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James W. Dolan 
Boston, Massachusetts
phone (617) 379-1802
(866) 368-4403
fax (617) 265-3101
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JAMES W. DOLAN
Principal
Lobbying, Real Estate Conveyancing and Dispute Resolution

James W. Dolan is a graduate of Boston University, Boston College and Boston College High School.   He has been a member of the Massachusetts bar since 1965.

A District Court Judge for over 26 years, Attorney Dolan spent 20 years at the Dorchester District Court, where he served as First Justice. He later served as Acting First Justice of Lynn, West Roxbury and New Bedford District Courts.

Attorney Dolan also served as Regional Administrative Judge for the Greater Boston Region.   In 1999, his colleagues and the Massachusetts Judges Conference honored him with the award of District Court Judge of the Year. Attorney Dolan received the Boston Bar Foundation Public Service Award in 1991 for his work in the Dorchester District Court.

Attorney Dolan has been a lecturer and panelist for the Judicial Institute, the Massachusetts Bar Association and Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education. He has also served on the Board of Trustees of the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education and chaired the Massachusetts Bar Association's Alternative Dispute Resolutions Committee.

Attorney Dolan concentrates his practice in the area of lobbying, real estate conveyancing and dispute resolution.

Areas of Practice:
100% Alternative Dispute Resolutions: Mediation/Arbitration
Bar Admissions:
Massachusetts, 1965
Education:
Boston College Law School, Boston, Massachusetts
J.D.


Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
B.A.


Published Works:
A Declaration of Independence: Reaffirming the Autonomy of The Third Branch, Pioneer Institute, March, 2002


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Lecturer & Panelist, Massachusetts Bar Association


Lecturer & Panelist, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education


Lecturer & Panelist, Education Inc, Judicial Institute


Honors and Awards:
District Court Judge of the Year, Massachusetts Judges Conference, 1999 - Present


Public Service Award, Boston Bar Foundation, 1991 - Present


Regional Administrative Judge, Greater Boston Region


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Massachusetts Bar Association, 1972 - Present
Member


Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education
Board of Trustees


Massachusetts Bar Association Alternative Dispute Resolutions Committee
Chair


Massachusetts Judges Conference, 1980 - Present
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Dorchester District Court, First Justice


Lynn, West Roxbury and New Bedford District Courts, First Justice


Massachusetts Trial Court, District Court Judge, 1974 - 2001


Massachusetts Bar Association, Legislative Counsel, 1972 - 1974


Boston Legal Assistance Project, Staff Attorney, 1965 - 1972


Office LocationsCall Today At (617) 379-1802

BOSTON OFFICE
50 Redfield Street, Suite 202
Boston, Massachusetts 02122


MANSFIELD OFFICE
20 Cabot Boulevard, Suite 300
Mansfield, Massachusetts 02048


PEMBROKE OFFICE
2 Columbia Road, Suite 3
Pembroke, MA 02359

Telephone: (617) 379-1802
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Fax: (617) 265-3101
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