North Adams Native Returns to Join Pittsfield Law Firm

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Smith, Green & Gold has welcomed Allyson Holmes as a new associate attorney to the firm.

Holmes, who joined the firm this June, concentrates her practice in the areas of estate planning, estate administration, elder law and residential and commercial real estate transactions.

Before joining Smith, Green & Gold, she represented the city of Boston on various matters related to municipal law ranging from drafting and reviewing contracts, city ordinances, state legislation, license and intergovernmental agreements for city departments, procurement issues to litigating matters relating to zoning and land use  issues, construction disputes and appeals of city administrative decisions.

Holmes enjoys the challenge of assessing the issues related to a particular matter and advising her clients on the most effective means to accomplish each client’s goal.



She graduated from Williams College with a bachelor’s degree in history and political science.  She received her law degree from Suffolk University Law School in 2013 and has been admitted to practice law in Massachusetts since 2013.

Holmes is a native of North Adams and has returned home after living in Boston for nine years. She has returned to be closer to family and re-establish roots for the future. She is looking forward to getting involved again in the community where she grew up.

Smith, Green & Gold, LLP is a five lawyer firm with offices at 75 North Street in Pittsfield.  The firm’s lawyers concentrate in business and corporate law, land use planning, real estate, nonprofit law, estate planning and estate administration.


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Dalton Pushes for Capital Funding in Charter Contract

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — The Cable Advisory Commission presented its pressing needs for local cable access to a Charter Communications representative, with hopes they will be included in the cable company's draft license.
 
The town's attorney on the issue, William Solomon, advocated for negotiating on the biggest issues first, specifically capital funding, but noted that there has been an impasse for other towns for which he has negotiated contracts.
 
"Nowadays, I think they're telling people they don't give any capital," Solomon said before the presentation portion of the meeting.
 
The commission presented its 13-page cable ascertainment to Nancy Clark, Charter Communications director of government affairs, during its meeting on Monday. Clark participated via Zoom. 
 
The station manager Michael Sinopoli collaborated with consultant Eric Dresser to produce the document, which goes into detail about the station's mission and vision, examples of current programming, one-year metrics, strategic priorities, letters of support, needs, and challenges.
 
More on the station's needs here
 
The town expects that some compromises are possible on various sections. However, Solomon recommended that Charter first respond with its perspective on addressing the major issues. Once those are discussed, Charter can introduce additional topics as it sees fit, allowing for a more focused and productive negotiation process, he said.
 
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