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I established Forghany & Associates with the philosophy of a small firm helping people with their legal dilemmas.

Forghany & Associates focuses on Chapter 7 & 13 Consumer (Debtor) Bankruptcy. Family Law, Criminal Defense. We also handle Personal Injury, Torts, and Products Liability. Check out the website www.forghanylaw.com for a complete list.

Previous Employment Summary
I am no stranger to hard work. During my college years, I was a volunteer EMT. During law school I taught CPR for the American Red Cross, and also was a computer repair technician. Now during my short career as an attorney, I have had numerous cases involving Bankruptcy, Family Law and Divorce, Child Custody, and Criminal Defense.
Activities and Awards

I dedicate some time to Pro Bono projects.

My practice is restricted exclusively to divorce and family law. I offer professional mediation, collaborative divorce, and traditional court -based representation when other options are not appropriate.

I am committed to superior client service, and use technology to help lower the stress of my clients while providing efficient and creative solutions to family law problems.

I am the owner of The Divorce Collaborative LLC in Medway, MA. Prior to forming this practice, I was the founder and Managing Parter at a Norfolk, MA law firm and was also an Associate Attorney at the Rosen Law Firm in North Carolina.

Please visit my website/blog at www.divorcecollaborative.com

Massachusetts divorce mediator, Attorney Tracy Fischer has practiced Massachusetts Family Law since 1987 and has mediated divorces in Massachusetts since 1990.

Tracy's BA Degree from Tulane University in Psychology and J.D. degree from Suffolk University School of Law provide her with the background to work with people who are in emotional crisis and to assist them in crafting legally binding divorce agreements. Tracy is a Certified Massachusetts Divorce Mediator and Board Member of the Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation.

Tracy is a trained divorce mediator and has over 19 years of experience assisting couples in achieving an amicable resolution to an often expensive, stressful and emotional experience. Mediator Tracy Fischer provides answers to questions regarding divorce and guides couples through complex issues regarding the division of property, emotional issues of co-parenting arrangements, and financial issues involving child support or alimony responsibilities.

Contact Massachusetts divorce mediator Tracy Fischer to schedule a confidential consultation.

Attorney Tracy Fischer is a Boston Metro family and divorce mediator with offices in Danvers and Newton, Massachusetts. She provides mediation and family law services to individuals and families throughout the Boston Metro region including Andover, Beverly, Boxford, Burlington, Danvers, Gloucester, Marblehead, Newton, Needham, Peabody, Salem, Tewksbury, Topsfield, Waltham, Watertown, Wayland, Wellesley, Weston and Wilmington, Massachusetts.

Website: http://www.TracyFischerMediation.com

I graduated Harvard College in 1960 and its law school in 1963. I worked for a large law firm, served in the US Army JAG (the army's legal branch), worked in an insurance company, and then for a sole practitioner. In 1971 I abandoned the world of corporate law to start a practice representing low and middle-income people with minimal access to legal advice, became one of the first lawyers in the country to offer divorce mediation, served on board of legal services programs, created referral programs for the Massachusetts Bar Association and the National Lawyers Guild, started an association of legal clinics, and served as president of a family mediation association.

In 1983, I joined the staff of Harvard Law School as Public Interest Career Advisor, counseling law students who hoped to use their degrees to serve the public. I edited the HLS Public Interest Directory. In 1989 a new dean closed my office alleging the budget for my office was a waste since HLS students had no interest in representing individuals.

In 1990 I established what is now the Center for Professional Development in the Law. Since then, I have presented workshops at law schools and bar associations and provided individual guidance to over 2000 law students and lawyers helping them find positions consistent with their professional work and their personal values and beliefs.

My book Lawful Pursuit: Careers in Public Interest Law was published by the American Bar Association Law Student Division in 1995. I also co-founded and co-edited Find Satisfaction in the Law, an on-line career planning resource sponsored by FindLaw and have a blogspot, Lawyers and Satisfaction.

It is my opinion, obsession and source of continuing outrage, based on nearly 50 years in the legal profession, that law schools (especially the highly selective ones) fail to teach their students how to practice law and continue to funnel them unsuspectingly through the on-campus-interview system (owned and operated by law large firms) into large law firms. This process is a major cause of lawyer dissatisfaction as well as the inability of the public to be able to obtain the services of a lawyer for their critical legal issues.

