Award name	Grantor	Date granted
AV Peer Review Rating	Martindale-Hubbell	2017
2016 Top Rated Lawyers--Land Use/Zoning	American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell™	2016
Top Rated Lawyers -- Real Estate Law	Martindale-Hubbell	2016
AV Peer Review Rating	Martindale Hubbell	2016
Associate of the Year	Northeast Builders and Remodelers Association	2015
President's Award	Homebuilders Association of Massachusetts	2015
Top Rated Lawyer -- Energy/Environmental	Martindale Hubbell and American Law & Media	2013
AV Preeminent Rating	Martindale Hubbell	2013
2013 Top Rated Lawyer in Land Use	American Lawyer Media & Martindale Hubbell	2013
Boston's Top Rated Lawyers -- Zoning & Land Use	Martindale Hubbell	2012
Associate of the Year	Homebuilders Association of Massachusetts, Inc.	2005
Super Lawyer	Boston Magazine	2004
SuperLawyer -- 2004	Law & Politics Media	2004
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Work experience

Title	Company name	Duration
Partner	Smolak & Vaughan LLP	2004 - Present
Partner and Co-Chair of Real Estate/Environmental Practice Group	Burns & Levinson, LLP	2001 - 2004
Partner	Peabody & Arnold LLP	1996 - 2001
Associate	Warner & Stackpole	1990 - 1995

Associations

Association name	Position name	Duration
University of Massachusetts Building Authority	Member	2015 - Present
Abstract Club	Member	2015 - Present
Homebuilders and Remodelers Association of Massachusetts	Chair - Governmental Affairs Committee	2013 - Present
Essex County Community Foundation	Member, Grants Committee, Merrimack Valley General Fund	2012 - Present
Boston Bar Association, Real Estate Section	Member	2007 - Present
Homebuilders Association of Massachusetts, Inc.	State Director	2005 - Present
New Hampshire Bar Association	Member	2004 - Present
Commonwealth Housing Task Force	Member	2004 - Present
Boston Bar Association, Environmental Law Section	Member	2001 - Present
Governor's Economic Development Planning Council	Member	2015 - 2016
Homeownership Advisory Group, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development	Member	2012 - 2015
Essex County Community Foundation	Member, Trustees Institute Planning Committee	2011 - 2012
Center Realty Trust	Trustee	2010 - 2012
Realtors' Commercial Alliance of Massachusetts	Associate Member	2009 - 2011
Northeast Builders Association, Inc.	Vice President	2008 - 2010
Special Olympics Massachusetts, Inc.	Member, Board of Directors, Governance Committee	2004 - 2014
Boston Bar Association	Member, Environmental Law Section Steering Committee	2003 - 2006
National Association of Industrial and Office Parks -- Massachusetts Chapter	Co-chair, Environmental Committee	2002 - 2004
Boston Bar Association, Environmental Law Section, Wetlands, Waterways & Water Quality Committee	Chair	1997 - 1999
Merrimack Valley Regional Planning Commission	Commissioner, Vice-Chair	1993 - 2003
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Publications

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

Education

School name	Major	Degree	Graduated
Boston College Law School	Law	JD - Juris Doctor	1990
Columbia University, School of International & Public Affairs	Public Administration	MA - Masters in Public Administration	1987
University of Massachusetts, Amherst	N/A	BA - Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude	1985

Speaking engagements

Conference name	Title	Date
M.G.L. c.40R: An Overview of the Statute, the Process, and a Review of Successes	Chapter 40R Legal Topics	2015
Keeping Current With Chapter 40B	After the Comprehensive Permit: What's Up in a Down Market	2008
Northeast Builders Association Meeting	Massachusetts Endangered Species Act	2007
Wetlands and Waterways Committee	Land Use Update	2001