July, 2010 - Christopher Petrini was quoted in a July 10, 2010 story in the Boston Globe regarding the SJC decision in Fordyce v. Hanover, which affirmed the right of municipal officials to select the lowest eligible and responsible bidder in a case where a bidder included misstatements or omissions in its bid qualification submission, so long as the municipality did not detrimentally rely on the contractor’s misstatement or omission.
In the News
P&A attorneys have been featured, quoted or cited in hundreds of local, state and national newspaper articles, court decisions and legal publications, including pre-eminent law journals such as the Harvard Law Review.
Enumerated below is a representative sampling of articles in which P&A or members of the firm have been quoted or featured:
May, 2010 - Christopher J. Petrini is quoted in a page 1 Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly article entitled “‘Captive’ corp. must pay taxes.”
March, 2010 - Christopher J. Petrini was quoted in articles in the MetroWest Daily News, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, Law 360 and Fair Labor Standards Handbook for the ground breaking Fair Labor Standards Act decision issued by the First Circuit in Calvao v. Town of Framingham, a case handled by P&A for the Town of Framingham, wherein the First Circuit held that it was not necessary to prove notice to establish a qualifying work period under 29 U.S.C. 207(k).
January, 2010 - P&A was named as Town Counsel to the Town of Sherborn. With the addition of Sherborn, P&A is now full Town Counsel to four communities (Framingham, Medway, West Brookfield and Sherborn).
January, 2010 - Christopher J. Petrini moderated the Municipal Law Update Workshop at the Massachusetts Municipal Association Annual Meeting in Boston. Mr. Petrini served as one of three panelists at a MMA Annual Meeting Workshop entitled “Letting the Sunshine in: The New Open Meeting Law.”
January, 2010 - Christopher J. Petrini is quoted in a page 1 Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly article entitled “Town Board Can Hire Its Own Lawyers.”
December, 2009 - P&A named as Town Counsel to the Town of West Brookfield, Massachusetts. Barbara J. Saint André is lead counsel. With the addition of West Brookfield, P&A is now full Town Counsel to three communities (Framingham, Medway and West Brookfield).
October, 2009 - The Massachusetts Bar Association has appointed four MetroWest lawyers - George M. Thompson Jr., John G. Dugan, Elizabeth J. Barton and Barbara J. Saint André - as section leaders.
Thompson, of Sager & Schaffer LLP in Westborough, will lead the health law section. Dugan, of Doherty, Ciechanowski, Dugan and Cannon PC in Franklin will be the co-chairman of the probate law section. Elizabeth J. Barton of CATIC in Natick will be co-chairwoman of the property law section. Barbara J. Saint André, of Petrini & Associates PC in Framingham, will co-chair the public law division.
June, 2009 - Christopher J. Petrini was recently recognized by Martindale-Hubbell for attaining an AV Rating from its Peer Review Rating System for the tenth consecutive year. The AV Rating is the highest possible professional rating available under Martindale-Hubbell’s Peer Review Rating System.
“CV, BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properites Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Ratings fall into two categorites - legal ability and general ethical standards.”
Board wants hospital review, Metrowest Daily News, May 13, 2009.
CSTCA Annual awards meeting in Taunton, MBA Lawyers Journal, April, 2009.
Local Dems help Obama to victory, Metrowest Daily News, November 7, 2008.
Police OT can be cut, Lawyers Weekly, September 1, 2008.
Judge backs town in overtime suit, Metrowest Daily News, August 7, 2008.
Civil rights and an uncivil debate, Metrowest Daily News, November 11, 2007.
Town, Agency Reach Settlement, Metrowest Daily News, May 8, 2007.
The Big Lye Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, May 7, 2007.
Selectmen Approve Extending Contracts, April 20, 2007, Metrowest Daily News.
TM Approves Spending for Legal Fees, Roof, Metrowest Daily News, February 15, 2007.
Reflections on a Mentor and Friend, February 4, 2007, Metrowest Daily News.
Reverend Recalled as a Hero, Metrowest Daily News, January 30, 2007.
Longtime Sewer Dispute Put to Rest, Metrowest Daily News, January 18, 2007.
Lawyer for Town of Hopkinton Simplifies Complex Subdivision Case so that Jury Can Follow, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, December 18, 2006.
Judge Settles Sewer Dispute, Metrowest Daily News, June 16, 2006.
TM backs a 20-year Sewer Deal, Metrowest Daily News, June 9, 2006.
State OKs Site Plan Review Bylaw, Worcester Telegram & Gazette, November 17, 2005.
Framingham Settles Over Mall Expansion, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, April 11, 2005.
Boston University Law Review, 85 B.U. L. Rev. 155, Batson’s Blind-Spot: Unconscious Stereotyping and the Peremptory Challenge, Antony Page, February, 2005.
Framingham, Macy’s Appeal Mall Expansion Proposal, Boston Globe, August 12, 2004.
Towns Must Split Costs for Sewage Expenses, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, March 1, 2004.
Town not Required to Supply Public Services to Developer, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, July 21, 2003.
Bylaw Permitting Smoking Trumped by Board of Health, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, May 26, 2003.
Harvard Law Review, 103 Harv. L. Rev. 591 Harvard Law Review, Search and Seizure – Suspicionless Drug Testing – Seventh Circuit Upholds Drug Testing of Student Athletes in the Public Schools – Schaill v. Tippecanoe County School Corp., 864 F.2d 1309 (7th Cir. 1988)” December, 1989.
Harvard Law Review, 103 Harv. L. Rev. 269, The Supreme Court, 1988 Term Employee Drug Testing, November, 1989.
