James B. Heffernan

Mr. Heffernan is a 2007 graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, where he was executive editor of the Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, and a cum laude graduate of Boston University. He is proficient in written and spoken Mandarin.

Areas of Practice

· Finance and Restructuring

Representative Matters

· Representing one of the largest commercial banks in the U.S. in mortgage litigation matters including issues involving condominium liens, consumer bankruptcy and foreclosure.

· Represented a regional credit union in work outs and creditor side representation in consumer bankruptcies concerning borrower defaults on consumer credit cards, auto loans and residential mortgages.

· Represented various local banks in Massachusetts concerning consumer credit card defaults, residential mortgage foreclosures, repossession of collateral and creditor representation in consumer bankruptcies.

· Represented JCG Foods, an affiliate of Koch Foods, in winning an auction in connection with an $80 million sale under section 363 of the bankruptcy code, obtaining bankruptcy court approval of the sale and entering into an Asset Purchase Agreement.

· Represented condo associations throughout Massachusetts in collection of condo fees and issues involving the condominium lien law and special assessments.

Professional Activities

· Hampshire County Bar Association

- Chair, New Lawyers Association, 2010-2012

· Boston Bar Association

· American Bankruptcy Institute

Experience

· Duane Morris LLP

- Associate, 2012-present

· Bacon Wilson P.C.

- Associate, 2010-2012

· Demeo & Associates P.C.

- Contract Attorney, 4 2009-2010

· Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

- Associate, 2007-2009

Civic and Charitable Activities

· Pioneer Valley Young Democrats

-Political Director, 2011-2012

· M. Ellen Carpenter Financial Literacy Program

- Teacher, 2008, 2010-present

Selected Speaking Engagements

· Speaker, "Collection Law and Bankruptcy Law," National Business Institute CLE Seminar, Springfield, Mass., April 24, 2012.