Richard C. Demerle has been practicing law since 2002 with a focus on mortgage default servicing and landlord-tenant law. Richard represents several national loan servicers on their real property legal issues including defending mortgagees in commercial and consumer litigation, prosecuting post-foreclosure evictions and defending secured claims in the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts.

Prior to graduating from Boston University School of Law, Richard served as a legislative aide to the Massachusetts House Ways & Means Committee where he spearheaded the Haverhill Land Bank campaign dedicated to preserving open space in the City of Haverhill. A graduate of Dartmouth College, Mr. Demerle also worked as a reporter for two of the largest daily newspapers in Massachusetts, The Lowell Sun and The Eagle-Tribune.

Lauren M. Bucci focuses her practice in the areas of mortgage default servicing and landlord-tenant law. Ms. Bucci represents several national loan servicers on their real property legal issues including post-foreclosure evictions and defending lenders in commercial litigation. Prior to joining Demerle & Associates, P.C., Ms. Bucci worked in-house as a legal auditor and before that she was a paralegal and law clerk at a toxic tort litigation firm.

John T. Precobb is a senior attorney who brings 20+ plus years of experience in civil litigation concentrating on the representation of lenders and servicers as well as specializing in business and real estate law.

Kelsey Bagge is an attorney first admitted to practice law in 2017, and has experience representing lenders and servicers in foreclosure, eviction and title actions in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. She has experience in both the state and federal courts, including the Massachusetts Appeals Court.

Kelsey completed her undergraduate degree and Masters in Business Administration at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, and obtained a J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law.

David A. Shaw is of counsel with Demerle & Associates, P.C., representing lenders and loan servicers throughout southern New England. David has represented mortgage servicers since 2001 and has practiced civil litigation more generally since 1986.

A native of New Jersey, David received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Vermont and then graduated cum laude from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1985. While in law school, David worked as an Associate Editor of the Connecticut Law Review. He also received the Stephenson Prize and AmJur Book Award in Civil Procedure.

Following law school, and prior to entering private practice, David completed a one-year clerkship with the Honorable Arthur H. Latimer, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.

Joan Egdall is an attorney with Demerle & Associates, P.C. After graduating from law school, Joan began her legal career in the Boston area as in-house counsel for a tech start-up that was subsequently acquired by Corning, Inc. She eventually returned to her native Maine working in small law offices, with a focus on civil litigation. Immediately prior to joining Demerle & Associates, P.C., Joan worked for a top law firm in central Maine representing creditors in foreclosures, bankruptcy and other collection proceedings in Maine state and federal courts.

Joan attended St. Lawrence University in upstate New York before graduating from Northeastern University School of Law. She is admitted to practice law in the state and federal courts in Maine and Massachusetts.

Tatyana Tabachnik has more than 15 years of bankruptcy experience. First admitted to practice law in 2009, Tanya has focused her legal career in the area of consumer bankruptcy. For more than 10 years, Tanya has provided bankruptcy counsel to mortgagees and other secured creditors throughout the Bankruptcy Courts of New England. Tanya also has more than four (4) years of experience representing bankruptcy debtors, giving her rare insight into both sides of bankruptcy issues. While serving as bankruptcy counsel, Tanya also serves as co-chair of the Boston Bar Association Bankruptcy Education Committee, is a committee member on the Attorney Advisory Committee for the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island and has been published in National Association of Chapter Thirteen Trustees (NACTT) Quarterly. Tanya has also served on several panels, including at the Annual Bankruptcy Meets Bench Conference and the MCLE Annual Bankruptcy Law Conference.

Patricia Antonelli has been practicing law for more than 30 years, focusing on commercial and consumer foreclosures and workouts, bankruptcy and receivership law and banking and consumer finance regulatory and compliance matters. Patricia is admitted to practice in both Rhode Island and Massachusetts, and her clients include credit unions, banks, financial institutions, mortgage lenders, mortgage servicers and secured and unsecured creditors.

Patricia is a member of the Rhode Island Bar Association, the Boston Bar Association’s Bankruptcy Law Section, the American Bankruptcy Institute, the Massachusetts Real Estate Law Bar Association and the International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation. She is certified by the Rhode Island Supreme Court as a Receiver/Trustee for Superior Court receiverships.

Patricia was selected as a Super Lawyer from 2009 to 2024, and she was nominated for a Professional Excellence in Law award by RI Monthly for 2023. Patricia is a member of the Planning Board for the City of Newport, Rhode Island, the Newport Preservation Society, and she is a member of Newport Lodge #104 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks.

A native of Massachusetts, Patricia did her undergraduate studies at Boston College, and she obtained her law degree from Suffolk University Law School. While at law school in Boston, she was accepted into the US Department of Justice Honors Program, and she interned at the Office of the United States Trustee in Boston which was the beginning of her career in insolvency and bankruptcy law.

Jennifer Joubert was first admitted to the practice of law in 2007 and has experience representing creditors in foreclosure and bankruptcy throughout her career. Jennifer also has experience with collections, evictions and title actions. Along with her representation of Creditors, Jennifer also has experience with contested litigation within the Bankruptcy Courtsand Appeals Courts up through the First Circuit Court of Appeals.

As a native of Rhode Island, Jennifer completed her undergraduate degree at Rhode Island College, and she obtained her law degree from Roger Williams Law School. Jennifer is admitted to practice in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire as well as their Federal and Bankruptcy Courts.

Burhan H. Mahmud focuses his practice in the areas of mortgage default servicing and real estate law. Burhan has worked as a real estate attorney since obtaining his license in 2021. Burhan has experience working with borrowers, lenders, and title companies on all aspects of real estate transactions.

Prior to joining Demerle & Associates, P.C., Burhan worked at a large default servicing law firm. Burhan has litigated cases ranging from employment/labor to land disputes.

Burhan attended DePaul University in Chicago, IL, where he obtained his B.S. in Accounting. He went on to graduate from New England Law Boston, with his Juris Doctorate in 2018. Burhan is admitted to practice in Massachusetts.