On October 27, 2011, Patricia A. Cantor will provide training on the Roles and Responsibilities of Planning & Zoning Boards (Part 2) at 7 P.M. at Southeast Regional Planning & Economic Development District, 88 Broadway, Taunton. Workshop topics will include Open Meeting, Public Records, and Conflict of Interest Laws,... read more
On October 13, 2011, Attorney Joel B. Bard will present the CPTC module entitled Introduction to Subdivision Control Law and ANR. The presentation will be held at the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission office, 60 Congress Street, 2nd Floor, Springfield. Attorney Bard will cover the purposes of the law, responsibilities... read more
We are pleased to welcome the Towns of Becket and Sheffield in Berkshire County to our family of communities. Currently representing twelve communities in Berkshire County as Town Counsel and others as Special Counsel, we look forward to providing Becket and Sheffield with the same personalized service and level... read more
On October 12, David J. Doneski will lead a workshop on Special Permits & Variances, held at the office of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission, 33 New York Avenue, Oak Bluffs. MIIA credit* is available for this workshop, which includes discussion of the differences between Special Permits and Variances, as... read more
Attorneys Jay Tehan and Kay Doyle have secured an important victory from the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Coscia v. Town of Pembroke. The Court of Appeals reversed a decision by the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The Appeals Court... read more
On June 9, 2011, Attorney Lauren F. Goldberg will be a presenter at the City and Town Clerks’ Associations’ Summer Conference in Falmouth, MA. In the morning, Attorney Goldberg will address the topic of Parliamentary Procedure, as well as provide an update on the Open Meeting Law. In the... read more
Attorneys Kay Doyle and Jay Tehan secured a noteworthy victory for the Town of Amesbury on June 8, 2011, when the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts in a difficult civil rights... read more
On June 28, 2011, Attorney Lauren Goldberg will be the speaker at the MCLE seminar entitled “Freedom of Information & Public Records Law,” to be held at 10 Winter Place, Boston. Attorney Goldberg will present on the topic of responses to public records requests as part of a three-person... read more
Attorney David J. Doneski‘s article entitled “Public Contracting – Lease or Building Construction? The Applicability of Construction Bidding Statutes to Procurement of Finished Building Space” has been published in the Massachusetts Law Review, Volumne 93, No. 4. Click here to view article. It is a case comment on Brasi... read more
On June 10, 2011, Attorney Ilana M. Quirk will be a speaker at the annual conference of the Massachusetts Association of Planning Directors, where she will present a review of recent court decisions of relevance and interest to planners. The conference will be held at the Marriott Fairfield Inn... read more