Parese, Sabin, Smith & Gold Welcomes New Senior Associate

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Parese, Sabin, Smith & Gold, LLP, has welcomed Ethan S. Klepetar as a new senior associate attorney to the firm.

Klepetar joined the firm in December 2014. He concentrates his practice in the areas of business and commercial law, commercial financing, nonprofit law, employment law, and real estate.

Taking pride in his role as both a zealous advocate and counselor, Klepetar enjoys using his skills to gather and understand facts, analyze complex issues, and provide his clients with insight and advice to help them avoid potential pitfalls and effectively reach their goals.

Klepetar graduated magna cum laude from Brandeis University in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in economics. He received his law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School in 2007 and has been admitted to practice law in Massachusetts since 2007.



Originally from Saint Cloud, Minn., Klepetar and his wife have lived in the Berkshires since 2010.

Klepetar serves as Chair of the Berkshire Immigrant Center's Advisory Board, on the Board of Trustees for the Berkshire Museum, and as the Deputy Town Moderator in his hometown of Becket.

Parese, Sabin, Smith & Gold, LLP, with offices in Pittsfield and Williamstown, concentrates in business and corporate law, land use planning, real estate, nonprofit law, estate planning and estate administration. The partners of the firm are Stanley E. Parese, Jonathan B. (Jay) Sabin, Virginia Stanton Smith, Mark S. Gold, and Pamel

 

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Pittsfield Resident Victim of Alleged Murder in Greenfield

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A man found dismembered in a barrel in Greenfield on Monday has been identified as Pittsfield resident.
 
The Northwestern District Attorney's Office identified victim as Christopher Hairston, 35, and subsequently arrested a suspect, Taaniel Herberger-Brown, 42, at Albany (N.Y.) International Airport on Tuesday.
 
The Daily Hampshire Gazette reported that Herberger-Brown told investigators he planned on visiting his mother outside the country. 
 
Herberger-Brown was detained overnight, and the State Police obtained an arrest warrant on a single count of murder on Tuesday morning, the Greenfield Police Department said in a press release.
 
According to a report written by State Police Trooper Blakeley Pottinger, the body was discovered after Greenfield police received reports of a foul odor emitting from the apartment along with a black hatchet to the left of the barrel, the Greenfield Recorder reported. 
 
Investigators discovered Hairston's hand and part of a human torso at Herberger-Brown’s former apartment, located at 92 Chapman St, the news outlet said. 
 
According to the Daily Hampshire Gazette, Herberger-Brown originally told investigators that he had not been to the apartment in months because he had been in and out of hospitals. 
 
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