Kevin F. Dale

Kevin F. Dale is a Nantucket attorney with a long record of practice in real estate and related legal matters. His documented work includes Real Estate, Zoning, Planning and Land Use, Litigation, and Appellate Practice. Kevin’s background combines property-focused private practice with broader litigation and business experience developed over several decades.

Kevin earned a J.D., cum laude, from Suffolk University Law School in 1980. He also earned a B.A., with distinction, and an M.A. in Religious Studies from the University of Virginia. His education supports a practice involving real estate transactions, land use, disputes, and legal analysis across different forums. He was admitted to practice in Massachusetts in 1980 and has maintained a long professional connection to Nantucket legal practice.

Kevin’s career includes service as a trial attorney with the US Department of Justice before he entered long-term private practice on Nantucket. He later became an owner of Vaughan, Dale and Hunter, P.C. His Nantucket practice has included affiliations with local law firms. His documented legal work spans real estate, zoning and land use, litigation, appellate matters, and related business issues affecting property owners and local entities.

Kevin F. Dale has practiced as a Massachusetts attorney with a longstanding professional connection to Nantucket. His professional history combines federal trial work, decades of private practice, and substantial involvement in real estate and land-related legal matters. Kevin’s experience gives clients access to a lawyer with a broad background in property, litigation, and the legal issues that often accompany development, ownership, and business activity on Nantucket.

Law Office Affiliations

• Of Counsel, Beaudette & Swain, LLC
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
• President, Nantucket Bar Association
• Title Examiner, Massachusetts Land Court
• Chairman, Nantucket Board of Zoning Appeals
• Former Trustee, Nantucket Cottage Hospital
• Former Trustee, Nantucket Boys and Girls Club
• Trustee, Fairwinds, Nantucket’s Counseling Center
• Member, Massachusetts Conveyancer’s Association
• General Counsel and Clerk, Sankaty Head Golf Club

Licensed State

• Massachusetts

Education

• Suffolk Law School
  Cum Laude, 1980
• University of Virginia
  Master of Arts (MA) in Religious Studies
• University of Virginia
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)
• Brown University
  Graduate Studies-1974

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