Dain, Torpy, Le Ray, Wiest & Garner, P.C.

Dain Torpy is pleased to announce its recognition in the fifteenth edition of Best Law Firms 2025. This achievement reflects our team's unwavering commitment to providing exceptional legal services and delivering results for our clients. We are proud to be recognized for our expertise and dedication, and we look forward to continuing to serve our clients with the highest standards of excellence. #BestLawFirms #LegalExcellence #ClientCommitment #DainTorpy

Dain Torpy Attorneys Jesse D. Schomer, Abigail LaFontan, Michael Riley, Kim Khuu Dooley, Nicholas Dorf, and Daniel P. Dain attended The Real Estate Bar Association for Massachusetts Annual Meeting and Conference on November 4, 2025. The agenda featured breakout sessions on recent state law updates relevant to real estate. The conference concluded with the Honorable Mark C. Green receiving the REBA Richard B. Johnson Award, followed by a keynote speech from the Honorable Frank J. Bailey. #REBA #RealEstateLaw #MassRealEstate #LegalLeadership

Please join us in welcoming Meredith Cabarrus to our team! With over 20 years of experience in real estate law, Meredith brings a wealth of knowledge and a diverse skill set to our firm. Her practice primarily focuses on commercial leasing, representing both landlords and tenants across various sectors, including retail, restaurant, life sciences, industrial, and office spaces. Meredith has also handled acquisitions and dispositions of commercial property and has served as in-house real estate counsel for the Mayo Group and Dr. Gerald Chan at the Morningside Group. Additionally, her experience with local and national law firms has equipped her with a broad understanding of real estate investment, development, property management, residential conveyancing, and condominium law. We are excited to see the contributions Meredith will make to our firm and our clients. Welcome aboard, Meredith! #Welcome #RealEstateLaw #TeamGrowth #NewBeginnings

Dain Torpy is delighted to announce that 12 of our esteemed attorneys have been honored as Massachusetts's 2024 Super Lawyers in recognition of their contributions and dedication to real estate law. Congratulations team! Access the full Super Lawyers list: https://lnkd.in/em7YDXHv #superlawyers #realestatelaw #attorneys #massachusetts

We're excited to share that our very own Daniel P. Dain has been featured on the cover of the 2024 Massachusetts Super Lawyers Magazine. In the article, Dan discusses his journey as a real estate attorney and the inspiration behind his published book, "A History of Boston." Congratulations, Dan! Your dedication to the legal field and our city's rich history is truly inspiring. To read the full article, please visit: https://lnkd.in/dQZ7KdkT To learn more about "A History of Boston," visit: https://lnkd.in/gbg-tq9B

Last week, our client, Northland, invited us for an in-depth presentation and tour of their exciting project at 156 Oak Street in Newton. Abigail LaFontan, Eric Labbe, Michael Parker, Molly Myers, and R.J. Lyman enjoyed learning about the 22.7-acre semi-urban, mixed-use redevelopment, the history of the site, and Northland’s focus on sustainability. We’ll be following along as this project progresses!

Dain Torpy was recently honored by The Real Estate Bar Association for Massachusetts (REBA) to be charged with the task of co-authoring an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief on behalf of REBA in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) case Attorney General vs. Town of Milton. This critically important case pertains to whether the Attorney General has the authority to enforce and compel compliance with the MBTA Communities Act – a law passed in 2021 as a central component of Governor Baker’s Housing Choice Initiative in an effort to spur the development of much-needed housing in locations with access to public transportation. To that end, MBTA Communities requires 177 towns and cities in eastern and central Massachusetts to allow multifamily housing near MBTA transit stations as a matter of right. In the case before the SJC, the Town of Milton – a central core community directly adjacent to the City of Boston with multiple T stations – attempted to amend its zoning to comply with MBTA Communities, but this effort was undone by a citizen referendum organized by local anti-development activists.   Dain Torpy strongly supports the development of housing, and we were therefore proud to stand in support of the Commonwealth’s pro-housing position in this case. As the Commonwealth grapples with a dire housing crisis, the resistance by Milton and other MBTA Communities to even allow for the possibility of new multifamily housing being developed could not come at a worse time.   REBA was one of more than sixty organizations that filed amicus briefs in this case – truly an indication of the importance of this case. As the preeminent bar association in the field of Massachusetts real estate law, REBA’s position is expected to carry significant weight with the SJC. Congratulations to Dain Torpy attorney and Co-Chair of the REBA Affordable Housing Section, Jesse D. Schomer, who co-authored the brief, as well as our co-authors at Phillips & Angley and Pierce Atwood LLP, and the entire Dain Torpy team for their advice and assistance with the brief. To view the brief, please follow this link: https://lnkd.in/gQRh9BK6

On Monday, Dain Torpy employees Natasha K. Winter, Sarah McHale, and Michael Riley played in the Marisol Foundation Charity Golf Tournament at the Hatherly Country Club in Scituate. It was a beautiful day, and the firm was proud to sponsor the post-tournament reception for this important cause— fundraising for research into CACH Leukodystrophy. Thank you Thomas O'Brien of HYM for being a great host. For more information on the foundation, please go to marisolfoundation.org 

How does the SJC decision in Business Interiors Floor Covering Business Trust v. Graycor Construction Company Inc. interpret the Prompt Pay Act? Our client alert discusses the impact of this decision on owners, developers, contractors, and subcontractors. 

Dain Torpy joins in recognizing September 10, 2024, as World Suicide Prevention Day to reduce stigma, raise awareness, and remember all friends and loved ones lost to suicide. For more information or to seek assistance: World Suicide Prevention Day 2024 (who.int) https://lnkd.in/e9xuKXDY https://lnkd.in/euXrTMk #SuicidePreventionMonth #RaiseAwareness #StarttheConversation