James Ermini
Attorney/Broker, N.E. Classic Homes, New England Business Properties
Winchester, MA 01890
From listing through closing, all under one roof (brokerage & legal).
Phone (978) 724-3500
Mobile (941) 799-1717
From listing through closing, all under one roof (brokerage & legal).
Property Types
Industrial, Office, Multi-Family
Markets
Boston
Languages
Italian
Bio
1. Real Estate Attorney/Broker: Conducted millions of dollars of residential and commercial real estate transactions in the past 29 years. Financial analysis and integration of investment objectives into Letters of Intent, Offers to Purchase, P&S agreements, residential & commercial leases, deeds, mortgages, and subordinated financing, options, easements, covenants, conservation and watershed preservation restrictions. Structured I.R.C. 1031 exchanges, closings, foreclosures, zba appeals, & tenant evictions.
2. Business Transactional Attorney: Authored, edited, reviewed, and/or negotiated
a broad variety of commercial transactions including:
• Sales and leases of goods (UCC) and services
• Purchase/assignments of equity and debt
• Trademarks & Licensing of technology/intellectual property (software, embedded systems)
• Employment and related confidentiality, nondisclosure, and non-compete agreements
• Zoning opinions and corporate compliance.
• Mergers, acquisitions, and franchising agreements, & due diligence/compliance
• Business start-ups (corporate/LLC/LP/business trust), interim maintenance, and dissolution.
• Environmental regulatory compliance.
3. Elder Law/Estate Planning: Drafted wills, trusts, medical and financial proxies, educational trusts, 529 and Spread IRA planning, tax planning, irrevocable life insurance trusts, and all aspects of Medicaid planning from applications to appeals. Numerous seminars and newsletters offered. All nursing home clients successfully placed.
4. Municipal Law Attorney (Town of Petersham)
• Zoning Board of Appeals: 12 year member and co-chair. Secured procedural & technical compliance with local bylaws, Massachusetts, and federal law. Conducted hearings, and drafted ZBA decisions, special permits, and variances - all successful when challenged.
• By-law Revisions Committee: Conducted hearings, drafted bylaws.
• Drafted Town's Affordable Housing Plan, approved by Mass. Dept. of Housing.
5. Author/Editor - Thompson-Reuters
Author and editor of corporate law and uniform commercial code (UCC) transactional publications including annotated legal forms, practice notes, checklists, clauses, and other Massachusetts-specific content for Practical Law/West Law. Conducted research of case law, treatises, regulations, and general laws to ensure legal compliance, guidance, accuracy, and comprehensiveness of the subject matter.
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