George E. Bourguignon Jr.

Prior to realizing his calling to a legal career, George led a successful sales and business career for over ten years. While attending law school, George was a special paralegal for the Massachusetts Department of Correction, a law clerk for the Haymond Law Firm in Hartford, CT, and a law clerk for Bacon/Wilson, P.C in Springfield, MA. He also became a member of the Western New England Law Review, authored an Article published by the University of California Business Law Journal, and earned his Juris Doctorate with honors. After passing his first bar, George was an Associate with Hendel & Collins, P.C., a Massachusetts firm with a focus on bankruptcy/insolvency, before starting his own practice with a focus on bankruptcy, debt collection abuse, foreclosure defense, identity theft remedies, and litigation. Awards and Honors Honors Civilian Citation (Life Saving Activity), Needham, MA Police Dept Joanne Grummel Memorial Scholarship Recipient, 2004 - 2005 Joanne Grummel Memorial Scholarship Recipient, 2005 - 2006 Rodney E. & Gail M. Blakesley Law Scholarship Recipient, 2005 - 2006 Rodney E. & Gail M. Blakesley Law Scholarship Recipient, 2006 - 2007 Computer Aided Learning Institute's Excellence for the Future Award (High Paper), Advanced Legal Research & Writing Computer Aided Learning Institute's Excellence for the Future Award (High Paper), Business Organizations Computer Aided Learning Institute's Excellence for the Future Award (High Paper), Litigation in the Pre-Trial Phase Computer Aided Learning Institute's Excellence for the Future Award (High Paper), Torts

• Massachusetts Department of Correction, Special Paralegal
• Haymond Law Firm in Hartford, CT, Law Clerk
• Bacon/Wilson, P.C in Springfield, MA, Law Clerk
• Hendel & Collins, P.C., Associate

• Massachusetts
• Connecticut
• U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts
• U.S. District Court District of Connecticut
• U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit

• American Bankruptcy Institute
• Massachusetts Bar Association
• Hampden County Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section
• Hampden County Bar Association, Foreclosure Task Force
• Hampden County Bar Association, Real Estate Section
• Worcester County Bar Association