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With 20 years’ experience, I concentrate my practice in the areas of commercial litigation and health care law.. I have a broad-based litigation practice before state, federal, administrative tribunals and arbitration panels.  My practice includes extensive experience  in contract, construction, leasing, employment and general litigation matters.  I co-author The Litigators’ Blog writing on current litiation topics for the Krokidas & Bluestein website.  I have also written for several publications on topics relating to my practice areas.. In my health care and non-profit practice, I provide regulatory and general counseling to non-profit and for-profit health care and social service institutional providers, as well as licensed practitioners, on a variety of matters.   My experience includes HIPAA and privacy matters, Tarasoff issues, fraud and abuse, credentialing and privilege disputes.  Advising institutional clients that include hospitals, community health centers, nursing homes and other providers on governance, employment, compliance, administrative appeals, survey matters and ethical issues.. I also represent providers in licensing and discipline matters before various boards of registration, as well as government and private insurers.  I have substantial experience conducting internal investigations regarding employment, billing, potential false claims, compliance and ethics issues and reporting and self-disclosure under self-disclosure protocols and corporate integrity agreements.

Virgilio concentrates his practice in the areas of wills, trusts, estate planning, guardianship for minor children, among other related personal planning areas, as well as probate. Virgilio also practices in real estate, representing buyers and sellers in the purchase of homes and condominiums.

Susan C. Murphy has more than fifteen years of professional experience representing real estate developers, retailers, lenders and borrowers, landlords and tenants in transactions locally and nationally at the Boston, Massachusetts offices of WilmerHale and Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLC. She is a member of the Hingham Planning Board and chair of the Harbor Planning Task Force and has served the Town of Hingham on the Development and Industrial Commission and as an advisor to the Board of Selectmen in connection with real estate matters. Susan's broad private practice and municipal experience provide her with a rare 360° perspective when advising clients with their real estate transactions. With experience ranging from single-asset purchases, sales, financing and space and ground leasing, to multi-state sale/leaseback financing and multi-property assemblages and development projects, and from municipal zoning articles, residential and commercial permitting to public/private development agreements, Susan brings premier law firm experience to addressing your legal services needs on a personal level.

Squillace & Associates, P.C. is a boutique law firm located in Boston, Massachusetts. Our team cares about attending to our clients’ needs in life, estate, and business planning. Our clients are local, national, and international. We specialize in estate planning by assisting individuals & families in passing on wealth &  wisdom to future generations. Our team is prepared to handle all of your planning needs including wills, trusts, health care documents, asset protection, probate, trust settlement, Medicaid planning, charitable giving, small business needs, succession planning, and more. We also specialize in urgent planning needs, providing emergency/concierge level estate planning in times of crisis, or when death is imminent.

Sean primarily advises clients on estate and tax planning, as well as trust and estate administration matters. He aslo represents small and medium sized busineses.

Scott Wittlin advises businesses on a wide range of issues that they may face. He provides his client’s with practical advice through the lifecycle of the business. Scott often assists his client’s with entity formation, joint venture agreements, the buying and selling of businesses and business assets and with raising capital. He also advises his business clients on a variety of tax issues.Scott works with non-profit entities; both public charities and private foundations, helping them to apply for and maintain their exempt status as well as guiding them with their corporate governance concerns.In addition, Scott helps individuals with estate plans that take advantage of tax benefits and maintain flexibility for the donors and beneficiaries. He also assists clients with the probate and administration of estates.Scott also represents real estate developers in connection with the purchase and development of office, retail and residential properties. He handles the acquisition, title, zoning and condominium conversion of such properties. Scott represents national banks, mortgage companies and investors in real estate transactions.Scott brings a breadth of experience to his practice. He began his career as a CPA and focuses on not only the legal needs of his clients but on their business needs. He has been an Adjunct Professor at the Babson College and Suffolk's Sawyer School of Management teaching business law.

