Boston law firm Sherin and Lodgen LLP is pleased to announce that partner, Joshua M. Bowman, has joined the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Board of Trustees. In this role, he will work to support MCLE’s mission to develop the best methods, resources, and products to meet the educational needs of the legal profession.

Bowman said, “It is an honor to join this esteemed group of attorneys in the Massachusetts legal community. I look forward to collaborating with my fellow trustees to continue improving MCLE’s processes and programs to convey the core elements of professional practice.”

Bowman is a partner in the firm’s Real Estate Department and Corporate Department and is the chair of the firm’s Hospitality Practice Group. He has substantial experience dealing with complicated issues related to commercial real estate ownership, development, finance, joint venture arrangements, acquisitions and sales, leasing, land use, licensing, management and franchise agreements, construction agreements, and food and beverage agreements. In his hospitality practice, Bowman has a particular concentration in representing owners and operators of restaurants and hotels. Bowman has moderated several panels at conferences and commercial real estate industry events, led continuing legal education seminars for MCLE as well as The Real Estate Bar Association of Massachusetts (REBA), and served as an advisor to the Boston College Law School Community Economic Development Clinic.

MCLE is the Massachusetts legal community's premier provider of hands-on educational programs and reference materials. It seeks to keep raising the caliber of lawyers' professional and ethical service by providing comprehensive and practical continuing legal education of the highest quality to the broadest possible audience. In fulfilling this mission, MCLE presents more than 250 programs annually; publishes more than 160 practice manuals, available as ebooks as well as in print; and offers an online subscription product with unlimited access to all of its webcast programs and its entire book collection.

About Sherin and Lodgen LLP

Sherin and Lodgen is a mid-sized Boston law firm specializing in real estate, litigation, business law, and employment. With over 40 attorneys, the firm handles complex matters, while providing responsive, senior-level attention to every matter. Known for its effective, efficient and focused representation, Sherin and Lodgen delivers sophisticated analysis and a high touch service by developing an in-depth understanding of clients' business goals, issues, concerns and emerging industry trends.