MSK is proud to support African Lions, F.C., a soccer club formed by the Somali United Community Council. We wish these young men the best of success.
New water supply regulation
Effective January 1, 2013, sellers of property not served by a public water system will be required to disclose information about the potential health effects of contaminated water and the availability of test kits. More information can be obtained from the Vermont Department of Health website.
Lake Champlain Bluegrass Festival
In re Lake Champlain Bluegrass Festival Jurisdictional Opinion (#6-007; recon.) 204-11-10 (January 3, 2012) MSK was successful in obtaining a ruling from the Vermont Environmental Court that the Champlain Valley Bluegrass Festival did not require an Act 250 permit. The case focuses on issues relating to the triggering of jurisdiction by the construction of improvements and […]
Musty Permit
In re: Musty Permit, 2011-290 (June 8, 2012) MSK successfully represented a client in both the Superior Court and Supreme Court regarding an appeal of a building permit for a new home on a new subdivided lot where the appeal was primarily based upon claimed defects in the subdivision process.
Verizon Wireless Barton Act 250 Permit
In re: Verizon Wireless Barton Act 250 Permit, 2011-204 (May 1, 2012) MSK successfully represented Verizon Wireless in opposing the appeal by a neighbor of the Vermont Land Use (Act 250) permit for a wireless telecommunications facility in Barton, Vermont. That proposed facility consists of a 107-foot tall monopole tower disguised as a pine tree along with accompanying […]
MSK Announcements
We are pleased to announce that Elizabeth Drake and Hans Huessy have become of counsel to MSK. Elizabeth’s areas of practice include commercial transactions, financing and commercial real estate. Hans’ areas of practice include commercial litigation, energy and utilities, environmental law, land use regulation, property tax litigation and renewable energy.
Liam Murphy – Land Use & Zoning Lawyer of the Year 2012
Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named Liam L. Murphy as the “Burlington Best Lawyers Land Use & Zoning Law Lawyer of the Year” for 2012.
Liam Murphy has been elected to the Board of Trustees of Goddard College
Liam Murphy has been elected to the Board of Trustees of Goddard College. Goddard is a small college in rural Vermont for plain living and hard thinking. Founded in 1863, Goddard is recognized for innovation in education. Its mission is to advance the theory and practice of learning by undertaking new experiments based upon the […]
