Donald Pinto, Jr

Don Pinto has over 35 years of experience as a civil litigator with a focus on complex real estate and land use disputes. He handles cases at the trial and appellate levels in the state and federal courts and before administrative agencies. Outside the courtroom Don has successfully resolved many disputes through negotiation, mediation, and arbitration.

Don is also the founder, editor, and one of several authors of Massachusetts Dirt and Development Law, the firm's real estate law blog.

Don represents clients ranging from individuals to Fortune 500 companies that own, buy, sell, and develop real estate, in matters such as: defense of zoning and other permits granted for commercial development; appeals of permit denials including zoning, wetlands, and subdivision control law; disputes over the validity of zoning and other land use regulations; matters involving tidelands and filled tidelands regulated under M.G.L. c.91; real estate title disputes; disputes concerning easements and access rights; adverse possession and prescriptive easement claims; disputes involving affordable housing under M.G.L. c.40B; disputes involving offers to purchase, purchase and sale agreements, options, rights of first refusal, and restrictive covenants; representation of owners, buyers, and sellers of contaminated property; disputes arising out of commercial leases; and damages claims based on trespass, nuisance, and other property-related torts.

Don’s real estate litigation practice includes extensive experience in the Massachusetts Land Court, where he has handled hundreds of cases, and the Massachusetts Appeals Court, where he has handled dozens of appeals.