Zoning & Land Use on Cape Cod
 

 


26 Upper County Road
P. O. Box 67
Dennisport, MA 02639

Tel: (508) 398-2221
Fax: (508) 398-1568
 

REBA

Our Attorneys

Andrew L. Singer, Esq.

Andrew L. Singer has been representing clients on Cape Cod since 1996.  Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Mr. Singer was raised and educated on Cape Cod.

A Phi Beta Kappa and Honors graduate of Vassar College (B. A. in Asian Studies in 1988), he studied at Beijing University from 1986 to 1987.  He was a teaching assistant and received his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center (J.D. 1994).  He is admitted to the Oregon State Bar (1994) where he worked for the State Legislature and Secretary of State drafting legislation and administrative rules.  He is admitted to the Massachusetts State Bar (1996). 

Andrew Singer is a member of the Barnstable County Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association and Oregon State Bar Association.  He speaks Chinese (Mandarin).

Andrew Singer serves on the Boards of the following business and community organizations:

  • Trustee – Cape Cod Museum of Art, 2002-Present, Clerk 2003-Present
  • Director – Duffy Health Center, 2002-Present, Clerk 6/2004-Present
  • Trustee – The Laurel School, 8/2001-Present, President 1/2004-Present

Andrew Singer formerly served as a Director on the Board of the Dennis Chamber of Commerce, 1998-2004.

Jonathon D. Idman, Esq.
Associate

Jon was raised and educated on Cape Cod and resides with his wife Sarah and two children in Harwich, Massachusetts.

He is a graduate of Boston University (B.A., cum laude with distinction, philosophy and comparative religion, 1994), and Penn State University, the Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 2004). During law school, he received the CALI award for the highest grade in his Environmental Law class.

Jon has practiced in the field of zoning and land use law on Cape Cod since his admission to the Massachusetts State Bar in 2005. He is a member of the Barnstable County and Massachusetts Bar Associations, the Boston University Alumni Club of Cape Cod and the Islands, the Penn State Alumni Association, the Harwich/Dennis Rotary Club and the Board of Directors of the Dennis Chamber of Commerce.

Before attending law school, clerking and practicing as an attorney, Jon was a residential carpenter and remodeler in Washington State.

Jon formerly served as a member of the Town of Harwich Planning Board.

Myer R. Singer, Esq.
Of Counsel

Myer R. Singer, founding partner, has been representing clients on Cape Cod for more than 40 years.  Born in Everett and raised in Malden, Massachusetts, Mr. Singer has lived and practiced on Cape Cod since 1965.

An Honors graduate of Boston University (B.S. in Business Administration., 1960), he received his law degree from Boston University School of Law (LL.B, 1963).  He is admitted to the Massachusetts Bar (1963). He is a member of the Barnstable County Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association and American Bar Association.     

He has testified as an expert witness in Eminent Domain/Land Damage cases.

Myer Singer is Peer Review “AV” rated by Martindale - Hubbell, the highest rating.

Myer Singer serves on the Boards of the following business and community organizations:                                 

  • The Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank – Corporator (1977- present); Trustee (1980-present) and Member of the Board of Investment (1989 - present)  
  • Trustee – Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, Vice Chairman 2003-Present
  • Trustee and Member of the Executive Committee of the Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank Charitable Foundation Trust (2007 - present)
  • Member of the Workforce Housing Zoning Subcommittee of the Cape Cod Business Roundtable (2006 - present)
  • Former President, Legal Services for Cape Cod and Islands Inc.
  • Former Member of the Yarmouth Zoning Board of Appeals (1980-1986)        

Myer Singer's publications include: Everything You Need to Know About the Cape Cod Commission Act (90-19.63), MCLE Handbook, Co-author, 1990 and Condominiums: Creation, Conversion and Care (83-6A) MCLE Practice Handbook, Co-author, 1982.

Myer Singer's professional activities include:

  • Author and Lecturer, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (MCLE); Faculty Member (1982, 1990-1998) - Practical Skills for Real Estate Conveyancing and Condominium Law; Lecturer on Cape Cod Commission Act
  • Panelist at Forum on "Land Use Regulation and the Cape Cod Commission: Update on Permits v. Takings", presented at Massachusetts Bar Association's 1993 Annual Meeting
  • Speaker on Zoning and Planning at 1993 Barnstable Bar Association Seminar entitled, "Recent Developments in Federal and Massachusetts Law - Part II"
  • Program Speaker on the Cape Cod Commission Act at Suffolk University and at Cape Cod Community College
  • Hearing Committee Member, Board of Bar Overseers, Supreme Judicial Court for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1982-1987)
  • Recognized by Who's Who in the East, Who's Who in American Law, and Who's Who in America.
  • Appointed as a Massachusetts Land Court Title Examine