Adam Dash Esq.
617-440-7731
Adam Dash is the principal attorney and founder of the law firm of Adam Dash & Associates in Davis Square, where he represents many businesses and individuals in real estate, zoning, divorce and commercial matters.
Mr. Dash has taught Corporations, Agency and Partnership law at the National Academy for Paralegal Studies at Framingham State College and has lectured at schools and social service agencies throughout the Boston area. He was president of the Somerville Homeless Coalition from 2000-2003, chairman of the Somerville Chamber of Commerce from 2002-2006, chairman of the Town of Belmont Community Preservation Act Study Committee, and a full Member of the Town of Belmont Zoning Board of Appeals.
He is currently a Warrant Committee member and an elected Town Meeting Member for the Town of Belmont. He was the recipient of the Hazel Hughes Award of Distinction from the Somerville Community Corporation in 1994.
Mr. Dash holds a B.A. in Economics and a B.A. in Fine Arts from Brandeis University and a J.D. from George Washington University.
Year Joined Firm
- 1993
Areas of Practice
- Real Estate-Transactional, Zoning and Permitting, Litigation
- Family Law-Divorce, Paternity, Child Custody and Support
- Small Business Issues-Contracts, Leases, Transactions, Financing
- Administrative Law-Licenses, Permits, Professional Discipline
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts, 1990
- U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1991
Education
- George Washington University National Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia
- J.D. - 1990
- Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts
- B.A. (Cum Laude) - 1987
- Honors: Dean's List 1983-1987
- Honors: Economics Tutor 1986-1987
- Major: Economics and Fine Arts
Classes/Seminars
- Instructor in in Corporations, Partnerships and Agency; Law Office Management; Administrative Law; and Trial Practice Assistantship, National Academy of Paralegal Studies, 1993 - 1994
- Lecturer, Condominium Law, Century 21 Commonwealth, 2004
- Lecturer regarding legal aspects of first-time home buying as part of the HOMEBASE program, City of Boston, Department of Public Facilities
- Lecturer on Operating Under The Influence to Driver's Education classes, Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School
- Lecturer on School-To-Work Program, Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School
- Lecturer on Statutory Rape issues, Boston Initiative For Teen Pregnancy Prevention
- Lecturer on Employment, Credit and Landlord/Tenant issues to ESL students, North Reading YMCA, 1999 - 2000
- Lecturer on home buying, business law issues and consumer protection, La Alianza Hispana
- Lawyer of the Day , Suffolk County Probate and Family Court, 1999 - Present
- Lawyer of the Day, Middlesex County Probate and Family Court, 2000 - Present
- Lecturer on carbon monoxide detector law, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
- Mentor for The Family Law Project for Battered Women, Women’s Bar Foundation, 2009 - Present
Honors and Awards
- Hazel Hughes Award of Distinction, Somerville Community Corporation, 1994
- Best Lawyer in Somerville
- Martindale-Hubbel, BV Rated
- Better Business Bureau, A+ Rated
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Town of Belmont, Elected Town Meeting Member
- Massachusetts Bar Association, Member, 1991 - Present
- Better Business Bureau, Member, 2007 - Present
Past Employment Positions
- Law Offices of Mitchell Garabedian, Associate Attorney, 1991 - 1993
- Anderson and Quinn, Law Clerk, 1989
Pro Bono Activities
- Lawyer of the Day, Middlesex Probate and Family Court, 2000 - Present
- Chairman, Somerville Chamber of Commerce, 2002 - 2006
Ancillary Businesses
- Member, Town of Belmont Warrant Committee
- Former Member, Town of Belmont Zoning Board of Appeals
- Former Chairman, Town of Belmont Community Preservation
- Act Study Committee
Languages
- English