Attorney Michele Randazzo will present a program on “Municipal Law 101” at the Franklin Regional Council of Governments, as part of its “Selectboard Essentials 2015-2015” series, on October 28, 2015. Topics to be covered will include: Open Meeting, Conflict of Interest and Public Records Laws Town Meeting Procedures Laws... read more 
On September 14, 2015, Attorney Jackie Cowin will co-present at a class on updates in Fourth Amendment law for the Massachusetts Police Institute at the Grafton Police Department. Attorney Cowin will instruct on recent developments in the law of search and seizure and excessive force, among other topics. 
At the request of the Town of Falmouth, Attorney Joel Bard will provide a training session for the Falmouth Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals that will cover the roles and responsibilities of these two major land use boards. The request was made through the Citizen Planner Training... read more 
Attorney Carolyn Murray will serve on a panel together with three municipal HR Directors, at the 2015 Annual Conference to be held at the Resort and Conference Center at Hyannis, MA. Attorney Murray will address employment and Human Resources topics that regularly confront Treasurers and Collectors who are often... read more 
On May 6, 2015, Attorney Jonathan Silverstein will be a panelist at the Boston Bar Association’s Continuing Legal Education program designed for attorneys, entitled, “Hot Topics in Zoning Law.” Attorney Silverstein will speak on the topic of the special treatment under the Zoning Act, G. L. c. 40A, §6... read more 
On April 15, 2015, Attorney Gregg J. Corbo will address the Massachusetts Society of Municipal Conservation Professionals on the subject of the Americans with Disabilities Act Trail Accessibility Requirements at its annual meeting held Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center & Wildlife Sanctuary, 414 Massasoit... read more
Attorneys Jonathan Silverstein and Katherine Laughman have secured a significant zoning decision on behalf of the Town of Tisbury and also of great significance to other Massachusetts communities. The Supreme Judicial Court, the Commonwealth’s highest appellate court, issued a decision in Palitz v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Tisbury... read more