Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin P.C. was founded in 1969 by former legal-services attorneys. The law firm is currently comprised of fourteen lawyers specializing in business planning, estate planning, commercial and tax-exempt bond financing, real estate development and permitting, litigation and bankruptcy.
We serve individuals and businesses ranging from closely held family enterprises―including both the owners and their families―to multinational companies in western New England and eastern New York State. Our practice areas include:
- Bankruptcy, Reorganization and Workout
- Business Organizations
- Commercial and Tax-Exempt Finance
- Elder Law
- Estate Planning
- Exit Planning for Business Owners
- Litigation
- Not-For-Profit
- Real Estate and Land Use
- Special Education Law
- Trust and Estates Litigation
We understand the value of time and money. Therefore, while we can provide services for complex litigation, we actively pursue time-saving solutions that help our clients reduce their costs and maximize their future opportunities.
We also provide efficient, cost-effective legal counsel and advocacy services, frequently using innovative techniques such as grantor retained annuity trusts, intentionally defective grantor trusts, employee stock ownership plan buyouts and qualified personal residence trusts.
Our expertise in government-assisted housing programs and the advantages of those programs to our clients has been and remains a hallmark of the firm. Our familiarity and experience with regulatory matters relating to aging, real estate development, business purchases and charitable organizations have long been recognized in the communities we serve.
Although a major part of our practice focus is to provide service to the for-profit business community, the firm remains committed to providing access to similar services for not-for-profit agencies and underserved communities in our region. Each of our lawyers makes significant efforts on behalf of charitable and community-development activities where our business experience can make a difference.
About Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin P.C.
Founded in 1969
14 people in their team
Practice areas
Languages spoken
Practice areas
Lawsuits & Disputes
At Shatz, Schwartz, and Fentin, we view litigation as a problem-solving mechanism. We counsel clients in the beginning phases of a conflict to explore all options for reaching optimal results. Whether a solution is achieved in court or through strategic settlement, we strive to resolve a dispute in the most expeditious and cost-effective way possible. We have extensive experience advocating for clients in federal and state courts and before administrative agencies in such matters as:
- Commercial litigation of all types, including contract enforcement and related business torts, enforcement of non-compete, non-disclosure and trade secrets agreements
- Employment issues from either a management or employee perspective, including claims of sexual harassment, wrongful termination and discrimination based on age, race, sex and disability, and counseling employers regarding employee discipline and discharge procedures, organizational restructuring and reduction in force
- Commercial real estate disputes arising from either a buyer/seller relationship or landlord/tenant relationship
- Constitutional law and civil rights
- Environmental claims, including defense of landowners and other potentially responsible parties in environmental contamination cases
- Probate litigation, including the appointment of guardians and conservators and disputes involving wills, trusts and estates in which we have represented creditors, beneficiaries, trustees and executors
- Administrative law appeals, including appeals before the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD), the Office of Medicaid Board of Hearings and numerous municipal and state agencies
- Representation of creditors and debtors in bankruptcy litigation
Private Client
Real Estate
Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin P.C. represents diverse clients in the development, leasing, permitting and financing of real estate, including major, regional and national developers of shopping centers, office buildings, apartments, conventional and affordable housing, congregate care retirement communities, residential subdivisions and industrial properties. We have extensive experience in all forms of permitting and approvals by local, state and federal regulatory authorities, zoning and environmental permits, historic certification, and highway and sewer extension permits and approvals.
As one of the area’s leading real estate law firms, we represent local, regional and national financial institutions both as lenders and facilities counsel. We serve as counsel to Verizon Wireless, one of the world’s largest wireless telecommunications companies, providing counsel for site acquisition, permitting and issues arising under the Federal Telecommunications Act. We have acted for over twenty years as counsel to Home Depot in permitting and transactional matters.
We are also experienced in the formation and development of condominium projects, including preparation of master deeds and declarations for new projects, amendments for projects adding new units, transitions to owners as condominium trustees and issues relating to failed projects.
The Firm is a policy agent for Chicago Title Insurance Company.