Michael C. Fee was quoted in a recent Lawyers Weekly article
Michael Fee was quoted in a Lawyers Weekly article entitled Abutters can’t block private school construction dated April 14, 2021. The article discusses a...
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Pierce & Mandell Attorney Michael C. Fee Recently Quoted in Lawyers Weekly
Michael C. Fee was recently quoted in the August 31, 2020 edition of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. The article, entitled: “State’s Eviction Ban Does Not...
Read moreNotarization in COVID-19 – “An Act for Providing Virtual Notarization to Address Challenges Related to COVID-19”
On April 27th, in response to the COVID-19 public health crisis, Governor Baker signed into law Section 71 of the Acts of 2020 entitled...
Read moreCurt Dooling Explains Evolving Anti-SLAPP Standards
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court continues to alter the standard by which G. L. c. 231, § 59H anti-SLAPP motions are decided by trial...
Read moreChapter 40A ZBA Appeal Process
You’ve done everything you thought you were supposed to do to secure local approval for your project. You’ve spoken with all of the neighbors....
Read morePierce & Mandell’s Recent Land Court Victory Regarding Scope of the Dover Amendment Now Heading to the Appeals Court
By: Michael C. Fee The ruling in The McLean Hospital Corporation v. The Town of Lincoln and others et al., concerns an appeal from...
Read moreP&M Lawyers Help Truro Farming Co-Op Pass Zoning By-law Allowing Cannabis Cultivation
By: Scott M. Zanolli Last week the Cape Cod town of Truro became the first Massachusetts municipality to enact a zoning bylaw that allows...
Read morePierce & Mandell’s Client Prevails in FAA Determination
By: Scott M. Zanolli After a three year investigation, the FAA has concluded the Norwood Airport Commission unreasonably denied Pierce & Mandell client Boston...
Read more"Massachusetts Real Estate Litigation” by P&M Shareholder Michael C. Fee
Pierce & Mandell shareholder Michael C. Fee has authored the recently published LexisNexis® Practice Guide to Massachusetts Real Estate Litigation (2018 Edition). The book...
Read moreA Cautionary Tale for Municipal Officials: The SJC clarifies the Open Meeting Law’s “deliberation exemption”
By: Scott M. Zanolli The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s recent ruling in Boelter v. Board of Selectmen of Wayland (SJC-12353, April 5, 2018) interprets...
Read moreComplexities in the Division or Sale of Multiple Parcels in Partition Proceedings
By: Scott M. Zanolli Petitions to Partition, often brought in the Land or Probate Courts, allow the division of land owned by two or...
Read moreCommercial Lease Guarantee Survives Tenant Settlement
By: Scott M. Zanolli The Appeals Court’s recent decision in Cedar-Fieldstone Marketplace, LP v. T.S. Fitness, Inc., 17-P-791, 2018 Mass. App. LEXIS 30, serves...
Read moreMichael C. Fee Helps Boston Bar Association's Zoning Reform Bill Become Law
Pierce & Mandell, P.C. partner, Michael C. Fee, a member of the Council of the Boston Bar Association, recently participated in the BBA's efforts...
Read moreMichael Fee Responds to Lawyers Weekly Editorial on Land Court Rule Changes
Michael Fee is a member of the Land Court’s Alternative Litigation Options Working Group, which assisted the Land Court in drafting proposed rule changes...
Read moreHouse and Senate Pass BBA Bill Promoting Development
Michael C. Fee recently assisted the Boston Bar Association’s lobbying efforts in support of House and Senate Bills designed to clarify the scope of...
Read moreMichael Fee served as a Boston Bar Association Representative to the Land Court
Michael Fee served as a Boston Bar Association representative to the land Court’s Alternative Litigation Options Working Group. The Group has recently proposed rule...
Read moreStrict Compliance with Massachusetts’s Mechanic’s Lien Statute Paramount in Real Estate Lawsuits
By Scott M. Zanolli, Esq. Pierce & Mandell, P.C. recently obtained the dismissal of a Superior Court action brought by an equipment rental subcontractor...
Read moreTestimony of the Boston Bar Association In Support of House Bill 1284
In May, Michael Fee testified at the State House on behalf of the Boston Bar Association in support of BBA bill H3611 (formerly H1284)....
Read moreMichael C. Fee was quoted in this week’s Lawyers Weekly article
Michael C. Fee was quoted in this week’s Lawyers Weekly article entitled: “Choice of remedies after P&S breached”.
Read moreMichael Fee Quoted in "Lawyers Weekly" Article
Michael C. Fee was quoted in this week’s Lawyers Weekly article entitled: “Broker gets fee despite no lease”.
Read moreMedical Marijuana in Massachusetts Marches On!
By: Scott M. Zanolli The Massachusetts Department of Public Health recently posted its draft regulations regarding the use of medical marijuana. They can be...
Read moreEstoppel Certificates: A Primer for Commercial Tenants
By: Scott M. Zanolli A spike in recent client inquiries to evaluate proposed estoppel certificates may signal brighter times ahead for the commercial real...
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