Attorney Kay Doyle spoke at a Citizen Planner Training Collaborative Workshop at the Old Colony Regional Planning Council regarding the implementation of the Humanitarian Medical Use of Marijuana Act passed in November, 2012, the Department of Public Health Regulations that went into effect on May 24, 2013, the latest... read more
After a six day trial in Newburyport Superior Court, Attorneys Gregg Corbo and Jeffrey Blake successfully defended the Town of Essex against claims for compensation based on allegations that Town officials fraudulently induced tenants to build cottages on Town-owned land. The plaintiffs were a group of tenants who occupy... read more
Attorney Elizabeth Lane will co-chair the Town of Plymouth’s full-day Leadership Retreat for Town employees in “leadership” positions, including department heads, board Chairs, town meeting precinct chairs and others with highly visible public-contact positions. The session will assist the Town in continuing its implementation of the “Guiding Principles” that... read more
Attorney Lauren Goldberg will be a featured speaker at this year’s annual New Selectmen Training Seminar sponsored by the Massachusetts Municipal Association/Massachusetts Selectmen’s Association, to be held at the Town of Natick Senior Center. This seminar will provide training in Open Meeting, Public Records and Conflict of Interest law,... read more
Attorney Lauren Goldberg will once again provide training to city and town clerks as part of the MTCA & MCCA 2013 Summer Conference program “Essential Roles of the Municipal Clerk” held at Sea Crest Beach Hotel, Falmouth on June 5-7, 2013. Lauren will co-present this training with the Director... read more
Attorney Kay Doyle will be speaking at the Annual Conference of the Massachusetts Planning Directors regarding the implementation of the Humanitarian Medical Use of Marijuana Act passed in November, 2012, the Department of Public Health Regulations that went into effect on May 24, 2013 and amending local zoning or... read more
Attorneys and staff from Kopelman and Paige will once against participate in the Annual Lawyers Have Heart 5K road race to benefit the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. To learn more about this event, click HERE.
Attorney Joyce Frank will participate as a municipal law expert in the 11th Annual Municipal Conference sponsored by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (“MCLE”) and the City Solicitors and Town Counsel Association. Attorney Frank will draw on her extensive experience to instruct municipal attorneys on the topic of “Insurance... read more
Attorney Kay Doyle obtained a decision in Essex Superior Court dismissing a complaint for civil contempt brought by the operators of Ingaldsby Farm and the Town of Boxford Building Inspector. The decision in Nissenbaum v. Price, et al., ESCV2008-00541, is the first court ruling to examine what level of documentation may be... read more
Attorney Kay Doyle will be participating in a Citizen Planner Training Collaborative program on the subject of “Planning and Zoning for Medical Marijuana.” Also participating will be Town of Billerica Director of Planning Tony Fields. Together, Kay and Tony will discuss the novel planning and zoning issues presented by... read more