Brad Westgate

Brad Westgate has practiced real estate and land use law for over 45 years. During this time he has represented builders, developers, individuals, corporations, non-profits, landlords, tenants and lenders. Brad was a partner at Winer and Bennett, LLP for over 40 years. Brad joined Welts, White & Fontaine, P.C. in 2026.

It is common for Brad to take a project from beginning to end. He represents and negotiates purchase and sale agreements. He appears before land use boards to secure zoning, subdivision and site plan approvals, among others. Brad processes closings while working with acquisition and construction lenders and counsel.

Brad has seen and experienced much during his years of practice. There have been at least four boom and bust cycles during that period. Regulatory processes have evolved. Brad’s experiences provide him with unique insight into the minds of buyers, sellers, lenders and regulators all to his clients’ great advantage.

Brad’s veteran land development clients appreciate his creativity, diligence, and most of all hours upon hours of hard work. His clients know that his efforts make their projects work. Brad also has earned respect from land use regulators because of his innovative and logically sound analysis of land use issues.

Brad has brought to life numerous projects, including residential communities, new commercial sites and the redevelopment of old. His projects include a major expansion of a hospital’s main campus, the permitting of a substantial continuing care retirement community, a complex mixed-use project, the permitting and development of facilities for homeless veterans, and the development of a non-profit’s new athletic and community facility in a multi-party transaction.

After three and a half years of effort, he was part of a multi-discipline team that completed the first steps in permitting and acquisition of a Superfund eligible site poised for remediation and redevelopment for over 500 residential units.

He has received the highest peer rating by Martindale Hubbell and is recognized yearly in The Best Lawyers in America^®.

He is a magna cum laude graduate of Boston University, and he earned his Juris Doctorate from Suffolk Law School and an L.L.M. in Taxation from Boston University School of Law.

As a longtime season ticket holder for the New England Patriots, Brad has always been an avid sports fan. He can often be found walking in Nashua and the hiking trails of southern New Hampshire. He enjoys spending his free time with his family.

Admissions:

• Massachusetts
• New Hampshire