Attorney Brian Maser successfully defended the Town of Webster in an important case at arbitration relating to a one (1) day suspension issued to a patrol officer for violating Department Rules. Following an independent investigation in which the investigator found that the Patrol Officer violated Department Rules when he recorded a... read more
Attorney Brian Maser successfully defended the Town of Braintree in an important case before the Department of Labor Relations relating to a charge of prohibited practice. The Town’s patrol officers’ union filed a charge concerning the Police Chief’s decision to reduce minimum staffing levels on weekend day shifts starting... read more 
Following a 3-day trial in Suffolk Superior Court, attorney Jackie Cowin obtained a verdict in favor of the defendant Boston Housing Authority on a tenant’s claim that a defective window fell and injured him, due to the negligence of the BHA. In response to special verdict questions, the jury... read more
Attorney Jackie Cowin obtained a Judgment on behalf of the Town of Granville in the amount of $146,050 against the Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District, based on the District’s breach of the Regional School District Agreement with respect to the closure of a school building in Granville. Specifically, the Agreement... read more 
Attorney George X. Pucci obtained a ruling from the Massachusetts Appeals Court affirming a decision of the Nantucket Superior Court which upheld an order of conditions issued by the Nantucket Conservation Commission denying an application to construct an elevated walkway over bordering vegetated wetlands. The Commission had denied the... read more
Attorney Jackie Cowin obtained a favorable decision from the First Circuit Court of Appeals, affirming a lower court’s dismissal of claims by a nightclub owner that the Town of Stoughton’s former Police Chief had violated his Equal Protection and First Amendment rights by requesting that the Town’s Board of... read more 
LENOX — Attorney Janet Pumphrey, an appellate attorney in Lenox, has been cited for achievements in her private practice representing statewide clients appealing legal judgments. Pumphrey is also associated with the Boston municipal firm, KP Law, P.C. (formerly Kopelman and Paige, P.C.). In November, she was named a Super... read more 
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