Attorney
E-mail: jmurray@k-plaw.com
Phone: 617.654.1748
Practice Areas: General Municipal, Land Use, Real Estate, Taxation
Attorney Murray’s practice involves a broad range of municipal law subjects, including land use and zoning, town meeting procedure, municipal finance, taxation, and real estate. Prior to joining the firm, he served as Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Gordon H. Piper, Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Land Court.
Prior Experience
Massachusetts Land Court, Boston, MA
Judicial Law Clerk to the Hon. Gordon H. Piper, Chief Justice (2018-2019)
Bar & Court Admissions
- Massachusetts Bar (2018)
- U.S. District Court (Mass.) (2023)
Education
Suffolk University Law School
Juris Doctor, cum laude, 2018
Suffolk University Law School
Juris Doctor, cum laude, 2018
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Bachelor of Arts, History & Political Science, cum laude, 2015
Commonwealth Honors College with Greatest Distinction
Representative Matters
- 3333 Inc. v. Town of Westminster, 100 Mass. App. Ct. 1116 (2021). The Appeals Court affirmed a decision of the Superior Court that found that adjacent residential lots were not entitled to pre-existing non-conforming protections under the Zoning Act because the lots had merged by virtue of common ownership.
- Tayeh Realty, LLC v. Town of Seekonk, Land Court Department, Docket No.: 22 MISC 000216 (Apr. 19, 2023). In a case of first impression, succeeded in argument that the Land Court Department lacks subject matter jurisdiction to consider an appeal from a decision of a local Board of Selectmen to deny a fuel storage license under the Massachusetts Fire Prevention Statute.
- Weatherlow Farms, LLC v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Westport, Bristol Superior Court, Docket No.: 2073CV00153 (Mar. 22, 2022). Successfully defended the Zoning Board of Appeals’ decision that the sale of alcoholic beverages on a farm, but produced elsewhere, was not an agricultural use entitled to protection under local zoning bylaws and the Zoning Act.
- Magida v. Town of Wellfleet Zoning Bd. of Appeals, Barnstable Superior Court, Docket No. 1972CV00408 (Oct. 13, 2022). Successfully defended the decision of the Zoning Board of Appeals under General Laws Chapter 40B to grant a Comprehensive Permit to Habitat for Humanity for the construction of affordable single-family homes.
Selected Publications
- Massachusetts Municipal Law, Chapter 29.3 (Comprehensive Permit Law), Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (2022-2023 Supplements).