It was wonderful to see so many familiar faces at the Massachusetts Municipal Association Annual Meeting on January 22-23 in Boston. We prepared several new updates for the meeting. The topics covered a wide range of legal issues, and links to each handout can be found below. A Practical Guide... read more 
Attorney Katharine Klein received a recent commendation of excellence from James E. Gillooly, Deputy Commissioner of the Boston Transportation Department (“BTA”), as part of a team of experts retained by BTA to acquire property interests needed for the $18 million Commonwealth Avenue bicycle, pedestrian and streetscape improvement project. Attorney... read more 
Attorney Michele Randazzo will present a program on “Municipal Law 101” at the Franklin Regional Council of Governments, as part of its “Selectboard Essentials 2015-2015” series, on October 28, 2015. Topics to be covered will include: Open Meeting, Conflict of Interest and Public Records Laws Town Meeting Procedures Laws... read more 
Attorney Jonathan Silverstein, who leads the firm’s Gaming Law Practice, recently published an article in the Boston Bar Journal, regarding the procurement and vendor opportunities presented by the expansion of commercial gaming in the Commonwealth, as well as the process by which vendors may become licensed by the Massachusetts... read more 
At the request of the Town of Falmouth, Attorney Joel Bard will provide a training session for the Falmouth Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals that will cover the roles and responsibilities of these two major land use boards. The request was made through the Citizen Planner Training... read more 
Attorney Brian Maser successfully defended the City of Leominster in arbitration of a dispute with the City’s patrol officers’ union relative to the Police Chief’s decision to place a patrol officer on leave pending a fitness for duty exam and the continuation of the officer’s leave after the officer... read more 
Attorney Carolyn Murray will serve on a panel together with three municipal HR Directors, at the 2015 Annual Conference to be held at the Resort and Conference Center at Hyannis, MA. Attorney Murray will address employment and Human Resources topics that regularly confront Treasurers and Collectors who are often... read more