Cities, towns, districts, and agencies throughout Massachusetts turn to Mirick for objective and pragmatic approaches to public sector legal services. Mirick attorneys understand the unique issues faced by public officials and care about the communities we represent.
Trusted Public Sector Counsel
For over 50 years, Mirick attorneys have served as Town Counsel, Special Counsel, and Labor Counsel for public entities across the Commonwealth. We draw upon a depth of experience to provide responsive and cost-effective legal representation.
Town Counsel and Special Municipal Counsel Services
Mirick attorneys advise towns, cities, and districts in all areas of municipal law:
- Open Meeting Law
- Public Records Law
- Conflict of Interest Law
- Municipal governance
- Home rule
- Town meeting procedure
- Elections
- Zoning and subdivision control
- Environmental matters
- Real estate
- Eminent domain
- Municipal finance
- Taxation
- Special legislation
- Contracts
- School building projects
- Procurement and bidding
- Public construction
- Litigation
Labor Counsel Services
- Public sector collective bargaining
- Family and Medical Leave Act
- Wage and hour laws
- Anti-discrimination laws
- Civil service
Collective Bargaining
In today’s world of labor relations, litigation is an unfortunate reality. At Mirick, we have a successful track record in representing clients before:
- Civil Service Commission
- Department of Labor Relations
- Joint-Labor Management Committee
- Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
- State and federal courts.
In addition, we regularly represent clients at grievance arbitrations.
Industry Insights
- Represent 11 communities as Town Counsel
- Represent dozens of communities as Labor Counsel and Special Counsel
- Massachusetts Municipal Lawyers Association
- Massachusetts Municipal Association