Kathleen M. Heyer

Kathleen Heyer focuses her practice on administrative and land use development and litigation, and has extensive experience representing property owners, developers, and companies in a wide variety of land use matters, including boundary disputes, encroachments, title defects, and conservation issues.

Kathleen also works with clients on energy matters, including storage, LNG, and solar energy issues, at the local, state, trial court, and appellate levels.

She regularly appears before various municipal boards on behalf of clients seeking permits for development, and represents clients in both Land Court and Superior Court matters. She also handles land use-related appellate matters and administrative appeals. Kathleen has a passion for affordable housing and a strong interest in land use planning, renewable energy, and sustainable development.

Kathleen was an active participant in the development and implementation of the Land Court’s tax lien foreclosure pro bono program. She continues to represent homeowners in tax title proceedings through that program.

Prior to joining Pierce Atwood, Kathleen was an associate at Johnson & Borenstein in Andover. She began her legal career as a law clerk to the Honorable Harry M. Grossman (retired) of the Massachusetts Land Court.

During law school, Kathleen won multiple awards and served as an associate, and later executive literary editor, for the New England Law | Boston Law Review. In her spare time, Kathleen enjoys reading, cycling, and gardening.