Ed Allcock

Mr. Allcock is a 1994 cum laude graduate of Suffolk University Law School. He is admitted to practice in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island and has focused his practice in the area of complex real estate, condominium, zoning, construction and business litigation.  Mr. Allcock is a member of the Massachusetts Real Estate Bar Association, the Rhode Island Bar Association and the New England Chapter of Community Association Institute (“CAI”).  Mr. Allcock regularly volunteers his time in connection with their efforts on behalf of community associations, including assistance in the preparation of an amicus brief for the National Chapter of the Community Association Institute in Berish v. Bornstein, 437 Mass. 252 (2002).  In 2007, Mr. Allcock chaired and co-authored materials for a seminar conducted for Massachusetts attorneys through the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc., entitled “Condominium Litigation”.  Mr. Allcock is also the current chair of the Massachusetts CAI Attorneys’ Committee and the co-chair of the Rhode Island CAI Legislative Action Committee, which has been extremely active in attempting to pass condominium related legislation.  Some of Mr. Allcock’s reported decisions include Mirrione v. Jacobs, 446 Mass. 1001 (2006), John Marini Management Co. v. Butler, 70 Mass.App.Ct. 142 (2007) and Elles v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Quincy, 450 Mass. 671 (2008).

Richard Brooks

Mr. Brooks is a 1984 graduate of Boston University School of Law.  He holds a Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude, in economics from Boston University.  Mr. Brooks currently concentrates in representing community associations.  He also focuses on general real estate, lender representation, and corporate law.  Mr. Brooks is a past President of the New England Chapter of the Community Associations Institute.  He has been a substantial contributor to the Massachusetts Legislative Action Committee and has been the chairman of the Municipal Services Committee and membership committee.  For two years he was the chairman of the Boston Bar Association condominium committee.  He writes regularly for Condo Media magazine, and has been a speaker at many seminars on condominium subjects.  He is a member of Community Associations Institute, National Amicus Team, where he has assisted in the drafting of several Amicus Briefs for the benefit of the Institute. 

Stephen Marcus

Since becoming a member of the Bar in 1979, Mr. Marcus has dedicated his practice to the fields of community association law and zoning law on behalf of condominium associations, developers and lenders.  He has served as the President of the New England Chapter of the Community Associations Institute, as a member of the Board of Directors, as Chairman of the Chapter and National Attorneys Committee, and as a member of the National Amicus Curiae Team. Mr. Marcus has been instrumental in the various changes to the Massachusetts Condominium Act, and he contributed significantly to the amendment of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code protecting condominium common area fees as well as participating as an advisor relating to the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and its effect on condominium associations. As a member of CAI's National College of Community Association Lawyers, he writes and lectures extensively in the field, serving as a member of the CAI National Law Seminar Faculty and a speaker at CAI National Conferences.

Therese Quijano

Therese Quijano received her B.A. from the State University of New York at Oswego in English and is a 1998 graduate of Suffolk University Law School where she graduated Cum Laude.  Therese is an active member of the CAI Attorneys Committee as well as the Friends of the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM).  Since joining the firm, Therese has focused her practice in the areas of community association law and residential landlord/tenant law.  

Jeffrey Turk

Mr. Turk is a 1992 cum laude graduate of Suffolk University Law School and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.  Mr. Turk is responsible for the firm’s landlord/tenant department focusing primarily on the representation of residential and commercial landlords.  He also represents clients in residential conveyancing, community association law and civil litigation.  Mr. Turk is the former chairman of the Community Association Institute Attorneys Committee and the Institute of Real Estate Managers “Friends” Committee.  He also serves on the Property Law Council of the Massachusetts Bar Association (“MBA”) and has served on the faculty of the MBA.  Mr. Turk has lectured extensively on both landlord/tenant law and condominium subjects.

