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About John

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.

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Experience

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

Admission

Verified NH

2004

Verified MA

1991

Education

Columbia University, School of International & Public Affairs

M.A.

1987

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

B.A.

1985

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • 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
Honors / Awards
  • Boston's Top Rated LawyersZoning & Land Use
  • Martindale Hubbell
  • 2012
  • Associate of the Year
  • Homebuilders Association of Massachusetts, Inc.
  • 2005
  • SuperLawyer Law & Politics Media
    2004 / 2004
  • Super Lawyer Boston Magazine
    2004

Notable Work

Publications

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

Founded 2004

Smolak & Vaughan LLP Highlights

Real Estate, Land Use & Zoning, Environmental Law, Lawsuit & Dispute, Estate

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