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Marc R. Deshaies
was both
admitted to the
practice of law
and joined the
then firm of
Perry, Hicks &
Perry in 1987.
His practice
reflects over 17
years of
progressive
private client
based experience
focusing on real
estate issues
including land
use, zoning,
development and
real estate
permitting and
title matters.
Mr. Deshaies has
extensive
expertise in
local permitting
matters,
practicing
before local
area planning
and zoning
boards,
conservation
commissions,
boards of
selectman and
city and town
officials.
Additionally,
Attorney
Deshaies
practices in the
areas of elder
law, estate
planning, wealth
management,
probate law
including estate
administration
and
guardianships as
well as business
and municipal
law.
Mr. Deshaies has
represented a
metro-Boston
based developer
before local
planning and
zoning boards in
the permitting
of the adaptive
reuse and total
rehabilitation
of an 1846 mill
building
consisting of
450,000 square
feet into 250
units of
residential
housing for
condominiums and
leasing. He has
also represented
separate area
non-profit
organizations in
their
development of a
37 unit elderly
housing complex
in an abandoned
warehouse and
another in their
2.7 million
dollar refinance
of their
residential
complex with the
Department of
Housing and
Urban
Development.
Further, in
addition to
representing
private clients,
he has acted as
assistant Town
Counsel for the
Towns of
Fairhaven,
Mattapoisett,
Marion and
Rochester.
Currently, he
acts as special
counsel to the
Boards of Sewer
and Water
Commissioners of
the Town of
Wareham in their
water and sewer
expansion
projects.
Attorney
Deshaies is a
member of the
Massachusetts
and New Bedford
Bar Associations
and the Real
Estate Bar
Association
formerly known
as the
Massachusetts
Conveyancers
Association.
Involved in
civic
activities, Mr.
Deshaies has
served as the
incorporator and
legal counsel
for the
organization and
obtaining of IRS
tax exempt
recognition for
the
Fairhaven-Acushnet
Land
Preservation
Trust, Inc., the
Old Rochester
Educational
Foundation,
Inc., the
Raynham Food
Basket, Inc and
the Marion,
Mattapoisett
Rochester
Housing
Cooperative,
Inc. He also
serves as a
member of the
Board of
Directors of the
Coalition for
Buzzards Bay.
Marc Deshaies is
a south coast
native born in
Acushnet and
raised and
educated in New
Bedford,
Massachusetts.
Attorney
Deshaies
received his
Bachelor of
Science degree
magna cum laude
from Bryant
University; a
Master of Public
Affairs degree
from the School
of Public and
Environmental
Affairs at
Indiana
University; and
his law degree
from the New
England School
of Law in
Boston,
Massachusetts in
1987. |
