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Michael S. Mehrmann
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Plymouth County, MA Business Law Lawyer with 33 years experience

Suffolk University Law SchoolMassachusetts
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Timothy Wilton
Timothy Wilton
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Massachusetts Business Law Attorney

Harvard Law School and Harvard Law SchoolMassachusetts and U.S. Supreme Court
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Alexander Rodriguez
Alexander Rodriguez
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Massachusetts Business Law Attorney

St. Thomas UniversityMassachusetts and Florida
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Samuel W. Fern
Samuel W. Fern
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Massachusetts Business Law Attorney with 23 years experience

Suffolk University Law SchoolMassachusetts
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Danielle G. Van Ess
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Plymouth County, MA Business Law Attorney with 16 years experience
(781) 740-0848 61 South Street
 Hingham, MA 02043
Business, Estate Planning and Probate
Boston University School of Law and The George Washington University Law School
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Danielle founded DGVE law, LLC in September of 2008 with a vision for a new kind of law firm based on a philosophy of compassionately providing high quality, holistic legal services in a friendly and relaxed manner, in a comfortable setting and in an environmentally conscientious way. Danielle enjoys the privilege of working with people of all ages, in all stages of life, from all types of families, through enthusiastic referrals from clients to their friends and family members. As a mother of 4 young daughters (currently spanning a range from preschool to pre-teen), Danielle is deeply empathetic...
Michael S. Mehrmann
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Plymouth County, MA Business Law Lawyer with 33 years experience
(781) 585-3911 29 Main Street
 Kingston, MA 02364
Free ConsultationBusiness, Divorce, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Suffolk University Law School
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Timothy E. Angley
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Plymouth County, MA Business Law Lawyer with 18 years experience
(508) 746-1382 121 Warren Avenue
 Plymouth, MA 02360
Free ConsultationBusiness, Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
Suffolk University Law School
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A local firm with a focus on Residential and Commercial Real Estate, Wills & Estates, and Business Law. We work with every client personally and strive to give you the best possible experience.
Paul Epstein
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Plymouth County, MA Business Law Attorney with 33 years experience
(781) 829-0700 1165 Washington Street
Suite 2
 Hanover, MA 02339
Business, Arbitration & Mediation, Criminal and DUI
University of New Hampshire School of Law
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Paul Epstein, a native of Hull, graduated Hull High School in 1971. He continued his education at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating with a B.S. in Criminology. Mr. Epstein also has an M.S. in Criminal Justice from American International College, and a J.D. from Franklin Pierce Law Center. Before starting law school, he worked as a police officer and an investigator for the public defender's office. Upon graduation from law school, he worked as an Assistant District Attorney in Essex County, where he became the supervising ADA for the Lawrence area. As recognition of his extensive trial experience, Mr. Epstein...
Christopher F. Murray
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Plymouth County, MA Business Law Attorney with 17 years experience
(508) 746-4144 18 Main St. Extension
Suite 301
 Plymouth, MA 02360
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Attorney Christopher F. Murray is the founder and principal of Plymouth Rock Legal. He is an experienced trial attorney and former prosecutor who represents clients in commercial and business litigation, personal injury, and criminal matters. Our lawyers are well versed in the law and in the courtroom. We approach our cases with years of experience and success in helping to advocate your case. We understand that each matter is important to each client and provide the type of quality individualized service that larger firms cannot. We pledge to give superior legal representation to the client at a reasonable cost....
George Boerger
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Plymouth County, MA Business Law Attorney with 29 years experience
(781) 585-2900 20 Tremont Street, Suite 17 (Entrance #9)
P.O. Box 2827
 Duxbury, MA 02332
Business, Bankruptcy, Divorce and Estate Planning
University of Michigan Law School
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Keith C. Elder
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Plymouth County, MA Business Law Lawyer with 11 years experience
(781) 585-4441 68 Evergreen Street
Suite 8E
 Kingston, MA 02364
Business, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Entertainment & Sports
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Michael Thomas Baker Esquire
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Plymouth County, MA Business Law Attorney with 13 years experience
(781) 996-5656 101 Derby Street, Suite 203
 Hingham, MA 02043
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.
(800) 701-0352 841 Washington Street
 Holliston, MA 01746
(800) 701-0352 36 Cordage Park Circle
Suite 222
 Plymouth, MA 02360
Brian R Lewis
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Plymouth County, MA Business Law Attorney
(508) 946-3323 1 Main St
 Lakeville, MA 02347
Business, Bankruptcy and Real Estate
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At the Law Office of Brian R. Lewis, our Massachusetts bankruptcy attorneys carry over twenty years of combined experience. We have a proven track record of providing legal advice and representation in matters related to bankruptcy, foreclosures, and debt relief. Servicing the South Shore and Eastern Massachusetts areas, our firm focuses on helping our clients achieve freedom from debt through both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy. You may also be surprised to know that there are solutions to your debt issues that do not always require you to file bankruptcy. However, when there is no better alternative, we will...
Hiram Pan
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Plymouth County, MA Business Law Attorney with 28 years experience
(978) 317-1350 34 Curtis Street
 Scituate, MA 02066
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
Cornell University
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Reza Breakstone
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Clients come to me because I help them feel empowered. I am committed to fully partnering with every client and guiding them to the best possible outcome.
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Eliot Brais
Eliot Brais
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Scott R. Stevenson Esq.
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Plymouth County, MA Business Law Attorney with 42 years experience
(781) 741-5000 62 Derby Street
Suites 4-5
 Hingham, MA 02043-3785
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David Barry Madoff
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Plymouth County, MA Business Law Lawyer with 29 years experience
(508) 543-0040 124 Washington Street
Suite 202
 Foxboro, MA 02305
Business and Bankruptcy
Boston University School of Law
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DAVID B. MADOFF (madoff@mandkllp.com) previously practiced with the New York law firm of HughesHubbard & Reed and was a partner of Cohn Khoury Madoff & Whitesell LLP in Boston. He received his B.A. in 1985 from Columbia University and his J.D. in 1988 from Boston University School of Law, where he served as an editor of the Boston University Law Review. Mr. Madoff has lectured frequently and written articles for Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education and other associations in the area of bankruptcy and bankruptcy litigation. He has served since 1997 on the panel of Chapter 7 trustees...
Terrence T. Sweeney
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Plymouth County, MA Business Law Attorney with 43 years experience
(617) 481-6187 831A Pleasant Street
 Brockton, MA 02301
Business, Bankruptcy, Consumer and Personal Injury
Suffolk University
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Raymond Baxter
Plymouth County, MA Business Law Lawyer with 34 years experience
(617) 345-3818 175 Derby St
 Hingham, MA 02043
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William Friend Esq
Plymouth County, MA Business Law Attorney
(781) 749-7299 704 Main St
 Hingham, MA 02043
Business, Administrative, Education and Elder
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Michael Drywa
Plymouth County, MA Business Law Attorney
(508) 588-6900 53 Arlington St
 Brockton, MA 02301
Business, Personal Injury and Real Estate
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James Brady
Plymouth County, MA Business Law Lawyer
(781) 749-3114 149 High St
 Hingham, MA 02043
Business, Criminal, DUI and International
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James Campbell Esq
Plymouth County, MA Business Law Attorney
(781) 749-8880 175 Derby St
 Hingham, MA 02043
Business, Collections and Elder
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Stacey Jay Schacter Esq
Plymouth County, MA Business Law Attorney
33 Riverside Dr
 North Pembroke, MA 02359
Business, Bankruptcy and Collections
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John Riordan
Plymouth County, MA Business Law Attorney
(508) 588-5562 403 N Montello St
 Brockton, MA 02301
Business, Criminal, DUI and Personal Injury
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Decades of legal experience and nearly 60 AVVO peer & client reviews. Innovative & creative on behalf of our clients, we use every strategy necessary & technological tool available to secure your best possible outcome.
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Kathy Jo Cook Esq.
Kathy Jo Cook Esq.
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Massachusetts Business Law Lawyer with 23 years experience

