Rudolph Friedmann is pleased to announce that eight of the firm’s attorneys have been selected for inclusion on the 2025 Massachusetts Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. Each year, Super Lawyers recognizes the top attorneys in each state through a rigorous selection process that includes peer nominations, independent research, and professional evaluations. Only 5% of […]
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Clients often ask if they should put their real property into a trust. The answer is complicated. It depends on whether the client has an existing estate plan, the purpose of the trust, and whether the property is their primary residence, vacation home, or a business venture. The benefits of putting real property into a […]
Rudolph Friedmann LLP is pleased to announce that three of its lawyers have received recognition in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Best Lawyers® is widely regarded as a trusted guide to legal excellence, honoring the top five percent of attorneys in the United States through a comprehensive, peer-driven selection process. Recognized […]
Property owners have the right, according Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 183A, to deed their property into a condominium form of ownership structure. By doing so, the property owner creates separate and distinct units of its property, which units may be transferred and owned by separate and distinct owners. Each owner of a unit would also […]
Jon Friedmann obtained a favorable verdict from the Massachusetts Superior Court after a three-day jury-waived trial in a real estate dispute over a property on Martha’s Vineyard. Jon represented the sellers in a case involving buyers who alleged multiple claims, including breach of contract and misrepresentation, stemming from a real estate purchase and sales agreement. […]
A Massachusetts court recently decided a case involving a commercial lease agreement dispute, which determined that a landlord’s alleged breach does not justify the tenant’s decision to stop paying rent. In this case, the landlord sued its tenant arguing the tenant had no right to terminate its lease or withhold rent. The court agreed with […]
A selling party owned two adjacent oceanfront homes in a scenic community in Massachusetts. The sellers intended to continue to own and use one of the homes and planned to sell the other. Importantly, the two homes shared a private beach. To preserve the peace and quiet the sellers enjoyed on the shared private beach, […]
During the COVID pandemic, the Massachusetts Legislature passed a law allowing for Remote Online Notarizations (“RON”). By doing so, real estate transactions could continue even though in-person meetings were discouraged, and the Registries of Deeds were closed to the public. The COVID-era process was tedious. Physical documents needed to be delivered to the signer. Then, […]
Rudolph Friedmann LLP is pleased to announce that three of its lawyers have received recognition in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers in America© and one attorney has been named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America list. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the […]
In the dynamic world of real estate transactions, exclusivity agreements play a pivotal role in securing deals and protecting the interests of brokers and their clients. These agreements, often entered into between a broker and a prospective buyer or seller, grant exclusive rights to the broker to represent the client in a specific transaction or […]
