Atty. Robert S. Adler
Mr. Adler is the Managing Partner of Seder & Chandler, LLP and practices in the Business Law, Banking & Finance, Estate Planning, and Litigation & ADR areas.
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Robert S. Adler is a Managing Partner based in Worcester, Massachusetts, practicing at SederLaw. They have 41+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1985. Their practice focuses on estate planning, business, and adr. Admitted to practice in Massachusetts (1985) and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts (1985). Educated at Boston University School of Law (J.D. Paul, 1984) and State University of New York at Albany (B.A. Psychology, 1979). Recognitions include BV Distinguished. Active member of American Bar Association Massachusetts Bar Association Worcester County Bar Association. Serands clients in Worcester, MA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Mr. Adler is the Managing Partner of Seder & Chandler, LLP and practices in the Business Law, Banking & Finance, Estate Planning, and Litigation & ADR areas
- He counsels businesses, individuals and families facing strategic, financial, corporate, employment and other critical legal decisions
- Mr. Adler serves as outside general counsel to a number of closely-held companies, including multi-generational family businesses
- start-up companies founded by aspiring entrepreneurs
- and (so-called) “spin-off” and “split-off” companies created by parent/subsidiary equity exchanges and other corporate divestitures
- He is consistently relied upon by his corporate clients to provide legal expertise and business guidance in connection with a wide variety of commercial transactions, agreements, disputes and other matters arising out of day-to-day business operations, including: corporate governance and organizational matters
- mergers & acquisitions
- private equity and securities matters
- joint ventures
- franchise and licensing matters
- employment policies and disputes
- and strategic and long-term business planning
- Mr. Adler also serves as a trustee to (or other representative of) numerous family and financial trusts and other fiduciary entities in connection with his estate planning practice
- Mr. Adler has substantial litigation expertise in both federal and state courts and has represented litigants in a wide variety of high-profile cases
- He is routinely engaged-by both large and small businesses alike-as lead counsel and architect in (so-called) “bet the company” commercial litigation matters
- He also litigates financial services and banking matters for his institutional clients, and has litigated numerous trust, probate and other fiduciary-related cases
- In addition to his commercial litigation practice, Mr. Adler is also a certified mediator and has served as a court-appointed arbitrator or mediator in a number of commercial and business disputes
- Mr. Adler has extensive experience in bankruptcy matters and frequently represents creditors, debtors and other litigants in various insolvency proceedings in the bankruptcy court
- Mr. Adler maintains an active creditors’ rights practice focusing on bringing troubled credit relationships back to performing status, and representing both regional and national banks and other institutions in complex work-out, financial restructuring and foreclosure matters
- Classes/Seminars • Lecturer, Protecting Assets from Creditors, MCLE, 2000 • Lecturer, The Sale of Assets in Bankruptcy, ABI Northeast Bankruptcy Conference, 2002 Honors and Awards • Massachusetts Super Lawyers 2006-Present • Samuel Seder Young Leadership Award Recipient, Jewish Federation of Central Massachusetts • Fellow, Massachusetts Bar Association, 2006-Present • Best Lawyers in America© – Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) Past Employment Positions • Bowditch & Dewey, Associate, 1984 to 1990 • Health-tex Inc., Sales Representative, 1979 to 1981 Pro Bono Activities • Greater Worcester Community Foundation, Corporator, 2003 to Present • Greater Worcester Community Foundation, Director, 2007 to 2016 • Melvin S. Cutler Charitable Foundation, Trustee, 2006 to Present • Sumner and Lois Herman Charitable Foundation, Trustee, 2003 to Present • Jewish Federation of Central Massachusetts, Inc., President, 2000 to 2002 • Jewish Family Service of Worcester Inc., President, 1995 to 1997 • Jewish Health Care Center Inc., Board of Directors, 2008 to 2012 • WICN Public Radio, Vice President, 1994 to 1995 Professional Associations and Memberships • American Bar Association, Member • Massachusetts Bar Association, Member • Worcester County Bar Association, Member
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An estate planning attorney prepares wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and healthcare directives to protect your family and pass on your assets.
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Mediators and arbitrators for civil, commercial, family, and employment dispute resolution.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Massachusetts
Practicing law in Massachusetts. Legal matters in Massachusetts are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Worcester are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Massachusetts state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Massachusetts brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Massachusetts courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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