Following a 3-day trial in Suffolk Superior Court, attorney Jackie Cowin obtained a verdict in favor of the defendant Boston Housing Authority on a tenant’s claim that a defective window fell and injured him, due to the negligence of the BHA. In response to special verdict questions, the jury... read more
Attorney Jackie Cowin obtained a Judgment on behalf of the Town of Granville in the amount of $146,050 against the Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District, based on the District’s breach of the Regional School District Agreement with respect to the closure of a school building in Granville. Specifically, the Agreement... read more 
On June 29, 2017, Michele Randazzo will give a presentation at the Franklin Regional Council of Governments on the statutory and regulatory changes that went into effect with regards to the Massachusetts Public Records Law on January 2st, 2017. The workshop will be held at the Olver Transit Center,... read more 
Recently Wicked Local focused on the topic of appropriate conduct for elected officials and government employees who use social media platforms, as well as the subject of how this content must be preserved under the state’s new public record law. Attorney Lauren Goldberg was among those interviewed on the... read more 
We are pleased to announce that Attorney Janet Pumphrey will Co-Chair the MCLE’s 3rd Annual Appellate Conference entitled, “High-impact Appellate Litigation.” The Conference will focus on high-impact appelllate litigation in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and the Supreme Court of the United States. Click here for more information about... read more 
Attorney George X. Pucci obtained a ruling from the Massachusetts Appeals Court affirming a decision of the Nantucket Superior Court which upheld an order of conditions issued by the Nantucket Conservation Commission denying an application to construct an elevated walkway over bordering vegetated wetlands. The Commission had denied the... read more 
Attorney Alexander Weisheit has written a new article appearing in the Spring Edition of the MACC Conservation Quarterly. In this article, Attorney Weisheit discusses the affirmation by the Massachusetts Appeals Court of a ruling in favor of the Dennis Conservation Commission’s denial of an Order of Conditions made under... read more
Attorney Jackie Cowin obtained a ruling from the Massachusetts Appeals Court that the Town of Northbridge is immune, under the discretionary function exception of the Massachusetts Tort Claims Act, from claims by a property owner that the Town was liable for damage to their property caused by baseballs hit... read more
Attorney Jackie Cowin secured a Judgment in favor of a local Police Chief on claims that the Chief used his official position to interfere in an investigation of allegations that his sons had bullied another student at high school in a neighboring town. The other student, who is now... read more