Education
Harvard College (1958)
Harvard Law School (1963)
Bar and Court Admissions
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court of Massachusetts.
Practice Focus
Mr. Thayer’s practice focuses on real estate titles. For 43 years he has advised clients with respect to titles as extensive as a city block or a 3600 acre tract or as local as the disputed use of a driveway.
Notable Experience
- Expert witness for title matters and malpractice;
- Approved attorney for all title insurance companies licensed in Massachusetts
- Former Chairman of Joint Real Estate Bar Association and Abstract Club Amicus Committee for 30 years
- Legal aid through the Volunteer Lawyers Program of the Boston Bar Association
Background
Joined firm in 1964
U.S. Army Reserve: Enlisted as Private in 1955 (Korea 1959/1960) and Retired as Colonel in 1988
Professional Activities
- American College of Real Estate Lawyers
- American Bar Association
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- Boston Bar Association
- Real Estate Bar Association – Past President
- Abstract Club – Past President
- Boston Bar Association Pro Bono Award for 1991
- Massachusetts Bar Association Pro Bono Award for 1998
Publications
Course materials and lectures for Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc.; Massachusetts Bar Association and Boston Bar Association from 1972 to date
Editor: Crocker’s Notes on Common Forms, 8th and 9th Editions
Contributor to Real Estate Title Practice in Massachusetts (Railroad Titles)