Many of Dain Torpy’s associates heard from Heading Home‘s Director of Major Gifts, Joseph Gravellese, about Heading Home’s incredible work in our community. Then they packed hygiene kits for Heading Home’s residents. Dain Torpy is delighted to support such an outstanding organization!
Cantata Singers is a Boston-based chorus and orchestra inspired by the musical genius of Johann Sebastian Bach. Their education program teaches songwriting and choral singing to underserved Boston schoolchildren, guided by the belief that all children deserve the means to express their creative voices. Susan Murphy is on the Board of Trustees and has provided pro bono legal representation on real estate lease and contract matters for the Cantata Singers
Dan Dain presenting as part of the BBA visit to the Land Court program for students and new lawyers.
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