989 F. 3d 72 (2021). The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed an order from a judge of the District Court for the District of Massachusetts, at summary judgment, that the Wampanoag Tribe must obtain local building permits from the Town prior to proceeding with the construction of a gaming facility.

86 Mass. App. Ct. 1108 (2014). The Appeals Court upheld the Town of Edgartown's regulations regarding the use of various ancient roads.

79 Mass App. Ct. 1125 (2011). The Appeals Court upheld the Town's determination that a road (Roger's Path) was public by prescription.

69 Mass. App. Ct. 852 (2007). The Appeals Court upheld the Edgartown Zoning Board of Appeals issuance of special permits for affordable housing.

60 Mass. App. Ct. 1103 (2003). The Appeals Court upheld Chilmark Planning Board’s denial of a subdivision.

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.

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.

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.

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.

474 Mass. 132 (2016). The Supreme Judicial Court held, after approximately twenty years of litigation, including multiple appeals, that a developer did not hold easements by necessity over town-owned land, as well as lots of private land owners and a conservation entity, to reach landlocked parcels in an environmentally senstive area of town.

453 Mass. 245 (2009). The Supreme Judicial Court upheld the Town of Aquinnah’s refusal to issue certificates approving a subdivision.

446 Mass. 830 (2006). The Supreme Judicial Court upheld the issuance of a wastewater discharge permit for the Edgartown Wastewater sewer treatment plant.

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.

444 Mass. 852 (2005). The Supreme Judicial Court, in a case of statewide significant, 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 dimensional provisions of the zoning regulations were met.

425 Mass. 117 (1997). Represented the Town of Edgartown in a landmark decision where the Supreme Judicial Court upheld three acre zoning, the largest zoning density ever allowed in Massachusetts.

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.

415 Mass. 32 (1993). Defended the Town of Edgartown in a suit by 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.