1. KYLE D. SMITH
27 Clive Street, Apt. A, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 • (617) 697-9708 • Kyle@KyleSmithEsquire.com
BAR MEMBERSHIPS AND ADMISSIONS: Massachusetts; United States Patent and Trademark Office
CERTIFICATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS: ARGUS ASC Valuation – DCF Software Program; Real Estate Bar Association;
Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (Zoning/Housing and Development/Forest Hills Subcommittees); JPNDC Real Estate Committee
Member; Boston Tenant Coalition; Massachusetts Certified Real Estate Instructor; BNI; Greater Jamaica Plain Community of Real
Estate Professionals
LEGAL AND REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
LIEBERMAN LAW OFFICE, P.C. BOSTON, MA
ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY APRIL 2014-PRESENT
• Represent developers, buyers and sellers in their respective purchase and sale of residential and commercial real estate
including existing and new construction single-family homes and condominiums throughout Massachusetts.
• Advise Boston developers and homeowners with respect to the existing Zoning code and represent same before
community groups, the Boston Redevelopment Authority and the Zoning Board of Appeals in obtaining Zoning relief.
• Review existing condominium documents and draft same for newly formed condominium associations.
• Review title reports and rectify title issues discovered in the course of representing buyers and lenders both at the
purchase money and refinancing levels.
• Assist in the drafting of Title Policies for several of the Northeast’s leading title insurance companies.
LIGRIS + ASSOCIATES P.C. – ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW BOSTON, MA
ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY AUGUST 2013-NOVEMBER 2013
• Comprehensive representation of buyers, sellers, developers (and their corresponding lenders) in their respective
purchase, sale or refinancing of residential and commercial real estate throughout Massachusetts.
COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL BROKERAGE BOSTON, MA
REAL ESTATE BROKER SEPTEMBER 2011-AUGUST 2013
• Represent buyers of residential and commercial real estate in the core Metro Boston market neighborhoods.
• Represent sellers in the marketing of their homes for sale in the same Metro Boston market neighborhoods.
• Conduct and implement tailored marketing campaigns related to the acquisition of prospective business utilizing real
estate market data.
NEEDHAM & JOHNSON BOSTON, MA
ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY MARCH 2007-JUNE 2012
• Conduct legal research, draft and file motions, memoranda, proposed jury instructions, etc. for a boutique law firm
specializing in the civil litigation of insurance-based subrogation claims.
• Assist with the deposition of witnesses and compilation of responses to requests for the production of documents.
• Assist with the preparation of cases for trial and the development of trial strategy.
MASSACHUSETTS FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT BOSTON, MA
INTERN SEPTEMBER 2004-MAY 2005
• Worked directly with the filings of motions, memorandums, affidavits, etc., associated with all cases adjudicated in the
Federal District Court - Boston branch.
• Assisted with the weekly processing of all jurors and candidates for cases scheduled in the Federal District Court. Hands
on assistance to Docket Clerks for District Court Judges associated with Patent related cases.
EDUCATION AND COURSEWORK
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW BOSTON, MA
JURIS DOCTOR - Concentration in Intellectual Property Law with Distinction MAY 2008
• Concentration GPA: 3.5 Cumulative GPA: 3.1 Class Rank – 40/196
Honors/Activities
• Dean’s List: 05-06 Academic Year; Summer 06; 06-07 Academic Year; 07-08 Academic Year
• Giles Sutherland Rich Patent Law Team and Memorial Moot Court Competitor
• Suffolk University School of Law Patent Litigation Team Member
• Phi Delta Phi, International Legal Fraternity - PDP Charity Committee Member
• Intellectual Property Law Students Association: Treasurer; Service and Events Chair
BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING BOSTON, MA
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AEROSPACE ENGINEERING MAY 2004
ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK: Real Estate Finance and Real Estate Development (Boston University)
CHARITABLE WORKS/AFFILIATIONS AND AWARDS: Urban Land Institute Rose Center for Public Leadership
Participant; City of Boston Affordable Housing Acquisition and Conversion Work Group; City of Boston Inclusionary
Development Policy Work Group; Community Servings (Pie in the Sky Committee Member; LifeSavor Committee Member);
Harbor to Bay AIDS Benefit Bike Ride; Tri-State Trek ALS Benefit Bike Ride;
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST