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DAVID L. BENNETT,
Admitted to Massachusetts bar, 1970;
  U.S. Court of Military Appeals, 1971;
  U.S. Court of Appeals First Circuit, 1972;
  U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1975
Education:
  Muhlenberg College (B.A., 1967)
  Suffolk University (J.D., 1970)
  Suffolk University Law Review, 1970
  Author, "Constitutional Law Right to Privacy - Commonwealth v. Wiseman," Suffolk University Law Review, Vol. III, No. l, 1969; "U.S. Court of Appeals 1. Competitors Standing Under the National Bank Act, 2. Federal Preemption of State Standards under the National Traffic & Motor Vehicle Act," Suffolk University Law Review, Vol. IV, No. 2, 1970
Professional Affiliations:
  Worcester County, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations, Member
  Western Worcester County Bar Association, Member, President: 1995-1996
  Paxton Board of Appeals, Member, Chairman 1984-1990
  Paxton Planning Board, Member
  Judicial Nominating Committee, Member, 2000-2002
Community Service:
  Trustee, UMass Memorial Healthcare
  Corporator, Barre Savings Bank
PRACTICE AREAS:
  Corporate Law; Real Estate; Estate Planning; Domestic Relations
Email: dbennett@bennettandforts.com

BRIAN R. FORTS,
Admitted to Massachusetts bar, 1977;
  U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1978
Education:
  College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 1974)
  Syracuse University (J.D., 1977)
  Phi Delta Phi (President, 1977)
  Order of the Barristers
  Member, Moot Court Board (Trial Advocacy Director)
 

Recipient: Academy of International Trial Lawyers Distinguished Achievement Award; American Jurisprudence Award

  Associate Professor, Anna Maria College, Paxton, 1994 – 1995
Professional Affiliations:
  American Bar Association, Member, Probate, Real Property and Business Law Sections
  Massachusetts Bar Association, Member, Real Property Section
 

Worcester County Bar Association, Member, District Court Section, l980-l985, Trial Practice Section, 1982 – 1985; Real Estate Section, 1994 – Present

  Western Worcester County Bar Association, Member
Community Service:
  Town of Holden Economic Development Commission, Member, 1989 – Present, Chairman, 1994 – Present
  Seven Hills Foundation, Trustee 1998 – 2004, Director, 2004 – Present
  Rainbow Child Development Center, Director, 1990-Present, President, 1991 – Present
  Wachusett Area Rotary Club, Member, 1980 – Present
  Holden Area Chamber of Commerce, Director, 1994 – Present; President 1993 – 1994
  Town of Holden Infrastructure Investment Fund, Chairman 1994 – 1998
  Town of Holden School Committee, Member, 1983 – 1992 and Chairman, 1984 – 1992
  Occupational Training Center, Director, 1980 – 1982
PRACTICE AREAS:
  Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Real Estate; Personal Injury

Email: bforts@bennettandforts.com


ARTHUR S. WELLS,
Admitted to Massachusetts bar, 1999
  Admitted to Connecticut bar, 1988
Education:
 

Northeastern University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1985)

  Boston College Law School (J.D., 1988)
Professional Affiliations:
 

Worcester County, Massachusetts and American

Community Service:
 

Rutland Cub Scout Pack 141- Pack Chairman- 2009-2014; Pack Committee;

 

Town of Rutland Zoning Board of Appeal – Associate Member;

 

Wachusett Youth Lacrosse

 

Wachusett Area Chamber of Commerce

 

Worcester Art Museum Member’s Council 2000-2006, President 2002-2003

PRACTICE AREAS:
 

Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Corporate Law; Real Estate, Employment Law

Email: Awells@bennettandforts.com


MATTHEW J. PELOQUIN,
Admitted to Massachusetts Bar, 2013
 

Admitted to Federal Court, District of Massachusetts, 2014

Education:
 

Suffolk University summa cum laude, 2013)

 

Moot Court Honor Board and Suffolk Journal of Trial and Appellate Advocacy (Case Comment Editor, 2012 Staff Member, 2011)

  Dean's List (2010-2013)
  Jurisprudence Award in Banking Law;
 

Student Attorney at the Suffolk University Investor Advocacy Clinic

  Phi Delta Phi
  Stonehill College (B.A. cum laude, 2010)
Professional Affiliations:
  Worcester County Bar Association
 

American Bar Association: Real Property and Trust Division

 

Licensed Real Estate Broker

Community Service:
 

Seven Hills Foundation, Human Rights Committee

 

Representative on Human Rights Committee

 

Wachusett Area Chamber of Commerce

PRACTICE AREAS:
 

Estate Planning and Administration; Real Estate; Corporate Law;

Email: Mpeloquin@bennettandforts.com




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