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Nicholas Amanti
Attorney, Fitzgerald Attorneys at Law; Age 34
Nick Amanti grew up in a family business where he learned life lessons he still follows.
For 60 years, his family has owned Advance
Manufacturing, which provides precision- manufactured parts for a number of industries. Amanti was taught to treat the people who work for Advance like family. Though his career is outside the company, Amanti provides legal services for
many different business owners and feels a true connection with them.
“I know how much they care about their business and how much they care about their employees,” he said, adding that it’s an honor to help his business clients. “It takes so much courage to actually start
a business and take on the responsibility for yourself, as well as to help others support
their families.”
Amanti’s decision to pursue a legal career was the result of a
near-tragic event. When he was 18 years old, his father, David, suffered a brain tumor. Many
of the people who came to their house were lawyers who worked hard to get all the
family’s affairs in order. Amanti called this episode a turning point
in his life.
“Watching them, I realized I could
help people in their time of need, and I could help businesses through tough times,” he said. “Whether it was my family or other individuals, I felt this is something I could do.”
This story has a happy ending because his father survived the brain tumor, has returned to work, and these days enjoys golfing with his sons.
As an attorney, Amanti provides legal counsel to businesses from inception through all the services they need while they are up and running, to guidance at the end when a company decides to wind down.
He helped local businesses keep their doors open during the worst of COVID-19 by helping them claim federal PPP grants totaling more than $3 million. And when restaurants and taverns were hit hard by loss of business, he appealed to the state licensing board to allow them more time to pay their bills without penalty.
Meanwhile, among his many civic roles, he volunteers with the YMCA of Greater Westfield and bikes in the Pan-Mass Challenge, personally committing to raise a minimum of $5,000 for the Dana-Farber Cancer Center and the Jimmy Fund.
Through all that, his advice for a good life is simple. “Take pride in your work, show respect to others, and enjoy the ride.”
—Mark Morris
Congratulations
to our attorney Nick Amanti on being named a 40 Under Forty Honoree.
And congrats to all the other members of the class of 2021!
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