Attorney Profiles

Areas of Practice

• 30% Franchise Law
• 20% Buying and Selling of Businesses
• 20% Commercial Law
• 20% Commercial Litigation
• 10% Bankruptcy
• Closely Held Business Law
• Buying and Selling of Businesses
• Business Planning
• Contracts
• Business Organizations

Bar Admissions

• Massachusetts, 1955
• District of Columbia, 1981
• U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1957
• U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1960
• U.S. Tax Court, 1981

Education

• Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1955
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• Boston University, 1952
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Published Works

• "The Franchise and Dealership Termination Handbook" , Co-Author, American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law, 2004
• "Encroachment, Coercion, and Termination of Automobile Franchises and Distributorships: Regulation of an Industry", Co-Author, Franchise Law Journal, American Bar Association, Forum on Franchising, Winter, 2006

Representative Cases

• DeCristofaro vs. DeCristofaro, 24 Mass. App. Ct. 231 (App. Ct. 1987)
• DeCristofaro vs. DeCristofaro, Mass. App. LEXIS (1962)

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Adjunct Professor of Law, Franchise Law, Southern New England School of Law, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, 2005

Honors and Awards

• Special Recognition: Named one of Boston's and Plymouth's "Super Lawyers" by Boston Magazine in the areas of Dealerships and Franchising, 2004 - 2005

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Plymouth County Bar Association
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• Massachusetts Association
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• Massachusetts Bar Association
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• American Bar Association
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• Plymouth District Bar Association
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• Forum of Franchising
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Past Employment Positions

• U.S. Navy, 1955 - 1959
• Hon. Anthony Julian, Justice, U. S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, Law Clerk, 1959 - 1960
• Massachusetts State Automobile Dealers Association, Inc., General Counsel, 1969 - 2000
• England Chevrolet Dealer Advertising Association, Inc., General Counsel
• Greater Boston Chevrolet Dealer Advertising Association, Inc., 1971 - Present