Areas of Practice
Martin P. Desmery is a shareholder of Craig and Macauley Professional Corporation in the firm’s litigation practice. Mr. Desmery’s diverse practice is centered on commercial litigation, including bankruptcy, creditors' rights, environmental liability, intellectual property, employment matters, and a wide variety of other business disputes. Mr. Desmery also advises corporations and individuals on corporate governance issues and commercial finance transactions.
Representative Matters and Work For Clients
Mr. Desmery has appeared in state and federal courts from Massachusetts and New York to California and Hawaii. His clients include investment bankers, financial advisors, commercial real estate developers, environmental cleanup companies, lenders, software developers, restaurant owners, advertising agencies, biotechnology start-ups, and individuals.
Awards and Professional Activities
Mr. Desmery has been recognized as a “Super Lawyer” by Law and Politics and Boston Magazine. He is a member of the American, Massachusetts and Boston Bar Associations, as well as the American Bankruptcy Institute.
Mr. Desmery is a member and past President of the Boston University School of Law Alumni Committee. He is a frequent lecturer at Boston University School of Law, where he taught Legal Research, Writing and Advocacy for three years.
Mr. Desmery is a member and President-elect of the Duxbury Education Foundation, as well as an associate member of the Duxbury Zoning Board of Appeals.
Bar and Court Admissions
- Massachusetts
- United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Education
Mr. Desmery received his B.A. from Colgate University (1983) and his Juris Doctor from Boston University School of Law (1987), where he served as a Note and Case Editor on the Law Review.