Schofield Donnelly

We are pleased to share that our Managing Partner, Tim Schofield, was published in Banker and Tradesman concerning pending state legislation that would make it easier to develop more housing and which would create more statewide mandates.  The full article is quoted below: The Housing Crisis is Urgent and Statewide. The Solutions Should be Too. […]

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We are pleased to share that our Managing Partner, Tim Schofield, was published in the Boston Business Journal concerning ongoing changes in the Boston real estate market.  The full article is quoted below: “It just doesn’t pencil out.”  No, it just doesn’t pencil out for you. Those of us in the real estate industry have […]

We are pleased to share that our Managing Partner, Tim Schofield, was published in the Boston Real Estate Times concerning recent important changes to the Massachusetts Zoning Act. As Tim explains in the article: “The changes, which took effect immediately, dramatically alter the existing law and create new opportunities for owners and developers by increasing […]

We’re proud to share that our Managing Partner, Tim Schofield was featured in the New England Real Estate Journal (NEREJ) 2026 Mid-Year Review Industry Pulse. In the feature, Tim discusses how our firm’s agility, entrepreneurial mindset, and commitment to exceptional client service continue to create opportunities for both the firm and its clients. Thank you […]

Our Managing Partner, 𝗧𝗶𝗺 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱, was interviewed and quoted in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly for his analysis of a recent Appeals Court decision addressing several important legal issues. As Tim noted: “𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧, 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝. 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙚𝙨, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙚𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙫𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩 […]

Effective June 1, 2026, the Massachusetts Housing Court implements new procedures governing when court events will occur remotely, in person, or in a hybrid format. The new rule, Housing Court Standing Order 1-26: In-Person and Remote Court Hearings, replaces the temporary pandemic-era remote hearing framework and formally establishes a long-term hybrid court model for Housing […]

Massachusetts continues to push aggressively to address its housing shortage, and one of the state’s primary incentive-based programs is expanding. On April 13, 2026, the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (“EOHLC”) designated 29 additional municipalities as “Housing Choice Communities,” bringing the statewide total to 92 communities — including 27 designated as “Rural and […]

A recent Essex Superior Court decision offers an important reminder to Massachusetts real estate litigators: courts will not dissolve a lis pendens simply because a defendant disputes the facts. In SRO Development LLC v. 46 Seagrass LLC, the court allowed a buyer’s lis pendens to remain in place after the seller allegedly reduced the size […]

Two federal lawsuits pending in Boston are challenging a practice that has long operated in the background of Massachusetts summary process cases: the assessment of landlord legal fees before a case proceeds to judgment and before a judge reviews those fees. The cases, filed against AvalonBay Communities and Greystar, ask a federal court to determine […]