Shatz, Schwartz & Fentin: Lawyers in Western Massachusetts

Understanding Gramm-Leach-Bliley

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Alex Hogan recently wrote an article entitled “Understanding Gramm-Leach-Bliley, Keeping Personal Information More Private Than Victoria’s Secret” which was published in Business West. Read the full article here.

Law Clerk and City Councilor Michael Fenton Selected Winner of Business West 40 Under Forty Class of 2012

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Michael Fenton has wanted to be an attorney since he was a young child. “I have a passion for justice and truth and a desire to fight for those ends,” he said.

The Springfield native is an Oliver Wendell Holmes Scholar at Western New England University School of Law and a member of its prestigious Law Review panel. He earned an MBA in December and will graduate with a juris doctorate degree in May. He plans to take the bar exam in July, and currently works as a law clerk at Shatz, Schwartz & Fentin, P.C. Read more about Michael here.

Attorney Ellen W. Freyman Selected Woman of the Year

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Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C. is proud to announce that Ellen W. Freyman, Shareholder, has been named the 2012 Woman of the Year by the Professional Women’s Chamber, a division of The Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield, Inc.

This prestigious honor has, since 1954, been awarded annually to women in the Greater Springfield area who exemplify outstanding leadership, professional accomplishment, and service to the community. Read more here.

Massachusetts Supreme Judicical Court Opinion Favors Trustee in Bankruptcy Case

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The highest court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC), handed down an opinion in favor of the trustee in case SJC-10933, Roberta A. Boyle vs. Steven Weiss, trustee in bankruptcy.

The trustee, Steven Weiss, is Shareholder and Chair of the Bankruptcy Department of Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C. in Springfield and Northampton, MA. He was assisted by David K. Webber, an attorney at the same firm. Read more here.

What’s in a Name? Plenty

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James B. Sheils recently wrote an article for Business West called “What’s in a Name? Plenty” Click here to read the full article

Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C. Receives National Recognition

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Shatz, Schwatz and Fentin, P.C. was recently recognized as one of the “Best Law Firms” in America. Read more here

Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C. Attorney’s Featured in Business West

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Nine attorney’s from Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C. were recently highlighted in Business West. Click here to read more

Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C. Attorney Carol Cioe Klyman Elected to Hilltown Land Trust Board of Directors

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Attorney Carol Cioe Klyman has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Hilltown Land Trust. Attorney Klyman, who lives in Westhampton, MA serves on the board’s project committee, which assists landowners in 13 western Massachusetts hilltowns to develop conservation restrictions on their land.

The Hilltown Land Trust works to conserve ecologically important wildlands, economically and culturally important working lands, and the scenic beauty and rural culture of the hilltowns. Since its founding in 1986, the organization has acquired 27 conservation restrictions covering over 2,451 acres in seven of the 13 hilltowns and has acquired and sold to the state 468 acres protected by agricultural preservation restrictions in Worthington. The land trust also owns two properties in Willliamsburg with public hiking trails, two in Worthington with wetlands, and a 379-acre eco-forestry project located on the Huntington-Westhampton border.

Attorney Steven Weiss Appears Before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

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Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C. attorney Steven Weiss recently appeared before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to argue a case regarding the Homestead Law. Click to view the case

Attorney Ami I.Weber of Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C. to Speak about Financial Misconceptions Common to Women

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Ann (“Ami”) I. Weber of Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C., will be a guest speaker at Women’s Financial Beliefs — A Workshop for Women, a seminar to be held on Tuesday, November 15, 2011, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., in the Lower Level Program Room at the Simsbury Public Library, located at 725 Hopmeadow Street in Simsbury, CT.

At the seminar Presenter Kim Welch of AXA Advisors, LLC, Attorney Weber, and fellow guest speaker Harolyn Erickson, CPA, will explain the truth behind the financial misconceptions common to women, including:

• “A 401(k) is all the retirement planning I need to do right now.”

• “I don’t have to take care of the family finances, my spouse does.”

• “Investing is only for risk-takers.”

• “Estate strategies are only for the wealthy.”

Attendees will be asked such questions as “Do you know what the most common financial misconceptions are for women?” “Does investing in the market seem too risky and complicated?” “Do you think your savings will last through retirement?” Attorney Weber and Ms. Erickson will use their expert knowledge to answer these and other questions about financial planning, including strategies that can ruin women’s financial futures.

The event will include half an hour of networking from 6:00–6:30 p.m., the presentation from 6:30–7:30 p.m., and desserts and coffee from 7:30–8 p.m. The seminar is being presented by Kim Welch of AXA Advisors, LLC, in Litchfield, CT. Please RSVP to Ms. Welch at kim.welch@axa-advisors.com, or by calling (860) 567.2229 by November 11, 2011. Space is limited; please reserve today.

Attorney Ann (“Ami”) I. Weber concentrates her practice in the areas of estate tax planning, estate administration, probate, and elder law; and has a particular interest in creative estate planning for authors and artists, and farmers and landowners. Ami is a board member and past president of The Estate Planning Council of Hampden County, Inc., and is a former (and founding) board member and current member of the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA). She is a frequent author and speaker on issues regarding Estate Planning.