Attorney James B. Sheils has been re-elected for his fourth term as East Longmeadow, Massachusetts Town Moderator. Sheils has held his position as town moderator for nine consecutive years, over three-year terms. He will continue to serve the town of East Longmeadow in his fourth term, presiding over town meetings he describes as, “the most democratic form of government in the United States.”

Attorney Michele J. Feinstein presenting a panel and a breakout session for the North Atlantic Region of the Women’s League for Conservative Judaism Annual Spring Conference, “Staying happy, healthy and secure” April 21, 2013.

A college education should increase a person’s earning capacity over a lifetime.  Unfortunately, many graduates are finding that the value of their education is outweighed by heavy student-loan debt. This may be the reason that the delinquency rate on student loans has surpassed that of other types of consumer loans, such as credit cards and car loans. To find out if Bankruptcy is an alternative for relief from student loans read the full article by Attorney L.  Alexandra Hogan. Click here for article.

Alexandra Hogan presented the New Foreclosure Law presentation at the 11th Annual Western Massachusetts Bankruptcy Conference.

Steven Weiss speaks about personal bankruptcy.  To read more about the article Click Here.

Michele Feinstein will be volunteering to answer phone calls from the public during a program in partnership with the Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA) and WGGB, Channel 40. This will be a free legal help call-in program that will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 pm. While a guest attorney is interviewed during the newscast, MBA attorney volunteers will take calls from the general public and answer basic legal questions– similar to the MBA’s Western Mass Dial-A-Lawyer program — on WGGB’s phone lines.

James Sheils was recently awarded the first John Auchter Award from Goodwill Industries for his more than three decades of service to the non-profit organization.  Read more on this article from the Reminder in East Longmeadow.