Overview

Jeremy Y. Weltman is a shareholder and a member of the firm's Litigation Department. Jeremy frequently works with the firm’s Commercial Real Estate, Corporate Divorce / Business & Shareholder Disputes, Franchise Law, Construction Law, and Hospitality Practice Groups as part of his wide-reaching litigation practice focuses on finding successful resolutions to his clients' legal issues. Jeremy's hands-on commercial litigation experience includes handling all sorts of complex commercial and business litigation, employment litigation, Wage Act litigation, probate litigation, real estate disputes, construction matters, civil rights litigation – including ADA accessibility, accommodation issues, and high impact class action work – municipal disputes, appellate advocacy, and other tort-based litigation matters.

With a no-nonsense, direct approach, Jeremy is a practical, results-oriented attorney who prides himself on always thinking two-steps ahead of his clients' adversaries. In so doing, Jeremy has adeptly litigated and negotiated disputes for a wide range of clients including Fortune 500 corporations, mid-sized and small businesses which span across industries, including a variety of hospitality businesses, professional services offices, property owners and developers, commercial tenants and landlords, condo associations, contractors, and disenfranchised individuals. Clients take comfort in knowing that Jeremy has shown no fear in taking a “tough case” through trial. To this end, Jeremy has successfully tried numerous cases in Massachusetts state and Federal District courts, briefed and argued matters in the Massachusetts Appeals Court and First Circuit Court of Federal Appeals, and has also represented clients in alternative forms of dispute resolution, such as arbitration and mediation, with favorable results.

Notably, Jeremy has also earned a strong reputation for protecting the civil rights of the disabled and victims of discrimination. He aggressively pursues the rights of the disenfranchised, both on an individual and class-wide basis, in civil rights infringement cases brought against government institutions and the private sector in federal and state courts.

ASSOCIATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS

  • Massachusetts Bar Association
  • Boston Bar Association
  • Arbitration Mediation Agency Neutral & Dispute Association (AMANDA)
  • Angier Elementary School PTO, Co-President
  • The Windsor Club, Board Member
  • Cradles to Crayons, Volunteer

HONORS & AWARDS

  • Boston Magazine Top Lawyer (2024)
  • Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Go-To Business Litigation Lawyer (2022)
  • AV® Preeminent™ Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Massachusetts "Rising Stars", recognized by the publishers of Law & Politics and Boston Magazine, 2013-2019
  • American Society of Legal Advocates, Massachusetts Litigation Top 40 Under 40 Attorney
  • Recognized as a Rising Star by Massachusetts Super Lawyers: 2013-2019
  • Recognized as a Super Lawyer by Massachusetts Super Lawyers: 2023-2024
  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Golden Key Honor Society
  • Hornbeck Scholar Award, University of Denver

Education

Northeastern University School of Law, J.D., 2004

University of Denver, B.S., magna cum laude, 2001

Bar & Court Admission

  • State Bar Admissions, Massachusetts
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
  • United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Representative Matters

  • Successfully litigated numerous shareholder dispute matters for closely held LLCs to board-level Fortune 500 size companies - on behalf of both minority and majority shareholders
  • Handled one of the largest COVID pandemic related commercial lease disputes as between restaurant tenant and multi-unit landlord through seven-day trial, ultimately resulting in favorable last minute settlement reached between parties
  • Represented one of the city’s largest real estate and hospitality group with respect to various ongoing business litigation and commercial leasing issues, including one adverse to an iconic Boston hotel resulting in a favorable decision after multi-day bench trial
  • Representation of sophisticated multi entity hospitality group with respect to commercial leasing disputes and business litigation arising out of disputes with business partners, vendors and the like
  • Representation of one of the largest hotel franchise groups with respect to a multitude of business litigation matters
  • Representation of one of the largest third-party sellers on popular e-commerce sites concerning complex issues arising from an alleged breach of shipping related contracts

Publications

Speaking Engagements

  • Celesq webinar: Commercial Leases and Frustration of Purpose (September 2024)
  • Law Practice CLE: Allocation of Risk in Commercial Real Estate Leasing (July 2024)
  • Strafford Speaking Invitation: Commercial Leases and Frustration of Purpose (March 2024)