RICHARD S. RAVOSA, founding partner of Ravosa Law Offices, P.C., with offices in Boston, Worcester, Springfield, Natick and Salem, has an accomplished record as a trial lawyer, negotiator, and strategist. Mr. Ravosa was one of only fifteen lawyers recognized in 2005 by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly as a “Rising Star” for his achievements in representing clients with difficult legal obstacles to overcome. He has successfully tried cases, including jury and bench trials in the Superior Court, District Court, Land Court, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Immigration Court and the Department of Industrial Accidents.. Mr. Ravosa received his B.A., cum laude,from Western New England College and his J.D. from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. He was a radio talk show host on WBNW 1120AM and WCRN 830AM where he addressed foreclosure and debt relief questions. Mr. Ravosa is also Chairman of the Massachusetts Debt Relief Foundation, Inc., an IRS approved 501(c)(3) non profit corporation and public charity which provides pro bono legal representation to chapter 7 debtors across Massachusetts.  In his free time he enjoys writing plays, fishing, sailing and traveling.

Named 2015 Construction Lawyer of the Year for Massachusetts by Best Lawyers in America®. Seasoned trial lawyer with general litigation background.  Areas of specialty include commercial construction and real estate disputes, partnership and closely-held business cases, and university disciplinary matters.

My principal practice areas are real estate law and business law, with particular emphasis on commercial leasing, the acquisition, management and sale of properties, financing transactions, commercial loan workouts and residential and commercial development. My clients include commercial landlords and tenants of retail and office space, private and institutional lenders, hotel and restaurant operators and brokers. I am most proud of the fact that my clients often credit my responsiveness and business acumen with maximizing their business opportunities and minimizing their financial and legal risks. When not at work, I am active in the community. I am a member of the North Shore and Cape Ann Chambers of Commerce and have served as a member of the Advisory Board of the Wheelock Family Theatre and a board member of Newton Youth Soccer.

Ms. Schneider focuses her practice on real estate development permitting, land use and environmental litigation, and green building and sustainability issues.. She represents public and private entity clients at the trial and appellate levels on a variety of matters including zoning, subdivision, wetlands and land use permitting appeals, environmental contamination disputes, and eminent domain claims. She guides clients through local, state, and federal permitting processes for complex real estate development projects, and counsels clients in the development of “green” buildings with respect to compliance with state and local requirements for sustainable real estate development.

Ms. Harrington concentrates her law practice in the area of administration of trusts and estates and in estate planning

Ms. Burns has experience in the areas of estate planning, taxation, business succession planning and estate administration.. Ms. Burns advises clients on tax planning strategies, multi-generational wealth transfers and business succession planning;. Drafts estate planning documents including, but not limited to, wills, durable powers of attorney, revocable trusts, irrevocable insurance and generation-skipping trusts, qualified personal residence trusts and charitable trusts;. Assists executors and fiduciaries with estate and trust administration matters;

Mr. Ossoff is a Director and Co-Chair of Rackemann’s real estate practice. He has experience in all aspects of commercial and residential real estate ownership, development and finance, with an emphasis on land acquisition and disposition, leasing, title, and land use planning matters. His clients include national corporations, non-profit institutions, private developers, and individual landowners.Mr. Ossoff’s active practice currently includes the representation of a large regional owner of apartment building complexes in the acquisition and financing of multi-family residential properties. He also serves as outside counsel for a major Massachusetts-based defense contractor in the acquisition and disposition of real estate holdings, and acts as outside counsel for a national telecommunications company in connection with the leasing, acquisition and sale of real estate throughout New England.

