Mary Ellen Manganelli

Biography:

Mary Ellen is a member of the firm's Litigation/ADR Department and the Real Estate Practice Group. Mary Ellen's practice is focused on the representation of financial institutions in complex commercial disputes including lender liability claims, U.C.C. claims, check fraud, wire transfer fraud and real estate matters. She also has experience representing buyers and sellers in both residential and commercial real estate transactions.

Mary Ellen is active in many community and school organizations in her hometown of Belmont, Massachusetts. She was named a Massachusetts Rising Star in 2008.

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Related Professional Experience:

Mary Ellen joined the firm in 2004, after working for a Cambridge firm that specialized in defense of automobile liability, premises liability and professional liability claims. Prior to that, Mary Ellen worked for a Boston firm where she worked on a variety of commercial litigation matters with an emphasis on tort liability, banking law and real estate law.

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Representative Experience:

Lechoslaw v. Fleet National Bank. Fleet obtained a jury verdict in this case that involved complex issues of international law and the collection of domestic drafts. The case is currently on appeal.

Lechoslaw v. Bank Handlowy w Warszawie. Bank Handlowy prevailed on a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. The case is currently on appeal.

Represented national banks in suits alleging mortgage fraud and violations of the Truth In Lending Act, Consumer Protection Act and Massachusetts Consumer Credit Cost Disclosure Act.

Represented regional and national banks in claims alleging check fraud and wire transfer fraud.

Represented a national bank in clearing titles to properties with duplicate mortgages, erroneous mortgage releases and mistaken payment applications.