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Introduction
My focus
I focus much of my practice on real estate and land use law, specifically in permitting and land use litigation. I have handled a wide variety of land use litigation at the trial and appellate levels in Massachusetts, including cases involving zoning amendment challenges (such as challenges to PDAs and IMPs), easements, adverse possession, boundary disputes, challenges under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, and enforcement requests.
My practice also includes a wide variety of other matters such as products liability, general commercial litigation, ERISA, and employment law.
I have been a litigator in private practice for nearly three decades. Prior to joining NP in 2024, I worked at other prominent law firms in New England.
Clerkship
- U.S. District Court of Connecticut, Honorable Alfred V. Covello
Insights
Publications
- Michael is the editor of the Massachusetts Zoning Manual, published by the MCLE, and authors or co-authors several of its chapters. He has also authored “Dellessio v. Baggia and the Estoppel-By-Deed Doctrine in Massachusetts,” Property Law Section of the Massachusetts Bar Association’s Section Review and “Zoning Amendments for Particular Projects Should Survive ‘Spot Zoning’ Challenges,” REBA News.
Presentations
- Michael has presented various MCLE and REBA seminars concerning land use matters.
Admitted to practice
Massachusetts
Connecticut
U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
Education
Suffolk University Law School, J.D., cum laude
Harvard University, A.B., cum laude
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