George A. Hewett

 
 

Practice Focus and Experience


George "Tony" Hewett practices in the Business Law area focusing his practice in commercial lending, real estate finance, and public finance. He has extensive experience in handling all phases of commercial lending transactions, including closings, portfolio management activities and workouts involving bankruptcy, litigation and liquidation of assets through foreclosure and/or secured party sales. For the past 27 years, Tony has been lead counsel in representing national, regional, and local bank and non-bank lenders, closing on over 2,600 transactions during this time throughout New England and the United States. Tony is a United States Small Business Administration approved specialist in closing and servicing SBA loan transactions including the 7(a) SBA guaranteed loan program. He also works extensively in the SBA 504 Program for Economic Development, has been approved as a Designated 504 Closing Attorney, and is a former member of the Board of Directors of New England Certified Development Corporation. He also has expertise in closing loans guaranteed by the United States Department of Agriculture.

Representative Matters


  • Represented a regional commercial bank in a $5 million SBA guaranteed loan for a Massachusetts hotel and restaurant group.
  • Represented a regional commercial bank in a $10 million USDA guaranteed loan for a Massachusetts hotel and restaurant group.
  • Represented a national bank in a $5.5 million new construction loan for a Massachusetts medical device company.
  • Represented a regional commercial bank in a $5 million real estate and asset acquisition by management of a Massachusetts manufacturing company.
  • Represented a national lender in the $1.3 million construction financing for a recycling and waste transfer facility.
  • Represented a national lender in the $20 million take-out financing of a construction loan for a regional warehousing and distribution company.
  • Represented the Energy Lending Division of a regional lender in a $7 million Term Loan facility and $2 million Revolving Line of Credit facility and $4 million Mortgage loan facility for Massachusetts and Connecticut-based home heating oil and propane company.

Professional


  • Distinctions: Peer Review AV® Preeminent™ rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest bestowed rating; Massachusetts Super Lawyer, 2004, 2005.
  • Admitted: Massachusetts; United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
  • Member: Boston Bar Association and Massachusetts Bar Associations.

Community Involvement


  • Actively involved in Families of SMA, an organization that raises money for the research and treatment of Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a disease that destroys the nerves that control voluntary muscle movement.

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