Suffolk University Law SchoolSupreme Judical Court, Massachusetts, 1st Circuit and United States District Court, District of Massachusetts
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Marc Roberts
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Norfolk County, MA Business Law Lawyer with 13 years experience
(508) 672-2322 6 Cabot Place
Suite 5
 Stoughton, MA 02072
Free ConsultationBusiness, Criminal, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Roger Williams University School of Law
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My name is Attorney Marc Roberts and I want to let you know a little about me and what I believe about the law. I am a graduate of the University of Hartford with a Bachelorâs of the Arts Degree obtained from majoring in Psychology. I obtained my law degree at Roger Williams University School of Law in 2004. I passed the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Bar Examinations in 2004 and have been a practicing attorney ever since. My career started off as an Assistant District Attorney for the Bristol County District Attorneyâs Office where I was stationed primarily in the...
(508) 672-2322 56 N Main St
Suite 323
 Fall River, MA 02720
Emily E Smith-Lee
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Norfolk County, MA Business Law Lawyer with 21 years experience
(781) 784-2322 10 East Chestnut Street
 Sharon, MA 02067
Business, Appeals and Employment
Boston College
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I have almost twenty years experience in civil litigation, including business, employment and consumer disputes. I was formerly a partner at a large Boston, Massachusetts law firm, where I handled business litigation, product liability and tort defense, contract and trade secret and non compete claims. In 2009, I started my own law firm, which became slnlaw LLC in 2016. Since starting my own business, I have represented individuals and businesses in civil litigation involving trade secrets, non compete agreements, business litigation, labor and employment law, and consumer protection law. I have helped employees invalidate or re-negotiate...
Samuel W. Fern
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Norfolk County, MA Business Law Attorney with 23 years experience
(800) 525-6386 793 Washington St
 Canton, MA 02021
Free ConsultationBusiness, Construction, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Suffolk University Law School
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Kevin P. Whitaker
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Norfolk County, MA Business Law Attorney
(781) 335-0224 53 Winter Street
 Weymouth, MA 02188
Business, Bankruptcy, Employment and Medical Malpractice
Southern New England School of Law
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Patrick M Culhane
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Norfolk County, MA Business Law Attorney with 23 years experience
(781) 843-3585 100 Grandview Place
Suite 304
 Braintree, MA 02343
Free ConsultationBusiness, Bankruptcy, Construction and Real Estate
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Scott Fishman
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Norfolk County, MA Business Law Lawyer with 23 years experience
(781) 337-4221 775 Pleasant St
 Weymouth, MA 02189
Business, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning and Real Estate
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I'm a no nonsense attorney that stays in close contact with clients. My representation is practical and efficient and my client's interests always come first.
Kas DeCarvalho
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Suffolk County, MA Business Law Attorney with 19 years experience
(866) 353-3310 75 Arlington Street, Ste. 500
 Boston, MA 02116
Free ConsultationBusiness, Employment, Entertainment & Sports and IP
University of North Carolina School of Law and Harvard Law School
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Kas R. DeCarvalho is a Partner with Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O'Gara LLC and a member of the firm's Corporate & Business Team. He has more than 15 years of experience as a corporate attorney and business leader. His practice focuses on corporate and transactional law, financing and mergers and acquisitions, commercial real estate, intellectual property, international transactions, business ethics and compliance, arts and entertainment law and education law. His clients include individuals, and for-profit and nonprofit organizations. Attorney DeCarvalho is a co-founder of Original Innovative Concepts LLC, a product development and licensing venture, and Rhode Island Martial Arts, Inc.Mr....
(866) 353-3310 1301 Atwood Avenue, Ste. 215 N
 Johnston, RI 02919
(866) 353-5020 925 South Federal Highway, Ste. 715
 Boca Raton, FL 33432
Gregory D. Lorincz
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Bristol County, MA Business Law Lawyer with 12 years experience
(508) 986-9403 12 Church Street
 North Attleboro, MA 02760
Business, Employment, IP and Landlord Tenant
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
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I pursue a pragmatic approach in delivering cost efficient solutions to the myriad legal problems encountered by businesses in areas ranging from forming a new business to litigation and appeals.

