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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."
Jeffrey is chair of the firm's corporate and commercial department, and is also a member of the municipal department. He specializes in sophisticated business, financing, and commercial real estate transactions, representing 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.
Bar & Court Admissions
- Massachusetts, 1995
- Maine
Education
- Western New England College School of Law, Springfield, Massachusetts
- J.D. - 1994
- University of New Hampshire
- B.A. - 1991
- Major: English/Philosophy
Awards, Achievements & Appointments
- Best Lawyer, Commercial & Finance, Best Lawyers of America, 2016-2019
- Young Professionals Award, Massachusetts Non-Profit Network (MNN), 2011
- BusinessWest Difference Makers Award, YPS Board, 2009
- 40 Under Forty Award, BusinessWest, 2008
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Assistant Treasurer, Board of Trustees, Springfield Museums, 2012-Present
- Chair, Development Committee, Springfield Museums, 2010-2015
- Board of Directors, Springfield Chamber of Commerce, 2007-Present
- Chair, Board of Directors, Springfield Chamber of Commerce, 2013-2016
- Vice Chair, Board of Directors, Springfield Chamber of Commerce, 2011-2013
- Board of Directors, United Way of Pioneer Valley, 2010-2016
The Massachusetts Benefit Corporation A New Entity Has Been Created for Socially Responsible Businesses
BusinessWest, December 17, 2012
Factors in Determining Whether to Incorporate
Westfield Evening News, May 31, 2012
Protecting Personal Information – New Law Affects Virtually Every Business in the Commonwealth
BusinessWest, August 17, 2009
High-Tech Startup Businesses in a Recession – Why now is the right time for opportunistic entrepreneurs
BusinessWest, July 6, 2009
From Bootstraps to Banking – There are Many Ways to Finance a Startup Business
BusinessWest, June 2, 2008
New Lease on Life (and the Balance Sheet) – Why Sale-leaseback Arrangements Make Sense for Many Business Owners
BusinessWest, December 7, 2007
Starting a Small Business in Your Retirement – Reviewing Your Options
Prime, September 17, 2007
Reading Between the Lines – The Many Issues in Negotiating Commercial Real Estate Leases
BusinessWest, September 7, 2007
Handing over the Reins – Succession Planning for Businesses Poses Challenges
BusinessWest, March 2, 2007
What Brownfields Can Do for You – How Some Developers are Spinning Environmental Contamination into Gold
BusinessWest, December 3, 2006
Tripping over the Fine Print – How to Avoid Pitfalls When Negotiating Vendor Agreements
BusinessWest, October 19, 2006
Four Bacon Wilson attorneys named to Best Lawyers in America 2016
August 17, 2015
Regional Law Firm Attorney Named the Chairman of the Springfield Chamber of Commerce
August 28, 2013
Regional Law Firm Announces New Partner
January 6, 2012
Young Professionals Society of Greater Springfield
Executive Forum Magazine, October 12, 2010
Coming of Age – Young Professionals Society Helps Its Members Plant Roots
BusinessWest, September 29, 2008
Family Affair – Second-generation Members Become Part of Bacon & Wilson’s Growth Pattern
BusinessWest, May 1, 2007
Regional Law Firm Adds Five Attorneys
August 15, 2006
Seminar: 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.