Springfield, MA: Attorney L. Alexandra Hogan of Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C lectured on the topic of “Massachusetts Data Security Law, Compliance and Confusion” with Marco Liquori, president of Net Logix, Inc. of Westfield, at the 48th Annual Tax Institute seminar held recently at the Western New England College. Attorney Hogan and Mr. Liquori’s presentation focused on the new law and compliance requirements Massachusetts businesses must have in place to protect their client s’ and customers’ personal information . The presentation was particularly timely in that the new law takes effect March 1, 2010. Attorney Hogan provided an overview of the law and guidelines for compliance, including a comprehensive , written information security program, and covered what constitutes a security breach, what to do when a security breach has occurred, and how the new law will affect Massachusetts business owners. With the new year just a few weeks away Attorney Hogan and Mr. Liquori have been educating business owners and their professional advisors in the Pioneer Valley to ensure they meet the deadline for compliance with the new law.

SPRINGFIELD, MA: Attorney Carol Cioe Klyman, shareholder of Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C. specializing in elder law, estate planning, guardianships, special needs planning and probate litigation has recently been named to the editorial board of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) Journal. The NAELA Journal is a peer-reviewed, scholarly publication of substantive articles on Elder and Special Needs Law topics published twice a year by the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.

Attorney Klyman received her Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the Western New England College Law School, where she taught elder law as an adjunct professor of law in the school’s LL.M. program in 2006 and received her B.A. in journalism from the University of Rhode Island. Attorney Klyman is a contributing author of the three-volume treatise, Estate Planning for the Aged and Incapacitated Client in Massachusetts (MCLE, 1998), considered one of the leading publications in the field. She has lectured before numerous professional and civic organizations, including Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, the Suffolk University Institute for Advanced Legal Studies, the Massachusetts Bar Association and the National Business Institute. Attorney Klyman is a longtime resident of Westhampton, MA.

Springfield/Northampton, MA: Attorney L. Alexandra Hogan of Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C. was among the participants in a panel discussion on the topic of “Mortgage Challenges; Effect of Counterclaims,“ at the 8th Annual Western Massachusetts Bankruptcy Conference held October 6th at Western New England College . The broad topic was segmented into two sessions: Attorneys L. Alexandra Hogan and Joseph J. Lange presented on the topic of The Trustee’s Strong-Arm Powers – Mortgage Challenges, Claims and Defenses. Attorney Hogan concentrates her practice in the areas of business law, business litigation and bankruptcy. She is a graduate of Western New England College School of Law, J.D., 2008, Cum Laude. Her recent scholarly writing, “Guilt by Relation: If Your Brother is Convicted of a Crime, You Too May Do Time,” 30 W. New Eng. L. Rev. 543 (2008), was published in the Western New England Law Review 2008; Student Note. Mrs. Hogan resides in Chicopee, MA

Attorney Michele Feinstein

Attorney Feinstein served as past president of the Estate Planning Council, and is currently an adjunct professor of law in the Master of Law in Estate Planning and Elder Law program at Western New England College School of Law. Attorney Feinstein is a frequent lecturer for the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education and the Massachusetts Bar Association, as well as numerous civic and professional associations on business, health law and estate planning topics.

Attorney Lina Alexandra (“Alex”) Hogan has recently joined the legal team of Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C. as an Associate.

Attorney Hogan concentrates her practice in the areas of business law, business litigation and bankruptcy law. Attorney Hogan is a graduate of Western New England College School of Law, J.D., 2008, Cum Laude and Bay Path College, B.S. 1996, Magna Cum Laude. Ms. Hogan was a member of the Western New England Law Review 2006-2008 which published her Student Note, Guilt By Relation: If Your Brother is Convicted of a Crime, You Too May Do Time, 30 W. New Eng. L. Rev. 543 (2008). Attorney Hogan is a member of Hampden County and Massachusetts Bar Associations, and the Young Professional Society and a resident of Chicopee, Massachusetts.

Attorney Carol Cioe Klyman of Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C. was recently selected by her peers for inclusion in the 2009 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the field of Elder Law. Since its inception in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Attorney Klyman has lectured before professional and civic groups and authored numerous publications in the areas of elder law and estate planning. Attorney Klyman is among the contributing authors of the three-volume treatise, “Estate Planning for the Aged or Incapacitated Client in Massachusetts,” MCLE, 1998, considered one of the leading publications in the field of elder law. Attorney Klyman serves as secretary of the Hampden County Estate Planning Council and is litigation committee co-chair and past vice president of the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. She earned her J.D. degree magna cum laude from the Western New England College School of Law.

Attorney Ann I. Weber (Ami) of Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C. of Springfield and Northampton, MA has been recognized by Boston magazine as one of the top 50 women lawyers in Massachusetts and once again named a “Super Lawyer” in estate planning in 2008 by the Super Lawyers magazine. Attorney Weber’s practice concentrates in the areas of estate planning and taxation, estate administration, elder law, and probate law and has been practicing law since 1985. She is a member of the Massachusetts, Connecticut, and American Bar Associations and is the past president of the Estate Planning Council of Hampden County and former (and founding) board member of The Massachusetts Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Attorney Weber has authored numerous articles on estate taxation, estate planning, long-term care planning for the elderly, and planning for same-sex couples and frequently lectures at NAELA, MCLE and other professional and civic groups.

Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C. of Springfield and Northampton, MA announced that 7 of the firm’s 16 attorneys, Stephen A. Shatz, Steven J. Schwartz, Gary S. Fentin, Timothy P. Mulhern, Ann I. Weber, Steven Weiss, and Carol Cioe Klyman were selected for inclusion to the New England and Massachusetts Super Lawyers for 2008.  Each attorney has demonstrated exceptional expertise in one or more areas of law based on a selection process beginning with ballots sent by Law & Politics publication to over 800,000 attorneys nationwide who have been in practice for five years or more. Independent research is then conducted on each of the nominees based upon attorneys who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement and followed by a panel review process in which only 5% of the lawyers in each state are named.

Each attorney has been recognized for their excellence in the following fields of law: Stephen A. Shatz – Real Estate Law; Steven J. Schwartz – Business and Corporate Law; Gary S. Fentin – Bonds and Government Finance Law; Timothy P. Mulhern – Taxation Law; Steven Weiss – “Bankruptcy and Reorganization Law; Carol Cioe Klyman – Elder Law and Ann I. Weber – Elder Law. Attorney Weber has also been recognized by Boston magazine as one of the top 50 women lawyers in Massachusetts.

Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C. has been serving individuals, families and businesses in Western Massachusetts since 1969 in the areas of Estate And Business Planning, Commercial And Tax-Exempt Finance, Real Estate Law, Elder Law and Special Needs Planning , Litigation And Creditor’s Rights.