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.
News and articles
Four Attorneys from Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C. Selected As Top Women Attorneys in Massachusetts
Four attorneys from the firm, selected to the 2012 Massachusetts Super Lawyers or Rising Stars, will be featured in the April 2013 issue of Boston magazine in a special section called The Top Women Attorneys in Massachusetts.
A City’s New Hope for Market-rate Housing
Ellen Freyman and Michael Fenton talk on the Substantial Tax Incentives that Sprngfield is offering to Residential Developers. To read more on this article Click Here
The Upside-down Education
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.
New Foreclosure Law
Alexandra Hogan presented the New Foreclosure Law presentation at the 11th Annual Western Massachusetts Bankruptcy Conference.
‘Economic root canal’ — personal bankruptcy primer
Steven Weiss speaks about personal bankruptcy. To read more about the article Click Here.
Free Legal Advice From Local Attorneys on February 11, 2013
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.
Sheils Receives Auchter Award from Goodwill Industries
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.
Do Well by Doing Good – December 12, 2012
Business West published an article written by Attorney Ann Weber entitled “Do Well by Doing Good” on December 17, 2012, where she discusses structuring gifts, through charitable remainder trusts or annuities, as a way to reduce taxes.