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Ernest P. DeSimone has been a practicing attorney for 35 years specializing in eminent domain litigation. After graduating from Suffolk University Law School with honors, Mr. DeSimone became an Assistant Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. As both an Assistant and Special Assistant Attorney General for 12 years, Mr. DeSimone represented various state agencies within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in land damage litigation involving the taking of all types of property. Currently, Mr. DeSimone's practice is limited to representation of plaintiff landowners in eminent domain actions.
Mr. DeSimone has appeared on behalf of both public and private clients in some of the largest eminent domain cases in Massachusetts. In addition to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, he has also represented various cities and towns as Associate Town Counsel. Mr. DeSimone is a frequent lecturer in the area of eminent domain litigation on behalf of various organizations including Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc.
He has been admitted to practice before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and the United States Supreme Court. He has also been specially admitted to litigate cases in the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire and the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island. Mr. DeSimone has also been appointed an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association and Commonwealth Mediation and Conciliation, Inc. |
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Education
Suffolk University Law School,
J.D. Cum Laude, 1975 (top 10%)
Dean's List (1973-1974, 1974-1975).
Suffolk University Trustees
Scholarship (1974-1975).
Stonehill College, 1968-1972 B.A. Economics
Admitted to Practice
Massachusetts Bar
United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
United States Court of Appeals for
the First Circuit.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Professional Affiliations
Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association
Mediator, Commonwealth Mediation and Conciliation, Inc.; Massachusetts Bar Association; Massachusetts Trial Lawyers Association
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc., Guest Lecturer |
