Attorney Sherwin is a lawyer practicing . . .
My website isn’t written in third person for a reason: when you contact me, you get a person: one who is interested in you and your legal needs.
I have years of experience assisting clients with a wide range of legal problems. I launched The Sherwin Law Firm to provide affordable, effective representation in Boston and the Greater Boston Region. Contact me to see how I can assist you today.
Experience
I previously worked as a foreclosure defense attorney for a non-profit organization in Boston, where I assisted homeowners in foreclosure and post-foreclosure proceedings. My cases brought me into Housing Court, District Court, Superior Court, Land Court, Massachusetts Appeals Court, Supreme Judicial Court, and Federal Court, where I have successfully assisted many of my clients with working out long-term resolutions for their legal problems.
Since launching my own practice, I have assisted homeowners, landlords, and tenants with a variety of real estate matters, at trial and on appeal. I enjoy looking for ways to get my clients the best representation possible at a fair rate.
I have appeared in most courts across Massachusetts and have tried numerous cases before judges and juries, and successfully brought matters to appeal. Past client reviews are available here are here.
Representative Cases:
- Successful landlord-tenant jury trial in Massachusetts Housing Court
- Favorable Superior Court trial decision in a real estate contract dispute
- Successful Land Court case obtaining adverse possession/easement by prescription for Massachusetts homeowners
- Favorable real estate appeal before Massachusetts Appeals Court
- Successful Superior Court summary judgment motion defending against an emotional distress claim
- Successful appeal overturning a Massachusetts foreclosure on the basis of an invalid foreclosure notice
- Successful settlements on behalf of Massachusetts homeowners to avoid foreclosure
- Favorable Massachusetts Appeals Court decision concerning Massachusetts appellate procedure
- Successful representation of Massachusetts landlords in eviction proceedings
- Favorable Consumer Protection Law (“Chapter 93A”) decisions in Superior and Federal Court
When I’m not practicing law, I enjoy woodworking, golfing, fishing, anything on the water. and listening to my favorite band: Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band.
I want to use my experience and passion for law to assist you with your important legal needs.
Bar Admissions
Massachusetts
New York
Vermont
U.S. District Court of Massachusetts
U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
Publications & Speaking Engagements
- Nonpayment of Rent Eviction Cases Post COVID-19, Massachusetts Bar Association (June 2020)
- Emotional Support Animals for Landords, MassLandlords (March 2020)
- Whose Land Is It Anyway? Lessons in Litigating Adverse Possession Disputes Massachusetts Bar Association Section Review (November/December 2019)
- Security Deposits 101 Boston Bar Association (March 2019)
- How to Make a Winning Eviction Case MassLandlords (January 2019)
- “Sighting” Wind Energy Facilities in Vermont: Finding the Right Balance between Societal Benefits and Aesthetic Burden Buffalo Environmental Law Journal (2009)
Interviews
- Appeals Court: Market value entails development potential – Breach of duty suit vs. foreclosing lender revived Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (April 2019)
- Lease clause fails to shield landlord from 93A liability Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (December 2018)
- What Is an Acceleration Clause? Find Out Now Before You Mess Up Your Mortgage Realtor.com (May 2018)
- Court: Lis pendens appeals process can present ‘trap for unwary’ Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (May 2018)
- Peeping Drones? How Technology is Outpacing Privacy Laws Boston 25 News (May 2018)
- Defending Your Home Foreclosure: An Interview with Adam Sherwin of The Sherwin Law Firm MassRealty (July 2014)
Professional Associations
- Boston Bar Association, Solo and Small Firm Section (2017 – Present)
- Massachusetts Bar Association, Real Estate Law Section (2019 – Present)
Community Involvement
- City of Malden Zoning Board of Appeal, Legal Member (2018 – Present)
- MassLandlords, Inc., Instructor on Landlord-Tenant Law (2019 – Present)
Education
I graduated cum laude from Vermont Law School in 2010. In law school, I served as a senior staff editor for The Vermont Journal of Environmental Law, was selected as member of 2010’s Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges, and became a published legal author.
My trusted four-legged assistant, Barley