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Amy Babcock Collins

Amy Babcock Collins

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4.3 / 5

4.3

18 Reviews

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Pros

Highly knowledgeable and responsive attorneys who excel in real estate and condo law

“Rob Anctil and his team are top notch and know condo law. They recently did a set of docs for me for ”

Excellent client service and communication

“I would highly recommend this firm, everyone in the office is very friendly and helpful and most importantly they are very responsive to phone calls and/or emails.”

Attorneys are able to successfully resolve complex legal issues

“Scott and his team did such a great job preparing our case for the court that two weeks prior to trial we ended up accepting a settlement offer from the abutting neighbor that we could not refuse.”

Cons

May not be willing to take on individual clients, only associations

“be aware that they only tend to take on clients that are associations, not individuals.”

Some attorneys may show lack of interest or effort in certain cases

“He gave very little effort or interest to want to take me on or help me. I was kind of taken aback with how unhelpful and uninterested he was and we spoke for less than 10 minutes!”

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18 Feb, 2024 by Tim newell

Prior to a litigation within a condo association in which settlement should have been immediate, they escalated the matter, which was not in the best interest for those that they are supposed to represent. Note that Perkins office was the retained attorney for Fuller Farms Condo Association in Lowell, MA. The facts of the matter were. 1) Two unit owners were denied access to the financial books. His office was made aware of our multiple email requests. Condo by-laws and MA laws dictate that all unit owners are allowed to inspect the "books, for the purpose of an audit. 2) We were denied access because the treasury was depleted because of poor management. There was misappropriation of funds as some supporters of management received upgrades and installations, including $10,000 for windows. The was approximately a $45, 000 shortfall in condo fee arrears. Some owners were able to sell there condo and move owing thousands of dollars in condo fees. 3) There was a further shortfall because of late fees due to unpaid water and tax bills and vendors were paid above industry standards. 4) The property manager had complete control over the bank accounts and accounting software. The QuickBooks software was in his name, his personal information was connected to FFCA bank accounts. This is illegal. 5) Perkins chose to allow a rogue property manager and trustees to retain his counsel, knowingly and willfully that they were not operating in accordance with the law. They were not certified trustees and the property manager was never voted to be hired and he carried no insurance. They do not have the authority to enter into an agreement with Perkins at the expense of FFCA. Perkins chose to allow this. 6) Perkins allowed these individuals to hire him for the purpose of withholding the books and for incumbent protection. 7) Stalling and Intimidation tactics were inflicted upon me. I received letters from Perkins that stated, " this office represents the board of trustees and it is understood that the board through its managing agent has provided you with all requested documents with the exception of a few outstanding invoices." Shortly after I politely notified his office via email and wrote that I received nothing. I submitted further request to the board to access the books. Immediately after I received a demand letter to cease & desist. This is unlawful as it could not be justified. 8) I retained council and shortly after Perkins released 90 pages of financial records. 9) After 6 months of hardship and FFCA payments totaling $35,000 to Perkins, his office chose to reassign the litigation to the associations insurance company. The board had new legal counsel. During the tenure of new counsel, every bank statement was provided through a subpoena. Two out of seven board members resigned, including the treasurer. After 30 months of unnecessary litigation, the property manager resigned to avoid consequences of trial. Perkins did a lot of harm to FFCA. They allowed this matter to escalate into an action for injunctive relief against that former board of trustees and property manager.