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Brian A. Lema
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Brian A. Lema

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75 Broad Street, Milford, CT 06460-3363

Zoning Law, Land Use, Real Estate and 1 more

About Brian A. Lema

Brian A. Lema is a partner with Berchem, Moses & Devlin, P.C. He concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial and residential real estate law, commercial financing, municipal law and land use, as well as general business law.

Mr. Lema has acted as counsel to various lenders, financial institutions and developers, as well as municipal zoning and building officials, including the Planning and Zoning Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals and Inland Wetlands Commission for several municipalities on a variety of land use and regulatory issues. Through this practice, Mr. Lema has extensive experience in real estate transactions, complex land title issues, commercial law, land use applications, administrative proceedings and civil appeals of administrative decisions and has lectured on a variety of real estate and land use topics.

He has also served as an elected member of the Board of Alderman for the City of Milford and currently serves on the Chairman of the Board of Finance for the City of Milford.

Published Works

-Major Land Use Laws in Connecticut (Contributing Author), NBI Seminar, 2002

-Land Use Law Update in Connecticut (Contributing Author), NBI Seminar, 2000

-Managing the Residential Real Estate Closing for the Paralegal in Connecticut (Contributing Author), IPE Seminar, 2001

-Commercial Real Estate for Paralegals (Contributing Author), IPE Seminar, 1999

-Residential and Commercial Evictions in Connecticut (Contributing Author), NBI Seminar, 1998

Representative Cases

-Laurel Beach Association v. Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Milford, 66 Conn. 640 (2001)

-Allen-Bradley Co., v. Hartford Electric Supply Co., 250 Conn. 334 (1999)

Professional Associations and Memberships

-City of Milford, Board of Alderman Bar Association, 1998 - 2000

-City of Milford, Board of Finance Bar Association, 2001 - Present

-New Haven County Bar Association, Member

-Connecticut Bar Association, Member

-American Bar Association, Real Property Section, Member

-American Bar Association, Probate and Trust Section, Member

Fraternities/Sororities

-Phi Sigma Alpha.

 

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Areas of Law

  • Real Estate
  • Commercial Law
  • Other 2
    • Zoning Law
    • Land Use

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1990, Connecticut
    1991, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
    Memberships
    New Haven County, Connecticut and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property
    Probate and Trust
    Administrative Law) Bar Associations.
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Georgetown University Law Center
    Class of 1990
    J.D.
    Other Education
    Georgetown University
    Class of 1987
    B.A.
    cum laude

    University of Bristol, Bristol, England, UK

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    Brian A. Lema is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.
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