Christopher Senie

Christopher Senie has practiced in the field of land use and land litigation for over 25 years, and is licensed to practice law in the State of Connecticut as well as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Mr. Senie graduated from Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1976 and the University of Bridgeport School of Law in Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1981.

Mr. Senie has represented condominium developers, commercial building owners, neighborhood groups and private property owners in numerous land use matters. He has extensive experience appearing before lay boards such as Planning Boards, Zoning Boards of Appeals and Conservation Commissions. His practice centers on a theory that he describes as “winning at town hall,” by which he means that clients must first be expertly guided by their attorney through the local approvals process before any litigation is contemplated.

While developing his zoning and land litigation expertise, Mr. Senie has been an active participant in many community organizations. He has served on a number of town boards and committees over the years in his hometown of Westborough, MA including the Master Plan Advisory Committee, the Housing Partnership, the Government Study Committee, and the Local Cable TV Board of Directors. In the 1980s, he won recognition for his role in promoting better understanding between the Soviet Union and the U.S. as the organizer of a project known as Bike For Peace, and later became the General Manager of a real estate venture in Russia.

Lauren Fotos

Lauren Fotos is licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. She specializes in the areas of zoning and land use litigation. Ms. Fotos graduated from Boston College in 1985 and Western New England College School of Law in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1994.

Ms. Fotos began her professional life in the banking industry working first for Morgan Guaranty Trust Company in New York City and then for Fleet Bank, N.A., in Hartford, CT. After obtaining her law degree, she represented clients in residential real estate closings and performed title examinations. She later shifted her focus to zoning and land use matters. She has represented individual property owners, commercial property owners and larger neighborhood groups before town boards. She has trial experience in the District Court, Superior Court and Appeals Court of Massachusetts.