On October 25, 2014, Attorney Joel Bard will present a seminar at the office of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission, explaining the basic law of nonconforming uses and structures and the exemptions and intricacies of this area of the law pursuant to G. L. c. 40A. The topic of his... read more 
Attorney Darren Klein will receive the Rudolph North Shore Volunteer Award from the Anti-Defamation League New England Region. Attorney Klein has been a longtime supporter of the ADL, a member of the North Shore Advisory Committee, and a Co-Chair of Law and Education Day. We are pleased to have... read more 
Attorney Lauren F. Goldberg will present the municipal perspective at a seminar sponsored by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education on the topic of “Transparency and Transition: the Public Records Law & Records Retention.” Attorney Goldberg will provide guidance based on her years of experience in meeting the special challenges to... read more 
Attorney Jeffrey T. Blake successfully defended the City of Amesbury in a taxpayer’s suit in land Court seeking to recover more than $230,000 in alleged wrongfully assessed real property taxes. Amesburyport Corp. sought a refund of approximately $230,000 in taxes already paid on the Hatter Point Condominiums. With interest,... read more 
Attorney Michele E. Randazzo secured a significant victory in favor of the Town of Dennis in a case involving the ever-challenging issue of wind turbine siting. In the recent decision from the Appellate Division of the District Court Department, Aquacultural Research Corp. & Town of Dennis v. Old King’s... read more 
Kopelman and Paige’s Jonathan Silverstein, who leads the firm’s Expanded Gaming and Casino practice, recently secured a victory for the Town of West Springfield in the first ever “surrounding community arbitration” regarding a Casino proposal by MGM Resorts, to be developed in Springfield. Under the Commonwealth’s Expanded Gaming Act,... 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 
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