Robert Masud
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Suffolk County, MA Business Law Attorney with 28 years experience
(617) 742-3700 60 State Street
Suite 700
 Boston, MA 02109
Free ConsultationBusiness and International
Boston University School of Law
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Robert is the founder of Masud & Co., P.C. an international business law firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. He practices principally in the area of International Business Law, with emphasis on assisting U.S. and foreign companies with cross-border financial transactions. His experience covers all aspects of complex cross-border financial transactions, private equity, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic alliances, international banking and finance, and strategic business, finance, and transactional planning for U.S. and foreign clients. His clients include a foreign government, multinationals, investment banks, merchant banks, investment fund companies, financial services providers, investment syndicates and individuals of significant wealth.

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Zachary Alan Waksman
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Suffolk County, MA Business Law Lawyer
(617) 340-6623 One Boston Place
Suite 2600
 Boston, MA 02108
Free ConsultationBusiness, Construction, Consumer and Real Estate
Syracuse University College of Law
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Zachary Waksman focuses his practice on litigation matters in Boston and throughout Massachusetts, representing clients involved in a wide range of real estate, construction, and business disputes. Mr. Waksman is a detail-orientated attorney who possesses an ability to process and analyze large complex litigation files to find the facts and the legal basis necessary for the firm’s litigation clients to succeed. His brilliant legal research and writing skills also provide litigation clients with an unquestionable advantage, especially when the clients’ case depends on formulating a persuasive nuanced legal argument. Mr. Waksman started his legal career at a New York...
(617) 340-6623 67 South Bedford Street
Suite 400 West
 Burlington, MA 01803
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Stephanie Greene
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Massachusetts Business Law Attorney with 33 years experience

