North Andover Real Estate Lawyer | Massachusetts

John Smolak is a Partner and Co-Founder of Smolak & Vaughan LLP. His practice is concentrated in the areas of land use, environmental, and real estate development law. Prior to forming the firm in 2004, John was Co-Chairman of the Real Estate and Environmental Group with Burns & Levinson LLP in Boston.  John has represented property owners and developers in over seventy cities and towns in Massachusetts in all aspects of real estate development, including the licensing and permitting of land use projects such as office buildings and parks, shopping centers, institutional and educational facilities, hotels, affordable and multifamily housing developments, residential complexes, and other mixed use developments.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Attorney	Smolak & Vaughan		2004-Present
Partner and Co-Chair	Real Estate/Environmental Practice Group at Burns & Levinson, LLP		2001-2004
Partner	Peabody & Arnold LLP		1996-2001
Associate	Warner & Stackpole		1990-1995

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Boston College Law School	J.D.	Law School	1990
Columbia University, School of International & Public Affairs	M.A.		1987
University of Massachusetts, Amherst	B.A.		1985

State / Court	Date
NH	2004
MA	1991

• Center Realty Trust        
  Boston Bar Association, Real Estate Section        
  Homebuilders Association of Massachusetts, Inc.        
  Commonwealth Housing Task Forcet
  New Hampshire Bar Association        
  Board of Directors, Governance Committee        
  Special Olympics Massachusetts, Inc.        
  Boston Bar Association, Environmental Law Section        
  Trustees Institute Planning Committee        
  Essex County Community Foundation        
  Realtors' Commercial Alliance of Massachusetts        
  Northeast Builders Association, Inc.        
  Environmental Law Section Steering Committee        
  Boston Bar Association        
  Environmental Committee        National Association of Industrial and Office Parks -- Massachusetts Chapter        
  Merrimack Valley Regional Planning Commission        
  Boston Bar Association, Environmental Law Section, Wetlands, Waterways & Water Quality Committee        

• Boston's Top Rated Lawyers --Zoning & Land Use        
  Martindale Hubbell        
  2012
  Associate of the Year        
  Homebuilders Association of Massachusetts, Inc.        
  2005
  SuperLawyer -- 2004        Law & Politics Media        2004
  Super Lawyer        Boston Magazine        2004

• It's Time for Zoning Rules to Ride the Bio Ready Wave
  Banker & Tradesman        
  2008
  A Tale of Two Cities: Lowell and Lawrence -- Economic Development        
  Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs        
  1990
  Protecting Water Resources from Hazardous Materials: A Handbook for Local Officials        
  University of Massachusetts, Cooperative Extension Service        
  1987
  Toxics, Hazardous Waste, and Water Supply Contamination: A Handbook for Massachusetts Officials        Massachusetts Cooperative Extension Service,
  University of Massachusetts        
  1986

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