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
Attorney Jackie Cowin obtained a favorable decision from the First Circuit Court of Appeals, affirming a lower court’s dismissal of claims by a nightclub owner that the Town of Stoughton’s former Police Chief had violated his Equal Protection and First Amendment rights by requesting that the Town’s Board of... read more
On January 25, 2017, attorney Barbara J. Saint Andre participated in the MCLE Zoning Practice Conference in Boston. Attorney Saint Andre provided an update on recent developments in Zoning Law, including recent cases governing comprehensive permits. The on demand webcast of the conference at be found here.
Attorney Joel Bard will present a workshop with State Rep. Steve Kulik on January 12 for the Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) concerning the new marijuana law. Attorney Bard, an expert in advising about the new law, will talk about local regulation of the personal use and the ... read more
KP Law’s Jonathan Silverstein has obtained a ruling on behalf of the Town of Westford, rejecting a claim that the Town’s Board of Selectmen and Planning Board violated the Open Meeting Law in connection with executive sessions they held to consider whether to participate in mediation and whether to... read more