Landlords should make sure that they are aware that there are two different types of notices to quit in Massachusetts: Notice to quit for non-payment of rent Notice to quit for a violation of the lease other than non-payment of rent or for notice that the lease will not be [...]

Supreme Court judges like to see parties make an effort to settle their cases. Most mediators are voluntary and non-binding but parties may commit to binding arbitration, with or without ceiling/floor targets. Mediators usually charge around $700.00 per party for four hours of mediation. If you decide to participate, prepare [...]

If another person's dog's conduct caused you to suffer physical injury, Massachusetts has a statute, MGL Ch. 140, s. 155, which creates automatic liability on the part of that dog's owner, unless you were committing either a trespass or some other tort, like teasing or tormenting the dog at the [...]

If you are charged with an OUI in Massachusetts and because you have a prior plea or conviction in another state, thereby increasing the severity of the punishment of the crime, there are at least five legal problems for a prosecutor before any such prior disposition can be admitted into [...]