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
on June 11, 2011, Attorney Lauren F. Goldberg will be a presenter at the Massachusetts Municipal Association Leadership Conference for Selectmen, in Sutton, MA. She will address a breakout session concerning major changes to the Conflict of Interest Law and Public Records Law.
Attorney Michele E. Randazzo will be a conference co-chair of the Massachusetts Bar Association’s 5th Annual Public Law Conference on June 16. For more information about this seminar, see http://www.massbar.org/cle/cle-programs?k=2391&kp=2364.
On May 25, John Giorgio will be a panelist at the “Ocean Outfall Symposium: Exploring Ocean Outfalls as a Wastewater Management Alternative for Cape Cod”. This panel will be held at the Cape Cod & Islands Realtors Conference Center, 22 Mid-Tech Drive, Yarmouth. Attorney Giorgio will also present a... read more
On March 19, 2011 Patricia Cantor, co-chair of the Firm’s Land Use Group, will present the “Introduction to Zoning” seminar at the 10th Annual Conference of the Citizen Planner Training Collaborative, sponsored by UMass Extension, the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development, and several planning organizations. The day-long... read more
On February 28, Attorney Janet Hetherwick Pumphrey will be a speaker at the MCLE seminar entitled “Habeas Corpus in the Federal Courts” to be held at 10 Winter Place, Boston, from 1:30-5:30 P.M. Attorney Pumphrey will be presenting on the topic of “subject matter jurisdiction and cognizable claims.” For... read more
Attorney Brian Winner obtained a significant victory for the Towns of Braintree and Plymouth in a matter that will likely have statewide significance. In a precedent setting decision, the Board of Electricians’ Appeals, on January 24, 2011, ruled that Verizon New England, Inc.’s so-called “FiOS” voice, video and data... read more
On January 25, 2011, Patricia A. Cantor will be on the faculty for the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) full-day seminar entitled “Zoning Practice: Basics Plus!” to be held at 10 Winter Place, Boston. As one of a panel of experienced senior land use practitioners, Attorney Cantor will present... read more
Attorney Jonathan Silverstein has obtained a significant victory in the Supreme Judicial Court on behalf of the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Dennis. At issue was whether the grant of a mortgage constituted a “conveyance” or “transfer” of land. The case concerned a parcel of land owned... read more