Practice Areas: Land Use & Zoning, Real Estate, Business & Corporate
Licensed in Massachusetts since: 1999
Education: Massachusetts School of Law at Andover
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2024 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2005 - 2007 
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110 Great RoadBedford, MA 01730 Phone: 781-275-7267 Email: Pamela J. Brown Visit website
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Ms. Brown's practice combines her years of experience in land use planning to bring the highest level of attention to zoning & permitting in her representation of clients before municipal boards. Her clients include developers, homeowners, small businesses as well as town planning boards. She is a Fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners, a licensed real estate broker and practices law in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Ms. Brown is a team player and often coordinates other disciplines including engineers, architects, and environmental experts. She advocates for her clients as a negotiator or mediator as appropriate to her clients' needs. Representative work ranges from mixed use development to drafting zoning bylaws and to commercial real estate and corporate formation. Ms. Brown is manging partner at Brown & Brown, PC and its President.
First Admitted: 1999, Massachusetts
Professional Webpage: http://www.brown-brown-pc.com
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Massachusetts Bar Association Property Council, 2006
- General Counsel and Director, Massachusetts Association of Planning Directors, Inc., 2024
Representative Clients:
- Devens Village Green, LLC (developer of mixed residential development at former army base), 2020
- Dillon - Permit mixed use development (18 residential apartments and retail/restaurant) in Depot Park, Bedford. Key redevelopment locus adjacent to bike path, residential and commercial uses., 2023
- CMT Realty Partners (commercial real estate owner/developer), 2020
- JMG Development Corp - land development due diligence, permitting, home sales., 2020
- Towns of Merrimac, Westborough, Fairhaven, Avon, Rehoboth Planning Boards, 2015
- Bernstein Development, LLC - land development due diligence, permitting, home sales., 2020
- Criterion Development Partners (residential, mixed use developer) - due diligence, mixed use and affordable housing permitting., 2018
- Holi Indian Restaurant - lease, business purchase, alcohol licensing, 2020
- ZW Foundation, Inc., Domestic Violence Services, Inc. - non-profit service organization formation and advice, 2020
- Boston Buddha Vararam Temple (religious non-profit)
Transactions:
- Represented purchase of building in tax title and restaurant business in Burlington, purchase at auction and transfer of liquor license for White Coconut Thai Restaurant., 2017
- Represented bank and buyer in Purchase of land at former Ft. Devens from Mass Development for mixed residential development. All construction financing and sale transactions in Planned Residential Development., 2023
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- American Institute of Certified Planners (town planning) 1987-Present, 2024
- New Hampshire Bar 2000-Present, 2024
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Bedford Community Santa Program - incorporation as non-profit and preparation of 1023 application., 2024
- Emerson Hospital Corporator for past 20 +/- years, 2024
- Boy Scout Troop 194 Committee Member and Merit Badge Counsellor 2008-2022, 2022
- Massachusetts Association of Planning Directors, Inc. Director and General Counsel since 1993 or so., 2024
- Bedford Chamber of Commerce, Director since 2010s, 2024
- Bedford Babe Ruth Baseball Softball, Inc.
- Bedford Family Connection, Inc.
- Various churches and temples
- Domestic Violence Services Network, Inc.
- Bedford Center for the Arts
Honors/Awards:
- elected a SuperLawyer for 4th year, SuperLawyers Nomination, Thompson Reuters SuperLawyers, 2023
- Elected to the College of Fellows in 2014., Fellow of the College of American Institute of Certified Planners, American Planning Association, 2024
Educational Background:
- Bedford High School, MA, 1981
- Massachusetts School of Law, 1999
- UMass/Amherst (Master of Regional Planning), 1987
- Middlebury College, VT (environmental/biology; modern art history), 1985
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Guest lecture to graduate class of Architectural Students to discuss the entitlement process., Guest Lecturer, Site Control and Entitlements in Real Estate Development, Boston Architectural Center, Architectural/ Academic, 2023
- Detailed "intro" to the statues and local regulation surrounding municipal permitting., Lecturer, Roles & Responsibilities of Planning and Appeals Boards, Citizen Planner Training Collaborative, Planning And Building Department Staff And Board Members, 2023
- Non-Conforming Uses & Structures, CPTC Annual Conference, Speaker, Non-Conforming Uses & Structures, Municipal Law, 2019
- Southern New England Planning Conference - One of several panel members speaking on current land use law, Speaker, Land Use Law of National Significance, American Planning Association, Municipal Planners, Local Government, 2022
- Introduction to Zoning, Citizens Planner Training Collaborative (CPTC) Annual Conference, Speaker, Introduction to the Zoning Act, 2015
- Special Permits & Variances, CPTC , Speaker, Special Permits & Variances, Citizen, 2022
- How to Hold a Perfect Public Hearing. Citizens Planner Training Collaborative , Speaker, Hold a Perfect Public Hearing, 2017
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- Inducted to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Certified Planners, 2014
- Top Ten Lawyers - Women’s Business Boston, 2007
Industry Groups:
- Land Use Planning
- Municipal
- Real Estate Negotiation
- Small Business
- Zoning
Office location for Pamela J. Brown
110 Great Road
Bedford, MA 01730
Selections
5 Years Super Lawyers
3 Years Rising Stars
- Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2024
- Rising Stars: 2005 - 2007