Christopher Tolley
Board of Governors, Mill Corner COndominium Association
Meeting Your Business And Personal Legal Needs
Your needs are our needs. Your goals are our goals. We strive to provide our clients the best representation we can, employing rigorous legal analysis and considerable experience to develop client relationships where we consistently deliver success. From common to complex legal issues we seek solutions that are creative, inventive, even counter-intuitive – but always practical.
Our areas of practice include:
Debt Collection Regulation - Federal and Massachusetts
Construction Supplier Litigation
Real estate transactions – buying, selling, mortgages title issues, title insurance
Commercial and Consumer Collections
Commercial And Consumer Mortgage Foreclosures
Personal injury
Chapter 7 and 13 for Individuals and Small Businesses
Bankruptcy and creditors’ rights litigation
Focus and Determination
We are diligent and proactive, thorough and meticulous. We expends the time and resources necessary to fully address our clients’ needs. As a small office, we give our clients’ matters personal attention.
Collaboration and Litigation
We have the experience and judgment to employ negotiation, collaboration and strategic concession as needed, as well as the flexibility to abandon either friendly or hostile approaches to meet evolving needs.
Keeping You Informed
You are our partner and employer. Your understanding of what we are doing and why is critical to our success. We keep you informed so you can advise us on whether we are performing according to your goals, needs and wants. We are always here to answer questions.
Part of a Team
The Phillips & Angley culture of mutual support and collaboration means I and my clients can call on the additional wealth of experience and acumen of my colleagues.
Please call me at 617-367-8787 or email at ctolley@phillips-angley.com to learn more.
Phillips & Angley
1 Washington St. Suite 7A
Boston, MA 02108
YOUR GOALS ARE OUR GOALS. YOUR NEEDS ARE OUR NEEDS.
- Suffolk University Law School
- J.D. (1986)
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- Bowdoin College
- B.A. (1981)
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- Board of Governors, Mill Corner COndominium Association
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- Town of Acton Planning Board, Former Chairman, Former Member
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- American Bar Association
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- Real Estate Bar Association
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- Massachusetts State Bar # 548180
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- Massachusetts
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- 1st Circuit
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Free Consultation
Initial consultation and discussion of your legal matter is free. - Contingent Fees
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
I work almost exclusively on an hourly basis. For certain matters I accept flat fees. I accept contingent fees only after consultation and investigation.
- Consumer Law
- Class Action, Lemon Law
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Collections
- Bankruptcy
- Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Debt Relief
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- English: Spoken, Written
- Q. I am a real estate investor that has started to participated in bank listed auctions.
- A: Eviction of former owners is handled differently from eviction of tenants. Former owners are tenants at sufferance not entitled to notice to evict but common sense dictates they be given a reasonable amount of time to leave. I do not usually give thirty days notice but it is not unreasonable. You may or may not get a trial within thirty days after the expiration of your 30 day notice to quit. Yes, the former owner always has a right to appeal and that can extend the time during which the former owner remains in the property. I suggest you go to Masslandlords.net: https://masslandlords.net/ and a consumer website, MassLegalHelp https://www.masslegalhelp.org/housing/lt1-chapter-18-foreclosures to get the latest on evictions in Massachusetts with COVID and eviction moratorium information. I would be interested to know what your experience has been or will be with sales you attend with the public gathering restrictions, social distance requirements, and the possibility that a sale during the COVID emergency might be 'chilled' because bidders are reluctant to attend due to COVID fears.
- Q. Hi, I like know about consumer law. I want to know about my rights.
- A: You may be entitled to relief under the Massachusetts Lemon Law. I suggest you review the requirements here: https://www.mass.gov/guides/guide-to-used-vehicle-warranty-law. You should also visit: https://www.mass.gov/service-details/consumer-services-at-the-attorney-generals-officer The dealer has to have given you a warranty (I assume this is a used The issues are did the dealer violate the used car warranty (I assume the car is used) when it charged you for the initial repairs for the brakes, tires and BSD, was the warranty still in effect when they performed those repairs, are those repairs, as well as the need for a new bumper, covered by the warranty. Can you find a used bumper or get one online more cheaply? Dealers tend to sell OEM parts which are more expensive. If all else fails, you can always sue in small claims court. See if the court clerk will help you fill out the form and explain why you were treated unfairly and how much money you are entitled to.
- Q. If I own two properties that abuts a paper road do I have more rights then my Neigbor?
- A: Under the derelict fee statute, G.L. c. 183, s. 58, title to property abutting a way carries with it either (i) ownership to the midpoint of the way, when the grantor retains land on the other side of the same; or (ii) ownership of the entire width of the way, when the grantor does not own land on the other side of the same. Here is a link to a blog post by one of my colleagues that explains further: https://www.phillips-angley.com/blog/2014/08/derelict-fee-statute-basics/ I strongly suggest you review any letters from the attorney stating the basis for the rights your neighbor asserts. Then I would retain the services of your own attorney to obtain an opinion on your rights and duties. Feel free to call my colleague Jeff Angley, his contact information is at the link above.