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Caroline E. Smith, Esq.

Caroline E. Smith, Esq.

CAROLINE SMITH, ESQ. is an Associate Attorney at McGregor Legere & Stevens PC.  She is a member of the Massachusetts and Boston Bar Associations and the Real Estate Bar Association for Massachusetts. She is active with several environmental, land use, alumnae, and law related organizations.

Ms. Smith is a graduate of Saint Michael’s College (VT) and New England Law | Boston. She participated in the Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Honors Program at New England Law | Boston and graduated magna cum laude.

While in law school, Ms. Smith joined the New England Law Review as an associate member during her 2L year and then served as Business Managing Editor during her 3L year. She also participated in the Environmental Law Society. 

Also while in law school, Ms. Smith served as judicial intern for the Honorable Judge Casper at the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts; judicial intern for the Honorable Justice Gaziano at the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court; 3:03 Certified Student Practitioner at the New England Law | Boston Clinical Law Office; and intern at the Massachusetts Division of Administrative Law Appeals.

Ms. Smith has authored papers and publications on contractual remedies, sovereign immunity, and attorneys’ fees on civil litigation. She is fluent in using Westlaw, LexisNexis, HeinOnline, Bloomberg Law, and Relativity.

Prior to attending law school, Ms. Smith worked as a paralegal at Campbell Conroy & O’Neil, P.C. in Boston, MA.

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has proposed to designate Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). This is the federal Superfund law. Collectively these chemicals are known as “PFAS.”

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