North Chatham Business Lawyers

Sole Practitioner located in Boston, MA. Twenty-five years of experience in business litigation and commercial disputes including contract disputes, real estate, construction, landlord-tenant and collection. Personal Information: Raised five children in Sudbury, MA where we have lived for twenty-one years. Former Vice Chair of Minuteman Regional Vocational High School and long time member and Religious Education instructor at Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Sudbury. Graduate of Holy Cross College and the Univ. of San Diego (JD and MBA). Retired Commander, U.S. Navy Reserves.

I joined McGowan & Associates in September 2007 after developing a successful solo practice with a focus on real estate transactions. I bring over two decades of experience in representing buyers, sellers, and lenders across all aspects of residential real estate transactions. My comprehensive experience and meticulous approach ensure that real estate closings proceed smoothly for my clients. I am also recognized as a dedicated litigator, actively representing a diverse range of clients in state and federal courts for over ten years. Before my successful career in private practice, I served as a prosecutor for the Norwell Police Department and as...

I founded McGowan & Associates in 2001 after serving as a name partner at another prominent Boston-based law firm. Throughout my career, I have tried over 400 cases to verdict. (Ask any other lawyer you are considering how many verdicts they have taken.) These cases have ranged from premises liability and environmental claims to catastrophic personal injury cases and multi-million dollar fire losses. I have also extensively lectured and published on defending environmental claims, including topics such as lead poisoning, sick building and indoor air quality claims, the rights of burn victims, carbon monoxide poisoning, and animal attacks. Recent results...

Joseph Perl is an attorney specializing in commercial collections and general civil litigation. He is licensed to practice in the state courts of Massachusetts and New York, and in the federal courts for the District of Massachusetts and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Attorney Perl has extensive experience with a wide range of collection methods, including motions for pre-judgment security, and post-judgment enforcement measures. In addition to experience in civil litigation, Attorney Perl is experienced in using alternative dispute resolution methods to maximize client benefit. Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly has written multiple times about cases handled by Attorney...