Victory for Amesbury in Civil Rights Case

Posted on April 30, 2010

Attorneys Kay Doyle and Jay Tehan obtained a significant victory for the Town of Amesbury by securing a defense verdict in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts in a challenging civil rights case. The plaintiff alleged that the Town of Amesbury had violated his right... read more

Chelmsford Wins Victory in Mobile Home Park Appellate Tax Board Case

Posted on March 20, 2010

Assessment cases involving mobile home parks are rare, and there is little precedent for municipal officials to follow. Now, in the case CJD Real Estate Limited Partnership v. Board of Assessors of the Town of Chelmsford, et al., (Appellate Tax Board Nos. F298316 & F304236) the Appellate Tax Board... read more

Appeals Court Affirms Pembroke Victory in Pembroke v. Foundation for Humanity.

Posted on January 20, 2010

Attorneys Kay Doyle and Joel Bard received an Appeals Court affirmation of their victory on behalf of the Town of Pembroke in Plymouth Superior Court in Town of Pembroke v. Foundation for Humanity. The Massachusetts Appeals Court upheld a Superior Court judgment in favor of the Town, finding that... read more

Victory for the Town of Weston Against Regis College

Posted on January 18, 2010

Attorney George Pucci, a senior litigator in our Land Use Group, has obtained a major victory for the Town of Weston and the Weston Zoning Board of Appeals to prevent construction of a massive 362-unit luxury housing development in a single-family residential district, in violation of the Town’s Zoning... read more

Victory for Woburn in Negligence Lawsuit

Posted on January 18, 2010

Attorneys Jeffrey Blake and Megan Bayer recently obtained a favorable decision in their defense of the City of Woburn in the case of Michael P. O’Meara, Trustee of the Michael P. O’Meara Revocable Trust v. City of Woburn, Middlesex Superior Court C.A. No. 06-0451. This matter was an action... read more

Town of Plymouth Acquires the Crawley Woodlands Preserve

Posted on January 18, 2010

Attorney Vicki S. Marsh represented the Town of Plymouth in its acquisition of the Crawley Woodlands Preserve property off Billington Street from the Crawley family. This property is a beautiful 70-acre site designated a “priority habitat” by the Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program. This acquisition protects the property... read more

Landmark Victory against the Department of Environmental Protection

Posted on January 14, 2010

Attorneys Gregg J. Corbo and Jeffrey T. Blake have obtained a landmark victory before the Supreme Judicial Court, limiting the authority of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to impose restrictions on municipal water suppliers. Click here to read the decision.

Appeals Court Decision a Boon to Affordable Housing

Posted on September 28, 2009

One of the ways cities and towns have increased their inventories of affordable housing is through the transfer of municipally owned property, usually tax title parcels, to the housing authority or a non-profit like Habitat for Humanity. Usually, these transfers are for nominal consideration in return for the eventual... read more

Leonard Kopelman Delivers Commencement Address

Posted on June 4, 2009

Leonard Kopelman delivered the commencement address to the graduates of Harvard University’s School of Continuing Education at Harvard’s 358th Commencement in Cambridge, MA.

Rare Legal Decision in Orleans District Court

Posted on May 18, 2009

Attorney Mary L. Giorgio obtained a rare legal decision construing the statute of limitations of the so-called “vicious dog statute”, G.L. c. 140, §157. The Orleans District Court allowed the Town of Wellfleet Board of Selectmen’s Motion to Dismiss a complaint brought under that statute on the basis that... read more