Tennant & Ewer - Newton, MA

Half a Century of Dedicated Legal Advocacy in Newton

Resolving complex commercial disputes, managing property transactions, and protecting family assets requires seasoned trial experience and thorough statutory mastery. Conveniently located at 29 Crafts Street within the Chatham Center in Newton, Tennant and Ewer, P.C. has provided trusted legal counsel across Greater Boston and Middlesex County since 1976. Co-founded by Robert W. Tennant and seasoned trial attorney Raymond S. Ewer, the firm pairs courtroom trial strength with responsive, individualized client care. Mr. Ewer, admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court and the First Circuit Court of Appeals, leads a team known for practical dispute management and trial preparation. Clients seeking to consult an experienced business litigation lawyer or protect family legacies benefit from a firm with deep roots in the Massachusetts legal community.

Strategic Civil Litigation and Private Dispute Resolution

Effective litigation depends on establishing a clear, proactive strategy early in the legal process. Functioning as skilled business litigation lawyers and contract lawyers, the firm represents plaintiffs and defendants across Massachusetts state and federal courts. Core litigation capabilities include:

• Prosecuting and defending commercial contract breaches, partnership disputes, and business tort claims.
• Litigating Land Court real estate disputes, partition proceedings, and commercial lease enforcement actions.
• Representing injured parties as dedicated accident and injury lawyers in motor vehicle and premises liability claims.
• Handling contested probate matters, will contests, and fiduciary accounting litigation.
• Providing professional mediation and arbitration services as certified neutral case evaluators.

By balancing aggressive courtroom trial advocacy with pragmatic settlement negotiations, the firm achieves successful resolutions that preserve client resources.

Corporate Counseling, Commercial Transactions, and Real Estate

Sound legal structures are vital for entrepreneurs launching new ventures or managing established commercial enterprises. As experienced business formation lawyers and commercial real estate lawyers, the attorneys counsel businesses through every operational phase. The firm assists clients in selecting business entities, drafting operating agreements, negotiating vendor contracts, and structuring commercial property acquisitions. Furthermore, the team guides buyers, sellers, and lenders through residential real estate transactions, ensuring title marketability and smooth escrow closings.

Compassionate Elder Law, Living Trusts, and Estate Planning

Elder care transitions and estate distribution require empathy combined with legal precision. Attorney Joanne Craig, who holds both a law degree and a background as a registered nurse in Boston teaching hospitals, concentrates on elder law, trusts, and estate administration. Functioning as trusted wills, estate planning and probate lawyers, the firm designs comprehensive revocable living trusts, last wills and testaments, durable powers of attorney, and healthcare proxies. The practice navigates MassHealth long-term care protections, serves as court-appointed Guardian ad Litem, and counsels personal representatives as reliable probate lawyers through estate probate. When acute medical crises arise or families need an attorney urgently to secure emergency guardianships, the firm delivers prompt, compassionate guidance.

Direct Partner Attention and Enduring Community Dedication

At Tennant and Ewer, P.C., clients work directly with senior attorneys who take personal ownership of every case. With decades of civic leadership in the Boy Scouts of America, local credit unions, and Massachusetts Bar Association committees, the attorneys are committed to ethical excellence and transparent representation, remaining a dependable pillar of legal strength throughout Newton.