About
Law
580 Washington Street, Newton, MA 02458
sixty six North Street, P.O. Box 358, Medfield, MA 02052.
Law practice emphasizing (1) litigation, (2) actual property/land use, and (3) estate planning/administration. Litigation experience across a wide spectrum - private harm, patron, business, employment, will and probate contests, landlord tenant, collections, production, and agreement disputes. Formerly a partner in Freeto, Peterson & Scoll 1984 - 2006.
HONORS
• AV rated since 1988 (“Very High to Preeminent” legal professional) by means of fellow legal professionals, per Martindale-Hubbell (http://martindale.com). (“An AV rating is a widespread accomplishment - a testament to the truth that a attorney s friends rank him at the very best stage of professional excellence.”)
• Rated a “Superb” attorney by using AVVO,com
• First listed in Who s Who in American Law in 1987
• First indexed in Who s Who in America in 1999
• First listed in Who’s Who in the East in1998
• First indexed in Who’s Who of Emerging Leaders in America in 1988
• “Pete’s” - the Store at Lasell Village - named and committed June 2000
COMMUNITY
• Selectman, Medfield, MA, 2000 - gift. Chair 2002-2003, 2005-2006, 2008-2009, 2011-2012, 2014-2015, 2017-2018.
• Medfield Zoning Board of Appeals, Medfield, MA, 1994 - 2000.
• Medfield Foundation, Inc., Medfield, MA, 2001 - present. Cofounder of community basis that has raised over $2,000,000 for public purposes in Medfield.
• Medfield Day, ran the city’s annual avenue truthful 4 times and enlarged it drastically.
• Medfield Night Fireworks, began in 2001 and ran until 2009.
• Lasell Village, Inc., Newton, MA. Director 1990 - 2008. Chair 1992 - 2000, clerk 2004 - 2008.
• Riverside Community Care, Inc., Dedham, MA, a network mental health business enterprise - Director 1977 - 1996, Clerk 1978-eighty four, President 1984-89.
• Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham, Director 2001 - 2005.
• Brown University Alumni interviewer
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Location
Legal Issues
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
Costs
Certificates
Languages
Accepted Jurisdictions
Experience
Educations
Graduation year: 1972
Graduation year: 1964
