Attorney Profile

Sole Practitioner
Location: Dedham, Massachusetts
Phone: 617-451-0700
Fax: 617-451-2525
E-mail: stephen@stephenrahavy.com

Areas of Practice

• Commercial Litigation
• Landlord/Tenant
• Personal Injury – Plaintiff
• Real Estate Law
• Criminal Defense
• Family Law
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Small Business Representation
• Business Organizations
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Business & Commercial Law
• Child Support
• Contracts
• Custody & Visitation
• Divorce
• Land Use & Zoning
• Litigation & Appeals
• Motor Vehicle Accidents — Plaintiff
• Products Liability Law
• State, Local & Municipal Law

Bar Admissions

• Massachusetts, 1981
• U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1981
• U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1981

Education

• New England School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Juris Doctor ( Cum Laude) – 1981
• Northeastern University, Boston, MA
  • Master of Science – 1976
  • Honors: Recipient of Graduate Research Fellowship
• Northeastern University, Boston, MA
  • Bachelor of Science – 1973

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Selectman, Town of Dedham, MA, 1990-1999, Chairman, 1994, 1995 and 1998, Vice Chairman, 1993, 1994-1997
• Massachusetts Mortgage Bankers Association
• Corporator, Dedham Institution for Savings
• Real Estate Bar Association
• Massachusetts Bar Association
• Chairman, Town of Dedham Finance Committee (FY 1988),, Member, 1986 – 1988
• By-Law Review Committee, Town of Dedham, 1986 – 1987
• Board of Directors – Dedham Youth Hockey, Inc., 1985 to present, Director, 1986 – 1988
• Town of Dedham, MA, Assessor, 2001 – 2005
• Building, Planning and Construction Committee, Member, 2003 – Present
• Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys

Past Employment Positions

• Self-employed Attorney (BBO#410810), general practice of law with a concentration in civil/criminal litigation; residential/commercial, real estate financing and conveyancing; and landlord/tenant matters., 1984 – Present