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Jonathan R. Stark-Sach

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Practice Areas

  • Land Use Permitting & Appeals
  • Real Estate Transactions
  • General Civil Litigation
  • Historic Preservation
  • Conservation Restrictions

Biography

Jonathan is a Kansas native who moved to New England to pursue dual graduate studies in law and historic preservation. During graduate school, he pursued coursework in administrative and environmental law & regulation, land use & real estate, and federal Indian law. Jonathan interned for the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, the federal Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and the National Park Service, and worked as a teaching assistant for Federal Civil Procedure courses. Additionally, he served as the Executive Articles Editor of the Roger Williams University Law Review where he led a team of two dozen student editors to publish three volumes of scholarly articles. Prior to joining the firm in 2024, Jonathan worked as a post-graduate Law & Policy Fellow with the National Park Service’s historic preservation grants program and as a law clerk to Judge Diane R. Rubin of the Massachusetts Land Court.

Education

  • Roger Williams University School of Law, Bristol, Rhode Island
    • Juris Doctorate - 2021
    • Honors: summa cum laude
  • Roger Williams University, School of Art, Architecture & Historic Preservation, Bristol, Rhode Island
    • Master in Preservation Practices - 2023
    • Honors: Award for Academic Excellence
    • Honors: Preservation Action Bruce MacDougal Advocacy Scholar
  • Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas
    • B.S., Bachelor of Science - 2016
    • Honors: cum laude
    • Major: History

Bar Admission

  • Massachusetts, 2021

Published Works

  • Voting for History, One Person, One Vote and the Creation of National Register Historic Districts, 21 ROGER WILLIAMS U. L. REV. 199 (2021)

Pro-Bono Activities

  • Board of Directors, Preservation Action Foundation – 2024-Present
  • Zoning Coder, Massachusetts Zoning Atlas – 2023-2024

Current Employment Position

  • Attorney