Philip B. Posner (click here to email Phil)

Phil has over 20 years of experience in business, estate planning, real estate, land use, municipal, and environmental law. He represents numerous institutional lenders as well as owners, buyers, sellers, landlords and tenants of commercial and residential properties in all types of transactional and litigation matters. His practice also includes representaxtion of clients before municipal and state regulatory and administrative agencies, as well as all courts in the Commonwealth. Phil also represents small businesses and their principals in business, probate and estate planning matters.

Phil has complemented his practice by serving as a consultant to various companies including the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, AT&T Wireless Services, General Dynamics Corporation and Nextel Corporation. He also is a past member of the Department of Environmental Protection Title 5 Regulatory Review Committee and is legal counsel to Congregation Beth El of the Sudbury River Valley.

Representative Experience

Successfully represented the City of Lawrence Community Development Department and Redevelopment Authority in connection with obtaining zoning, wetlands, and legislative approval for the development of a light industrial park along the Merrimack River.
Established and served as counsel to the City of Lawrence Small Business Revolving Loan fund, which provided loans, lines of credit and microloans to entrepreneurs and expanding businesses in the City of Lawrence.

Represented numerous real estate developers and property owners in connection with the permitting and development of real estate subdivisions and commercial use projects.

Obtained favorable results for property owners and other stakeholders in land use and real estate litigation throughout Massachusetts, including prosecution of zoning, wetlands and planning board appeals in Superior, Probate and Land Court.

Professional Associations

Former Director and Current Member, Real Estate Bar Association of Massachusetts

Member, Citizens Housing and Planning Association