Attorney Michele Randazzo will present a program on “Municipal Law 101” at the Franklin Regional Council of Governments, as part of its “Selectboard Essentials 2015-2015” series, on October 28, 2015. Topics to be covered will include: Open Meeting, Conflict of Interest and Public Records Laws Town Meeting Procedures Laws... read more
KP Law is pleased to report that Attorney Jonathan M. Silverstein, a Member of the firm, was named a Super Lawyer for 2015. The designation is bestowed after a rigorous selection process, including independent research and peer nomination and evaluations. The final published list represents no more than 5 percent... read more
Attorney Jonathan Silverstein, who leads the firm’s Gaming Law Practice, recently published an article in the Boston Bar Journal, regarding the procurement and vendor opportunities presented by the expansion of commercial gaming in the Commonwealth, as well as the process by which vendors may become licensed by the Massachusetts... read more
On September 14, 2015, Attorney Jackie Cowin will co-present at a class on updates in Fourth Amendment law for the Massachusetts Police Institute at the Grafton Police Department. Attorney Cowin will instruct on recent developments in the law of search and seizure and excessive force, among other topics.
On August 10, 2015, the Massachusetts Appeals Court issued decisions in favor of the Town of Essex in two important cases involving claims brought by tenants renting Town-owned property in a waterfront area known as “Conomo Point”. In the first case, Touher v. Town of Essex, a group of... read more
On Thursday, July 9, 2015, Attorneys Jeffery Ugino and Olga Bagnel will present a webinar explaining the nuts and bolts of the Tax Title foreclosure process, including demand letters and advertising, execution of Instruments of Taking, the Land Court foreclosure process and its pitfalls, Tax Title assignments, Bankruptcy and... read more
At the request of the Town of Falmouth, Attorney Joel Bard will provide a training session for the Falmouth Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals that will cover the roles and responsibilities of these two major land use boards. The request was made through the Citizen Planner Training... read more
Attorney Brian Maser successfully defended the City of Leominster in arbitration of a dispute with the City’s patrol officers’ union relative to the Police Chief’s decision to place a patrol officer on leave pending a fitness for duty exam and the continuation of the officer’s leave after the officer... read more
Attorney Carolyn Murray will serve on a panel together with three municipal HR Directors, at the 2015 Annual Conference to be held at the Resort and Conference Center at Hyannis, MA. Attorney Murray will address employment and Human Resources topics that regularly confront Treasurers and Collectors who are often... read more
Kopelman and Paige provides a full range of legal services to housing and redevelopment across the Commonwealth. Attorney Thomas McEnaney, who heads the firm’s housing authority practice, will present a seminar on the Open Meeting Law at this year’s MassNAHRO conference, to be held at the Resort and Conference... read more