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Peter Calabrese is the firm's founding member and chair of the Construction, Litigation and Real Estate practices; he also handles Appellate Litigation cases.
Mr. Calabrese's practice covers a broad spectrum of litigation matters related to commercial and residential real estate, condominium association and construction disputes, and he maintains a niche practice that focuses on high stakes appellate litigation, administrative law and regulatory matters.
Upon graduating law school, Mr. Calabrese began his legal career at one of Boston's largest law firms where he represented international investment banks involved in complex securities fraud/contract litigation. While in law school, Mr. Calabrese was a judicial law clerk for the Honorable David D. Livingston and graduated at the top of his class.
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Acquired: 2012
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Acquired: 2011
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One Boston Place, Suite 2600, Boston, MA, 02108
21 Client Reviews
Showing 1 - 5 of 11 reviews | Real Estate
Posted by Mike | December 29, 2021 | Real Estate
Totally dishonest
Mr. Calabrese represented the building management company that we hired to rent out our property in Beverly. MA. When that company treated the property poorly and we called them on it, they would only respond to us through Mr. Calabrese. He specifically told us that repairs would be performed, that...
Posted by jane | February 11, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Real Estate
Unrealistic, Questionable Advice
This review is not based on sour grapes or lack of getting what I wanted. So, that being said, this review is based purely on the advise that I received and how this firm failed to do their job. The only tangible thing that I received from my dealings with them was an invoice totally more than $6000...
Posted by anonymous | January 08, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Real Estate
Great Job!
I retained Attorney Calabrese to represent me in a litigation where a bank was trying to attach my house to collect on a family member's debt. Attorney Calabrese did a great job protecting my interests in court!
Posted by anonymous | November 25, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Real Estate
Recommended construction lawyer
I was owed many thousands of dollars by a property developer that wouldn't pay for my construction services. Peter successfully used the mechanics liens laws to secure my payment and ultimately collected all monies I was owed without having to file a lawsuit. Great job!
Posted by Jeremy | July 29, 2015 | Real Estate
Sound assistance with reverse mortgage
Peter helped plan out the process in setting up a reverse mortgage for my parents. He drew up the necessary paperwork and assisted with third party negotiations along the way. He was always up front and transparent about cost estimates, met timelines and provided high quality deliverables (few edits ...
"An excellent lawyer who treats clients with patience, care, understanding, and utmost professionalism - an even better person and I wholeheartedly recommend for future services."
Construction and development lawyer | Feb 11
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Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2019
Top Lawyers, Three Best Rated
2019
10 Best, American Institute of Legal Counsel
2018
10 Best, American Institute of Legal Counsel
2012 - Present
Managing Attorney, Calabrese Law Associates, P.C.
2011 - 2012
Contract Attorney, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr, LLP.
2010 - 2011
Senate Minority Leader's Legislative Assistant, Commonwealth Of Massachusetts
2009 - 2010
Judicial Law Clerk, Hon. David D. Livingston, Massachusetts District Court
2009 - 2010
Law Clerk, Law Offices Of Jeffrey S. Glassman, LLC
2014 - Present
Massachusetts Bar AssociationMember
2013 - Present
Boston Bar AssociationMember
2011 - Present
American Bar AssociationMember
2011
JD - Juris Doctor
2008
BS - Bachelor of Science
2014
English
Italian
Legal Answers
Need to dissolve mechanic's lien
08 Sep 2018
Does A Single Member LLC Provide Protection in Massachusetts?
16 Jan 2018
Can I sue this builder for deceitful practices? At least for the amount of my deposit?
01 Feb 2016