Family Law

• Divorce
• Premarital Agreement
  Represents clients who are about to be married and drafts prenuptial agreements to solidify their respective beneficiary desires and protect personal and family assets.
• Guardianship
  In the family law area, the firm works with individuals and families on domestic relations, ante-nuptial agreements, post-divorce proceedings, guardianships, estate planning and administration.

Business and Corporate Law

• Business Formation
  Sherman (Sandy) Starr’s real estate and business law practice includes commercial leasing, real estate acquisitions and sales, real estate development, real estate and asset based lending, business formation and transactions, workouts, conveyancing, residential lending, and title insurance.  He represents buyers, sellers, lenders, borrowers, landlords, tenants and corporations throughout the Boston area and across New England.  Sandy handles both commercial and residential real estate matters, and is an agent for Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company and First American Title Insurance Company.
• Business Disputes
  Schlesinger and Buchbinder, LLP is pleased to announce that Julia Vacek Wilde has joined the firm. Julie focuses her practice in the areas of commercial real estate, business law and civil litigation. Prior to joining the firm, Julie practiced at Eckert Seamans in Boston. Julie earned her B.A. from Dartmouth College in 1997, her M.P.P. […] Read More »
• Business Transactions
  Representative clients in real estate and business transactions include commercial developers, financing institutions, residential real estate purchasers and sellers, restaurants and other food service companies, health clubs, construction and design firms, manufacturing companies and health care practices.
• Limited Liability Companies
  Commercial real estate; real estate finance and lending; zoning; construction and design contracts; small businesses including corporations, limited liability companies, partnership and equity investing agreements; condominiums; affordable housing; non-profit organizations

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  Len Davidson Chairs Successful Project to Construct Pre-School and Make Synagogue More Accessible When he is not fighting aggressively for clients in courtrooms and in real estate matters, Len Davidson is an active volunteer in the community.  Most recently, Len chaired a successful project to build a pre-school and add an elevator at his synagogue, […] Read More »
• Construction Litigation
  Rachael C. Carver joined Schlesinger and Buchbinder, LLP in 2013 after practicing at the Law Offices of Paul N. Bell where she focused on commercial and residential real estate and general business law. Prior to joining the Law Offices of Paul N. Bell she worked for a small firm that focused on civil litigation with its primary focus being on contract and construction disputes.
• Real Estate Transactions
  Land use, zoning, permitting, and licensing matters; real estate transactions related to the acquisition, sale, financing, and leasing of properties for retail, office, and residential use; and corporate transactions related to the purchase and sale of businesses.
• Easement
• Land Use and Zoning
  Representative Experience:  Represented clients in connection with retail, industrial, residential, educational and office (including medical office) development, including land assemblages, acquisitions, sales, leasing, financings, land use, planning and zoning permitting matters, including Dover amendment compliance.
• Condominium Law

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Len Davidson Obtains One Million Dollar Settlement Len Davidson has obtained for a client a settlement of one million dollars in a personal injury action involving a bicyclist who was hit by a commercial truck. The bicyclist sustained serious injuries to her hip, shoulder and mouth, requiring reconstructive surgery and a significant hospitalization. The plaintiff, […] Read More »

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Practice Areas: All aspects of real estate and development law and closely held business counseling. Also, estate planning and probate matters.
• Wills
  Schlesinger and Buchbinder provides estate planning services for individuals and families. We handle all types of estate planning, from basic to complex, and we walk clients through the entire process, including the necessary follow-up work after signing documents.  We work with a variety of clients, ranging from the young parents who need simple wills and related documents, to wealthy clients who need estate tax planning.  Our philosophy is to explain things to clients so that they can understand what they are doing and why, making them comfortable with the process and the ultimate documents.
• Trusts
• Power of Attorney
  Handles sophisticated and traditional estate planning, including wills, trusts, powers of attorney and health care proxies; formulating and implementing lifetime gift strategies and business succession planning.
• Probate

Finance Law

• Tax Law
  After graduating law school, Kathy clerked for the Hon. Judge Marvin J. Garbis on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. She then practiced corporate tax law at the Washington DC office of Fried Frank, specializing in the structuring and negotiation of corporate acquisitions and reorganizations as well as the formation of investment partnerships and other joint ventures. She joined Schlesinger and Buchbinder in 2020.