Larry DiCara is among Boston’s most recognized civic leaders in addition to serving as a consultant, lobbyist, and trained mediator.
A frequent speaker at colleges, universities and other venues, as well as a regular go-to source in Boston media, Larry has taught at Harvard, Boston University and the University of Massachusetts.
Larry has practiced real estate and administrative law and has been intimately involved with the development process in and around Boston for more than 40 years.
FOCUS
AREAS
MASSACHUSETTS REAL ESTATE
I serve as a consultant to owners and developers before the Boston Redevelopment Authority and most every other city and state agency in the Commonwealth
BOSTON HISTORY AND POLITICS
My political memoir, Turmoil and Transition in Boston, was published by Hamilton Books in 2013. I have published many articles concerning issues of public policy, often collaborating with others.
LEGISLATIVE
I have extensive experience counseling clients on legislative matters at the federal and state levels. I frequently travel to Washington D.C., to represent clients and have been named Special Counsel to Massachusetts House of Representatives with respect to redistricting on several occasions.
MEDIATION
I am a trained mediator specializing in complex commercial disputes, especially those focused on real estate transactions.
EDUCATION
Boston Latin School
1961 - 1967
Harvard University, A.B., Government
1971
Suffolk Law School, J.D.
1976
John F. Kennedy School of Government, M.P.A.
1977
University of Massachusetts, L.L.D. (Hon.)
1996
ADMITTED AND PRACTICED BEFORE:
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
United States District Court of Massachusetts
United States Supreme Court
RECOGNITION
Boston Bar Association
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for Real Estate Law
Larry has been honored for civic leadership and has held leadership positions in a number of civic and charitable organizations over a period of decades.
AUTHOR
Turmoil and Transition in Boston tells the personal and political story of Larry DiCara, the youngest person ever elected to the Boston City Council.
DiCara’s story is intimately woven into the fate of his hometown of Boston. Then a federal court order mandating busing to achieve racial integration in the public schools ripped apart his city. DiCara shows how public policy decisions and economic and demographic changes from that time transformed Boston into one of America’s most diverse, affluent, and successful cities in the twenty-first century.
PUBLICATIONS
The Supreme Court
October 16, 2020
There is a certain blindness which results from privilege and class. Some among the chattering classes along the coasts, who Professor Hersh refers to as “hobbyists”, have decided that the death of Justice Ginsburg provides an opportunity to reinvent the Supreme Court...
Ted Kennedy Would Be Proud
October 8, 2020
No thinking American does not value our right to vote. It is a cornerstone of our freedom. I am proud that I have never missed an election, any election, in 50 years.
This Year's Election: Part II
October 1, 2020
Prior to the political earthquake resulting from the passing of Justice Ginsburg, and the New York Times report that the President of the United States was not accustomed to paying any income taxes, I had identified a number of major issues which I believe will influence what happens in this year’s election, now a month away.
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