About Me

Attorney Sherwin is a lawyer practicing . . .

My website isn’t written in the 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’ve practiced real estate litigation for the past ten years, appearing in most Massachusetts courts.  I have tried numerous cases before judges and juries and have successfully brought matters to appeal.   

Since launching my own practice, I have assisted homeowners, landlords, and tenants with a wide array of real estate matters, including contract disputes, boundary disputes, zoning appeals, foreclosure law, and landlord-tenant matters.  I enjoy finding ways to get my clients the best representation possible at a fair rate.

Since 2018, I have been named a Massachusetts Super Lawyers Rising Star.  Past client reviews are available here and here.

Representative Cases:

• Successful landlord-tenant jury trial in Massachusetts Housing Court

• Successful special motion to dismiss under Massachusetts’s anti-SLAPP law

• 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 based on an invalid 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

• Successful representation of Massachusetts homeowners and businesses with zoning disputes

When 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

• Who Can Bring A Zoning Appeal? SJC Reaffirms the Test for Standing in Murchison v. Sherborn ZBA Boston Bar Association Journal (Summer 2021)

• LexisNexis Practical Guidance: Residential Foreclosure in Massachusetts (2020)

• Whose Land Is It Anyway?  Lessons in Litigating Adverse Possession Disputes Massachusetts Bar Association Section Review (November/December 2019)

• “Sighting” Wind Energy Facilities in Vermont: Finding the Right Balance between Societal Benefits and Aesthetic Burden Buffalo Environmental Law Journal (2009)

Speaking Engagements

• Handling Post-Foreclosure Evictions & Predatory Lending in Housing Court MCLE (June 2024)

• How to Start An Eviction Case Volunteer Lawyers Project (August 2021)

• BBA Webinar: Lawyer for the Day in Housing Court Training: Limited Assistance Representation (LAR) Certification, Boston Bar Association (October 2020)

• Nonpayment of Rent Eviction Cases Post COVID-19, Massachusetts Bar Association (June 2020)

• Emotional Support Animals for Landlords, MassLandlords (March 2020)

• Security Deposits 101 Boston Bar Association (March 2019)

• How to Make a Winning Eviction Case MassLandlords (January 2019)

Interviews

• Success Tips for Solo Law Firms: An Interview with Adam Sherwin BSPE Legal Marketing (August 2024)

• Unpermitted renovations: When your dream home becomes a nightmare Boston Globe (April 2023)

• How to Write a Lease Termination Letter U.S. News & World Report (August 2022)

• Can you haggle with the landlord over your rent? Boston Globe (July 2022)

• What to Do BEFORE the Foreclosure and Eviction Moratorium Ends Debt.com (February 2021)

• 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

• Massachusetts Bar Association, Real Estate Law Section (2019 – Present)

• National Eagle Scout Association  (2015 – Present)

Community Involvement

• City of Malden Zoning Board of Appeal, Legal Member (2018 – Present)

• MassLandlords, Inc., Landlord-Tenant Law Instructor (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 a member of 2010s Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges, and became a published legal author. I am a 2005 graduate of the University of Vermont.