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James Jerome Coogan
also known as J. Jerome Coogan, Jerry Coogan
About James
Biography
J. JEROME COOGAN, A PARTNER with the firm, concentrates his practice in the areas of corporate and business law, probate, trusts and estates.
Attorney Coogan graduated from Boston College and Boston College Law School, where he was a member of the Boston College Industrial and Commercial Law Review. He is licensed to practice law in the state courts of Massachusetts and New York, as well as the U.S. District Courts for the District of Massachusetts and the District of Rhode Island.
Attorney Coogan is President of the Ernest H. Augat Charitable Foundation, serves on the Board of the Bristol County Savings Bank and its Charitable Foundation and is a past Chairman of the United Way, former Chairman of the Attleboro School Committee and former Governor of the American Hockey League. He has served on the Fee Arbitration Committee for the Massachusetts Bar Association and has lectured for the Massachusetts Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Program. Attorney Coogan has also served on the Board of Sturdy Memorial Hospital and the Attleboro YMCA. He is a member of the Attleboro, Bristol County and American Bar Associations.
Attorney Coogan is peer review rated AV-Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell. The AV-Preeminent peer review rating indicates that a lawyer's peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence and that the rated lawyer has demonstrated the highest level of ethical standards and legal ability, a status that is bestowed on less than 5% of attorneys.
Practice Areas
7
Practice Areas
Business
16%
Corporate and Incorporation
16%
Estate Planning
16%
Probate
16%
Fees and Rates
Awards
Licenses
Licensed in New York for 59 years
State: New York
Acquired: 1966
No misconduct found
Licensed in Massachusetts for 60 years
State: Massachusetts
Acquired: 1965
No misconduct found
Location
Coogan Smith McGahan Lorincz Jacobi & Shanley, LLP
(508) 222-9095
Fax
144 Bank St., P.O. Box 2320, Attleboro, MA, 02703
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Experience
Honors
2014
U.S. Top Ranked Law Firms, Fortune Magazine / Martindale-Hubble
2014
"AV Preeminent" Attorney, Martindale-Hubble
2014
The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, Martindale-Hubble
2014
Recognition - Dedication of Annual Report, Bristol County Savings Bank
2013
The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, Martindale-Hubble
2013
"AV Preeminent" Attorney, Martindale-Hubble
2013
Recognition - Good Scout Award, Boy Scouts - Attleboro
2012
"AV Preeminent" Attorney, Martindale-Hubble
2012
The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, Martindale-Hubble
2011
"AV Preeminent" Attorney, Martindale-Hubble
2011
The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, Martindale-Hubble
2010
"AV Preeminent" Attorney, Martindale-Hubble
2010
The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, Martindale-Hubble
2009
"AV Preeminent" Attorney, Martindale-Hubble
2008
"AV Preeminent" Attorney, Martindale-Hubble
2007
"AV Preeminent" Attorney, Martindale-Hubble
2006
"AV Preeminent" Attorney, Martindale-Hubble
2005
"AV Preeminent" Attorney, Martindale-Hubble
2004
"AV Preeminent" Attorney, Martindale-Hubble
2003
"AV Preeminent" Attorney, Martindale-Hubble
2002
"AV Preeminent" Attorney, Martindale-Hubble
2001
"AV Preeminent" Attorney, Martindale-Hubble
2000
"AV Preeminent" Attorney, Martindale-Hubble
1999
"AV Preeminent" Attorney, Martindale-Hubble
1998
"AV Preeminent" Attorney, Martindale-Hubble
1997
"AV Preeminent" Attorney, Martindale-Hubble
1996
"AV Preeminent" Attorney, Martindale-Hubble
1995
"AV Preeminent" Attorney, Martindale-Hubble
1994
"AV Preeminent" Attorney, Martindale-Hubble
1993
"AV Preeminent" Attorney, Martindale-Hubble
1992
"AV Preeminent" Attorney, Martindale-Hubble
1991
"AV Preeminent" Attorney, Martindale-Hubble
1990
"AV Preeminent" Attorney, Martindale-Hubble
1989
"AV Preeminent" Attorney, Martindale-Hubble
1988
"AV Preeminent" Attorney, Martindale-Hubble
1987
"AV Preeminent" Attorney, Martindale-Hubble
1986
"AV Preeminent" Attorney, Martindale-Hubble
1985
"AV Preeminent" Attorney, Martindale-Hubble
1984
"AV Preeminent" Attorney, Martindale-Hubble
1983
"AV Preeminent" Attorney, Martindale-Hubble
1982
"AV Preeminent" Attorney, Martindale-Hubble
1981
"AV Preeminent" Attorney, Martindale-Hubble
1980
"AV Preeminent" Attorney, Martindale-Hubble
1979
"AV Preeminent" Attorney, Martindale-Hubble
1978
"AV Preeminent" Attorney, Martindale-Hubble
1965
Industrial and Commercial Law Review, Boston College Law School
N/A
AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Work Experience
1900 - Present
Of Counsel, Coogan Smith, LLP
1970 - 2014
Partner, Coogan Smith McGahan Lorincz Jacobi & Shanley, LLP
Associations
2012 - Present
South Coast Health / Hospital GroupTrustee
1983 - Present
Ernest H. Augat Charitable FoundationPresident
1970 - Present
Bristol County Bar AssociationMember
1970 - Present
Attleboro Area Bar AssociationPast President
1966 - Present
New YorkAdmitted to Practice
1965 - Present
MassachusettsAdmitted to Practice
United Way
Past President
Attleboro School Committee
Chairman
American Hockey League
Board of Governors
Massachusetts Bar Association
Committee Member
Attleboro YMCA
Board Member
U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
Admitted to Practice
1996 - 2014
Bristol County Savings BankBoard Member
1996 - 2014
Bristol County Savings Bank - Charitable FoundationBoard Member
1992 - 2005
Sturdy Memorial HospitalBoard Member
1970 - 2010
Massachusetts Bar AssociationMember
1970 - 2010
American Bar AssociationMember
Sample of Legal Cases
Whitney v. Buck, 3 Mass. App. Ct. 766, 330 N.E.2d 213 (1975)
Defendant's Verdict
U.S. Department of Labor Advisory Opinion 2007-04A
Favorable Advisory Opinion
Education
1965
Boston College Law School
LL.M - Master of Laws
1965
Boston College
LLB
1962
Boston College
BA - Bachelor of Arts
1962
Boston College
AB
Languages
English