson
Cambridge, MA Business Law Attorney with 14 years of experience
(617) 230-2779 872 Massachusetts Ave.
Unit 1-6
Cambridge, MA 02139
Free ConsultationBusiness, Collections, Construction and Foreclosure Defense
Suffolk University Law School
Consumers, and business owners, will appreciate the litigation experience I bring to managing their issues. I handle all types of civil litigation related to money owed, and money owing. That includes bankruptcy. If you are in debt, or if someone owes you money, you call me for help. Likewise, if you are facing foreclosure, and want to pursue the bank - I am your man. I try to avoid litigation, where possible, especially if the client has an on-going relationship with the potential plaintiff or defendant. However, I am more than happy to to take a matter to a jury,...
Lourdes M. Zorrilla
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Lourdes M. Zorrilla
Allston, MA Business Law Attorney
(800) 541-4542 20 Linden St
Allston, MA 02134
Free ConsultationBusiness and Probate
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Scott Adam Schlager
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Scott Adam Schlager
Boston, MA Business Law Attorney with 8 years of experience
(617) 488-8100 100 Summer Street
22nd Floor
Boston, MA 02110
Business and Real Estate
Suffolk University Law School
Scott Schlager represents lenders, institutional investors, commercial and retail tenants, developers, and other owners and operators of commercial real estate and emerging companies in a wide variety of transactional matters throughout the United States. Scott’s practice focuses on acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, portfolio transactions, leases, and development in the retail, office, multifamily, industrial, cold storage, and life sciences real estate sectors. Scott continues to advise clients on issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, including borrowers, lenders, landlords, and tenants. He also provides practical counsel to emerging companies. Prior to joining Pierce Atwood, Scott was an associate at a Boston-based boutique law firm...
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