Brian R. Falk

Legal Administrative Assistant Kim E. Keating

508.860.1591
kkeating@mirickoconnell.com

Brian is a partner in the Firm's Public and Municipal Law Group and Real Estate and Environmental Law Group.  Brian also leads Mirick O’Connell’s Cannabis Industry Group.

In his municipal practice, Brian counsels towns, cities, and districts in all areas of municipal law, including home rule, zoning, real estate, elections, finance, taxation, procurement, public construction, and general governance.  Brian advises local officials on compliance with the Open Meeting Law, Public Records Law, and Conflict of Interest Law, and has extensive experience drafting town meeting warrants, bylaws, ordinances, and special legislation.

Brian represents private clients in land use permitting matters.  He regularly appears before municipal boards seeking special permits, variances, licenses, zoning amendments, and other local approvals for large projects and challenging sites.

In 2014, 2015, and 2016, Brian was named a Massachusetts "Rising Star" by Boston magazine and Law & Politics.  Brian previously served on the Milford Zoning Board of Appeals.

Bar & Court Admissions

  • Massachusetts
  • Boston College Law School JD
  • State University of New York at Geneseo BS, cum laude
  • Provides Town Counsel services to eleven Massachusetts communities and provides special counsel and land use counsel services to several towns, cities, and districts.
  • Represents applicants on large projects and complicated sites in Marlborough, Worcester, and communities throughout Massachusetts.
  • Represented a national developer on land use permits for a 276-unit mixed residential/commercial building on a redevelopment site with rail trail access and affordable units.
  • Represented a regional developer to create an overlay zoning district and obtain land use permits for a 950-unit high-end apartment community with 50% open space, nature trails, and affordable units.
  • Represented a regional developer to obtain an overlay zoning amendment and land use permits for a large hospitality, entertainment, and retail center.
  • Represented a hospital to obtain land use permits for a state-of-the-art women's imaging center.
  • Represented boutique developers on land use permits for mixed residential/commercial downtown buildings on redevelopment sites.
  • Represented a large cannabis operator to secure a special permit for a community’s first cannabis retail store.

Publications/Presentations

Professional / Community Affiliations

  • Milford Area Chamber of Commerce, former Board member
  • Massachusetts Municipal Lawyers Association
  • Worcester County Bar Association, Government Relations Committee, Municipal Law Section
  • Massachusetts Bar Association