Attorneys Sheryl Dennis and Hugh Ferguson quoted in Newsweek
Attorneys Sheryl Dennis and Hugh Ferguson were quoted in Newsweek on the family dynamics behind a viral Reddit post where a father refused to let his children eat his wife’s dangerous dinner. https://www.newsweek.com/parenting-conflict-pink-chicken-safety-1770864?amp=1 ‘More going on here than the cooking of chicken’ Family attorney Sheryl Dennis, who is a parent coordinator at Fields & Dennis…
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Best Lawyers Award for Attorney Sheryl J. Dennis
It is a tremendous honor to announce that Sheryl J. Dennis has been selected by Best Lawyers. This honor is bestowed on her by both her clients and peers. Best Lawyers was started four decades ago by two Harvard Law Graduates and is one of the most prestigious peer review publications. Their Lawyer lists are…
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Attorney Sheryl Dennis Quoted in Lawyers Weekly about Paycheck Protection Program
Terms make PPP loan program ‘no brainer’ for firms, experts say From Lawyers Weekly – Editor’s note: On April 16, the SBA announced that the PPP loan funding originally authorized by Congress had been exhausted and the agency would no longer be accepting PPP applications. A deal had yet to be reached by lawmakers to…
Read MoreAs BigLaw slashes payroll, small firms weather storm – Attorney Sheryl Dennis Featured in Lawyers Weekly
Though the Boston market has been rocked by reports of BigLaw firms cutting pay and staff in response to the coronavirus emergency, pink slips seem to be few and far between for some smaller firms with niche practices. The public health emergency has kept Sheryl J. Dennis and five other attorneys at the Wellesley Hills…
Read MoreAttorney Sheryl Dennis Quoted in Barron’s
“Someone who doesn’t own a home and who has limited assets might also prefer to start with a will for cost and simplicity, and then they could consider a trust down the road once they’ve accumulated property or other assets”, says Sheryl Dennis, founding partner at Fields and Dennis LLP in Wellesley, Mass. “Anyone who…
Read MoreSheryl Dennis Quoted in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
Sheryl Dennis from Fields and Dennis, LLP was quoted in the most recent edition of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly in “Assets of Divorce-created Trust Subject to Personal Injury Claim” by Pat Murphy.
Read MoreAttorney Sheryl Dennis quoted in Boston Business Journal Article – Boston’s supply of lawyers falls far short of firms’ heavy demand
Demand for legal talent may never have been higher in Boston — and it’s far outpacing the number of available attorneys, according to managing partners and legal recruiters. “It’s not just large firms that are affected. The six-attorney family-law firm Fields and Dennis LLP recently took on an adjoining suite at its Wellesley office building,…
Read MoreTrusts Aren’t Marital Property, Says Massachusetts Supreme Court
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in Curt Pfannenstiehl v. Diane Pfannenstiehl recently came to an important decision regarding how Massachusetts treats spendthrift trusts in divorce. By doing so, the court overthrew the controversial decisions of the lower courts, which would have radically adjusted the way trusts are viewed in Massachusetts. The function of these trusts…
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