James S. Singer

James S. Singer

Partner

Phone: 617.723.7700
Fax: 617.227.0313
E-mail: jsinger@rflawyers.com

Areas of Practice:

• Civil Litigation
• Employment Law
• Creditor’s Rights
• Construction Law
• Landlord / Tenant

Bar Admissions:

• Massachusetts, 1978
• U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1979
• U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1980

Education:

• Northeastern University School of Law
  Boston, Massachusetts
  Juris Doctorate, 1978

• University of Massachusetts
  Amherst, Massachusetts
  Bachelor of Science, 1974
  Honors: Magna Cum Laude

 An experienced litigator, Jim has assisted numerous clients with construction litigation, commercial collections, landlord/tenant issues, and general business disputes. Prior to joining the firm, Jim had a legal services background and was the supervising attorney at the Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association and an associate at a small Boston law firm. Jim is a partner of the firm and is a member of the U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, and the U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Jim’s successful representation of clients includes:

• Co-counseled a vigorously contested minority shareholder dispute involving a family and a nationally recognized restaurant chain.
• Obtained a substantial settlement, after several days of trial, in a wrongful death action involving a retired woman with no dependants.
• Represented a franchisee in a claim of a wrongful termination involving the nation’s largest franchiser of the particular industry.
• Defense of an officer/director of a bank after an FDIC takeover.
• Obtained an award of multiple damages against an owner in favor of general contractor after successful jury verdict
• Successful in an arbitration proceeding involving one of Massachusetts’ largest landlords where sole issue was whether firm’s client had to pay $5 million to seller of real estate based on potential development of property.

When Jim is not practicing law, he enjoys playing basketball and jogging.

Associations and Memberships:

• Camp Avoda, Inc. (Board of Directors, Past President)
• Massachusetts Bar Association (Member)

 Honors and Awards:

• Massachusetts Super Lawyer, Boston Magazine, 2004 – 2016

 Classes/Seminars Taught/and Publications:

• “Owners Should be Aware of Mechanic’s Lien Law”, Bay State Apartment Owner, 1999
• “Need for ‘Identification’ Under New Massachusetts Mechanic Lien Law”, GSR Newsletter, 1998
• A Layman’s Guide to Getting Paid: Legal Remedies Available to The Contractor”, Subcontractor and Material Supplier, Seminar Taught with Jim Rudolph, 2007
• Real Estate Bar Association, Spring Conference: Mechanic’s Lien Law Overview, 2012, 2013