Our Attorneys
James M. Harrington, Partner
Jim attended New England Law | Boston. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell where he was captain of the wrestling team in 1993. His primary areas of practice include Real Estate Law, Nursing Home Asset Protection, Estate Planning, and Business Law. In addition to handling hundreds of real estate transactions each year, he also represents developers and landowners in connection with permitting and zoning matters, and he regularly appears in the Housing Court representing landlords in eviction cases.
Jim is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, Real Estate Bar Association of Massachusetts, Merrimack Valley Conveyancers Association and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.
Jim grew up in Chelmsford and now lives in Tyngsborough with his wife, his two children and their Newfoundlands, Truman and Hodor. Active in youth sports, Jim served as one of the primary founders of the Tyngsborough Youth Wrestling Program and the Massachusetts Youth Wrestling Association.
Jim regularly performs pro bono work for local youth sports organizations and other charitable interests. On his free time, Jim enjoys cycling and fly fishing.
Kevin E. Buck,
Partner
Kevin grew up in West Boylston, a small town located next to Worcester, Massachusetts. He attended St. John’s High School in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. From there, he went to Boston College, where he studied Marketing at the Carroll School of Management. He finished his formal education at New England Law | Boston, graduating in 1998 and passing the bar examine later that same year.
Currently, his primary emphasis is on Real Estate Law, representing buyers, sellers and lenders in the purchase, sale, refinance and leasing of both residential and commercial property. He understands that intricacies involved in real estate transactions and works hard to ensure that everyone is experiences a successful closing. Kevin also handles the firm’s personal injury cases and other civil litigation.
Kevin is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, Real Estate Bar Association of Massachusetts, Burlington Area Chamber of Commerce and the Middlesex Money Makers.
He now lives in Andover, Massachusetts with his wife, Jill and their daughter, Colbie, as well as two dogs, Sammie and Logan. In his down time, he enjoys golfing or reading books on history.
Our Staff
Susan McQuaide
Office Manager and Real Estate Sales Paralegal
As our practice began to grow a few years back, Sue came on board to fill a growing need for an office manager. With a degree in Business Marketing and a strong management background, Sue has done wonders keeping us organized and helping to modernize the practice. In addition to handling the firms bookkeeping and case management, Sue manages our real estate sale files, estate planning and eviction cases.
Sue lives in Chelmsford with her husband, Scott, their dog Teddy, and at any time, one or more of her three children.
Lisa Perry
Real Estate Closings Paralegal
Lisa began working as a legal assistant for Attorney Jim Harrington Sr., in 1987, while she was still in high school. She later went on to obtain her Associates Degree, and before long, she was the lead paralegal responsible for the administration of a high-volume real estate practice. During her more than thirty years of experience, Lisa has encountered just about every conceivable problem that a real estate closing can present. Having processed literally thousands of residential and commercial closings, Lisa’s experience is an invaluable service to the firm’s diverse real estate clients, which include many buyers, sellers, brokers, lenders and developers.
Lisa lives in Methuen with her husband, Steve, her two children and their dachshund, Rosie.
Truman
Office Dog,
Certified Therapy Dog
4/2009-10/2020
Truman will be missed. He was a client favorite in the office for over a decade. If you were ever in the office when Truman was working, hopefully he found the energy to pick himself off the floor and come out to say hello. Truman was a well-trained and extremely gentle Newfoundland.
Truman's specialty was entertaining realtors, buyers, sellers, attorneys and other visitors during real estate closings. Truman also made regular visits as a therapy dog to elementary schools, medical facilities, group residences and others in need of a special visit from a special dude.
Hodor
Office Dog
Hodor is our newest office dog in-training. Like Truman, he is also a Newfoundland, though clearly he has a bit more energy than Truman (most do). Hodor is in the office occasionally. His can usually be found lounging directly in front of the copy machine, and he locks himself in the bathroom on a regular bases (hence, the scratch marks on the door).