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 secured a Judgment in favor of a local Police Chief on claims that the Chief used his official position to interfere in an investigation of allegations that his sons had bullied another student at high school in a neighboring town. The other student, who is now... 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
Attorneys Deborah Ecker and Joseph Fair successfully defended the Town of Abington Police Department against a lawsuit brought by a police officer alleging that he had been retaliated against the Police Chief, the Deputy Chief and Lieutenant because he brought what he believed to be an unlawful traffic ticket... read more
Kopelman and Paige Attorneys again provide substantial support to the Citizen Planner Training Collaborative’s Fall 2015 training series. More information is available here. The following workshops will be presented by Kopelman and Paige attorneys: 10/28/2015: Attorney John Goldrosen will present a training session on the topic “Introduction to the... read more
Attorneys David Jenkins and Jeff Hughes successfully defended the Town of Plymouth in arbitration of a grievance challenging the Town’s decision to select a candidate with less seniority for promotion to a supervisory position. The Union grieved the non-selection of the more senior candidate, claiming that the Town’s failure... read more
On August 10, 2015, the Massachusetts Appeals Court issued decisions in favor of the Town of Essex in two important cases involving claims brought by tenants renting Town-owned property in a waterfront area known as “Conomo Point”. In the first case, Touher v. Town of Essex, a group of... read more
On Thursday, July 9, 2015, Attorneys Jeffery Ugino and Olga Bagnel will present a webinar explaining the nuts and bolts of the Tax Title foreclosure process, including demand letters and advertising, execution of Instruments of Taking, the Land Court foreclosure process and its pitfalls, Tax Title assignments, Bankruptcy and... 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 David Jenkins won a recent decision in favor of the Town of Ayer from the American Arbitration Association, which ruled that there was no violation of the collective bargaining agreement when a union member was terminated after town meeting eliminated all funding for the department in which the... read more