Stefan was born in Boston, Massachusetts and is an attorney with the Newton Law Firm of Ligris + Associates. For more than 20 years, Stefan has focused his law practice on residential and commercial real estate law. He has repeatedly been named one of the top real estate attorneys in Massachusetts by the Super Lawyers publication. He received his B.S. from Northeastern University in 1988, graduating Cum Laude, and went on to receive his J.D. from Vermont Law School in 1991 where he was the recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award for Moot Court in 1990, and was named to Who’s Who Among American Law Students in 1990. Stefan was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1992, the Federal Bar in 1993 and has been a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association since 1992 and the Real Estate Bar Association for Massachusetts since 1994.
For many years, Stefan has been committed to the enhancement of the legal profession and to the community at-large, and has served on the following Boards: Member, Standards and Practices Committee, Massachusetts Conveyancer’s Association, 1998-2005; Co-Chair of the Real Estate Bar Association’s (“REBA”) Residential Real Estate Conveyancing Committee; Member, REBA Board of Directors, 2005-2007; Advisory Board Member, Newton Human Right’s Commission, 1995-1998; Board Member, NEWTV, 1998-2000; Board Member, the Matty Eappen Foundation, 1999-2007.
Stefan is an occasional guest lecturer for the Massachusetts Real Estate Bar Association, Northeastern University, Boston College Law School, and Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education in Boston, Massachusetts. He is co-author of Practice Tips for the Residential Real Estate Paralegal, MCLE Publications, 2005. Stefan resides in Newton Massachusetts.