A major emphasis of my practice is helping my clients overcome the lack of self-worth and self-confidence produced by the failure of legal education and the belief that they are trapped and have no options.

I help them take control over their careers ... and their lives and hopefully find satisfaction in the practice of law.

Miguel Danielson is an experienced intellectual property attorney with significant expertise in the areas of trademark, copyright, licensing, Internet, and open source legal issues.

He has worked with a multitude of technology-driven companies from start-ups to publicly traded, multi-nationals.

Ed has been practicing law over 30 years. He received his law degree from Suffolk University Law School in 1978. Ed is admitted to practice before all the courts of the states of Massachusetts and New Hampshire, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire, and the Supreme Court of the United States. Ed is also certified as an Advocate by the National College of Advocacy. Ed has completed the Brain Injury Association Trial Lawyers Conference. One of Edâs cases was reported in Trial Magazine, a magazine published by the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, reporting on the fact that Ed was able to introduce into evidence, for the first time in United States legal history, objective test confirming the diagnosis of PTSD. Ed has argued a case in front of the Supreme Court for the state of New Hampshire.

Ed is also a qualified mediator having completed the mandatory course in Mediation through Mediation Works Inc. In addition, he has, for almost a decade, sat as a conciliator in the Superior Courts of Massachusetts. Please visit Edâs mediation website TheMediationLawyers.com.

Ed has participated in the AITLAmerica Advanced Combat Training: How to Win Big in the Tough Trucking Case in Atlanta, Georgia. He is now a member of the Association of Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America (AITLA) and the American Association for Justice (AAJ).

EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN ALL TYPES OF PERSONAL INJURY AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION CASES. RECENT JUDGMENT OF $4.8M IN 2009.

Murray Law Offices, LLC is a trial practice firm with an emphasis on the litigation of personal injury, insurance defense, business disputes and other civil matters. Attorney Murray has tried hundreds of cases before the Superior and District Courts in a wide variety of legal issues. Our clients include individuals and businesses and we are experienced in handling the most complex litigation matters.

Bruce H. Murray has been a practicing lawyer since 1987. He graduated from the University of Rhode Island, and the New England School of Law, cum laude. Recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award and New England School of Law Scholar Award. Admitted in the Massachusetts Courts and the United States District Court, District of Massachusetts, Mr. Murray's practice is primarily concentrated in the preparation and trial of cases involving personal injury including, auto accidents, slip and fall, premises liability, dog bites, general liability, wrongful death, product liability, medical malpractice, food poisoning, construction site accidents, unfair business practices (c. 93A), insurance related matters, and criminal defense. He has tried well over 100 cases to verdict, including more than 60 jury trials in the Superior Court. He was recognized by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly as having one of the top ten defense verdicts of the year in 2002. He has lectured in the areas of trial practice and premises liability for continuing education programs on behalf of the Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association and for the retail and insurance industry. Mr. Murray is also experienced in the areas of residential real estate conveyancing, landlord/tenant matters, business disputes and consumer protection. He is a volunteer judge for the Suffolk Law School Mock Trial Tournament and serves as a volunteer conciliator in the Brockton, Stoughton and Quincy District Courts. He is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, Middlesex County Bar Association, and the Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association. He and his family are involved with the Fresh Air Fund, serving annually as a host family.

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Whether you're struggling with your mortgage, starting a business, you've been unfairly treated, or you're trying to provide for your loved ones, Attorney Josef Culik is a Massachusetts lawyer who can help you.

By building a personal connection with his clients -- just like you -- Attorney Culik works with them to define their goals and then work to achieve them within the legal system.

A creative, forceful, hardworking, and conscientious advocate, Attorney Culik personalizes your legal services to achieve maximum results while ensuring that you are kept up-to-date on your case.

The philosophy is simple: by providing personalized, high-quality, and affordable legal services, you will be satisfied enough to use him again the next time you need a lawyer.


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Loan Modification and Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention

Home is where the heart is -- Attorney Josef Culik understands that, and he will work with you to help you save your house. He is experienced in negotiating with lenders and banks. Don't let the mortgage company take your home.

* Foreclosure prevention
* Loan modification
* Deeds in lieu
* Workouts
* Refinance
* New government programs to help borrowers like you
* Bankruptcy
* Start over - You might be able to get the overdue balance put at the back of your mortgage

Don't waste time. Attorney Culik will fight hard to save your home. Contact him now.


