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Leary joins The Nery Corp./Coastal Commercial Real Estate in the sales and leasing team

The Nery Corp. has added Vivian Leary, JD to their Coastal Commercial Real Estate sales and leasing team. Leary has had a successful career as an educator, lawyer and real estate professional. Leary is a member of the Mass. Bar Association, American Bar Association, United Labor Council, Swansea Educators Association, Mass. Teacher Association, Mass. Association of Realtors, and the Greater New Bedford Association of Realtors. Vivian owned and operated her own Real Estate firm and has years of valuable experience assisting sellers, buyers, and lessors/ lessees of real estate. Leary received juris doctorate degree from University of Massachusetts Law School. She received a bachelor of arts degree in Sociology and Education from the University of Massachusetts- Dartmouth. She has also studied at Harvard Law School, Providence College, Williams College and the University of Massachusetts- Amherst.
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