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Dain Torpy attorneys Michael McDermott and Kate Moran Carter recently won asylum for their client in a removal hearing before the United States Immigration Court. Their client, a Ugandan refugee, fled to the United States last year after being publicly outed by the media on account of his sexual orientation and having endured repeated attacks on his home by vigilante mobs. The Immigration Judge granted the client’s application for asylum on the grounds that a well-founded fear of future persecution on account of sexual orientation had been established

After years of research and dedication by its members, All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church of Braintree, Massachusetts, was recently honored with a listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Along the way, the Church applied for and was granted Community Preservation funds from the Town of Braintree for repair of portions of the Church’s unique stone exterior. In order to receive the CPA funds, the Church was required to grant an Historic Preservation Restriction to the Town subject to the approval of the Massachusetts Historical Commission. Attorney Susan Murphy of Dain Torpy provided pro bono assistance to the Church in its preparation and negotiation of the Restriction. While such Historic Preservation Restrictions start with a standard form, each must be tailored to the historic aspects of the property. In addition, to address the structure’s religious purpose, the Restriction had to be modified so that the restrictions did not interfere with the Church’s Constitutional rights to free exercise of religion. With the cooperation of the Town, the Church, with Attorney Murphy’s assistance, was able to secure the funding necessary to preserve this beautiful and historic structure in a manner consistent with its mission. READ MORE

As a firm Dain Torpy decorated a support home for homeless women in Cambridge for the holidays.

Dain Torpy is a proud sponsor of this year’s annual Passport to Pairings event put on by the Boston Bar Foundation. The annual event welcomes hundreds of area attorneys, law students, and summer associates for a food-filled evening to support the Public Service programs of the BBA.

Kate Moran Carter assisted Urbanity Dance in moving to their new location at 1180 Washington Street in the South End. Ms. Carter assisted Urbanity in negotiating with the City of Boston and the Trustees of the mixed-use condominium in which Urbanity’s space is now located, renegotiating the terms of Urbanity’s lease, and addressing construction-related issues stemming from Urbanity’s build-out in the new space. See more about Urbanity Dance’s move and their mission to grant access to dance and art to all in the article published by Boston.com: Urbanity Dance Builds Community Through Movement