Mr. Last represents clients with respect to air, water and hazardous materials regulatory matters involving the United States Environmental Protection Agency and state and local governmental agencies.  He also represents clients with respect to solid waste management facility siting and operational issues and developers in connection with obtaining environmental approvals and performing environmental impact review for major projects.  Given his experience with both environmental and real estate issues, Mr. Last has been a leader with respect to Brownfields redevelopment initiatives, including the creative use of insurance products to control risk and facilitate redevelopment opportunities.. Mr. Last has advised businesses, colleges and universities and lending institutions regarding controlling environmental liability and performing environmental due diligence.  He has also worked with colleges and universities with respect to compliance auditing and environmental management systems.  He has assisted hospitals and healthcare systems nationwide with respect to asbestos identification, management and abatement issues and has been a leader with respect to legal issues associated with mold.  He has advised banks and other lenders with respect to managing potential environmental liability associated with loan origination and workouts.. Mr. Last has mediated and facilitated the resolution of two party and multi-party disputes involving environmental and real estate issues, as well as commercial disputes.

Mr. James is Chairman of Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster's Affordable Housing and Community Development Practice Group.  Mr. James has over 25 years of experience in the area of real estate development and finance, with a particular focus on affordable housing and community development. Mr. James represents a diverse array of clients, including towns and municipalities, institutional, public and quasi-public lenders, and public, for profit, and non-profit developers.

Mr. Cheng is a partner in Sherin and Lodgen, LLP's Litigation Department and co-chair of the firm’s Professional Liability Practice Group. He specializes in complex commercial disputes, professional malpractice cases, insurance coverage disputes, and real estate litigation. His clients include attorneys and their law firms, corporations, title insurance companies, and professional liability insurance companies. He has also litigated employment, trade secret, and non-competition agreement disputes, and has represented attorneys in disciplinary proceedings before the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers.

Ken DeMoura is a founding partner of DeMoura|Smith LLP, a Boston-based law firm. He is an accomplished trial attorney and counselor to entrepreneurs and businesses. He appears before all state and federal courts in Massachusetts. Ken handles a wide range of matters including commercial disputes, product liability, employment discrimination and wrongful termination, copyright, partnership, banking, construction, professional malpractice, and bankruptcy cases. He has handled over thirty arbitration matters and has tried dozens of cases to verdict. He also serves as an arbitrator on commercial matters. As a business law counselor, Ken provides legal advice on business formation, acquisitions, joint ventures, intellectual property, banking, and contract drafting and negotiation. He frequently represents developers, landlords, tenants, buyers, sellers, and condominium associations in real estate transactions and litigation. He is also retained to provide advice and advocacy on employment matters for employers and management.. Ken was an adjunct professor at New England School of Law from 1987 to 2013.. Committed to the community in which he works and lives, Ken has served on the Board of Directors of South Boston Neighborhood House and as general counsel and member of the advisory board for the South Boston Arts Association. He currently sits on the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Technology and Public Policy Committees. He is the past chairperson of the St. Brigid School Board in South Boston and also coached in the South Boston Youth Soccer League and Little League.. Fee information provided in this profile is for attorneys in firm generally and may not be for Ken DeMoura specifically.  Fee information is subject to change.

Joseph Demeo is Founder and Managing Partner of the law firm Demeo, LLP.  The Firm handles complex commercial litigation, including: contract disputes; unfair trade practices claims; injunctions; copyright, trademark and licensing disputes; internal investigations; enforcement of non-competition and non-solicitation agreements; employment law; real estate litigation; securities litigation; and partnership and shareholder disputes. Demeo also has an excellent white collar criminal defense practice and bankruptcy practice. For many years, we have represented local and national busineses, banks and technology companies, including Fortune 500 companies. The Firm was founded in 1997. All of Demeo LLP’s attorneys have worked at large law firms and have superb litigation experience. Demeo’s lower billing rates allow us to provide sophisticated legal representation for unparalleled value.

John is a partner at Sassoon Cymrot Law, LLC, a Massachusetts law firm with offices in Boston and Newton.  John was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1998 and for over twenty-five years he has advised and worked with his clients on Estate Planning, Estate Administration, Probate Law, Real Estate Law and Business Law matters.  John is admitted to the Massachusetts Bar, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the United States Tax Court and the Supreme Court of the United States.  He received a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from Suffolk University Law School and a Bacholor Degree (B.A.) from Boston University.. John's significant experience includes working with individuals and families on both complex and simple estate planning matters.  He has been retained by national law firms to assist in litigation strategy and matters involving high profile individuals and businesses. John is frequently a guest speaker on subjects covering estate planning, business law, tax law, and real estate matters.

