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Banker & Tradesman Publishes “Contractors Violate Building Code While Adhering to Client Requests”

Banker & Tradesman published an article by Lynette Paczkowski discussing implications that a recent Massachusetts Appeals Court ruling holds for contractors. The Appeals Court found a contractor responsible for roof leaking and building code violations resulting from roofing work, despite the fact that the homeowners not only incorrectly described past work on their roof, but also forbade the contractors from testing the roof to prevent a building code violation. In light of this ruling, contractors in Massachusetts should make sure that their contracts contain provisions allowing projects to be left unfinished in the event that property owners make requests conducive to building code violations.

Read a reprint of “Contractors Violate Building Code While Adhering to Client Requests” here.

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Lynette Paczkowski is a pragmatic and trusted advisor with extensive experience advocating for her clients at trial and appellate courts across Massachusetts. Clients rely on her to protect their interests during stressful, challenging times. Lynette’s empathy for her clients’ situations allows her to understand their priorities and concerns and develop a strategy around those goals. She routinely guides and helps individuals navigate prenuptial agreements, divorces, child custody issues, and other domestic relations disputes. With an extensive and varied litigation background, she also counsels and advises clients and appears in Probate & Family Court to represent them in trust disputes, estate administration claims, and related matters. Given her foundation and background in business litigation, construction litigation, and defense of tort-related claims, she is uniquely suited to also represent her clients in Superior Court and Land Court navigating related breach of fiduciary duty claims and property disputes. 

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Lynette Paczkowski

Lynette Paczkowski is a pragmatic and trusted advisor with extensive experience advocating for her clients at trial and appellate courts across Massachusetts. Clients rely on her to protect their interests during stressful, challenging times. Lynette’s empathy for her clients’ situations allows her to understand their priorities and concerns and develop a strategy around those goals. She routinely guides and helps individuals navigate prenuptial agreements, divorces, child custody issues, and other domestic relations disputes. With an extensive and varied litigation background, she also counsels and advises clients and appears in Probate & Family Court to represent them in trust disputes, estate administration claims, and related matters. Given her foundation and background in business litigation, construction litigation, and defense of tort-related claims, she is uniquely suited to also represent her clients in Superior Court and Land Court navigating related breach of fiduciary duty claims and property disputes. 

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