SHATZ, SCHWARTZ AND FENTIN, P.C. (”SS&F”), established in 1969, is a firm of thirteen lawyers, specializing in business and estate planning, commercial and municipal finance, real estate law, litigation and bankruptcy.

At SS&F, we devote our energies and intellect to individual and business services. Our clients range from closely-held family enterprises (and their owners and families) to multinational companies with operations in western New England and eastern New York state.

We pride ourselves on our ability to provide the highest quality legal and business counseling to our clients promptly and responsively.

Our attorneys provide efficient, cost-effective counseling and advocacy services, which frequently involve innovative techniques. Our interest in government-assisted programs and the advantages of those programs to our clients has been and remains a hallmark of the Firm.

Our familiarity and experience with regulatory matters — whether they raise issues for the aging, for real estate development, for a business purchase, or for a charitable organization — have long been recognized in the communities we serve.

We understand the time value of money. Although we can provide services for complex litigation, we encourage solutions to problems that allow clients to resolve issues in a timely and cost-effective manner. We continue to believe that our counseling skills serve our clients best and, more often than not, will achieve resolutions which reduce costs and maximize future opportunities.

The firm was founded in 1969 by former legal services attorneys. Although a major part of our practice focus is to provide service to the for-profit business community; the firm remains committed to providing access to similar services for not-for-profit agencies and underserved communities in our region. Each of our attorneys devotes significant efforts on behalf of charitable and community development activities where our business experience makes a difference.