Jennifer D. Taddeo is a senior associate with Pabian & Russell, LLC, concentrating in the areas of estate planning, tax planning, business succession planning, trust and estate administration, elder law and long term care planning, as well as special needs planning. Ms.Taddeo provides services to individuals, families, fiduciaries, entrepreneurs and business owners. She is experienced in drafting wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, and other estate planning documents. Ms. Taddeo assists clients with wealth transfer strategies designed to minimize overall estate tax liability while protecting beneficiaries from creditors. Her expertise in trust and estate administration extends to complex tax and disclaimer issues.. In addition, Jennifer is very active in the community. She is on the Board of Members and Board of Managers for the Hockomock Area YMCA. She is a lifelong member and supporter of the YMCA, as both she and her children attended the YMCA day care and summer camps. Jennifer is proud to advise on branch management and to help raise funds for the many ways in which the Hockomock Area YMCA impacts its community. Jennifer is also the Family Outreach Director of the Boston chapter of Team Red, White & Blue.  Team RWB is a national organization that brings together veterans and civilians to help veterans reintegrate into their communities through athletics and personal relationships.

I  have over 30 years of experience in all aspects of commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions, sales, financing, leasing, loan work-outs and restructuring, debt assumption, and joint venture activities. I have represented a wide variety of clients, including banks and other financial institutions, equity investors, and owners and developers of retail centers, office buildings, hotels, condominium developments, multi-family residential property and mixed use developments. In addition, I have experience in sophisticated financing transactions including construction and mezzanine financing, loan defeasance, and loan portfolio acquisitions.

I have over forty years experience performing a full complement of services to the real estate, hospitality, and finance industries specializing in acquisitions, sales, development and complex financing transactions. I have currently added specialization in the placement, evaluation, and closing of real estate and asset-based financing, including substantial work in the purchase of loan portfolios and in loan restructuring. This experience includes representation of buyers, sellers, and developers in complex transactions from Maine to Florida together with representation of institutional and fund lenders.

I have over 30 years of experienced in Probate and Family Law matters.  I am an experienced litigator, mediator and collaborative attorney.  I regularly appear in the Suffol, Norfolk and Middlesex Probate and Family Courts, and have successfully argued appeals in the Supreme Judicial Cour and the Appeals Court.  I have received an "AV" rating from Martindale Hubble which denotes my superior legal abilities and high ethical standards.

I have been practicing in Massachusetts since 1994.  My primary practice consists of real estate, zoning, landlord/tenant, commercial leasing, litigation and representation of non-profit entities. I am a frequent presenter before the Mass Bar Association on landlord tenant matters.  I act as local counsel for one of the most active lemon law and consumer rights firms in the country.

I exclusively represent individuals and families in the areas of estate and long-term care planning, planning for individuals with special needs, guardianship, probate administration, Medicaid (“MassHealth”) applications and appeals, and community MassHealth benefits. In addition, I provide guidance and counsel to injured individuals and their families, as well as their trial attorneys, to maximize personal injury settlement proceeds and preserve eligibility for public benefits.. I am an active member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and is also a member of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Lawyers, Academy of Special Needs Planners, the Massachusetts Bar Association and the Boston Bar Association’s Trust and Estate New Developments Committee. I also serve on the Board of Directors of Friendship Works, a charity which provides assistance and companionship to elderly and disabled individuals in an effort to reduce social isolation amongst these groups.. I enjoy meeting with clients, discussing their lives and their families and addressing their fears and concerns. I am originally from the Berkshires and frequently visit Western Massachusetts and enjoy meeting with clients there as well as in the Boston area. I work closely with each client and take the time to understand their situation, explain the process, answer questions, and tailor a solution that best meets their individual needs.