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Attorney Lauren F. Goldberg was a featured speaker at the December 2022 Massachusetts Municipal Human Resources Officials Association (MMHR) Holiday Meeting at the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem, Massachusetts.
Attorney Goldberg spoke with Human Resources Officers from all over the Commonwealth concerning so-called “First Amendment Audits” and the legal and practical issues implicated. The extended discussion was useful for all in attendance, and hearing from Human Resources Officers whose communities have dealt with such audits provided important insights... read more
Attorney Michele E. Randazzo joins a panel to present a virtual program entitled “Administrative Agency Action and Judicial Review: Nuts and Bolts, Practice Pointers and Recent Developments,”
Attorney Michele E. Randazzo again joins a panel of judges and experienced practitioners to present an annual virtual continuing legal education program entitled “Administrative Agency Action and Judicial Review: Nuts and Bolts, Practice Pointers and Recent Developments,” sponsored by the Social Law Library. This program will be held Monday,... read more
Attorney Nicole Costanzo will present at the MGFOA Lunch and Learn on November 9
Attorney Nicole Costanzo will present a legal update, focusing on New Marijuana Laws, at the MGFOA Lunch and Learn on November 9, 2022. Program and registration information for the Massachusetts Government Finance Officers Association event can be found here. Later that same day, Attorney Costanzo will also present at the... read more
Attorney Janelle Austin will present at the upcoming MCLE seminar regarding “Public Records and Open Meeting Law” on October 27, 2022
Attorney Janelle M. Austin, of KP Law, P.C., Boston, will serve as a faculty member at the upcoming MCLE seminar “Public Records and Open Meeting Law – What you need to know about the public’s right to know.” The MCLE faculty panel, including Attorney Austin, will review legal requirements... read more
Attorney Michele E. Randazzo will present to the (MARTA) Fall Conference
Attorney Michele E. Randazzo will present a legal update, focusing on the Open Meeting Law, to the Massachusetts Association of Regional Transit Authorities (MARTA) Fall Conference on September 12, 2022 at the Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge. For more information, click https://matransit.com/2021-fall-conference/conference-agenda/.
Attorneys Lauren Goldberg, Gregg Corbo, and Devan Braun Secure Appeals Court Victory in Salem Election Trial
In a decision issued on July 19, 2022, the Appeals Court dismissed an appeal by the plaintiff in the case of Jerry L. Ryan v. City of Salem, affirming the ruling in favor of the City of Salem and its election officials following a weeks-long trial over the November,... read more
Matthew G. Feher Elected President of MMLA
KP Law is pleased to announce that Attorney Matthew G. Feher, a Member of the firm, was elected President of the Massachusetts Municipal Lawyers Association (MMLA) at its June 8, 2022 Annual Business Meeting. Attorney Feher served as MMLA Vice President from 2020-2022, as a Director on the MMLA... read more
Attorneys Darren R. Klein and Jared Collins Successfully Defend City of Methuen at Arbitration Arising From a Dispute Over Wage Increases
ARBITRATOR DENIES GRIEVANCE BY POLICE SUPERIOR OFFICERS’ UNION AFTER TEN-DAY HEARING, FINDING CITY OF METHUEN DID NOT VIOLATE ANY COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT IN ADMINISTRATION OF WAGES DURING THE PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2017, AND JUNE 30, 2020 AND THAT THE WAGE PROVISION OF THE MOST RECENT CONTRACT IS UNENFORCEBALE... read more