Attorneys Jonathan Silverstein and Katherine Laughman have secured a significant zoning decision on behalf of the Town of Tisbury and also of great significance to other Massachusetts communities. The Supreme Judicial Court, the Commonwealth’s highest appellate court, issued a decision in Palitz v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Tisbury... read more 
Attorney Carolyn Murray will present an “Introduction to the Zoning Act” at the Annual Meeting of the Citizen Planner Training Collaborative to be held at Holy Cross College in Worcester on March 21, 2015. This course is designed for newer board members, and will address the history and purposes... read more 
Attorney John Goldrosen will present an advanced training module entitled “Vested Rights and Nonconforming Uses and Structures” at the Citizen Planner Training Collaborative Annual Meeting to be held at Holy Cross College in Worcester on March 21, 2015. This course offers MIIA Certificate II credit and is intended to... read more 
Attorney Austin will share her experience as an alumna and attorney with Kopelman and Paige, P.C. As a featured panelist on March 11, 2015, Attorney Austin will participate in a program presented to Latin School students who are evaluating potential career paths. 
It was wonderful to see so many familiar faces at the Massachusetts Municipal Association Annual Meeting on January 23-24 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. Appeals Court Decision... read more 
Attorney Lauren Goldberg will present two seminars at the Massachusetts City and Town Clerks’ Associations “Getting Back to Basics” Winter Conference on February 5, 2015. Lauren, a frequent presenter at Clerks’ conferences, will review highlights from previous sessions, including Town Meeting, Municipal Finance, Opening Meeting Law, Conflict of Interest... read more 
Attorney Michele E. Randazzo will be leading a discussion on February 25, 2015 entitled “YOU ARE THE BOSS: PERSONNEL LEGAL GUIDANCE FOR SELECTBOARDS,” as part of the Franklin Regional Council of Government’s “Selectboard Essentials” Workshop Series. The program will cover classification and compensation plans; performance evaluations; and job descriptions... read more 
On January 14, 2015, Attorney Janet Pumphrey will present a seminar to attorneys on effective oral advocacy and writing effective legal briefs at the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education seminar “effective Appellate Advocacy.” Attorney Pumphrey, a frequent appellate advocate, will be part of a distinguished faculty panel including several Justices... read more
On December 4, 2014, Attorney Michele Randazzo will participate in a panel discussion entitled “The Massachusetts Records Law: It’s Weaknesses and How to Fix Them,” at the annual meeting of the Massachusetts newspaper Publishers Association. 
On November 15, 2014, Attorney Jackie Cowin will co-present a seminar on updates in Fourth Amendment law to Massachusetts police officers. The seminar will take place at the office of the Massachusetts Municipal Police Institute, at which Attorney Cowin will instruct police officers on recent developments in the law... read more