John W. Faria

  Personal:

           Past and present

                 Town Moderator Reading, Massachusetts               1979-1985

                  Chairman Town of Reading Charter Commission    1986-1987

                  Chairman & Co-chairman

                                  Town of Lynnfield Planning Board             2012-2016

                  Adjunct Professor of Law MCPHS University

                  Moderated cable tv congressional debate between now U.S. Senator Ed Markey

                                 and Samuel Rotondi

Professional:

            Representative Recent  Litigation:

                   Defense of $1,500,000 Negligent Appraisal:   Defense Verdict

                   Plaintiff's Breach of Fiduciary Duty:                 Settled at Trial

                                                                                            $8,000,000   

                   Defense of $1,300,000 Loan Guaranty            Defense Dismissal $0     

                   Defense of $1,700,000 Commercial Note         Defense Dismissal

                   Defense of Partnership Claim                           Defense Summary Judgment                                                                         

                   Defense of Prescriptive Easement                    Defense Judgment 

                      Past Litigation:

                           Wrongful Death by fire

                           Wrongful Death by electrocution

                           Wrongful Death airplane Accident

                           Numerous personal injury cases

                           Numerous contract cases

                           Numerous negligent construction cases

            Court Experience:

                          Massachusetts:  District Court, Probate Court, Land Court,

                                                     Superior Court, Appeals Court, Supreme Judicial Court

                          Federal:  Bankruptcy Court, District Court

             Past and Present Representative Clients:

                     Jessica's Brick Oven, Inc.

                     Van Stry Design, Inc.

                     Butler Bank

                     Wakefield Savings Bank

                     Melrose Wakefield Hospital

                     DC Development and Construction, LLC

                     Caruso Home Stylists, Inc.

                     Berlin Country Club

                     Smyly Auto Group

                              Smyly Buick

                              Smyly Dodge

                              Smyly Chevrolet

                              Smyly Hyundai

              Real Estate Closing Attorney

                     Bank of America

                     East West Mortgage

                     Lighthouse Mortgage

                     Mass. Metro Mortgage, LLC

               Title Company Agencies:

                      First American Title

                      Chicago Title

                      Stewart Title