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Stephen N. Pagnotta

Stephen N. Pagnotta

Current Employment

  • Of Counsel

Practice Areas

  • Administrative Hearings & Adjudication
  • Lending & Secured Transactions
  • Loan Workouts
  • Savings & Thrifts
  • Foreclosures
  • Commercial Leasing
  • Contracts
  • Business Successions
  • Closely Held Businesses
  • Non-Profit & Tax-exempt Organizations
  • Living Wills
  • Powers of Attorney and Appointment
  • Commercial Real Estate
  • Condominiums & Cooperatives
  • Conveyancing
  • Mortgages & Foreclosures
  • Residential Real Estate
  • Title Insurance

Education

  • Boston College Law School, Newton, Massachusetts
    • J.D. - 1981
    • Law Review, Boston College International Law Review, 1979, 1981
  • Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts
    • B.A. - 1977
    • Major: Religion, French

Bar Admissions

  • Massachusetts, 1981
  • U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1983
  • Vermont, 2015

Pro-Bono Activities

  • Adams Community Bank, Board Member, 2017 to Present
  • Williamstown Fire Department, Volunteer Fireman, 1983 to 1990
  • Helpline, Past President and Board Member, 1984 to 1991
  • Williamstown House of Local History, Board Member, 1989 to 1997
  • VNA of Northern Berkshire, Past Vice-President & Board Member, 1991 to 1999
  • Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation, Board Member, 1991 to 2008
  • Faith Scarborough Community Service Award Committee, Member, 1997 to 2015
  • Northern Berkshire Healthcare, Board Member and past Chairman of the Board, 1999 to 2009
  • Adams Co-Operative Bank, Board Member, 2006 to 2012
  • Church Corner Association, Inc., Board President, 2008 to 2010

Professional Associations

  • Massachusetts Bar Association, 1981
  • Real Estate Bar Association, 1990
  • American Bankruptcy Institute, 2002
  • Berkshire Bar Association, 1981
  • Vermont Bar Association, 2015 to Present

Representative Clients

Past Positions​

  • Cain, Hibbard & Myers, Associate, 1981 to 1983
  • Driver & Ripps, Associate, 1983 to 1989
  • Driver & Ripps; Driver & Pagnotta, Partner, 1989 to 2000
  • Donovan & O'Connor, LLP, Of Counsel, 2000 to 2002
  • Donovan & O'Connor, LLP, Partner, 2002 to 2006