Practice Areas

In the last five years alone our attorneys
have represented clients in:


  • the preparation of over 2,000 estate plans;
  • the formation of over 250 business entities;
  • provided counsel as to the sale or acquisition of over 75 business enterprises;
  • conducted mortgage and loan finance closings lending
    in excess of $200,000,000;
  • conducted permanent, construction and bridge financing
  • provided legal counsel in the development of over 5,000 residential housing units in Massachusetts and
    New Hampshire; and
  • composed and negotiated purchase/sale agreements
    of over 5,000 housing units

We provide legal counsel in the following
areas of practice:

    ADMINISTRATIVE LAW:
  • Representation before municipal boards and commissions (zoning boards of appeal, planning, conservation, health, selectmen, city council, licensing, etc.)
  • Representation before state and federal administrative agencies (Division of Administrative Law Appeals, State Building Code Board of Appeals, Department of Environmental Protection, Housing Appeals Committee, Archtectural Access Board, Board of Plumbers and Gas Fitters, Elevator Review Board, etc.)
    BUSINESS LAW:
  • Formation of corporations, limited liability entities, partnerships, business trusts, joint ventures, etc.
  • Contracts
  • Business planning, succession, operations and management
  • Business acquisitions and sales
  • Banking law
    CIVIL LITIGATION:
  • Contract, tort, and equity claims
  • Civil litigation in district, superior, appellate and federal courts
  • Land Court litigation
  • Probate litigation
  • Summary process
  • Administrative law appeals
    CONSUMER LAW:
  • Consumer Protection Statute, G.L.c. 93A
  • Home Improvement Contractor law
    ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE LAW:
  • Estate planning (wills, durable powers of attorney, health care proxies, living wills, trusts)
  • Probate and estate administration
  • Trust administration
  • Guardianship and conservatorship
  • Fiduciary law
    LANDLORD & TENANT LAW:
  • Landlord and tenant representation
  • Commercial and residential lease preparation and negotiation
  • Summary process and notices to quit
  • Ancillary administration
    REAL ESTATE LAW & FINANCE:
  • Contracts, offers to purchase, purchase and sale agreements, options to purchase, easements, boundary line agreements, licenses
  • Conveyancing (residential and commercial)
  • Residential and commercial lender’s representation
  • Residential and commercial real estate development and financing
  • Condominium development and conversion
  • Representation of condominium developers, associations and unit owners
  • Property boundary and real estate disputes
  • Land Court registration and proceedings
  • Representation before municipal boards and commissions (zoning boards of appeals, planning, conservation, health, selectmen, city council, licensing, etc.)
  • Representation before state and federal administrative agencies (State Building Code Board of Appeals
  • Department of Environmental Protection, etc.)
LATHAM LAW OFFICES LLC

Contact Information

LATHAM LAW OFFICES LLC
643 Main Street
Reading, Massachusetts 01867-3096
Phone: (781) 942-4400
Fax: (781) 944-7079


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