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  • 1 Jul 2024 10:30 AM | Christopher Brown (Administrator)

    Congratulations to Ivria Fried and Shawn Williams who were elected as incoming President and Vice President of the MMLA at our Annual Meeting in Worcester on June 6, 2024. Congratulations also to all of the officers and executive board elected to the slate for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. Thank you for your dedication to our Association!


    Officers:

    President - Ivria Glass Fried

    Vice-President - Shawn A. Williams

    Executive Director/Secretary - James B. Lampke

    Treasurer - Kathleen Colleary

    Immediate Past President - Karis L. North

    Executive Board:  

    Christopher L. Brown

    Nicole Costanzo

    Christine M. Griffin

    Jason D. Grossfield

    Jillian Jagling

    Donna MacNichol

    Susan C. Murphy

    David Shapiro

  • 7 Jun 2024 3:24 PM | Christopher Brown (Administrator)

    The MMLA Executive Board recently adopted a code of conduct for users of our organization's listserv system. Members are also encouraged to review the recent formal opinion of the ABA's Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Formal Opinion 511, regarding the Confidentiality Obligations of Lawyers Posting to Listservs.

  • 26 Apr 2024 2:21 PM | Christopher Brown (Administrator)

    The SJC has issued an opinion in Mack v. District Attorney for the Bristol District, opining on the scope of exemption (c) of the Public Records Law as it was amended in 2020 as part of the policing reform legislation, Chapter 253 of the Acts of 2020.

  • 26 Apr 2024 12:31 PM | Brandon Moss (Administrator)

    On April 26, 2024, the MMLA submitted a letter to Governor Healey and Lieutenant Governor Driscoll that contained comments on and a request that they return to the Legislature for amendment Section 4 of HB 4582, related to outdoor dining. This legislation was laid before them on April 25, 2024. A copy of the comment letter is available here.


  • 25 Apr 2024 1:13 PM | Christopher Brown (Administrator)

    The MMLA together with the Massachusetts Municipal Association submitted comments on April 25, 2024 to the Cannabis Control Commission regarding the Commission's "Model Municipal Equity Bylaw or Ordinance," which the Commission issued on April 11, 2024. 

  • 8 Mar 2024 11:42 AM | Christopher Brown (Administrator)

    MMLA President Karis North recently wrote to several joint committees in the state Legislature regarding H. 4138, the Affordable Homes Act, a bill proposed by Governor Healey to address affordable housing opportunities and other housing concerns. MMLA applauded the bill's goals but raised concern with the impact of the some of the current language in the bill in eroding local zoning control. A copy of MMLA's letter can be found here.  

  • 6 Mar 2024 3:10 PM | Christopher Brown (Administrator)

    In continuing the process over the past year of ramping up our new website, we are pleased to announce that the City/Town Listing page, providing the identity and contact information for town counsels and city solicitors in Massachusetts, is back and has been updated. Check out the new listing here. Special thanks to Kathleen Colleary for all of her hard work to help update MMLA's information. We hope the public and our membership enjoy the restored access to this useful resource!

  • 5 Mar 2024 11:49 AM | Christopher Brown (Administrator)

    MMLA President Karis North recently sent a letter to the state Legislature's Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government regarding SB 2571, an Act Empowering Municipalities and Local Governments, outlining MMLA's position on this legislation, which provides for important changes to the Open Meeting Law, the Uniform Procurement Act, and for local zoning control of outdoor dining. 

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