Boston College Law SchoolMassachusetts
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Andrew Fischer
Andrew Fischer
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Massachusetts Business Law Lawyer with 37 years experience

Suffolk University Law SchoolMassachusetts
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Peter G. Calabrese
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Suffolk County, MA Business Law Attorney
(617) 340-6623 One Boston Place
Suite 2600
 Boston, MA 02108
Free ConsultationBusiness, Appeals, Construction and Real Estate
Massachusetts School of Law
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Peter Calabrese is the firm's founding member and chair of the Construction, Litigation and Real Estate practices; he also handles Appellate Litigation cases. Mr. Calabrese's practice covers a broad spectrum of litigation matters related to commercial and residential real estate, condominium association and construction disputes, and he maintains a niche practice that focuses on high stakes appellate litigation, administrative law and regulatory matters. Upon graduating law school, Mr. Calabrese began his legal career at one of Boston's largest law firms where he represented international investment banks involved in complex securities fraud/contract litigation. While in law school, Mr. Calabrese...
David W. White Jr.
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Suffolk County, MA Business Law Lawyer with 34 years experience
(800) 379-1244 2 Center Plaza
#530
 Boston, MA 02108
Free ConsultationBusiness, Appeals, Legal Malpractice and Medical Malpractice
Northeastern University School of Law
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I have been practicing law in Massachusetts since 1984, and have devoted my career to helping people who have been injured as a result of negligence. My practice includes all types of personal injury matters. I also handle cases against insurance companies for bad faith and unfair claims practices; I represent lawyers in disputes with their firms; and I handle business litigation, including claims by businesses against insurance brokers. It is my goal to serve the needs of my clients, and to solve their problems as best I can. I have successfully handled personal injury cases of all types, including...
Kathy Jo Cook Esq.
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Suffolk County, MA Business Law Lawyer with 23 years experience
(617) 720-8447 10 Tremont St
6th Floor
 Boston, MA 02108
Free ConsultationBusiness, Animal, Consumer and Legal Malpractice
Suffolk University Law School
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Richard D. Rusak
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Suffolk County, MA Business Law Lawyer with 15 years experience
(800) 499-0551 8 Faneuil Hall Marketplace
3rd Floor
 Boston, MA 02109
Free ConsultationBusiness, Appeals, IP and Maritime
University of Miami School of Law
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Christopher Strang
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Suffolk County, MA Business Law Lawyer with 12 years experience
(857) 233-5534 6 Beacon Street, Suite 305
 Boston, MA 02108
Free ConsultationBusiness and Construction
Boston University School of Law
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Mr. Strang has represented parties at all tiers of the construction industry, including material suppliers, equipment lessors, subcontractors, general contractors, developers, owners and home improvement contractors. Outside of the construction field he has represented manufacturers, distributors, restaurant owners, condominium associations, financial services providers, commercial landlords and tenants, wedding vendors and venues, software developers, and a variety of small business owners.

Mr. Strang practices in courts across the Commonwealth, including state District and Superior Courts, the Massachusetts Court of Appeals, Federal District Court and the First Circuit Court of Appeals. He has successfully argued voluminous motions, including motions to dismiss and for...
Raymond P. Ausrotas
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Suffolk County, MA Business Law Lawyer with 19 years 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
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William T. Harrington
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Suffolk County, MA Business Law Attorney with 24 years experience
(617) 426-7400 171 Milk Street
2nd Floor
 Boston, MA 02109
Business and Employment
Suffolk University Law School
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I represent small to midsized businesses in a variety of employment and business disputes in federal and Massachusetts courts and before government agencies such as the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. I am co-author of the Massachsutts Practice Series volume on civil practice in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts that is published by Thomson-West, the largest legal publisher. Following law school, I clerked for a justice of the Supreme Judical Court of Massachusetts. I was an Assistant District Attorney for several years. I have conducted numerous jury trials and bench trials and have argued approximately 40...
Andrew Fischer
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Suffolk County, MA Business Law Lawyer with 37 years experience
(888) 367-2900 1 International Pl
18th Floor
 Boston, MA 02110
Free ConsultationBusiness, Consumer, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Suffolk University Law School
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Timothy Wilton
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Suffolk County, MA Business Law Attorney
(617) 720-8447 10 Tremont St
6th Floor
 Boston, MA 02108
Free ConsultationBusiness, Animal, Consumer and Legal Malpractice
Harvard Law School and Harvard Law School
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Joseph A. Swartz
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Suffolk County, MA Business Law Lawyer with 38 years 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
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