Seminars and Workshops

Knowledge is Prevention


Topics Include:

  • The New Public Records Law: Technical Requirements and Practical Implications
  • Land Use and Zoning Law Updates
  • Tax Title Foreclosure Basics
  • Basic Zoning Code Administration and Enforcement
  • What Municipalities and Public Entities Should Know About CORI Reform in Massachusetts
  • Public and Private Ways: Navigating Your way through the Law on Highways and Byways
  • Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Town Meeting but Were Afraid to Ask
  • Massachusetts Gaming Law
  • Community Preservation Act
  • Writing Sound Decisions for Planning Boards, Zoning Boards of Appeal, and Conservation Commissions
  • Drafting Reasonable Wetlands By-laws and Regulations to Withstand Successful Challenge
  • Open Meeting Law
  • Pre-existing Nonconforming Residences
  • Street Layout Process
  • Comprehensive Permits
  • Discrimination/Harassment Avoidance Training
  • How to Conduct a Flawless Public Hearing
  • Disciplining Public Employees with Due Process
  • Conflict of Interest
  • Show Cause and Disciplinary Hearings
  • Land Use Law and Procedures
  • Procurement and Contracting
  • Betterment Assessments
  • Private and Public Ways – Municipal Duties and Liabilities
  • How to Conduct a Liquor License Hearing
  • Municipal Tort Claims and Street Defects
  • Effective Enforcement for Zoning, Planning, Health Boards, and Conservation Commissions
  • Cable TV – License Negotiations in the Age of Competition
  • Acquisition and Disposition of Land, Leases, Easements, and Restrictions
  • Avoiding Unfair Labor Practice Charges
  • First Amendment Audit Protocol
  • Marijuana Reform, Host Community Agreements, and Community Agreements
  • Marijuana Delivery and Social Consumption