also known as Legal Solutions in Plain English
Legal Solutions in Plain English.
Business law, Liquor licenses, Special Permits, Zoning & Land Use, And More.
I’ve been practicing in Western Massachusetts for more than twenty years. My small business clients include restaurants, contractors, small manufacturing companies, farmers, holistic/alternative healers, professional practices, artists, and pet businesses.
I help small businesses with:
Setting up corporations and LLCs
Drafting and reviewing commercial leases, contracts, asset purchase agreements, and other related documents
Liquor license transactions, in Hampshire, Hampden, and Franklin Counties.
I help businesses and consumers with:
Construction and home improvement issues
Zoning, special permits, and land use matters,
Administrative law cases, state and municipal law
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Acquired: 1994
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by appointment only, Montague, MA, 01351
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Posted by CRISTINA | March 05, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Corporate & Incorporation
Corporate Wiz
Kristi incorporated my firm, provide advice on corporate growth and structure and provide support with corporate leases and other contracts. She's is a detail maven and reasonably priced. She also has a dog in her office!
Posted by anonymous | July 26, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Personal Injury
Municipal Law Nuisance Claim
We hired Kristi Bodin to represent us in a case against the Town involving a nuisance issue to do with noise. Kristi researched information that applied to our situation. She filed a Notice of Massachusetts Tort Claim on our behalf for pain and suffering with the municipality. In the demand letter,...
Posted by Chad | May 15, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Licensing
Prepared, organized and meticulous
Kristi has now represented me in many legal transactions from liquor licenses to asset purchases to protecting my business decisions as a legal consultant. She is very organized and meticulously prepared. You WILL need legal help eventually, if you want someone that will protect and take care of yo...
"Krisi is a pleasure to work with. She is efficient and on the ball. I recommend her to my clients."
"Kristi is smart, thorough, and very personable. She speaks to her clients in plain English, ensuring that her clients understand their business documents. She excels at making sure her clients are happy and well taken care of. I recommend her highly!"
"It is always exciting to start a new venture, but it can be stressful too! It is comforting to know Kristi can help offer simple solutions to take the stress away and allow business owners, or soon to be, get back to their main focus of running the business."
"Several years ago Attorney Bodin and I were on opposite sides of the case. She presented a thoughtful, assertive, and creative case which ended up impressing our judge. This happened several times over the course of the case. In the process, she was gracious and kind. When I had a personal legal problem, I turned to her for my own representation. She's the best!"
"I endorse this lawyer. Attorney Bodin is a experienced professional. She is respectful and knowledgeable and I would rely on her for advise concerning any business matter."
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Top Law Firms, BusinessWest Magazine
2010
Peer Review Rated 4.7 out of 5, Martindale-Hubbell
2024 - Present
Attorney, Kristi A Bodin, Esq.
2019 - 2023
Attorney - Legal Solutions in Plain English, Curtiss, Carey, Gates & Goodridge, LLP
2015 - 2019
Attorney, Legal Solutions in Plain English, PC - Kristi A. Bodin, Esq.
2003 - 2014
Attorney, Seewald, Jankowski & Spencer, PC
2000 - 2003
Attorney, Law Firm of Edward F. Berlin
1999 - 2000
Attorney, Seewald, Collins & Jankowski
1994 - 1999
Assistant Attorney General, Commonwealth Of Massachusetts
2024 - Present
Montague Villages, Inc.Board Member, Officer
2022 - Present
Amherst, MA Rotary ClubMember, Past President, Assitant Governor District 7890
2010 - Present
Town of Montague, MATown Meeting Member
2020 - 2022
Franklin County Rotary ClubMember
2018 - 2019
Greenfield Community College FoundationBoard Member
2017 - 2019
Franklin County Community Development CorporationBoard Member
2013 - 2022
Amherst Rotary ClubMember
2003 - 2023
Massachusetts Municipal Lawyers AssociationMember
2001 - 2023
Franklin County Bar AssociationMember
1999 - 2023
Hampshire County Bar AssociationMember
1994
J.D.
1980
BA
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