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| | Address | | 39 Main Street, Suite 8 | | Northampton, Massachusetts 01060 | | (Hampshire Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Lesser, Newman & Nasser, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Civil and Criminal Trials, Medical Malpractice, Business Litigation, Nursing Home Litigation, Products Liability, Consumer, Civil Rights, Environmental Law, Labor Law, Real Estate, Probate and Divorce. | | Year Established: 1976 | Firm Profile:
Since its establishment in 1976, the firm has maintained a civil and criminal trial practice in federal and state courts, with an emphasis in complex litigation. | | Firm Size: 4 | Clients:
APPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: First American Title Insurance Co. | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Thomas Lesser (Member) born Washington, D.C., April 16, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Massachusetts; U.S. District Court, Districts of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Vermont; U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; U.S. Claims Court. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1968); Harvard University (J.D., 1972). Obama for America New England Steering Committee, 2007-2008. Adjunct Professor of Law, Western New England College of Law, 1980-1982. Board of Directors, Foundation for Justice, 1998—. Member, Town of Conway School Committee, 1988-1999. Member: American Association for Justice; Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; First Amendment Lawyers Association; Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys; Hampshire County, Franklin County and Massachusetts Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Criminal Law; Complex Civil Litigation; Employment Litigation; Nursing Home Litigation; FELA; Medical Malpractice. Email: Thomas Lesser | | William C. Newman (Member) born White Plains, New York, August 8, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Massachusetts; 1976, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1982, U.S. Claims Court; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 2005, District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Education: Antioch College (B.A., 1972); Northeastern University (J.D., 1975). Director, Western Regional Office of American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, 1987—. Member, Board of Directors: Center for Public Representation, 1982-1999; Western Massachusetts Legal Services, 1977-2006, President, 1984-1990. Member, Board of Directors, 1982-1999 and Advisory Board, 1999—, Massachusetts Citizens Against the Death Penalty. Recipient: Massachusetts Bar Association Community Service Award, 1988; Northampton Center for Children and Families, Ellen Sedlis Award, 2001; Committee for Public Counsel Services, Thurgood Marshall Award, 2005. Member: Hampshire County and Massachusetts Bar Associations; Massachusetts and National Associations of Criminal Defense Lawyers; National Lawyers Guild. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Civil Rights; Labor and Employment; Criminal Law. Email: William C. Newman | | Merry L. Nasser (Member) born New York, New York, April 2, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1972); Boston University (J.D., 1976). Recipient, Massachusetts Bar Association Community Service Award, 2000. Massachusetts Super Lawyer, Boston Magazine, 2004. Adjunct Professor of Law: Western New England College, School of Law, 1981-1986. Member, Board of Directors: Necessities, 1983-1985; Tapestry Health Systems, Inc., 1991—. Member, Child Sexual Abuse Task Force, 1988-2000. Chairperson, Parents and Children in Transition, 1994—. Member, Guardian Ad Litem Task Force, 2000-2004. Member: Hampshire County (Co-Chairperson, Probate Court Committee, 1988—) and Massachusetts Bar Associations; Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations Law; Employment Discrimination Law; Family Law. Email: Merry L. Nasser | | ASSOCIATE | | Rebecca L. Passa (Associate) born Springfield, Massachusetts, January 26, 1963; admitted to bar, 2002, Massachusetts. Education: Mount Holyoke College (A.B., 1985); Western New England College School of Law (J.D., 2001). Recipient: Academic Merit Scholarship, 1997-2001; Student Bar Association Scholarship, 1999-2000. Member: Hampshire County and Massachusetts Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Probate; Nonprofit Organizations Law. Email: Rebecca L. Passa |
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