Biography

Stephanie’s legal practice is focused on environmental, land use and zoning law, together with associated permitting and appeals. Over the course of her 25 year career, she has advised and represented corporate, non-profit and individual clients regarding wetland permitting, sewer and septic review and permitting, traditional zoning/subdivision and alternative zoning schemes under M.G.L. c.40B and 40R and has represented clients faced with liabilities associated with oil or hazardous materials under Chapter 21E and its federal counterpart, CERCLA.  Stephanie has also served as special environmental counsel in real estate conveyancing with respect to limitations of liabilities as well as rehabilitation of existing degraded sites.
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With the majority of Stephanie’s development work focused on permitting, she also advances associated appeals, before administrative tribunals as well as trial and appellate courts, to defend permits and/or challenge permit denials or conditions.