FINNERAN & NICHOLSON, P.C. - Key Persons
joined Finneran and Nicholson in 2021 and serves as the Managing Director of the firm's Land Use and Zoning Department. Attorney Deschenes has over 23 years of experience in a wide range of zoning matters, land use, municipal permitting, development law and real estate conveyancing. Prior to joining Finneran and Nicholson, Attorney Deschenes was the Managing Partner at Deschenes & Farrell, P.C.
As a resident of Newburyport, Attorney Deschenes holds a Bachelor's Degree in Biology from the University of Maine at Orono, a Master's Degree in Business Administration from New Hampshire College and a Juris Doctor from the Northeastern University School of Law. He focuses his practice in zoning and permitting, land use, municipal permitting, and develoment law.
Attorney Deschenes is co-founder and currently a Director of the Westford Land Preservation Foundation, a non-profit land preservation group and also currently a Director of Common Ground Development, the non-profit development group of Community Teamwork Inc. Attorney Deschenes was formerly a member and Chariman of the Westford Conservation Commission, The Master Plan Implementation Committee, The Westford Affordable Housing Committee and the Westford Water Commission.
Education
Northeastern University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts
J.D. - 1993
University of Maine at Orono, Orono, ME
B.S. - 1983
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- Member of the Massachusetts Bar Association Labor
Attorney Eagan is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association Labor and Employment Section and the Business Law Section Council. Attorney Eagan has co-chaired presentations before the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Newburyport Bar Association, Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce, Boston Business Alliance, Merrimack Valley Estate Planning Council and the North Shore Association of Realtors and other professional organization regarding various topics including employment law, employee/independent contractor classification and payment of wages and overtime the Massachusetts Identity Theft and Data Security regulations.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director of Real Estate Development
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- Member of the Massachusetts Bar Association
Attorney Nicholson is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, Securities Section and the Newburyport Bar Association. Attorney Nicholson has been a frequent lecturer at various local Chambers of Commerce and local business and civic groups and is a member and past President of the Newburyport Chapter of Business Networking International.
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- Managing Director, Employment Law and Regulatory Compliance
Dennis Ford Eagan joined Finneran & Nicholson, P.C. as an Associate in 2002 and now serves the firm as Managing Director of Employment Law, Trademark Regulatory Compliance and Probate and Estate Planning. Attorney Eagan focuses his employment practice primarily on representing business and management clients in employment matters by assisting clients in drafting and reviewing employment agreements and contracts, employee handbooks and policies, and assisting clients in handling day-to-day compliance with state and federal law relating to hiring, termination, discrimination, wage and hour compliance and data security obligations. In addition, Attorney Eagan advises business clients in protecting their intellectual property interests, maintaining compliance with data security laws, including trademark and copyright protection, and in other general business matters. Attorney Eagan also counsels investment advisers and other securities industry licensees on compliance and meeting their regulatory obligations. Attorney Eagan assists in litigating business disputes, including trade secrets, unfair competition, and departing employee matters, including litigating restrictive covenant, confidentiality agreement, and breach of fiduciary duty cases.
Attorney Eagan is admitted to practice in Massachusetts, the Federal District Court for the District of Massachusetts and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Attorney Eagan is also admitted to practice in New Hampshire. Attorney Eagan received his B.A. degree in political science from Boston College in 1998 and he received his Juris Doctor, cum laude from Suffolk University Law School in 2001.
While attending Suffolk, Attorney Eagan served as the Production Editor of the Suffolk University Law Review and served as a research assistant to Professor Charles E. Rounds, Jr. for Loring A Trustee's Handbook, 2001 Edition. Attorney Eagan authored a Note in the Law Review entitled The Past, Present and Future of School Desegregation Law in Massachusetts, 34 Suffolk U. L. Rev. 541 (2001), which has been cited by the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
Education
Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts
Juris Doctor - 2001
Attorney Douglas C. Deschenes joined Finneran and Nicholson in 2021 and serves as the Managing Director of the firm's Land Use and Zoning Department. Attorney Deschenes has over 23 years of experience in a wide range of zoning matters, land use, municipal permitting, development law and real estate conveyancing. Prior to joining Finneran and Nicholson, Attorney Deschenes was the Managing Partner at Deschenes & Farrell, P.C.
Job Titles:
- Emeritus Managing Director of Real Estate Development
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- Quick Silva Title, Attorney, 2016 to 2021