Local law firm, Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C., serving Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York, today announced that six attorneys were selected to the Legal Leaders: Boston’s Top Rated Lawyers list for 2015.
Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C., continues to demonstrate legal excellence across various practice areas. Several attorneys are recognized annually with prestigious awards and many attorneys frequently speak at educational events throughout the region. The firm is widely known for their prestigious business organization practice, estate planning, commercial and municipal finance, real estate law, litigation and bankruptcy.
Attorney Gary S. Fentin was carefully chosen for his work in banking and finance, general practice and real estate law. Attorney Fentin, of Conway, a partner at Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C., concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial and real estate finance and development, industrial revenue bonds, affordable housing development and finance, business law, and business foreclosures and workouts. He is a graduate of Boston College Law School (1969), Boston University where he earned a Masters of Laws in taxation (1983) and Duke University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts (1966).
Attorney Timothy P. Mulhern, a resident of Longmeadow, a partner at Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C., concentrates his practice in the areas of family business planning, taxation, corporate law and estate planning. He is a graduate of Boston College Law School (1979) and the University of New Hampshire where he graduated with summa cum laude honors (1975). He was selected by Legal Leaders for his work in business and commercial, taxation and trust and estate law.
Attorney Steven J. Schwartz was selected for his superior work in business and commercial and trust and estate law. Founding Attorney Schwartz, a resident of Monterey, concentrates his practice in the areas of family business planning, mergers and acquisitions, corporate law and estate planning. Attorney Schwartz is a graduate of the Boston University School of Law (1966) and Babson College (1963).
Attorney James B. Sheils, a resident of East Longmeadow, concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial finance law, creditors’ rights, banking law and telecommunications siting matters. He is a graduate of the Boston College Law School (1975) where he was the recipient of the John F. Cremens Award for legal services work. Mr. Sheils also attended the College of the Holy Cross, where he graduated with a Bachelors of Art and cum laude honors (1972). Attorney Sheils was chosen for his work in banking and finance and debtor and creditor law. Attorney Ann I. Weber (Ami) earned a place in Legal Leaders for her work in trust and estate law. She is a resident of Granville and concentrates her practice in the areas of estate planning, estate administration, probate and elder law. She is a graduate of: the University of Connecticut School of Law, where she graduated with honors (1985); Southern Connecticut State College, where she earned a Masters in Library Science (1975); the University of Connecticut, where she earned a Masters in American Studies (1973); and Duke University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Music (1970).
Also earning a place on the Legal Leaders: Boston’s Top Rated Lawyers for 2015 is Attorney Steven Weiss. He was chosen for his work in bankruptcy, commercial litigation and debtor and creditor law. Attorney Weiss, a resident of Longmeadow, concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial and consumer bankruptcy, reorganization and litigation. He is a graduate of the Boston University School of Law (1984) and he also attended Michigan State University, earning a Bachelor of Arts (1980), and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1976-1977). The attorneys featured by Legal Leaders have all achieved the peer reviewed rating of AV Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell®. The AV Preeminent® rating demonstrates that a lawyer’s peers have ranked him or her at the highest level of professional excellence. The online edition of Boston’s Top Rated Lawyers for 2015 included the complete directory of all of the top rated attorneys, listed by their practice areas. In addition it also contains articles covering new trends in the law.