Experience

Attorney Jeffrey Blake represents Massachusetts cities and towns in litigation matters before the state and federal courts and regulatory agencies. He is experienced in all aspects of general municipal law and assists clients with a variety of issues, including land use, municipal charters and by-laws, environmental permitting, cable television licensing, and municipal finance. Attorney Blake also has extensive experience in advising clients with respect to compliance with state and federal environmental regulations.

In law school, Mr. Blake was the editor-in-chief of the New England Law Review and was awarded the Trustee Bradbury Gilbert Award for Excellence in Achievement upon graduation. Prior to joining the firm, he served as a Law Clerk for the Honorable William I. Cowin, of the Massachusetts Appeals Court (2001-2003).

Representative Matters

• Thore v. Howe, U.S. District Court, C.A. No. 03-CV-11999-NG (2006). Assisted in the representation of defendant in a police excessive force case involving numerous allegations of civil rights violations resulting in a favorable defense verdict on summary judgment.
• Barbara Deighton Haupt, Trustee of BD Realty Trust v. Town of Wareham, et al., U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts C.A. No. 05-11745-RWZ (2007). Assisted in the defense of the Town in this eminent domain action securing a verdict that reduced the plaintiff’s claimed value of the taken property by $1.5 million dollars.
• Representing the City of Leominster in its appeal of a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit before the Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Appeals Board.
• Representing the Town of Northbridge in its appeal of a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit before the Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Appeals Board.
• Representing the Town of North Attleboro in its appeal of a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit before the Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Appeals Board.

Prior Experience

Massachusetts Appeals Court, Boston, MA
Law Clerk for the Honorable William I. Cowin (2001-2003)

Memberships & Affiliations

• Massachusetts Bar Association

Bar & Court Admissions

• Massachusetts Bar
• U.S. District Court (Mass.)
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Education

New England School of Law
Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 2001
Trustee Bradbury Gilbert Award for Excellence in Achievement
Editor-in-chief, New England Law Review

Norwich University
Bachelor of Arts, 1997

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