Neil Sherring

Partner, Dakoyannis & Sherring, LLC

Mr. Sherring is a trail lawyer with extensive experience in both state and federal courts. His practice is concentrated in the litigation of commercial, business, real estate employment, entertainment, personal injury and insurance disputes. His client base includes small business owners, mid level business, financial institutions and professional. Mr. Sherring’s international practice includes representing principals of multi-national corporations relative to transactions and disputes in India, Switzerland, the Cayman Island and the United Kingdom.


Litigation Associate
Mintz,Levin,Cohn,Ferris,Glovsky Nad Popeo PC,Boston, MA 1999-2001

Represent clients in all stages of civil litigation in state and federal courts. Rendered opinion letters to clients. Defended and took depositions of export and lay witnesses, drafted dispositive motions, argued motions and several as trail counsel. Represented clients before state administrative law appeals and proceeding. Pro bono work included successful political asylum trail.

Assistant Attorney General
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Office of the Attorney General Government Bureau, Trail Division, Boston, MA 1996-2001

Trail experience in state and federal courts defending employment, construction, contract, eminent domain, tort and civil rights cases. Also represented stage agencies with the Administrative Law Division and prosecuted criminal cases with the Criminal Bureau.

Law Clerk Coordinator and Field Supervisor. Researched issues and wrote amicus briefs on behalf of attorney General and argued and briefed cases in the Massachusetts Appeals Court, the Massachusetts Supreme judicial Court and the United States Courts of Appeals for the first Circuit.

Assistant District Attorney
Common wealth of Massachusetts, Northwestern District Attorney’s Office Northampton, MA 1994-1996

Responsible for jury of six trails in district Court, Appellate Prosecutions, Grand jury, Superior court motions and bail reviews, and Chapter 209 C complaints to establish paternity and child support in Probate Court. Special Appellate Prosecutor for Suffolk Country District Attorney’s office.

Law Clerk of the Justices
Commonwealth Of Massachusetts, Department of the Trial Court Superior Court, Boston, Ma 1993-1994

Preparing memoranda of law and wrote draft decisions. Researched issues of first impression regarding civil and criminal cases. Provided consultative assistant to justices concerning evidentiary issues, jury impanelment questions and jury charges.

Hearing Officer, Massachusetts Divisions of Insurance Board Of Appeals on Motors Vehicles Liability Policies and Bonds, Boston, Ma 1991-1993

Conducted Adjudicatory Hearing and submitted written decisions pursuant to commonwealth’s Safe Drivers insurance plan, General law Chapters 175, section 113B and General law chapter 30A.

Published Opinions

  • Judge v. city of Lowell, et al ., 160 F. 3d 67 (1st cir. 1998).
  • Tuper v. north Adams Ambulances Services, Inc., 428 Mass. 132(1998).

Publications

  • Personal injury Protection . Coverage under the Massachusetts Auto insurance policy, India New England, march 2007
  • Massachusetts Consumers Protection Act, India New England, February 2007
  • The Hague Convention – Recognizing International Judgments And Orders, Lokvani magazine, March 17, 2006
  • Massachusetts Mortgage Contingency Clause, India New England, march 2005
  • Adverse Possession, India New England , June 2004
  • Massachusetts Residential Landlord Tenant , India New England, November 2004
  • Real estate Title Insurance, India New England, march 2004

Government Appointments

Appointed Deputy Commissioner, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Public Safety, State Athletic Commission, March 2010

Bar And Professional Affiliations

  • Massachusetts Bar, December 17, 1993
  • United States District Court – First Circuit, June 1994
  • United States Court of Appeals – First Circuit, September 1998
  • Former Co-Chairman, Massachusetts Bar Association General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Committee 2009
  • Chair, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Deposition Workshop and Trying Your First Civil Case in the Superior Court
  • Member, Middlesex County District Attorney Diversity Committee
  • Co-Founder, South Asian Domestic Violence Task Force
  • Advisory Board Member, South Asian Bar Association
  • Lecturer, Suffolk University Business School, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Lecturer, Curry College, Milton, Massachusetts
  • Former National Alumni Council Member, Curry College, Milton, Massachusetts
  • Past Executive Committee Member, Indian American Forum for Political Education
  • Past President, Network of South Asian Professionals, Boston Chapter

Education

Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Ma
J.D. May 1993, Moot Court – Best Oral Advocate, Dean’s List
Curry College, Milton, Ma
B.A., cum laude, May 1985, Major: Physics