Defending Your Castle

*Originally published in Forbes & Fortune

Deep industry experience makes Calabrese Law Associates Boston’s premier real estate and construction law firm.

Whether a condominium or a single-family private residence, your home is your castle. Guarding Bostonians’ property rights is Calabrese Law Associates.

Founded and led by managing attorney Peter Calabrese, Calabrese Law Associates is the go-to firm for property owners as well as general contractors and subcontractors. A Massachusetts School of Law alumnus, Calabrese represents clients at the municipal, state, and federal levels and is a Three Best Rated® real estate lawyer in Boston, an honor he has held for several consecutive years through to present day. He was also named by Boston Magazine as a Top Lawyer in Construction in 2022.

“Massachusetts real estate and construction laws are extremely complex, making resolving disputes challenging,” says Calabrese, who oversees a team of adept lawyers with a wide variety of backgrounds in the field.

Conquering Condo Conflicts

Calabrese Law Associates’ expertise makes it the firm of choice for condominium unit owners, especially those living in small spaces with no property managers.

“While small condos offer a quieter, more intimate living environment than large high rises, unit owners are required to work together as co-owners of a shared house. As a group, they must negotiate purchases and contracts with service providers directly,” explains Calabrese, who has over a decade of experience dealing with the rights of unit owners and the nuances of the state’s condominium laws.

Calabrese routinely represents unit owners seeking to compel a fellow owner to repair damages or pay their portion of necessary improvements and maintenance of common areas. A seasoned litigator, he also has a remarkable record of success at the negotiation table or in the courtroom, handling legal disputes involving condominium associations, property managers, insurance companies, or other unit owners’ insurance companies as well as filing mechanical liens for contractors when they are not paid for construction labor or materials.

Beyond multiunit residences, Calabrese Law Associates is a powerful advocate for single-family homeowners, representing clients-both plaintiffs and defendants- in a broad range of legal matters, including cases involving damages, fraud, breach of contract, and disputes over boundary lines, easement, and land use.

Building Better Business

With the firm’s vetted experience in real estate and construction law, Calabrese has strategically partnered with general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, lenders, construction managers, architects, engineers, and developers, among others. His five-department structure (business law, construction law, government and regulatory practice, real estate law, and litigation) coordinates legal services throughout a business’ entire life cycle.

In addition to working with Calabrese, each client benefits from access to a team of collaborative attorneys. “Our team approach allows us to give clients the exact level of service they need, when they need it,” says Calabrese. “The result is an effective and highly efficient level of service without excessive legal fees.”

While litigation is a specialty, Calabrese is especially valued as general counsel. He combines exhaustive due diligence, experience in the law and business operations, and creative thinking to help clients avoid costly disruptions, minimize unnecessary delays, mitigate risks, and comply with zoning requirements.

“We believe client service is more than providing first-rate legal assistance,” he concludes. “Our objective is to be a trusted partner our clients can relay upon now and in the future.”