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Posted: December 9, 2009
John Lynch 2009
Name: John Lynch
Title: Managing Partner
Company: Lynch DeSimone & Nylen, LLP
Location: 12 Post Office Square, Boston MA 02109
College: Boston College - BA English; Suffolk Law School - JD
First job in finance or allied field: Legal assistant to Suffolk District Attorney
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Litigation and trial work related to real estate valuation. I represent institutional clients, real estate trusts, municipalities, diminution of property because of pollution; tax exempt issues with public/private sector.
Hobbies: Time with family, golf, swim, jog, walk
Favorite Book: "The Match" by Mark Frost
Favorite Movie: Lawrence of Arabia; No Country for Old Men
Person you most emulate (outside of family): Appraiser Dick Dennis; Winston Churchill; Edward Kennedy
Key to success: Hard work, persistence, treat people with dignity
If you were forced to choose another vocation, what would it be? Journalist
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