Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

J. Robert Seder, born Worcester, Massachusetts, 1940; admitted to bar, 1964, Massachusetts; 1965, New York; 1967, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1969, U.S. Tax Court; 1970, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1971, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1977, Florida.

Education: Brown University (A.B., 1961); New York University (J.D., 1964). Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Naifen & Smith, 1989-2006 Editions.

Lecturer, Bankruptcy Law and Asset Based Lending, Massachusetts CLE, Chairman, Worcester Human Rights Commission, 1974-1984. Vice President, 1989-1991 and Director, 1999-2000, Jewish Federation of Central Massachusetts. Director, Vice President and Member of Executive Committee, Jewish Healthcare Center, 2000-. Clerk and Director, Greater Worcester Community Foundation, 1989-1995. Director, Worcester Municipal Research Bureau, 1999-. Director and Member of Executive Committee, Worcester Business Development Corporation. Member: Worcester County, Massachusetts and New York State Bar Associations; The Florida Bar.

Areas of Practice

• Mediation
• Commercial Banks
• Lending & Secured Transactions
• Loan Workouts
• Commercial Bankruptcy
• Reorganizations & Restructuring
• Workouts
• Contracts
• Debtor/Creditor
• Secured Transactions
• Business Successions
• Closely Held Businesses
• Formation & Business Planning
• Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures
• Commercial Real Estate

Representative Cases

• Fidelity Co-op Bank- Banking Commonwealth Nat’l Bank-Banking
• Clinton Saving Bank-Banking Oysterman Associated Companies Propane Gas Retribution

West Practice Categories

Mediation, Commercial Banks, Lending & Secured Transactions, Loan Workouts, Commercial Bankruptcy, Reorganizations & Restructuring, Workouts, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Secured Transactions, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Formation & Business Planning, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Commercial Real Estate

Bar Admissions

• Massachusetts, 1964
• New York, 1965
• Florida, 1977
• U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1970
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1967
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1966

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Jewish Healthcare Center, 2004 - 2007 (President)
• Worcester Business Development Corporation, 2003 - 2008 (Director)
• Worcester Business Development Corporation, 2009 - Present (Vice Chairman)
• Legal Aid Society, 1972 - 1975 (President)
• Worcester Regional Research Bureau, 1982 - 1984 (Clerk)
• Worcester Regional Research Bureau, 1982 - Present (Director)

Honors and Awards

• Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy, 2004 - Present

Classes and Seminars

• Lecturer, Bankruptcy Law and Asset Based Lending, MCLE

Pro Bono Activities

• Participant in Bankruptcy Literacy Program, 2009

Past Employment Positions

• Sebisson & Morris, Associate, 1965 - 1967

Education

• New York University School of Law, New York, New York, 1964
  J.D.
• Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, 1961
  B.A.
  Major: English Literature

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Accepts Credit Cards

Address

Burnside Building
339 Main Street
Suite 300
Worcester, MA 01608-1521

Phones

508-757-7721 x109

Faxes

508-831-0955

Emails

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Websites

http://www.sederlaw.com