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Edward Woll, Jr. has been a partner in the firm's Litigation Department of our Boston office since 1978. His principal practice areas include real estate, environmental, zoning, and land use litigation and advice in federal and state trial and appellate courts, and before local, state and federal governmental agencies. Litigation experience has also included labor and employment matters and general commercial litigation, with both domestic and international clients. He has appeared before federal and state trial and appellate courts and various state administrative tribunals and before local city and town administrative boards and commissions. Mr. Woll's clients have included developers of recreational and marine facilities, private land owners protecting shorefront property and developers of land for residential purposes. Representative Client Work Handled disputes over tidelands jurisdiction, application of the public trust doctrine and Chapter 91 license proceedings Resolved zoning, zoning enforcement, title, easements and easements by prescription, adverse possession and other land and land use disputes throughout Eastern and Central Massachusetts, including Martha s Vineyard and Nantucket Represented clients in local and state administrative processes, including Historic District Commission, Conservation Commission, Zoning Board and Planning Board approvals and appeals Represented clients in environmental protection agency proceedings and appeals Represented generator defendants and third-party plaintiffs in various Superfund cases Successfully defended a manufacturing concern against claims of ground water contamination Handled litigation of boundaries of water resource areas, resulting in the relocation of a wetlands boundary that permitted residential development of shorefront property and the increase in value of that property to about $17 million Represented landowners in property tax assessment and abatement disputes Represented family disputes involving real estate, including ownership by family limited partnerships and other forms of ownership Bar Admissions District of Columbia, 1970 Massachusetts, 1971 Bar & Court Admissions District of Columbia, 1970 Massachusetts, 1971 U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts U.S. District Court, District of Columbia Publications Case Comment on Britton v. Zoning Board of Appeals, 59 Mass. App. Ct. 68 (2003) "A Fresh Look at De Novo Review in Chapter 40A, Section 17 Actions and the Role of Aesthetics in Zoning Decisions," 88 Mass. Law Rev. 213 (Spring 2004) "The Elasticity of the Borders of DEP Wetlands Jurisdiction," Mass. Bar Ass n Sect. Rev., Vol. 4, No. 1, p. 57 (Winter 2002) "Litigating Issues Involving Restrictions on Real Estate" (Oct. 2002), Mass. Bar Ass n PRB03, Vol. 2, pp. 1-55 and (Feb. 2003), PRC03 "Safeguarding the Independence of DEP Administration Law Judges," MCLE Pub. 2001-83040-25, pp. 131-311 Speaking Engagements Lorman Seminars, Sept. and Oct. 2004: Law of Easements: Legal Issues and Practical Considerations and Land Use Restrictions Lorman Seminars, April 2004: Advanced Zoning and Land Use in Massachusetts Presenter, The Conveyancer s and Litigator s Guide to Easements and Land Use Restrictions, Mass. Bar Ass n, CLE (October 2002) Limits on Governmental Authority to Enact or Enforce Environmental Regulations, MCLE (July 23, 2001) Grandfather Rights and Chapter 40A, Mass. Bar Ass n, CLE, April 23, 2001 Inc. Magazine Conference in 1987: ("Protecting Your Technology") Professional & Civic Activities American, Massachusetts, Boston, and International Bar Associations Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association Board of Editors, Massachusetts Law Review, since 1991 Massachusetts Bar Association, Property Section Council, 1999- Trustee, The Meadowbrook School, Inc., Weston, MA, 1978-1988; Treasurer, 1980-1988 Trustee of the Year Award, Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Finance Committee, Town of Wayland, 1978-1979 Advisory Board, WBUR Public Radio Chairman, Smaller Business Association of New England (SBANE), November 1997-1999; Secretary, 1996; Director, 1993-2000 Past Chair, Education Committee, 1992-1995 and Entrepreneurial Management Committee, 1992-1995 Education J.D., Georgetown University, 1970 Masters of Nuclear Engineering, Cornell University, 1966 Bachelor of Engineering, Physics, Cornell University, 1965 |
