J.J. Galvin Electric

J.J. Galvin Electric is a family-run Newton, Massachusetts electrical contractor founded in 1985 by James Galvin; after he died in 2008 his wife Peggy took over, and their son Sean has run daily operations for more than 15 years since, according to the company's own site. The written reviews on file run from 2012 to 2019 rather than more recently, but they describe substantial work. In a 2012 review, a homeowner said Galvin rewired an entire house that still had knob-and-tube wiring along with some earlier do-it-yourself work, and added recessed and outdoor security lighting plus a mounted TV with hidden components. A 2017 review described a full home renovation with the crew called punctual, clean, and polite. In a 2019 review, a homeowner who worked with Sean directly on custom lighting design during a remodel called the experience among the best of the many electrical companies they'd used. One older record is worth surfacing directly: a court filing from 1998 describes a judgment entered in April 1997 for $23,372.32 against 'James Galvin Electric Company, Inc.,' at what a separate court record lists as this business's Newton, Massachusetts address — the same city the business operates from today. No further detail on the underlying dispute is available. Houzz lists a license number (17326A) for the business and a Women Owned Business badge; the company's own site describes it as family-owned, currently run by Sean Galvin with his wife. For an electrical job in the Newton area from a long-running family shop, the reviews on file — though several years old — describe careful, well-communicated work; worth asking directly about that 1997 judgment and confirming the license is current before hiring.