Hinckley, Allen & Snyder's land use and development lawyers assist clients in navigating the complex issues involving zoning, planning, and other land use municipal and state statutes and regulations that govern the development and use of real estate.
We take a comprehensive, proactive team approach when dealing with municipal bodies and state agencies on real estate development projects. This approach enables us to blend the talent of our attorneys with the experience of engineers, architects, surveyors, and other consultants, to ensure that all applications for permits and approvals are complete, accurate, and timely filed and that all presentations made on behalf of our clients are comprehensive and effective. We oversee the permitting process from beginning to end, maintaining close contact with municipal and state officials throughout the process. As a result, we are able to anticipate problems, address concerns as they arise, develop creative solutions, avoid delays, and deliver favorable results to our clients. We also assist clients in handling objectors and in selecting appropriate professional consultants and public relations specialists. In addition, our team includes litigators who zealously and effectively defend approvals against appeals and challenges when needed.
A Top-notch Team
Our clients benefit from the experience of our veteran team of land use practitioners who know the ordinances, anticipate the challenges, and implement cost-effective solutions to obtain necessary permits and approvals on time and within budget.
Our Services
Our land use attorneys represent clients in all aspects of the development process, including:
- Pre-acquisition strategic planning to identify regulatory requirements, level of relief necessary, and anticipated timelines
- Community outreach and public relations management
- Subdivision of land for residential and commercial purposes
- Commercial real estate development and redevelopment
- Waterfront and wetlands permitting
- Brownfields and environmental
- Utilities
- Easements and dedications
- Signage
- Condemnation/eminent domain
- Variance and special use permits
- Site plan review
- Inverse and regulatory takings
- Nonconforming uses
- Vested rights and grandfathered conditions
- Tax increment financing
- Re-zoning
- Representation before Local, State, and Federal Authorities and Agencies
- Historic preservation
- Condominium law
Who We Serve
We counsel regional and national developers of residential, retail, office, hotel, resort, medical, and industrial properties. Client types include people and organizations in the following areas:
- Retail Tenants
- Landlords/Developers
- Ground Landlords
- Hotel Owners and Operators
- Construction Companies
- Manufacturing
- Motor Vehicle Dealers
- Multi-family Housing Owners, Developers, and Investors
- Office Park
- Affordable Housing
- Tax Credits
- LEED Certified Projects
- Mixed Use Development
- Shopping Center Development and Redevelopment
- Hospitals
- Continuing Care Facilities
- Wet Lab Projects
- Renewable Energy Projects
- Assisted Living Facilities
- Docks/Marinas
- Schools and Universities
- Golf Course and Resort Owners and Operators
Contact Us
To learn more about our Land Use practice, please contact any of the following:
John J. Bolton at 401-457-5128 or jbolton@haslaw.com
David B. Connolly at 617-378-4116 or dconnolly@haslaw.com
John H. Sokul at 603-545-6132 or jsokul@haslaw.com