James R. Loughman
Work in Donovan O'Connor & Dodig, LLP
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 32 years of experience
Estate Planning, Health Care Law
1330 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams, MA 01247
About James R. Loughman
Practice Areas
- Estate Planning
- Health Care Law
Education
- University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1991J.D.
- Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1988B.A.
- Major: Political Science
Representative Cases
- Greenfield Country Estates Tenants Association v. Deep., 423 Mass. 81 (Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court 1996)
- Bohl v. Leibowitz, 1 F. Supp. 2d 67 (U.S. District Court for Massachusetts 1998)
- Merchants Ins. Co. v. U.S. Fidelity & Guar. Co., 1,43 F.3d 5 (U.S. Court of Appeals for 1st Circuit 1998)
- Cherkis v. Atlas Van Lines, 59 F. Supp. 2d 203 (U.S. District Court for Massachusetts 1999)
- Vallone v. Donna, 49 Mass. App. Ct. 330 (Massachusetts Appeals Court 2000)
- Wilson v. Copen, 244 F.3d 178 (U.S. Court of Appeals for 1st Circuit 2001)
- Hopkins v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., 434 Mass. 556 (Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court 2001)
- O'Bert v. Vargo, 331 F.3d29 (U.S. Court of Appeals for 2nd Circuit 2003)
- Commonwealth v. Bradley, 466 Mass. 551 (2013)
Classes and Seminars
- Elder Law Education Program, Massachusetts Bar Association, 2005 - Present
- After the Mass Health Application is Approved, MA Chapter of NAELA, 2010 - Present
- Estate Planning from A to Z-Client Screening and Intake/Key Element of Effective Wills, NBI, November 29, 2018 - Present
- Crossing Borders-Vermont Estate Planning, Probate & Guardianships, Massachusetts Chapter of NAELA, June 13, 2019 - Present
- Estate Planning from A to Z-The Comprehensive Estate Plan: Wills, Transfers during Life, Sample Documents, and Checklists, NBI, October 24, 2019 - Present
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts, 1991
- U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1995
- U.S. District Court District of Vermont, 2003
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1997
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1998
- Vermont, 2014
Other Affiliations
- Massachusetts Bar Association, 1992 - Present (Member)
- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 2002 - Present (Member)
- Massachusetts Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 2002 - Present (Member)
- Berkshire County (MA) Bar Association, 1992 - Present (Member)
- Berkshire County Estate Planning Counsel , 2005 - Present (Member)
Fees
- Accepts Credit Cards
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Retired51 years of experiencePersonal Injury, Business Law, Contracts, Debtor & Creditor, Criminal Law, DUI & DWI, White Collar Crime, Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills, Family Law, Child Custody, Guardianship, Elder Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Car Accidents, Probate, Product Liability, Medical Malpractice, Real Estate, Land Use & Zoning, Worker's Compensation, Bankruptcy, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death
- Partner31 years of experiencePersonal Injury, Business Law, Contracts, Debtor & Creditor, Criminal Law, DUI & DWI, White Collar Crime, Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills, Family Law, Child Custody, Guardianship, Elder Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Car Accidents, Probate, Product Liability, Medical Malpractice, Real Estate, Land Use & Zoning, Worker's Compensation, Bankruptcy, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death
- Retired46 years of experiencePersonal Injury, Business Law, Contracts, Debtor & Creditor, Criminal Law, DUI & DWI, White Collar Crime, Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills, Family Law, Child Custody, Guardianship, Elder Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Car Accidents, Probate, Product Liability, Medical Malpractice, Real Estate, Land Use & Zoning, Worker's Compensation, Bankruptcy, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death
- In Memoriam63 years of experiencePersonal Injury, Business Law, Contracts, Debtor & Creditor, Criminal Law, DUI & DWI, White Collar Crime, Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills, Family Law, Child Custody, Guardianship, Elder Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Car Accidents, Probate, Product Liability, Medical Malpractice, Real Estate, Land Use & Zoning, Worker's Compensation, Bankruptcy, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death
Nearby Lawyers
- Estate Planning
- Health Care Law
- 32.5 miles away
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