Richard P. Beaudette

Richard P. Beaudette is a Massachusetts attorney in Nantucket whose practice includes real estate, land use and zoning, estate planning, and litigation. He is associated with Beaudette and Swain LLC, a Nantucket firm identified with real estate work. His practice addresses property-related legal questions, regulatory issues, planning needs, and disputes. He has been licensed in Massachusetts since 2003 and maintains a professional practice focused on matters affecting property owners and other clients on Nantucket.

Richard earned a J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law in 2003 and a B.A. from St. Lawrence University in 1996. He was admitted to practice in Massachusetts in 2003. His legal education and years in practice provide a foundation for analyzing real estate transactions, land use requirements, zoning concerns, estate planning needs, and litigation issues that can arise from ownership, development, contracts, and other legal relationships.

Richard works on real estate matters that can involve transactional planning as well as contested issues. His documented practice areas include land use and zoning, estate planning, real estate, and litigation. He practices with Beaudette and Swain LLC at 35 Old South Road in Nantucket and has been licensed in Massachusetts for more than two decades. He was selected to Massachusetts Rising Stars in 2014 for his legal work.

Richard P. Beaudette brings more than two decades of Massachusetts practice to property-focused legal matters in Nantucket. His combination of real estate, land use, zoning, estate planning, and litigation experience allows him to address connected issues involving property, planning, and disputes. His work reflects a practice centered on real estate while extending to related legal concerns that can arise when clients own, use, develop, transfer, or protect property interests.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Beaudette & Swain, LLC
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
• Past President, Palliative and Supportive Care of Nantucket Foundation
• Member, Board of Directors, Habitat for Humanity Nantucket
• Member, Board of Directors, Nantucket Youth Hockey
• Member, Board of Directors, Linda Loring Nature Foundation

Licensed State

• Massachusetts

Education

• Northeastern University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• St. Lawrence University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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