The litigation department at Reynolds, Rappaport, Kaplan & Hackney, LLC specializes in civil litigation and includes founding partner Ronald H. Rappaport and attorney Michael A. Goldsmith. The firm is proud of its many successful cases, particularly the ones of municipal import:
Friends & Fishers v. Department of Environmental Protection, et al., 446 Mass. 830 (2006). The Supreme Judicial Court upheld the issuance of a wastewater discharge permit for the Edgartown Wastewater sewer treatment plant.
Reagan v. Brissy, 446 Mass. 452 (2006). The Supreme Judicial Court upheld the position of the Town of Oak Bluffs that an 1870 development plan, which denoted various lots on a plan as “parks”, constituted an affirmative easement rendering those lots unbuildable.
Bransford v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Edgartown, 444 Mass. 852 (2005). The Supreme Judicial Court, in a case of statewide significance, upheld a decision by the Edgartown Zoning Board of Appeals that the expansion of a single family dwelling on an undersized lot required a special permit even though all other provisions of the zoning regulations were met.
Johnson v. Town of Edgartown, 425 Mass. 117 (1997). Represented the Town of Edgartown in a landmark decision where the Supreme Judicial Court upheld three acre zoning in the Town, the largest zoning density ever allowed in Massachusetts.
McCarthy v. Town of Oak Bluffs, 416 Mass. 423 (1993). Defended the Town of Oak Bluffs in a suit involving the right to rule and regulate the bulkhead in Oak Bluffs harbor. The Supreme Judicial Court upheld the Town’s right to control the bulkhead.
Edgartown Water Company v. Town of Edgartown, 415 Mass. 32 (1993). Defended the Town of Edgartown in a suit against the private Edgartown Water Company. The Supreme Judicial Court upheld the Town’s takeover of the Water Company and ordered that no compensation be paid.
Stamell v. Dietz, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 1103 (2003). The Appeals Court upheld Chilmark Planning Board’s denial of a subdivision.
Jacquet v. Edgartown Planning Board, 58 Mass. App. Ct. 1106 (2003). The Appeals Court upheld a decision by the Edgartown Planning Board denying a special permit for a 300 foot pier on Cape Pogue Bay in Edgartown.
Hamel v. Edgartown Board of Health, 40 Mass. App. Ct. 420 (1996). Defended the Board of Health’s regulations in the Katama area of Edgartown. The Appeals Court upheld the regulations, which constitute some of the most far reaching board of health regulations in Massachusetts.
Hall v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Edgartown, 28 Mass. App. Ct. 249 (1989). The Appeals Court upheld a decision by the Edgartown Planning Board that more than four unrelated persons living in a dwelling violated the single-family use zoning provisions.
Hines v. Town of Edgartown, 24 Mass. App. Ct. 344 (1987). The Appeals Court upheld the Town in a zoning case interpreting Martha’s Vineyard Commission regulations. This case is an important land use precedent on Martha’s Vineyard.
Kitras v. Aquinnah Town Clerk, 61 Mass. App. Ct. 1121 (2004). The Appeals Court upheld the decision of the Aquinnah Town Clerk refusing to certify that a constructive grant of a subdivision plan had occurred.
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