Shatz, Schwartz & Fentin: Lawyers in Western Massachusetts

James B. Sheils

Practice Areas

Attorney James B. Sheils concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial finance law, creditors’ rights, banking law, and telecommunications siting matters.

Education

Boston College Law School, J. D., 1975 ; recipient, John F. Cremens Award
College of the Holy Cross, A. B., cum laude, 1972

Admitted

1975, Massachusetts
1977, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
1983, U.S. Supreme Court

Memberships

Hampden County, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations
Commercial Law League of America

Biography

Shareholder, since 1985, Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C. Jim has been active within the Western Massachusetts communities for the past 30 years. He was recently awarded the “Distinguished Service Award,” by Goodwill Industries of the Pioneer Valley, Inc. Attorney Sheils has served as past chairman and is a member of the board of directors.

Attorney Sheils currently serves as Town Moderator for the Town of East Longmeadow, MA and has served as a panelist at the annual meeting of The Massachusetts Moderators Association.

Professional and Community Activities

Member, Board of Directors (Chairman 1988-1994), Goodwill Industries of the Pioneer Valley, Inc. , 1977- present
Member, Board of Directors, Massachusetts Moderators Association,
2005 – present
Town Moderator, Town of East Longmeadow, MA, 2004 – present
Member, Massachusetts Advisory Council, U.S. Small Business Administration, 1985-1987
Member, 1983-1987, and Chairman, 1984-1987, East Longmeadow Zoning Board of Appeals
Director, Smaller Business Association of New England, 1983-1985

Publications

“What’s in a Name? Plenty,” Business West, December 2011
“Don’t Get Left Picking Up the Check, UCC Articles 3 and 4,” MCLE, 1984 (co-author)
“Massachusetts Collection Law,” Butterworth Press, 1983 (co-author)
“What the General Practitioner Needs to Know About Consumer Protection in Massachusetts,” MCLE, 1982
“Counseling Low and Moderate Income Clients,” MCLE, 1978 (co-author)

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