Krems, Jackowitz & Carman, LLP
Attorneys at Law

Scott Carman

Our Team

 
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Scott Carman
Partner

Practice Focus: Real Estate Management, Land use & PERMITTING, real estate litigation & commercial Litigation

Education & Honors

  • New England School of Law, J.D. 2008, magna cum laude

  • Technical Editor, New England Law Review, 2007-2008
    Publication: Commonwealth v. King’s “First Complaint Doctrine”: The Voice of Injustice May Speak Loudly When Rape Victims are Silenced, 42 NEW ENG. L. REV. 631 (2008)
    Trustee Academic Scholarship, 2006-2007

  • University of Maine, B.A. 2003, cum laude and with honors

  • Super Lawyers Rising Star 2018-2019

Admissions

  • Massachusetts, 2008

  • United States District Court, District of Massachusetts, 2009

  • New Hampshire, 2010

  • United States District Court, District of New Hampshire, 2010

 

Upon graduation from law school, Scott was a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Joel B. Rosenthal (ret.) of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts, Central Division for the 2008-2009 term. In 2009, Scott joined the law firm of Gallant & Ervin in Chelmsford where he primarily practiced in the areas of commercial litigation, bankruptcy and creditor’s rights, intellectual property infringement litigation, real estate and business transactions.

At Krems, Jackowitz & Carman, LLP, Scott represents several landlords and real estate management companies in all aspects of their relationships, disputes and other matters involving their tenants. Scott also represents several landowners and abutters concerning land use, permitting, real estate litigation and transactions. Scott also counsels many local small and medium sized businesses on general corporate, transactional and litigation matters.

Memberships, Teaching, and Publications

  • Board Member, The Community Family, Inc.

  • Chairman, City of Medford Zoning Board of Appeals

  • Co-Author of MCLE, Residential and Commercial Landlord-Tenant Practice in Massachusetts, Chapter on Collection Practice in Residential and Commercial Tenancies

Sample Matters

Obtained dismissal of Complaint filed against client in District of New Jersey Due to Lack of Personal Jurisdiction. (Vanz, LLC v. Mattia & Associates, 2016 WL 3148400 (D.N.J. 2016))

Successfully defended against IT Company's attempt to enjoin former employee from commencing employment with competitor based upon non-compete provision which Court determined was overly broad.

Represented Hindu Temple appealing grant of variance to abutter and obtained summary judgment invalidating variance.

Second seated trial in Federal Court to determine ownership of copyrights and obtained jury verdict that copyrights were validly transferred to client and obtained attorney's fee award under Copyright Act as a prevailing party. (Zamoyski v. Fifty-Six Hope Rd. Music Ltd., Inc., 767 F.Supp.2d 218 (D.Mass. 2011)) 

Obtained the dismissal of a tenant’s attempt to remove a state court eviction action to the Bankruptcy Court.