“Thank you for your help throughout and for guiding us over the finish line.”

~ Head of School, Independent School

"Gary has been great and I'm so grateful to have [his] advice on [this] contract."
~ Assistant Head Of School, Independent School

"You did a fantastic job with your presentation to our employees. You struck a nice balance allowing for participation and discussion while also focusing on the legal standards and our policies. Well done!"
~ Head of School, Independent School


Gary D. Finley

Counsel

Gary D. Finley is Counsel at Schwartz Hannum PC.  Prior to joining the Firm, Gary was a litigation associate at Choate, Hall & Stewart in Boston.

Gary has experience assisting clients with commercial and employment litigation matters in state and federal court, including complex commercial transactions, employment disputes, government investigations, insurance and reinsurance disputes, intellectual property, and bankruptcy.

As a member of the Firm’s Education Practice Group, Gary has assisted clients in negotiating vendor contracts and Head of School agreements and in drafting other employment- and enrollment-related documents.  He has worked with schools on counseling matters concerning management training, student discipline, and employment issues and has assisted in conducting internal investigations.

While in law school, Gary was an Honors Fellow in Cornell’s Lawyering program, served as a peer tutor, and worked as a research assistant.  In 2011, he published the article Langdell and the Leviathan: Improving the First Year Law School Curriculum by Incorporating Moby Dick in the Cornell Law Review.

Before law school, Gary taught English at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Dover, NH for 13 years.  He also served as the school’s Admissions Director.

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Gary D. Finley

Contact

gfinley@shpclaw.com

T: (978) 623-0900

F: (978) 623-0908

 

Education

  • Cornell Law School (2012)
  • St. Anselm College, magna cum laude (1996)

Awards & Accolades

  • Cornell Law Review, Notes Editor
  • Cornell Law School, Lawyering Program Honors Fellow (2010-2011)
  • Cornell Law School, Peer Tutor (2011-2012)

Bar Admissions

Massachusetts

Professional Affiliations

  • Boston Bar Association