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Jeffrey I. FialkyShareholder
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"I have a practical approach to counseling my clients, which derives from the results-oriented nature of my practice. Working with business owners and lending institutions, my greatest professional satisfaction is directly related to the successes of my clients." |
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Jeffrey is a member of the firm’s corporate, commercial, and municipal departments, and specializes in sophisticated business, financing and commercial real estate transactions. He represents the interests of business owners and lending institutions, as well as municipalities and landowners. A former Assistant District Attorney in Hampden County, Jeffrey joined the firm after nearly a decade in Eastern Massachusetts where he held senior attorney positions within some of the country’s most prominent Fortune 100 telecommunications and cable television companies. He has extensive experience in business, banking, commercial, real estate, estate planning, municipal, and telecommunications law. |
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EducationWestern New England College, J.D., 1994 University of New Hampshire, B.A. English/Philosophy, 1991 |
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Bar & Court AdmissionCommonwealth of Massachusetts Maine |
Professional Associations & MembershipsAmerican Bar Association Massachusetts Bar Association Hampden County Bar Association Telecommunications Bar Association |
Professional & Community Activities
Vice-Chair: Board of Directors of the Springfield Chamber of Commerce- 2007 to Present. Vice-Chair: The Springfield Museums,Development Committee- 2010 to Present. President: Young Professionals Society of Greater Springfield (YPS), Board of Directors- 2009 to 2011. Member: United Way of Pioneer Valley, Board of Directors- 2010 to Present. Member: Jewish Federation of Pioneer Valley- 2010 to Present. Member: Springfield Technical Community College - Scibelli Enterprise Center Advisory Board- 2007 to Present. Member: Steering Committee of Leadership Pioneer Valley- 2010 to 2011. Member: (Diversity) OnBoard, Board of Directors- 2009 to 2011. Member: Alden Credit Union Board of Directors- 2011 to Present. Member: Omar Pace Gala Event Committee, American Cancer Society- 2006 to Present. Member: YMCA Campaign Breakfast Committee- 2010 to 2011. Corporator: Mason Wright Foundation- 2009 to Present. Member: EDC Tourism Development Committee- 2009 to 2011. Member: Board of Directors of the Red Cross, Pioneer Valley Chapter- 2006 to 2009. |
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Awards, Achievements & AppointmentsRecipient: Young Professionals Award, Massachusetts Non-Profit Network (MNN), 2011 Business West "Difference Makers", YPS Board, 2009 BusinessWest 40 Under 40 Award, 2008
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VideosVideo: Business Startups - Determining entity type & finding funding |
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Articles
Protecting Personal Information - New Law Affects Virtually Every Business in the Commonwealth
High-Tech Startup Businesses in a Recession - Why now is the right time for opportunistic entrepreneurs
From Bootstraps to Banking - There are Many Ways to Finance a Startup Business
New Lease on Life (and the Balance Sheet) - Why Sale-leaseback Arrangements Make Sense for Many Business Owners
Starting a Small Business in Your Retirement - Reviewing Your Options
Reading Between the Lines - The Many Issues in Negotiating Commercial Real Estate Leases
Handing over the Reins - Succession Planning for Businesses Poses Challenges
What Brownfields Can Do for You - How Some Developers are Spinning Environmental Contamination into Gold
Tripping over the Fine Print - How to Avoid Pitfalls When Negotiating Vendor Agreements |
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News
Regional Law Firm Announces New Partner
Young Professionals Society of Greater Springfield
Next Question- Advisors Stress the Importance of Succession Planning
Coming of Age - Young Professionals Society Helps Its Members Plant Roots
Family Affair - Second-generation Members Become Part of Bacon & Wilson's Growth Pattern
Regional Law Firm Adds Five Attorneys |
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LecturesSeminar: Franchise Ownership as a Career Alternative, Investment, or Both, November 16, 2011 Seminar: Generation Next is here: Are You Ready? , April 27, 2011 Seminar: Ethics, Legal Issues and the New 990, October 28, 2009 Lecturer: Ask the Experts - Legal Issues Regarding Non-Profit and Charitable Corporations, Association of Fundraising Professionals, October 2008 Lecturer: Preparing for Franchise Re-negotiations/Cable Companies & PEG Funding, March 2008 Lecturer: Successfully Starting a Small Business, MCLE, 2007 Jeffrey has spoken on a number of industry panels regarding municipal rights-of-way issues arising out of telecommunications and cellular tower location, state telecommunications regulation, and the privacy implications arising out of the USA Patriot Act. |
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