Howard E. Stempler
Howard's areas of concentration are commercial and civil litigation, commercial and residential real estate and business planning. With extensive entrepreneurship experience of his own, Howard provides a wide range of strategic planning expertise to businesses and individuals on matters including the startup, purchase, distribution, marketing, financing and sale of businesses; commercial contract and lease drafting and negotiation; and e-mail retention, storage and discovery issues.
Howard has tried cases and/or appeared before most state and federal courts and tribunals in the Commonwealth including the Superior, District, and Probate Courts, the Appeals Court and the Supreme Judicial Court; the United States District Court and the United States Bankruptcy Court. In addition, Howard has represented clients before the Department of Industrial Accidents, the ABCC, DEP, the United States Department of Defense, and the Social Security Administration.
Areas of Practice
- Commercial and Civil Litigation
- Commercial and Residential Real Estate
- Business Planning
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts, 1985
- U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts
Education
- New England School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts
- J.D. (Cum Laude) - 1985
- Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
- B.A. - 1980
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- Worcester County Bar Association
Past Employment Positions
- JEMS of New England, Inc., President, 1996 - 2005
- OVO Wintersport Helmets, Founder/CEO
- Baba Sushi Restaurant, Founder/Partner
Pro Bono Activities
- Founder/Operator, Tomorrow's Youth Today, 1994 - 1997
- Board Member, YMCA, Worcester Central Branch, 1992 - 1998
- Annual Youth Support Campaign, YMCA, Group Leader, 1996 - 1997
- Corporator, Greater Worcester Community Foundation, 1996 - 1998
- Board Member, Jewish Family Services, 1987 - 1990
