Jack J. Tierney

In the news

• Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

  More than 20 amicus briefs filed in MBTA Communities Act challenge

  This article covers numerous amicus briefs filed in the Massachusetts Attorney General’s lawsuit seeking to force the town of Milton to comply with the MBTA Communities Act, which requires cities and towns served by public transportation to establish at least one district of “reasonable size” zoned for multi-family housing. Boston Affordable Housing & Real Estate counsel Karla Chaffee is mentioned and quoted in the coverage for filing a brief on behalf of Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association. Karla discusses Section 3A of the law, noting that it’s necessary to look at the context in which it was adopted, and that the legislature clearly intended to do something meaningful for housing advocacy. The NP team also includes AHRE senior counsel Jeff Sacks and Complex Disputes associate Jack Tierney, both of the Boston office.

  Sep 30, 2024
• Boston Real Estate Times

  CHAPA submits amicus brief in MBTA Communities Act in Milton

  This article covers an amicus brief that NP filed on behalf of Citizens’ Housing And Planning Association (CHAPA) and more than 30 organizations and businesses in support of Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s lawsuit against Milton to enforce multifamily zoning requirements under the MBTA Communities Act. The NP team includes Affordable Housing & Real Estate senior counsel Jeff Sacks and counsel Karla Chaffee, and Complex Disputes associate Jack Tierney, all of the Boston office.

  Sep 20, 2024
• El Mundo Boston

  Stony Brook’s ‘abusive’ president removed from board

  This article covers Massachusetts Superior Court Judge Rosemary Connolly’s decision to remove Darlene Johnson from Jamaica Plain’s Stony Brook co-op board of directors and as the board president amid a long-running dispute. NP is mentioned in the coverage for working with nonprofit City Life, the City of Boston, and Massachusetts officials to open Stony Brook’s records, bring the co-op back into compliance, and end the abuses tenants have allegedly suffered. The NP team is led by Boston Complex Disputes partner Steve LaRose and associate Jack Tierney

  Sep 10, 2024