Jeffrey I. Fialky - Springfield, MA

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Western New England University School of Law, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1994
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • University of New Hampshire, 1991
    B.A.
    Major: English/Philosophy

Current Employment Position(s)

• Managing Shareholder

Past Positions

• Hampden County, Assistant District Attorney

Classes and Seminars

• Franchise Ownership as a Career Alternative, Investment, or Both, November 16, 2011 - Present
  
• Generation Next is here: Are You Ready?, April 27, 2011 - Present
  
• Ethics, Legal Issues and the New 990, October 28, 2009 - Present
  
• Lecturer, ­Ask the Experts - Legal Issues Regarding Non-Profit and Charitable Corporations, Association of Fundraising Professionals, 2008 - Present
  
• Lecturer, Preparing for Franchise Re-negotiations/Cable Companies & PEG Funding, 2008 - Present
  
• Lecturer, Successfully Starting a Small Business, MCLE, 2007 - Present

Pro Bono Activities

• Springfield Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, Chair, 2013 - 2016
• Springfield Museums, Board of Trustees, Assistant Treasurer, Trustee, 2012 - Present
• United Way of Pioneer Valley, Board of Directors, Member, 2010 - 2016
• Springfield Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, Member, 2007 - Present
• Springfield Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, Vice Chair, 2011 - 2013
• Springfield Museums, Development Committee, Chair, 2010 - 2015
• Young Professionals Society of Greater Springfield, Board of Directors, President, 2009 - 2011
• Jewish Federation of Pioneer Valley, Member
• Springfield Technical Community College, Scibelli Enterprise Center Advisory Board, Member
• Leadership Pioneer Valley, Steering Committee, Member
• American Cancer Society, Omar Pace Gala Event Committee, Member
• YMCA Campaign, Breakfast Committee, Member
• Mason Wright Foundation, Corporator
• EDC Tourism, Development Committee, Member
• Red Cross, Board of Directors, Pioneer Valley Chapter, Member

Published Works

Articles

• The Massachusetts Benefit Corporation: A New Entity Has Been Created for Socially Responsible Businesses, BusinessWest, December 17, 2012
  
• Factors in Determining Whether to Incorporate, Westfield Evening News, May 31, 2012
  
• Protecting Personal Information - New Law Affects Virtually Every Business in the Commonwealth, BusinessWest, August 17, 2009
  
• High-Tech Startup Businesses in a Recession - Why now is the right time for opportunistic entrepreneurs, BusinessWest, July 6, 2009
  
• From Bootstraps to Banking - There are Many Ways to Finance a Startup Business, BusinessWest, June 2, 2008
  
• New Lease on Life (and the Balance Sheet) - Why Sale-leaseback Arrangements Make Sense for Many Business Owners, BusinessWest, December 7, 2007
• Starting a Small Business in Your Retirement - Reviewing Your Options, Prime, September 17, 2007
• Reading Between the Lines - The Many Issues in Negotiating Commercial Real Estate Leases, BusinessWest, September 7, 2007
• Handing over the Reins - Succession Planning for Businesses Poses Challenges, BusinessWest, March 2, 2007
• What Brownfields Can Do for You - How Some Developers are Spinning Environmental Contamination into Gold, BusinessWest, December 3, 2006
• Tripping over the Fine Print - How to Avoid Pitfalls When Negotiating Vendor Agreements, BusinessWest, October 19, 2006
• Jeff Fialky Ascends to Managing Partner at Bacon Wilson | Change at the Top, BusinessWest, 2023
• Supreme Court Decision Overhauls “Buy-Sell” Agreements among business owners, 2024
• Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) reporting requirements are reinstated, 2024
• Area Business Leaders on How They Managed the Pandemic — and What Has Changed | Five Years after COVID, BusinessWest, 2025
• Alumni Achievement Award Finalist Interview, BusinessWest, 2025

Bar Admissions

• Massachusetts, 1995
• Connecticut
• Vermont
• Maine

Other Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• Hampden County Bar Association
• Telecommunications Bar Association