On October 29, 2014, Attorney Elizabeth Lane will be at the office of the Old Colony Planning Council to present a seminar entitled “Introduction to the Zoning Act.” This survey of the history and overview of the most important provisions of the Zoning Act, G. L. c. 40A, will... read more
At the invitation of the Town of Winthrop Town Council, Attorney Elizabeth “Betsy” Lane will present a seminar on compliance with the Open Meeting Law, including the rules for executive session, management of executive session minutes and how to respond to any appeal that might be taken to the... read more 
On October 8, 2014 Attorney Brian Riley will be addressing the Town Clerks of Plymouth, Norfolk and Bristol Counties at the upcoming Fall meeting of the Tri-County Clerks Association to be held at the Boston Taver in Middleborough. The topic he will speak on is the roles played by... read more 
On October 25, 2014, Attorney Joel Bard will present a seminar at the office of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission, explaining the basic law of nonconforming uses and structures and the exemptions and intricacies of this area of the law pursuant to G. L. c. 40A. The topic of his... read more 
Attorney Lauren F. Goldberg will present the municipal perspective at a seminar sponsored by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education on the topic of “Transparency and Transition: the Public Records Law & Records Retention.” Attorney Goldberg will provide guidance based on her years of experience in meeting the special challenges to... read more
Attorney Elizabeth “Betsy” Lane will present an “on-demand” workshop for the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Randolph and officials from other communities, entitled, “Roles & Responsibilities of Planning & Zoning Boards.” Sponsored by the Citizen Planner Training collaborative, this event is divided into... read more
Attorney Brian Riley will present a seminar at the Massachusetts Collector/Treasurer Association’s in Hyannis entitled “Taking the Mystery Out of Bankruptcies.” Attorney Riley will address a variety of subjects common to Collector/Treasurers, including the filing of Proof of Claims forms to preserve a municipality’s rights to collect taxes and... read more
Attorney Lauren Goldberg will present for the third time a session on Public Records law, at the Massachusetts Selectmen’s Association New Selectmen Training Session on Saturday, June 7, 2014, 9:30 a.m. More information on the event and registration can be found here. 
Attorney Ilana M. Quirk will once again present the popular segment on “Recent Court Decisions” at the 2014 Annual Conference of the Massachusetts Association of Planning Directors held in Amherst at the historic Lord Jeffery Inn. Attorney Quirk will highlight the court decisions of relevance and interest to municipal... read more