Kopelman and Paige’s Jonathan Silverstein, who leads the firm’s Expanded Gaming and Casino practice, recently secured a victory for the Town of West Springfield in the first ever “surrounding community arbitration” regarding a Casino proposal by MGM Resorts, to be developed in Springfield. Under the Commonwealth’s Expanded Gaming Act,... read more 
Attorney Janet Pumphrey‘s review of two books on writing has recently been published by the Massachusetts Law Review in Volume 95, number 2. The first book reviewed is entitled Point Made: How to Write Like the Nation’s Top Advocates, by Ross Guberman, and is written for lawyers, using extensive... read more
Attorney Janet Pumphrey’s review of two books on writing was accepted for publication by the Massachusetts Law Review. The first book is entitled Point Made: How to Write Like the Nation’s Top Advocates, by Ross Guberman, and is written for lawyers, using extensive examples of excellent legal writing. The... read more 
Attorney Kay Doyle secured a significant victory for the Town of Plainville in the matter of Asphalt Corp. v. Town of Plainville, Land Court, Misc. No. 428686(GHP). In a complicated and vigorously litigated zoning appeal regarding the status of bituminous concrete production operation, the Land Court determined on cross-motions... read more 
Attorney David J. Doneski‘s article entitled “Public Contracting – Lease or Building Construction? The Applicability of Construction Bidding Statutes to Procurement of Finished Building Space” has been published in the Massachusetts Law Review, Volumne 93, No. 4. Click here to view article. It is a case comment on Brasi... read more 
Attorney Brian Winner obtained a significant victory for the Towns of Braintree and Plymouth in a matter that will likely have statewide significance. In a precedent setting decision, the Board of Electricians’ Appeals, on January 24, 2011, ruled that Verizon New England, Inc.’s so-called “FiOS” voice, video and data... read more
Attorney Jonathan Silverstein has obtained a significant victory in the Supreme Judicial Court on behalf of the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Dennis. At issue was whether the grant of a mortgage constituted a “conveyance” or “transfer” of land. The case concerned a parcel of land owned... read more