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
Kopelman and Paige attorneys, Jackie Cowin, Janelle Austin, Megan Bayer and Timothy Zessin, and executive assistant Kate Welch participated in the lawyers Have Heart 5K walk/run in Boston to raise money for the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association. This is a significant annual event to benefit... 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
Attorney Janet Pumphrey‘s review of two books on writing has recently been published by the Massachusetts Law Review in Volume 95, number 2. The first book reviewed is entitled Point Made: How to Write Like the Nation’s Top Advocates, by Ross Guberman, and is written for lawyers, using extensive... read more
Attorney Michele Randazzo will present a program on CORI Reform at the Massachusetts National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) Annual Conference and Exhibition, in Hyannis, MA. This is in follow up to the recent webinar Michele and Attorney Janelle Austin presented, entitled “What Municipalities and Public Entities... read more