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 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
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
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
Kopelman and Paige is please to be participating in the Massachusetts Collectors and Treasurers Association Annual Conference on June 9 and 10, 2014. Attorney Brian Riley will be co-presenting a seminar on June 9th from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. entitled “Taking the Mystery out of Bankruptcies.” Along with... 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
Attorney John W. Giorgio will be presenting a talk on legal strategies for implementing regional wastewater solutions as part of the two-day Second Annual Cape Coastal Conference entitled, “State of the Cape: Implementing Strategies to Improve Water Quality and Build Coastal Resilience.” This event is co-sponsored by the Wasquoit... read more