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munity and give their personal and professional time to local nonprofit organizations. Each year, the award recipient can select an organization to which the bank will donate $500. Des- haies has chosen the Therapeu- tic Equestrian Center, citing the work the organization does with
horse-assisted therapy for people in the community. Deshaies came to Florence Bank in 2007. He holds
a master’s degree in business administration from Western New England University. He is active in the community, serving as treasurer of the Therapeutic Equestrian Center and the Wistariahurst Foundation, vice president of Black Horse Trust, and director of Mansir Trust.
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Berkshire Money Management (BMM), a full-
service financial-advising firm with offices in Dalton and Great Barrington, announced the expansion
of its Great Barrington team with the addition of Airen Wadsworth as front office coordinator. In that role, he is the first person to welcome guests to the new Great Barrington office at 72 Stockbridge Road. His goal is to help every client and visitor feel comfortable, at home, and part of the BMM culture. He will also support the firm with scheduling, data entry, and other vital tasks. He earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from MCLA in 2018.
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Monson Savings Bank (MSB) recently announced the promo- tion of Dorian Guidi to portfolio manager. He will continue to
be based out of the Monson Savings Bank Loan & Opera- tions Center, located at 75 Post Office Park in Wilbraham. Guidi is a graduate of Western New
England University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting. Additionally, he completed the School of Commercial Lending facil- itated by the Massachusetts Bankers Assoc. in Octo- ber 2020, and the Leadership Institute facilitated
by the Springfield Regional Chamber in June 2022. He is currently attending the New England School for Financial Studies and is on track to graduate in 2024. With more than eight years of banking experi- ence, five of which have been at Monson Savings, Guidi has the background and banking knowledge to serve the bank’s commercial borrowers. Prior to working with MSB, Guidi spent 3 years at TD Bank as
a teller and customer service representative. In his new role as portfolio manager, he will be responsi- ble for assisting the bank’s commercial-loan officers with managing established commercial banking relationships and facilitating the underwriting, clos- ing, and booking of new commercial-loan requests. Additionally, he will work to support the commercial loan department with audits and regulatory exams.
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KeyBank announced that Dennis Breitrick has
joined the bank as senior Business Banking rela- tionship manager for its Connecticut and Western Mass. market. In his new role, he will provide cus- tomized financial solutions to improve cash flow, such as commercial lines of credit, SBA financing, equipment financing, cash management, merchant services, commercial real-estate financing, and more to businesses with sales revenues between
$3 million and $50 million annually. A graduate of Fordham University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree, Breitrick joins KeyBank from M&T Bank (formerly People’s United Bank), where he served as a business relationship manager since 2019. Previ- ously, he spent 10 years with JPMorgan Chase Bank in similar roles serving business clients.
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Doherty, Wallace, Pillsbury and Murphy, P.C. (DWPM) announced that Kathryn Crouss, who became a share- holder at the firm in January, was named the 78th presi- dent of the Hampden County Bar Assoc. (HCBA). Crouss joined the firm in May 2022
and became a shareholder at the start of this year. With extensive experience in both family law and employment matters, she is a certified mediator
and represents family-law clients both in court and through alternative dispute resolution. In addition to her service as president of the Hampden County Bar Assoc., Crouss also serves on the board of Com- munity Legal Aid and has chaired the its Access
to Justice fundraising campaign for the past two years. She has served on the board of the Hampden County Bar Assoc. since 2018.
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Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin announced that eight
of its lawyers have been awarded in the 2024 edi- tions of The Best Lawyers in America and Best Law- yers: Ones to Watch in America. Steven Schwartz was named a Lawyer of the Year in the field of business organizations (including LLCs and partner- ships). He was also chosen for The Best Lawyers
in America in the fields of business organizations (including LLCs and partnerships), closely held com- panies and corporate law. Gary Fentin was named a Lawyer of the Year in the fields of banking and finance law and commercial transactions/uniform commercial code (UCC) law. Carol Cioe Klyman was named a Lawyer of the Year in the fields of elder law and trusts and estates. Timothy Mulhern was named a Lawyer of the Year in the fields of cor- porate law and tax law. Steven Weiss was named a Lawyer of the Year in the fields of bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization law. Mark Esposito was named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America in the fields of commer- cial litigation and litigation – labor and employment. Also selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America are Michele Feinstein, recognized in the fields of trusts and estates litigation, elder law, and trusts and estates; and James Sheils, recognized in the field of com- mercial transactions/ uniform commercial code (UCC) law.
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Bulkley Richardson announced that 15 lawyers
from the firm were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2024 edition of The Best Law- yers in America. These lawyers were recognized
in 24 unique areas of practice. They include Peter Barry: construction law, healthcare law, and educa- tion law; Kathy Bernardo: real-estate law; Michael Burke: medical malpractice law (defendants) and personal-injury litigation (defendants); Mark Cress: banking and finance law, bankruptcy and creditor- debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization law, and corporate law; Francis Dibble Jr.: bet-the- company litigation, commercial litigation, white- collar criminal defense, labor and employment litigation, and securities litigation; Daniel Finnegan: administrative/regulatory law, construction litiga- tion, and construction law; Scott Foster: business organizations, including LLCs and partnerships; Mary Jo Kennedy: employment law (individuals) and employment law (management); Kevin May- nard: commercial litigation, banking and finance litigation, and construction litigation; David Parke: corporate law and mergers and acquisitions; Jeffrey Poindexter: commercial litigation and construction litigation; John Pucci: bet-the-company litigation, general-practice criminal defense, and white-collar criminal defense; Jeffrey Roberts: corporate law and trusts & estates; Michael Roundy: commercial litigation; and Ronald Weiss: corporate law, merg- ers and acquisitions law, and tax law.
TIM DESHAIES
KATHRYN CROUSS
DORIAN GUIDI
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