Jonathan R. Stark-Sachs - Andover, MA
Attorney at Johnson & Borenstein, LLC
Land Use Permitting & Appeals Lawyers in Andover, MA
12 Chestnut Street Andover, MA 01810
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Andover Land Use Permitting & Appeals Lawyer
Updated: 02/28/2026
Areas of Practice
- Land Use Permitting & Appeals
- Real Estate Transactions
- General Civil Litigation
- Historic Preservation
- Conservation Restrictions
Attorney Information
Overview
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
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Legal Education
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Roger Williams University School of Law,
Bristol,
Rhode Island, 2021
Juris Doctorate
Honors: summa cum laude
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Roger Williams University School of Law,
Bristol,
Rhode Island, 2021
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Non Legal Education
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Roger Williams University, School of Art, Architecture & Historic Preservation, Bristol, Rhode Island, 2023
Master in Preservation Practices
Honors: Award for Academic Excellence
Honors: Preservation Action Bruce MacDougal Advocacy Scholar -
Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas, 2016
B.S., Bachelor of Science
Honors: cum laude
Major: History
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Roger Williams University, School of Art, Architecture & Historic Preservation, Bristol, Rhode Island, 2023
Current Employment Position(s)
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Attorney
Pro Bono Activities
- Board of Directors, Preservation Action Foundation – 2024-Present
- Zoning Coder, Massachusetts Zoning Atlas – 2023-2024
Published Works
Articles
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Voting for History, One Person, One Vote and the Creation of National Register Historic Districts, 21 ROGER WILLIAMS U. L. REV. 199 (2021)
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts, 2021
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