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Services offered include refinancing and loan modification under President Obama's Making Home Affordable program; foreclosure prevention; performing forensic examination of mortgage documents; analysis for Truth In Lending Act and RESPA violations; evaluation for unfair and deceptive practices under M.G.L. Chapter 93A; inspection for predatory lending under M.G.L. Chapter 183C; negotiation with loan lender or servicer for a workout, forbearance, or deed in lieu; budget analysis for implementing a loan modification or workout plan; and lawsuits to enforce your legal rights. This notice complies with 940 CMR 25.03.

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Locations

Proudly serving the Boston, Massachusetts area, the North Shore, Cape Ann, Essex County, Suffolk County, and Middlesex County, including Amesbury, Andover, Beverly, Boxford, Byfield, Danvers, Essex, Georgetown, Gloucester, Groveland, Hamilton, Hathorne, Haverhill, Ipswich, Lawrence, Lynn, Lynnfield, Magnolia, Manchester, Marblehead, Merrimac, Methuen, Middleton, Nahant, Newbury, Newburyport, North Andover, Peabody, Pigeon Cove, Prides Crossing, Rockport, Rowley, Salem, Salisbury, Saugus, South Hamilton, Swampscott, Topsfield, Wenham, West Boxford, West Newbury, Acton, Arlington, Ashby, Ashland, Ayer, Bedford, Belmont, Billerica, Boxborough, Burlington, Cambridge, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Concord, Dracut, Dunstable, Everett, Framingham, Groton, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Lexington, Lincoln, Littleton, Lowell, Malden, Marlborough, Maynard, Medford, Melrose, Natick, Newton, North Reading, Pepperell, Reading, Sherborn, Shirley, Somerville, Stoneham, Stow, Sudbury, Tewksbury, Townsend, Tyngsborough, Wakefield, Waltham, Watertown, Wayland, Westford, Weston, Wilmington, Winchester, Woburn, Aberdeen, Allston, Ashmont, Back Bay, Beachmont, Bellevue, Brighton, Cedar Grove, Charlestown, Chelsea, City Point, Clarendon Hills, Cottage Hill, Cottage Park, Court Park, Crescent Beach, Dorchester, Dorchester Center, Dorchester Heights, East Boston, Egypt Beach, Fairmount, Faneuil, Fields Corner, Forest Hills, Fort Dawes, Fort Independence, Fort Warren, Franklin Park, Germantown, Grove Hall, Highland, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Jeffries Point, Lower Mills, Meeting House Hill, Mount Bowdoin, Mount Hope, Mount Ida, Neponset, North Brighton, Oak Island, Orient Heights, Point of Pines, Point Shirley, Readville, Revere, Roslindale, Roxbury, Roxbury Crossing, Savin Hill, South Boston, Stonybrook Village, Suffolk Downs Station, Uphams Corner, West Roxbury, Winthrop, Winthrop Beach, Winthrop Highlands and beyond.

Lowell, MA lawyer, Attorney Eric Schutzbank has over eleven years of experience practicing family and criminal law. He represents individual clients, is trained for mediation, and also practices Collaborative Law. Eric is also admitted to practice in New Hampshire, where his sole area of practice is in domestic relations matters. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1992 and his law degree from Suffolk University Law School in 1995.

Website: http://www.Berid-Schutzbank.com

Family Law and Divorce Litigator
Divorce Mediator
Collaborative Family Law and Divorce Attorney

William's goal is to help you understand the process of restructuring your life, whether you are facing divorce or disability issues, and to help relieve the uncertainty about the future.

William understands your need for guidance about the law, control over the outcome of the problems you face, to feel understood and safe - emotionally, legally, and financially.

William helps you reach solutions that will enable you, and your family, to move forward with your lives. By merging his skills, his knowledge of the law, and his personal experiences, William provides focused representation and solutions-based problem-solving for you.

William possesses the ability to communicate very complex topics in "plain English." He has received feedback that reflects this ability to communicate to a wide range of audiences: "Bill was excellent, clear, and patient." "Excellent - exceeded my expectations." "Informative and wonderfully witty!" "So much information, so useful."

My law partner and I are both former prosecutors. Our entire practice is dedicated to defending people accused of crimes. We practice in every superior and district court in Eastern Massachusetts. We are extremely experienced trial attorneys. Additional information about out firm is available at www.springandspring.com.