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Richard H. Goldman
Of Counsel
Richard H. Goldman is a former partner and now of counsel in the Real Estate and Trusts & Estates Departments of our Boston office. His practice includes acquisitions and sales of commercial real estate, leasing, financing, probate and estate planning and representation of closely held businesses and non-profit entities.
Representative Client Work
- Represented several major Boston Banks in commercial lending transactions, including construction loan projects in several states
- Represented clients in the acquisition and leasing of office buildings, industrial and research and development facilities
- Represented a major pension fund in a significant shared appreciation mortgage loan secured by a major shopping center on the New Hampshire and Massachusetts line
- Represented a client in connection with a Joint Venture for development of a major suburban shopping center and numerous office leasing transactions
- Represented a landlord in two significant leases of medical office space to a major Boston healthcare institution
- Advised clients on real estate insurance and construction issues
- Represented several clients in the acquisition, operation and sale of several successful closely held businesses, including but not limited to a major travel company, a licensee of Caterpillar, and an operator of a premium business
- Represented several clients in the drafting and revision of Estate Plans and have acted as attorney, executor and trustee for several estates and trusts
- Former Special Counsel for Grove Bank, a publicly traded company and UST Capital Corp., an affiliate of Boston based United States Trust Company
Bar Admissions
Publications
- "The Ritual Dance Between Lessee and Lender-Subordination, Non-Disturbance and Attornment," Real Property Probate and Trust Journal of the American Bar Association (1995) (co-author). Article was republished by the Institute of Continuing Legal Education Real Property Law Section, State Bar of Michigan (1999-2000). Article has been cited in over 20 publications including The Practical Real Estate Lawyer, Practicing Law Institute and The American Law Institute
- "Current Issues in Negotiating Commercial Leases from a Lender's Perspective and Subordination, Non-Disturbance and Attornment Agreements," The Practical Real Estate Lawyer (1999). Article was also published in November of 2000 in ALI-ABA’s Practice Checklist Manual for Drafting Leases III
Speaking Engagements
- "Current Issues in the Negotiation of Leases from a Lender's Perspective," American Bar Association Annual Meeting (1998)
- Has spoken and chaired several programs for the Boston Bar Association, Real Estate Section on Leasing, Financing, Construction Law and Insurance
Awards & Honors
- Massachusetts Super Lawyers, 2005
Professional & Civic Activities
- Co-Chair, Real Estate Section, Boston Bar Association, 1999-2002
- Steering Committee, Boston Bar Association (Senior Lawyer Section); Co-Chair 2003-2005
- Former Chair, Boston Bar Association Leasing Committee
- American and Massachusetts Bar Associations
- Recipient, Community Service Award from the American Jewish Committee, with wife Patricia (June 2003)
- Belmont Country Club, Secretary, 2002-2004 and 2008; Board of Governors, 2005-2007
- Former Vice President & current Honorary Trustee, Temple Israel of Boston
- Vice President, American Jewish Committee, New England Chapter
- Elected to American Jewish Committee National Council (2005)
- Former Director and Clerk, Grove Bank
- Former Clerk, UST Capital Corp.
- Former Chairman, City of Newton Human Rights Commission
- Secretary and General Counsel for a highly successful non-profit corporation which operates a summer program for high school students and younger students at Yale University, Wellesley College and St. Marks School
Education
- J.D., New York University Law School
- B.A., Wesleyan University
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