WELLFLEET – “Do you know the word, ‘mensch’?” asked Matthew Belson. Belson, the owner of Shellfish Broker LLC in Chatham, was trying to describe attorney Bruce Bierhans.
“It’s a term in Yiddish,” said Belson. It’s high praise, meaning a really good person. Someone who goes above and beyond.”
“To put it in non-Yiddish terms, he’s someone who will give you the shirt off his back,” said Belson. “If you need him, he will be there in a heartbeat.”
Bruce Bierhans in front of Wellfleet Preservation Hall. CAPE COD WAVE PHOTO
To put it yet another way, here is a list of local non-profit organizations that Bierhans has volunteered his time or expertise to, some as president and others as CEO, board member and/or legal counsel: Wellfleet Preservation Hall, Outer Cape Health Services, Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater, Payomet Performing Arts Center, Arts Foundation Of Cape Cod, Cape Wellness Collaborative, WOMR, Cape & Islands Physicians Council, and Common Table.
The fact that he is a lawyer makes his help especially beneficial, and his friendly, enthusiastic can-do personality is a force multiplier.
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