Self-Storage Units, Southampton St. Boston MA BOSTON–In early 2017, self-storage facilities received a lot of acclaim as a hot commodity for long-term real estate investors, and self-storage REITs sought to take advantage of its recession-resistant qualities. While some commercial real estate experts wondered if the self-storage hot streak would fizzle out, a $125… Read More
Bernkopf Goodman LLP is proud to announce that Lydia G. Chesnick, a real estate and business law partner, has been appointed to the Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly (JCHE) Real Estate Committee. JCHE’s mission is building and managing affordable, non-sectarian housing for independent seniors in the Greater Boston area… Read More
EK: Where did you grow up? LILIENTHAL: I grew up in the Boston area, went to the University of California-Berkeley in the ’60s for undergrad, and then Boston College Law. EK: What made you want to become a lawyer? LILIENTHAL: My godfather was a Suffolk County assistant district attorney his entire career. Read More
Waited 8 years to file zoning enforcement action By: Eric T. Berkman, December 13, 2017 Truro residents who appealed a permit to build a nonconforming single-family home but did not challenge the Zoning Board of Appeal’s subsequent decision to uphold it could not bring a zoning enforcement action against the property owners eight… Read More
Malpractice claim alleged to be ‘ploy’ to avoid fees By: Pat Murphy November 9, 2017 A Boston law firm could pursue an abuse-of-process counterclaim against an ex-client who allegedly brought a legal malpractice claim as a “ploy” to avoid paying attorneys’ fees owed for the firm’s… Read More
(BOSTON) October 17, 2017 – – Bernkopf Goodman LLP is proud to announce that ten of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2017 edition of New England Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. Attorneys Eric R. Allon (Real Estate), Lydia G. Chesnick (Real Estate), Peter B. McGlynn (Construction… Read More
On October 10, 2017, by the unanimous vote of a three judge panel, the Massachusetts Appeals Court affirmed the judgment of the Superior Court in favor of Peter McGlynn’s client, Physician’s Academy for Clinical Excellence. Genentech, Inc., a $40 billion pharmaceutical company, provided approximately $630,000 in grant funds to Physician’s… Read More
Sheryl Starr Partner Bernkopf Goodman LLP Years in real estate: 38 What trends are you seeing so far this year: Disruptors in the commercial real estate industry are shaking things up. Higher vacancies and downward pressure on rents are affecting retail valuations. Millennials seeking flexible, technology… Read More
Judge gives effect to plain language of ‘Clear Title’ Act By: Pat Murphy August 17, 2017, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Two plaintiffs challenging the validity of the 2007 foreclosure sale of their Greenfield home could not satisfy the filing requirements of the recently amended statute of repose by… Read More