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 
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
By invitation of the Mayor of the City of Peabody, Attorney Lauren Goldberg will present a comprehensive “tutorial” on the Open Meeting Law to members of the City Council and staff and members of the City’s many multiple-member boards. Attorney Goldberg will explain the fundamentals of the “new” Open... read more