Henry M. Downey
Partner
Location:
Springfield, Massachusetts
Phone:
(413) 315-5394
(877) 326-9264
(877) 326-9264
Fax:
(413) 214-6085
E-mail:
Areas of Practice
- 45% Wills, Trusts, Estates
- 35% Litigation
- 5% Real Estate
- 5% Business Law
- 10% Tax Matters
Litigation Percentage
- 35% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts, 1980
- U.S. Tax Court, 1988
Education
- Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts
- L.L.M. Taxation - 1988
- Western New England College School of Law, Springfield, Massachusetts
- J.D. - 1978
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts
- B.A. - 1974
- Major: Economics
Published Works
- Estate Tax Planning, Business, 1985
Representative Cases
- Commonwealth v. Eugene Grise (MA Court of Appeals)
Representative Clients
- E.H. Thompson Co., Inc.
- MassMutual Life Insurance Co.
- TD Banknorth, N.A.
References
- E.H. Thompson Co., Inc.
- Staples, Inc.
Classes/Seminars
- Estate Planning, HIV Law Consortium, 2002 - 2007
Professional Associations and Memberships
- National College of District Attorneys, Member, 1983 - 1986
- Springfield Redevelopment Authority, Commissioner, 1989 - 1991
- Hampden County Bar Association, Member of the Board of Directors, 2003 - 2005
- American Association for Justice, Member, 2002 - 2007
Past Employment Positions
- Hampden County District Attorney's Office, Director, Child Abuse Prosecution Program, 1980 - 1986
- Downey, Murphy, Heap & Waldron, 1987 - 1989
- Egan Flanagan & Cohen, Partner, 1989 - 1995
- Ryan & Downey, P.C., 1995 - Present
Pro Bono Activities
- HIV Law Consortium, 2002 - 2007
- Lawyer for the Day - Probate & Family Court
Ancillary Businesses
- Tax Preparation
Languages
- English
