Davis, Malm & D'Agostine P.C. Attorneys at Law - Boston Law Firm: Paul L. Feldman

Practice Focus and Experience

Paul Feldman practices in the Environmental Law Group, the Land Use and Real Estate Group, the Business Group, and the Litigation Group. He is a member of the Executive Committee and serves as President of the firm.

Paul’s real estate practice involves all aspects of real estate work, including acquisition, leasing, permitting, and financing work. He represents several active and substantial real estate developers, and handles transactions in many parts of the country. He appears before municipal boards and state agencies as well as before all levels of the Massachusetts state court system.

Paul’s environmental practice focuses on contamination matters, wetlands permitting, waterways licenses and MEPA. He has represented Fortune 100 companies in connection with several Federal Superfund sites and many smaller businesses with Chapter 21E matters. His practice involves governmental enforcement actions, regulatory compliance matters, and cost recovery litigation.

Representative Matters

Represented buyer in a $100,000,000 deal involving the purchase of 28 acres of vacant land and financing of a 400,000 square foot retail/office development in Gilbert, Arizona.
Represented buyer in a $55,000,000 deal involving the purchase of 45 acres of vacant land in Phoenix, AZ that will be developed in multiple phases and for multiple uses.
Obtained a Comprehensive Permit (Affordable Housing) for many residential developments, including a 250-unit condominium development, 240-unit apartment development, and 88-unit single family home community.
Represented sellers and buyers in many real estate transactions, including the sale of a three office building portfolio for $45,025,000, and the purchase of over $31,000,000 of replacement properties regarding Section 1031 exchanges.

Representative Reported Cases

John G. Danielson, Inc. v. Winchester-Conant Properties, Inc., 322 F. 3rd 26 (1st Cir. 2003) - Procured the reversal of judgment and remand for new trial in Federal Copyright case brought by architect against developer client. Read more.
Striar v. American Medical International, Inc., 45 Mass. App. Ct. 87 (1998) - Obtained a breach of contract judgment for client who was one of several sellers of two hospitals sold to a national hospital chain. Read more.
Berkshire Power Development v. Agawam, 43 Mass. App. Ct. 828 (1997) - Successfully represented clients in opposing the construction of a power plant. After being denied approval at the local level, the developer appealed and argued that it never needed the permit which it had applied for. This case established that the ability to raise new issues on appeal was limited to the issues raised before a local board.

Professional

Distinctions: Peer review "AV" rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest bestowed rating; Massachusetts Super Lawyer, 2005, 2006, 2007.
Admitted: Massachusetts; United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts; United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
Member: Massachusetts Bar Association; Boston Bar Association.

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