Maxwell Solet

Mike Solet is a long-time resident of Cambridge who has served on several local boards, including as a board member and vice-president of the Cambridge Historical Society, as a current member of the board of the Brattle Film Foundation, and a previous term on the CHA board from 2005 to 2016. Mike is an attorney who, until his retirement, was a member of the firm Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. He specialized in tax law issues related to borrowings by State and local governments and charitable organizations, serving as bond counsel to, among others, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the MBTA, and various student loan agencies. On behalf of an agency of the State of New York, he obtained a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service which facilitated the post-9/11 reconstruction of lower Manhattan and gave opinions on bonds with respect to the World Trade Center. Mike chaired the IRS Advisory Committee on Tax-Exempt and Government Entities, authoring several reports related to issuance of tax-exempt debt. He also represented corporate clients in connection with state tax disputes, including litigation before the Massachusetts Appeals Court, the Supreme Judicial Court, and the United States Supreme Court. Mike most recently provided pro bono counsel through Health Law Advocates, a public interest law firm committed to ensuring universal access to quality health care in Massachusetts. Mike earned an AB from Harvard College and his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School.