Category: Business Law

“SAY WHAT YOU MEAN, AND MEAN WHAT YOU SAY”

By: Attorney Kevin P. McRoy| Partner As I was growing up, my father used to tell me the same phrase over and over again, undoubtedly trying to cement the mantra [...]

MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD MISTAKES TO AVOID

By: Attorney Ryan Prophett | Associate Many individuals in Massachusetts view buying rental property as a good investment and an alternative to putting their money in the stock market [...]

Your Rights to Cancel a Gym Membership

By: Patricia E. Alexandre | Associate With the New Year fast approaching, people start to join gyms or health clubs as part of their New Year’s resolution to exercise more [...]

The Basics of Incorporating your Business in Massachusetts

By: Corey Pontes | Associate Incorporating a small business is a great idea for individuals who want to limit their personal liability for debts of a business. In incorporating your [...]

Opened-End Mortgages in Rhode Island

By: Raymond C. Pelote | Partner Open-end mortgages in Rhode Island are a useful security tool for creditors in an effort to secure any and all outstanding obligations a creditor [...]

Massachusetts Mechanic’s Lien: Security interest for those who have supplied labor or materials that improve…

By: Ryan E. Prophett | Associate Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 254, Sections 1-24, sets forth a statutory mechanism to provide security to contractors, subcontractors, laborers and suppliers for the value [...]

BANKRUPTCY IS NOT THE “DEATH KNELL” OF DEBT RECOVERY

By: Kevin P. McRoy, esq. | Partner You are owed money. You have made demand. That didn’t work, so you brought a lawsuit. Maybe you have even received a judgment. [...]

Summary process actions and how bankruptcy affects a party’s right to challenge a foreclosure

Melo v. Villarcon: Summary process actions and how bankruptcy affects a party’s right to challenge a foreclosure On January 9, 2015, Attorney Ryan E. Prophett of Wynn & Wynn successfully [...]

New Developments in Employment Law

By: Janice E. Robbins | Partner Act Relative to Domestic Violence Chapter 260 of the Acts and Resolves of 2014, an Act Relative to Domestic Violence, was recently enacted in [...]

“Strip-Offs” In Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Cases

By: Raymond C. Pelote ∣Partner I recently argued a Motion for Summary Judgment in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case in Massachusetts on an issue of first impression within the First [...]