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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.

Salem MA general practice law firm, including: personal injury (auto and work injuries); criminal defense (OUI and A&B); divorce (and family law); real estate (purchase and sale, and evictions); and Wills and Health Care proxies. No charge for initial consultation

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

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champion your rights

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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.

I am an attorney licensed to practice in Massachusetts and before its state and federal courts.
My specialties are; litigation, labor and employment law, collective bargaining, personal injury, automobile accidents, premises liability, real estate law including foreclosure defense, land use and zoning, administrative law, business law and corporate & LLC formation, wills, trusts & estates and municipal law.
My practice includes serving in the roles of mediator and arbitrator.
I also provide Courtroom Appearance Services for law-firms.

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

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.

Justin St.James is also a Certified Mediator, and a Notary Public.

Justin enjoys reading, playing piano, swimming, skiing, and practicing Taekwon Do. He earned his Black Belt from the International Taekwon Do Federation.

To contact Attorney St. James, please call his office: 978-689-5200, or, send him an email: jstjames@stjames-legal.com, or, visit his website: www.stjames-legal.com