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About Stephanie
Biography
Stephanie Kiefer focuses her legal practice on environmental, land use and zoning law, including permitting and appeals. Over the past fifteen plus years, Stephanie has been involved in broad ranging projects and associated permitting of wetlands, waterways, sewer and septic, endangered species and MEPA, traditional zoning and subdivision permitting as well as alternate zoning schemes, such as Chapter 40B and Chapter 40R. In addition, she works with lenders in conjunction with real estate loan transactions, issuing requested zoning as well as environmental opinions.
Ms. Kiefer has also served as special environmental counsel in real estate conveyancing, involving hazardous waste releases and clean-up, environmental insurance claims and brownfields redevelopment.
Prior to joining Smolak and Vaughan, Stephanie practiced with Freeman Davis LLC/Freeman Law Group in its Boston office and had been an associate and partner at Rubin and Rudman LLP in its Environmental and Land Use Department. In her spare time, Stephanie runs, cycles and cooks.
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Licensed in Massachusetts for 31 years
State: Massachusetts
Acquired: 1994
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Location
Smolak & Vaughan, LLP
East Mill, 21 High Street, North Andover, MA, 01845
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Experience
Work Experience
2010 - Present
Counsel, Smolak & Vaughan, LLP
2007 - 2010
Counsel, Freeman Davis LLC
2002 - 2007
Sr. Association and Partner, Rubin & Rudman, LLP
1995 - 2002
Associate, Fasanella & Wood, LLP
1993 - 1995
Law Intern, Fasanella, Johnson & Wood, PC
Associations
2011 - Present
Vermont Law School Alumni Association, National BoardMaster's Program Representative
2011 - Present
Vermont Law School Master's CommitteeVice Chair
2010 - Present
American Bar Association
1995 - Present
Boston Bar Association, Environmental Law Section
2008 - 2010
Real Estate Bar Association for Massachusetts
2007 - 2009
Boston VLSAAPresident
Education
1995
Vermont Law School
MSEL
1994
Boston University School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1991
Ohio University
BA - Bachelor of Arts and BS - Bachelor of Science
Speaking Engagements
2001
GBREB Continuing Education Series
Continuing Education in Environmental and Chapter 21E Law
1998
Environmental Careers Conference
Gavel-to-Gavel: Careers in Environmental Law
Publications
2011
Banker & Tradesman
"EEA Energy Codes May Increase Development Costs"
2011
Banker & Trademan
"State Issues Guidance on Permit Extension Act"
2002
AMWS Newsletters, 2002-2004
Contributing author
1998
Banker & Tradesman
"Housing Development to Gain Boost From Brownfields Bill"
1997
Banker & Tradesman
"New Avenues Emerge to Recover Fund in Environmental Insurance Claims," Co-Author
N/A
NEFA Newsletter
"EPA's New Lender Liability & How it Affects Your Dry-Cleaning Business Property and Loans"
Languages
French