History
The firm originally grew out of the friendship of the late Edward Hicks and Leonard Perry, who had been friends from their childhood, and graduated together from New Bedford High School in 1937. They met again after World War II as classmates at Harvard Law School, and both graduated in 1948. In 1965, together with Paul McCawley, they formed a law partnership named Perry, Hicks & McCawley, and began practice at the Masonic Building at 558 Pleasant Street, New Bedford. Now known as Perry, Hicks & Deshaies, the firm has continuously practiced in New Bedford since its founding. Daniel Perry, son of Leonard Perry, is currently the firm's managing partner. The firm has been continuously awarded Martindale Hubble's highest rating - av- since its founding. During its history, it has represented many of the leading institutions and businesses in southeastern Massachusetts.
Specialties
Our firm strives to provide advice and service that is informed by a very high level of legal expertise, and that at the same time is grounded in practicality and cost effectiveness. Although we do not offer the highly specialized departments of a large metropolitan firm, we have handled numerous cases and projects of significant complexity and substantial economic and social import. We believe that our experience in addressing cutting edge issues in such fields as constitutional law, land use, environmental permitting, tax planning and wealth management is unmatched by any firm in our geographic area, and competitive with metropolitan firms that have infrastructure, costs, and billing rates that are substantially higher than ours.