Paula Devereaux
USA Guide 2023
Band 2 : Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Band 2
About
Provided by Paula Devereaux
Practice Areas
Paula Devereaux is an experienced commercial real estate and land use attorney, focusing her practice on development, zoning, permitting, planning, and environmental regulatory compliance. Paula serves as real estate counsel for a number of clients in the Greater Boston area, ranging from smaller organizations to large corporations, medical centers, retailers, and real estate firms. She regularly advises clients on Boston permitting matters, waterfront development issues, and in sales, acquisitions, and financings. Paula is active in the real estate community, serving in leadership roles on several boards, and is the immediate past president of the Real Estate Bar Association for Massachusetts (REBA).
Career
Paul has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Real Estate Law (2018-present) and Land Use and Zoning Law (2019-present), and was named 2022 “Lawyer of the Year” in Boston for Land Use & Zoning Law.
Professional Memberships
Real Estate Bar Association (REBA); NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association; Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE), Environmental and Real Estate Law Curriculum Committee; Massachusetts Bar Foundation.
Personal
J.D., Boston College Law School; B.A., (cum laude) St. Michael's College.