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Firm Overview
The law firm of Noble & Wickersham offers legal advice from attorneys who have national expertise in design and construction, environmental and land use law, and dispute resolution. We serve public and private clients, large and small, locally as well as nationally. |
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Noble & Wickersham clients are primarily architects, developers, construction managers, universities and other non-profits, government agencies, and others involved in construction and development projects. |
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We help clients solve tough problems—contracts, permits, government regulations, disputes—cost effectively, creatively, and pragmatically. |
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We save clients time and money by helping them anticipate and avoid problems. |
| Our talents and expertise in our areas of concentration—design and construction law, environmental and land use law, and dispute resolution—provide our clients with a uniquely effective set of services. |
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The knowledge and experience of our attorneys in design and construction law is especially strong. We represent many leading architects and other design professionals, nationally and internationally. |
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We help each client successfully navigate complex environmental and land use laws, drawing both on our legal experience as government regulators and private advocates and on our business experience in design, planning, and construction. |
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Our abilities to prevent and resolve disputes have been recognized as exceptional. |
| Noble & Wickersham lawyers are committed to providing friendly yet professional and timely services, without the overhead, stuffiness, or billing practices of big law firms. |
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We care about our clients and their long-term interests as well as short-term goals. |
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When clients have needs in areas such as tax or estate planning, we meet those needs cost-effectively by coordinating with experts with whom we have established relationships. |
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We offer refreshingly reasonable rates. |
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Noble & Wickersham Lawyers:
Chris Noble has 30 years of legal experience representing architects and designers nationally and internationally. Chris, a graduate of Yale Law School, was a partner at Hill & Barlow where he chaired the Construction Law Practice Group before founding Noble & Wickersham. ( Click here for full bio).
Jay Wickersham, FAIA, has worked in all areas of design and development, as Assistant Secretary of Environmental Affairs for Massachusetts, as a private lawyer, and as an architect and land use planner. Jay holds both law and architecture degrees from Harvard. ( Click here for full bio).
Julie Taylor was in-house counsel for a major national construction company for nine years and worked for the US Environmental Protection Agency for five years. She was in private practice after her graduation from Harvard Law School. ( Click here for full bio).
Carl Sapers, widely regarded as the dean of design and construction law, was a long-time partner at Hill & Barlow and general counsel of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. ( Click here for full bio).
Bennet Heart joined Noble & Wickersham in 2007 after serving as General Counsel for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs. Bennet, a graduate of George Washington University Law School, brings broad experience in environmental and land use law to his practice. ( Click here for full bio).
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Contact us:
| Chris Noble |
617-491-9814 |
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| Jay Wickersham |
617-491-9815 |
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| Julie Taylor |
617-491-9816 |
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| Bennet Heart |
617-491-9820 |
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