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 
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