Robin Stein

Town of Danvers, Danvers, MA
Assistant Town Manager (2016-2018)
Collaborated with local elected and appointed officials to advance the interests of a Town with approximately 27,000 residents and an operating budget in excess of $100,000,000 with a particular focus in the areas of procurement, planning and economic development, technology, insurance, human resources, collective bargaining and public records.

City of Methuen, Methuen, MA
Chief of Staff (2014-2016)
Worked closely with the Mayor and other elected and appointment officials to advance the interests of a City with approximately 50,000 residents and an operating budget of $150,000,000 relative to general government operations, budgets and municipal finance, OPEB, health insurance, land use and economic development, net metering credits, net school spending and long-term planning.

City of Salem, Salem, MA
Assistant City Solicitor (2011-2014)
Advised the Mayor and other elected and appointed officials in matters relating to land use, litigation, uniform procurement, open meeting law and municipal governance.

Westhill Technology Counsel, Beverly, MA
Associate (2011-2014)
Provided advice to small and medium-sized businesses with a focus on those that create and use new and emerging technologies.  Served as outside general counsel and provided litigation management services.

MacLean, Holloway, Doherty Ardiff & Morse, P.C., Peabody, MA
Associate (2006-2014)
Represented clients in a variety of complex litigation matters including land use, real estate, municipal, landlord-tenant, employment, probate, trust and estate, guardianship, contract and commercial cases.

Law Offices of Charles F. Houghton
Associate (2004-2006)
Provided full service representation to clients in the areas of residential and commercial real estate, land use and municipal permitting.

Azaliea Realty LLC v. Board of Appeals of Merrimac, Land Court 21 Misc. 000177 (DRR) – the Land Court agreed with the Town of Merrimac Building Commissioner and Zoning Board of Appeals that the so-called single lot protections set forth in G.L. c. 40A, §6, §4 do not provide an applicant with a right to construct a two-family dwelling where such use is prohibited by the Town’s Zoning Bylaw.

McMahon v. Pembroke Board of Zoning and Building Appeals, Land Court 22 Misc. 000001 (DRR)- the Land Court affirmed the denial of a building permit for a proposed purported 1,800 square foot accessory garage, agreeing that the proposed garage was not customary or incidental to the single-family use of the property.  Notably, the appeal was the second time that a building permit for the proposed garage was applied for and denied.  The applicant did not appeal the first denial and the Land Court agreed that the second denial was not timely.

• Massachusetts Bar Association
• Massachusetts Municipal Lawyers Association

• Massachusetts Bar
• U.S. District Court (Mass.)
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Suffolk University
Certificate in Local Government Leadership and Management, 2015

Northeastern University School of Law
Juris Doctor, 2002

American University
Bachelor of Arts, 1999

• Massachusetts Town Clerk’s Association – Zoning Training
• Citizen Planner Training Collaborative- Various Zoning and Subdivision Trainings