JAMES A. CASTLEMAN

Areas Of Practice:

Family Owned and Closely Held Business Representation
Contract Law
Corporate, LLC, and Partnership Law
Insurance Law
Real Property
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates Administration
Estate Planning
Motor Vehicle Auto Body, Glass, Tow, and Repair Shop Representation
Motor Vehicle Consumer Protection Litigation

Bar Admissions:

Massachusetts, 1975
U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1987
U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1976
U.S. Tax Court, 1994

Education:

LL.M., Taxation, Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 1981
J.D., Hofstra University School of Law, Hempstead, New York, 1975; Member, Hofstra University Law Review, 1973 - 1975, Notes and Comments Editor, 1974-1975
A.B., Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1972

Publications and Lectures:

Author of over two hundred articles on Motor Vehicle Repair Laws, published in various trade journals, including BodyShop Business,
      Damage Report, and New England Automotive Report
Author, 2008 Revised Edition, Statewide Towing Association’s Survey of Massachusetts Laws Affecting Motor Vehicle Carriers and Garagemen
Lecturer, The Investigation of Auto Glass and Body Shop Fraud, Insurance Fraud Bureau of Massachusetts, 1996
Speaker / Panel Member at numerous auto repair trade association meetings and conventions on laws affecting the industry

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Massachusetts Bar Association, 1975 - Present, Member of Taxation Section
Quincy Bar Association, 1975 - Present, Past President and Member of Board of Governors
Massachusetts Commissioner of Insurance, Advisory Committee on Regulation I-78, 1978 - 1981
Massachusetts Attorney General's Joint Insurance Company and Auto Repair Shop Advisory Committee on Auto Damage
       Appraisal Licensing Insurance Task Force, 1997 - 1998
Temple of Sinai of Sharon, MA, Member 1983 - Present, former Financial Secretary, Membership Chair, and Member of Board of Trustees
Probus Club of Greater Boston, member 1976 - 1996, former President and Director
Lincoln Halls at Park Drive Condominium Association, Board of Trustees, 1990 - 1995