Product Description

Lawyers who represent and advise our cities, towns, or other public sector clients encounter complex, multi-disciplinary questions daily. The breadth and depth of legal competence required of the public sector attorney can be staggering. Similarly, attorneys who represent private clients in their dealings with local government are working in an ever-changing legal framework and are challenged to keep abreast of the rapidly changing legal landscape. Get the latest essential updates and developments from the Legislature, government regulators, and courts. The accelerating rate of change in municipal law makes this Conference indispensable to those who work in and with the public sector. Attend and learn how your counterparts across the Commonwealth are navigating the latest legal challenges in the municipal arena!

Agenda & Materials

• 9:00 - 9:10 am

  Welcome and Introduction

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  Ellen Callahan Doucette, Esq., City Solicitor of the City of Woburn , Woburn
  
• 9:10 - 10:10 am

  Open Government—Open Meeting Law, Public Records Law, Conflict of Interest Law

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  Carrie Benedon, Esq., Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  Eve M. Slattery, Esq., State Ethics Commission, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  Angela M. Puccini, Esq., Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Public Records Division , Boston
  
• 10:10 - 10:50 am

  Municipal Finance Law Update

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  Kathleen Colleary, Esq., Retired, Division of Local Services, MA Department of Revenue , Watertown
  
• 10:50 - 11:00 am

  Refreshment Break
• 11:00 - 11:40 am

  Short-Term Rentals

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  James B. Lampke, Esq., Lampke & Lampke , Hingham
  Ivria G. Fried, Esq., Harrington Heep LLP , Wellesley
  
• 11:40 - 12:00 pm

  Featured Speaker: The Critical Intersection Between Public Health and Public Sector Law In a COVID-19 World

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  Cheryl A. Sbarra, Esq., Massachusetts Association of Health Boards , Winchester
  
• 12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Lunch (on your own)
• 1:00 - 1:40 pm

  Employment Law Update

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  John J. Davis, Esq., Pierce, Davis & Perritano LLP , Boston
  
• 1:40 - 2:20 pm

  First Amendment Update: Signs, Panhandlers, Public Meetings

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  John J. Cloherty, III, Esq., Pierce, Davis & Perritano LLP , Boston
  
• 2:20 - 3:00 pm

  Private Use of Public Ways and Property

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  William August, Esq., Epstein & August LLP , Cambridge
  Alan D. Mandl, Esq., Ferriter, Scobbo & Rodophele , Boston
  Henry C. Luthin, Esq., , Brighton
  
• 3:00 - 3:10 pm

  Refreshment Break
• 3:10 - 3:50 pm

  Zoning and Land Use Update

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  Mark Bobrowski, Esq., Blatman, Bobrowski, Haverty & Silverstein LLC , Concord
  
• 3:50 - 4:30 pm

  Code Enforcement

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  Rebekah Lacey, Esq., Department of Environmental Protection, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  Donna M. Brewer, Esq., Miyares and Harrington LLP , Wellesley
  
• 4:30 - 4:40 pm

  Key Takeaways

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  Panel
  

Please Note

MCLE on demand programs are delivered completely online, underscoring their convenience and appeal. There are no published print materials. All written materials are available electronically only through a link included on the on demand program page.

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