Mahoney, Tora

Stephen provides advice and counsel to clients in various areas of municipal law, including public bidding and procurement, the designer selection law, public construction, contracts, zoning, subdivision control law, eminent domain, the creation or discontinuance of public ways and the state's conflict of interest law. He represents owners, both public and private, in preparing, reviewing and amending agreements for architect's services, engineering services and contracts for construction of medium-size and large-scale projects.He also appears regularly on behalf of clients before local planning boards, zoning boards of appeals and conservation commissions. He represents companies in applying for and obtaining Tax Increment Financing Agreements. Stephen serves as co-chair of the Worcester County Bar Association's Municipal Law Section.

Representative Matters

• Served as town counsel, special town counsel or deputy town counsel for four towns, two water districts and two school departments
• Reviewed and revised contracts for design and architectural services and for construction on behalf of owners and developers
• Represented two Massachusetts public charter schools relative to significant school construction projects
• Represents a national bank in negotiating, preparing and reviewing agreements for design services and contracts for construction for various branches throughout the northeast
• Represented a local college in obtaining zoning approvals and permits for the construction of a new residence hall and parking garage