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Over 50 Years Of Experience

With over 50 years of experience, the Cohen Law Group is a well-established law firm located in the heart of Boston’s historic North End.

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1. Herbert Cohen Boston, MA
  Attorney at Law- MA, 1958
  Columbia University Law School, J.D. 1958
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Ashly E. Scheufele

Corporate, Land Use & Zoning, Real Estate, Science, Technology & Internet

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One Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108

Deborah I. Ecker

Products Liability, Construction, Civil Rights, Land Use & Zoning

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699 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116

Thomas McKean

Land Use & Zoning, Wills & Probate, Family Law, Child Support

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99 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02110

Jeffrey P Allen

Corporate, Estate Planning, Family Law, Land Use & Zoning

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Four Longfellow Place, Boston, MA 02114

Kate G. Weinstein

Environmental Law, Land Use & Zoning, Litigation, Real Estate

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One Bowdoin Square, Boston, MA 02114

David A. Marsocci

Land Use & Zoning, Housing & Construction Defects, Construction, Banking & Finance

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50 Redfield Street, Boston, MA 02122

Amanda L. Bagarella

Estate Planning, Land Use & Zoning, Real Estate

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21 McGrath Highway, Quincy, MA 02169

Alan J. Pransky

Land Use & Zoning, Farms, Family Law, Divorce

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20 Eastbrook Road, Dedham, MA 02026

Michael Eliot Rubin

Business Organization, Corporate, Land Use & Zoning, Employment

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430 Bedford Street, Lexington, MA 02420

Nellie R. Rosen

Land Use & Zoning, Eminent Domain, Real Estate, Banking & Finance

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430 Bedford Street, Lexington, MA 02420

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LEGAL TERMS

RECORDING

The process of filing a copy of a deed or other document concerning real estate with the land records office for the county in which the land is located. Record... (more...)

The process of filing a copy of a deed or other document concerning real estate with the land records office for the county in which the land is located. Recording creates a public record of changes in ownership of all property in the state.

IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE (INS)

Formerly, the federal agency in the Department of Justice that administered and enforced immigration and naturalization laws. In 2003, however, the INS official... (more...)

Formerly, the federal agency in the Department of Justice that administered and enforced immigration and naturalization laws. In 2003, however, the INS officially ceased to exist, and its functions were taken over by various branches of the Department of Homeland Security, as follows:The new Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS) handles immigration benefits, such as applications for asylum, work permits, green cards, and citizenship. The new Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (BICE) handles enforcement of the immigration laws within the U.S. borders. The new Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (BCBP) handles U.S. border enforcement (including the land borders, airports, and seaports).

INURE

To take effect, or to benefit someone. In property law, the term means 'to vest.' For example, Jim buys a beach house that includes the right to travel across t... (more...)

To take effect, or to benefit someone. In property law, the term means 'to vest.' For example, Jim buys a beach house that includes the right to travel across the neighbor's property to get to the water. That right of way is said, cryptically, 'to inure to the benefit of Jim.'

PRECEDENT

A legal principle or rule created by one or more decisions of a state or federal appellate court. These rules provide a point of reference or authority for judg... (more...)

A legal principle or rule created by one or more decisions of a state or federal appellate court. These rules provide a point of reference or authority for judges deciding similar issues in later cases. Lower courts must apply these rules when faced with similar legal issues. For example, if the Montana Supreme Court decides that a certain type of employment contract overly restricts the right of the employee to quit and get another job, all other Montana courts must apply this same rule.

VIEW ORDINANCE

A law adopted by some cities or towns with desirable vistas -- such as those in the mountains or overlooking the ocean -- that protects a property owner from ha... (more...)

A law adopted by some cities or towns with desirable vistas -- such as those in the mountains or overlooking the ocean -- that protects a property owner from having his or her view obstructed by growing trees. View ordinances don't cover buildings or other structures that may block views.

MEMORANDUM

(1) An informal written document. A memorandum may be used in any number of circumstances, but most lawyers are best acquainted with the interoffice memorandum-... (more...)

(1) An informal written document. A memorandum may be used in any number of circumstances, but most lawyers are best acquainted with the interoffice memorandum--a document prepared by a junior associate in a law office or a judge's law clerk outlining the facts, procedural elements and legal arguments involved in a particular legal matter. These memos are reviewed by senior lawyers and judges who use them to decide how to proceed with the case. (2) Any written record, including a letter or note, that proves that a contract exists between two parties. This type of memo may be enough to validate an oral (spoken) contract that would otherwise be unenforceable because of the statute of frauds. (Under the statute of frauds, an oral contract is invalid if it can't be completed within one year from the date the contract is made.)

USE TAX

A tax imposed by a state to compensate for the sales tax lost when an item is purchased outside of the state, but is used within the state. For example, you buy... (more...)

A tax imposed by a state to compensate for the sales tax lost when an item is purchased outside of the state, but is used within the state. For example, you buy your car in a state that has no sales tax, but you live across the border in a state that does have a sales tax. When you bring your car home and register it in your state, the state taxing authority will bill you for the sales tax it would have collected had you bought the car within the state.

REAL PROPERTY

Another term for real estate. It includes land and things permanently attached to the land, such as trees, buildings, and stationary mobile homes. Anything that... (more...)

Another term for real estate. It includes land and things permanently attached to the land, such as trees, buildings, and stationary mobile homes. Anything that is not real property is termed personal property.

RESTRAINT ON ALIENATION

A provision in a deed or will that attempts to restrict ownership of the property -- for example, selling your house to your daughter with the provision that it... (more...)

A provision in a deed or will that attempts to restrict ownership of the property -- for example, selling your house to your daughter with the provision that it never be sold to anyone outside the family. These provisions are generally unenforceable.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Bjorklund v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Norwell

Prospect Street is winding with elevation changes. To the north of the plaintiffs' property are nine homes containing an average of 2,638 square feet of living area, all located on lots that are at least one acre. To the south of the property are fourteen homes containing an average of ...

Kitras v. Zoning Administrator of Aquinnah

1. Background. On March 29, 1999, the town's planning board nominated the entire town as a DCPC. See St. 1977, c. 831, Â§ 8. The commission voted on April 22, 1999, to accept this nomination for consideration. [8] See id. On June 17, 1999, the commission designated the entire ...

Elles v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF QUINCY

As a general rule, an aggrieved litigant cannot as a matter of 674 right pursue an immediate appeal from an interlocutory order unless a statute or rule authorizes it. Maddocks v. Ricker, 403 Mass. 592, 597 (1988), and cases cited. One narrow exception to this principle is where ...

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Ashly E. Scheufele

Deborah I. Ecker

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Jeffrey P Allen

Kate G. Weinstein

David A. Marsocci

Amanda L. Bagarella

Alan J. Pransky

Michael Eliot Rubin

Nellie R. Rosen

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LEGAL TERMS

RECORDING

IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE (INS)

INURE

PRECEDENT

VIEW ORDINANCE

MEMORANDUM

USE TAX

REAL PROPERTY

RESTRAINT ON ALIENATION

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Bjorklund v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Norwell

Kitras v. Zoning Administrator of Aquinnah

Elles v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF QUINCY

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