Janet Aronson

Janet Oulousian Aronson has concentrated her area of practice in community association law since being admitted to the Bar in 1990. Ms. Aronson is licensed to practice law and represents community associations in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire. She has received her B.A. Degree from Rhode Island College and a J.D. Degree from the New England School of Law. She is an active member of the New England Chapter of Community Associations Institute where she has served as a member of a number of committees. She has written extensively and been a lecturer on community association law to a number of organizations including the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc., the Boston Chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management, the New England Chapter of Community Associations Institute, the New Hampshire Chapter of Community Associations Institute, and she has been a lecturer for the Condominium Associations Institute National Law Seminar.

Mr. DeBear is a 1979 graduate of Boston College Law School.  He received his undergraduate degree in 1976 from Cornell University where he was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi Honorary Societies.  Since the early 1980’s, the focus of Mr. DeBear’s practice has been in the area of real estate and community association law, including the representation of developers, condominium associations, lenders, and buyers and sellers of real estate.  He also represents clients in business and civil litigation matters, including construction defect litigation and appeals.  Mr. DeBear is a member of the Attorney’s Committee of the New England Chapter of the Community Associations Institute. In 1997, he served as Chairman of the Attorney’s Committee, and he has prepared amicus briefs on behalf of the Committee in appeals of interest to the community association community in Massachusetts.  He also lectures regularly on real estate and community association issues for the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE), and for consumer and real estate broker associations.

Patrick J. Brady

Patrick J. Brady is a 1974 graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration.  In 1999, Mr. Brady graduated cum laude from Suffolk University Law School.  While attending law school Mr. Brady was employed at the Suffolk Registry of Deeds and also served as an intern  with the civil division of the United States Attorney’s Office in Boston, eventually being hired for a part time position.  Prior to attending law school, Mr. Brady was the owner and manager of commercial property, as well as owning and managing a retail, wholesale service business for more than 20 years.  Patrick is a member of the firm’s landlord/tenant and condominium association practice groups.

V. Douglas Errico

Mr. Errico is a 1979 graduate of Boston University School of Law.  He holds a Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude, from Hamilton College.  Mr. Errico has been involved in real estate and community association law since the early 1980’s, representing developers, associations and real estate interests in the Buffalo, New York area, where he was also a President and Board Member of the Western New York Chapter of Community Associations Institute.  In July, 1985 Mr. Errico returned to New England, continuing his involvement with the Community Associations Institute, by becoming a member of the New England Chapter Board of Directors, serving as President and chairing the Attorneys' Committee.  A member of CAI's National College of Community Association Lawyers, he lectures and writes broadly in the fields of community association law and general real estate practice.

Thomas Moriarty

Mr. Moriarty is a 1992 graduate of Boston College Law School where he was a member of the Jessup International Law Moot Court Team.  He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, cum laude, and was nominated to Phi Beta Kappa.  Mr. Moriarty is a litigation partner and has focused his practice in the area of community associations and land use.  He represents clients in zoning and land use litigation, construction defect and transitional litigation, common area property disputes, phasing and development matters, constitutional liability claims, employment litigation and environmental issues.  Mr. Moriarty’s reported cases include: Daddario v. Cape Cod Commission, 425 Mass. 411 (1997), Town of Milford v. Boyd, 434 Mass. 754 (2001), Cumberland Farms v. Planning Board of Bourne, 56 Mass. App. Ct. 605 (2002), Queler v. Skowron, 438 Mass. 304, 780 N.E.2d 71 (2002) and Marinelli v. Board of Appeals of Stoughton, 440 Mass. 255, 797 N.E.2d 893 (2003).  Mr. Moriarty is admitted to practice law in Massachusetts, as well as New Hampshire and Florida.  He is a member of Community Associations Institute, National Amicus Team, where he has assisted in the drafting of several amicus briefs for the benefit of the Institute including Berish v. Bornstein, 437 Mass. 252 (2002).  Mr. Moriarty is also Chair of the Community Association’s Institute Massachusetts Legislative Action Committee and a past Chair of the Legislative Committee of the American Resort Development Association (“ARDA”) N.E. Chapter.  Mr. Moriarty has lectured on condominium and real estate litigation for Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (“MCLE”) and other organizations, including the Real Estate Bar Association for Massachusetts (“REBA”).