The January monthly lunch and learn webinar program will be held on Wednesday, January 7th at noon. We will hear from Gwen King of Nolan & King LLC, Franziskus Lepionka of the City of Cambridge, and Mark Bourbeau of DTM Law speak on eminent domain. The panel will provide municipal practitioners practical guidance on eminent domain takings, including establishing a defensible public purpose, how and when to utilize executive sessions, use of experts, and avoiding common pitfalls.
If you have topics or particular questions you want the panel to address, please send them to Jim Lampke at james.lampke@lampkelaw.com and he will pass them along to the panel- we welcome your suggestions for topics.
Connect 351, MMA's Annual Conference and Trade Show, will take place from Thursday, January 22, 2026 through Saturday, January 24, 2026. For a second year in a row, the conference will be at the Boston Convention & Exposition Center in the Seaport area of Boston, moving from its past location at the Hynes Convention Center. As we have in the past, MMLA will have a booth on the trade floor and will be presenting an update on municipal law to conference attendees. This year's Update on Municipal Law takes place on Friday, January 23rd during the 1st Workshop Session (starting at 2:15 p.m.) and will be led by MMLA President Shawn Williams, with panelists Sam Dinning, Chief of Staff and Policy for the City of Boston Law Department, Batool Raza, General Counsel for the Boston Public Health Commission, and Steven "Tip" Torres, Partner at West Group Law, PLLC, discussing the impact on local governments of key federal and state cases, agency decisions, regulations, new laws and developing issues. If you are an MMLA member and are interested in volunteering to help staff our booth on January 22nd or 23rd, please contact Jim Lampke.
Lawyers who represent and advise our cities, towns, or other public sector clients encounter complex, multi-disciplinary questions daily, ranging from A (affirmative litigation) to Z (zoning). 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 evolving 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. Learn how your counterparts across the Commonwealth are navigating the latest legal challenges in the municipal arena!
Agenda, faculty, and registration information coming soon on the MCLE website.
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