The Law Offices of                                                            Springfield         Worcester
George E. Bourguignon, Jr.                  (413) 746-8008;(508) 769-1359

Biography

George E. Bourguignon, Jr., Esq.

Prior to realizing his calling to a legal career, George led a successful sales and business career for over ten years. While attending law school, George was a special paralegal for the Massachusetts Department of Correction, a law clerk for the Haymond Law Firm in Hartford, CT, and a law clerk for Bacon/Wilson, P.C in Springfield, MA. He also became a member of the Western New England Law Review, authored an Article published by the University of California Business Law Journal, and earned his Juris Doctorate with honors. After passing his first bar, George was an Associate with Hendel & Collins, P.C., a Massachusetts firm with a focus on bankruptcy/insolvency, before starting his own practice with a focus on bankruptcy, debt collection abuse, foreclosure defense, identity theft remedies, and litigation.

 

Education

Western New England College School of Law, Springfield, MA
Juris Doctor, cum laude, May 2007
Class Rank: 19/158 (Top 12%)

Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, MA
Bachelor of Science in Management Science, 1992

Awards & Achievements

Western New England Law Review
Asst. Articles Editor 2006-2007.
Staff 2005-2006
Computer Aided Learning Institute’s Excellence for the Future Award (high paper):
Advanced Legal Research & Writing;
Business Organizations;
Litigation in the Pre-Trial Phase;
Torts.
Scholarships
Joanne Grummel Memorial Scholarship recipient, 2004-2005, 2005-2006.
Rodney E. & Gail M. Blakesley Law Scholarship recipient, 2005-2006, 2006-2007.
Awards
Civilian Citation (life saving activity), awarded by Needham, MA Police Dept.
Publication

Statutory Interpretation of Bankruptcy Code § 1322(C)(1): Arguing for a Bright-Line Approach to the Debtor’s Statutory Right to Cure a Residential Mortgage Default,
7 U.C. Davis Bus. L. J. 461 (2007)

Click here to view Article.
Bar & Court Admissions

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
U.S. District Court, Massachusetts
State of Connecticut
U.S. District Court, Connecticut
U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
Professional Associations & Memberships

American Bankruptcy Institute
Massachusetts Bar Association
Hampden County Bar Association
                Bankruptcy Section
                Foreclosure Task Force
                Real Estate Section
Worcester County Bar Association
Personal Married, father of four young children, and resident of Springfield, Massachusetts.

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