November 2007 - Newsletter
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Upcoming Meetings & Events

1. Nuts & Bolts of ALTA Surveys    

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Tuesday, October 9, 2007
12:00 p.m.
Boston Bar Association

Michael Feldman, President of Harry R. Feldman, Inc., will lead a presentation on the basics of ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys. Mr. Feldman will provide survey examples and review the ALTA/ACSM requirements and the Table A options. This program will jump-start the novice real estate lawyer's survey reviews and provide a welcome refresher course for the seasoned practitioner.  


2. Boothroyd v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Amherst


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Thursday, October 11, 2007
12:00 p.m.
Boston Bar Association

Donald R. Pinto Jr. of Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster will disucss Boothroyd v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Amherst, a recent SJC decision concerning Chapter 40B. Mr. Pinto served as attorney for the developer in that case.


3. Predatory Lending: Initiatives Taken by the Office of the Attorney General



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Tuesday, October 16, 2007
12:15 p.m.
Boston Bar Association

Chris Barry-Smith, Assistant Attorney General, and Carol Kenner, Special Assistant Attorney General, will discuss the initiatives taken by the Office of Attorney General concerning predatory lending in the Commonwealth including:

  • current enforcement litigation;
  • c. 93A regulations governing mortgage brokers and lenders as well as foreclosure rescue transactions and services;
  • and the pro bono attorney referral hotline for MA borrowers facing foreclosure.

4. Reception for New MassDEP Commissioner Laurie Burt

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Tuesday, October 16, 2007
5:00 p.m.
Boston Bar Association

Join us as we congratulate Laurie Burt on her appointment as commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection.  


5. Massachusetts Conservation Restrictions: What you should know

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Thursday, October 18, 2007
12:00 p.m.
Boston Bar Association

Irene Del Bono, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs,  Division of Conservation Services, will discuss the flexibility of Conservation Restrictions (CR) and the EOEEA review process, baselines and monitoring.  The discussion will include what is and is not acceptable in an exacted CR and Community Preservation Act CRs, amendments versus dispositions of CRs and the implications of Article 97 of the Amendments to the Massachusetts Constitution.


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