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Jennifer Bingham is a family law attorney with twenty years of experience representing individuals in all aspects of divorce, including complex property division, business valuation, alimony, child support, child custody and antenuptial agreements. Rooted in the Wellesley area since 2004, Attorney Bingham has earned a reputation with clients for her practical strategic judgment and responsiveness to client needs. Jennifer has been named a “Best Lawyer in America” and repeatedly ha...
LISA M. CUKIER is a partner and Executive Committee member at Burns & Levinson concentrating her practice in all aspects of probate law, estate and trust litigation, fiduciary litigation, planning and litigation for blended families and same-sex couples, child custody, adoption, guardianship and conservatorship, mental health law, elder financial exploitation and disabled person advocacy. Ms. Cukier formerly served as Assistant General Counsel for the Department of Mental Health and as As...
Mr. Kajko is an experienced trial attorney who concentrates his practice in the litigation of complex domestic relations, custody, civil and criminal cases in all trial courts of the Commonwealth including the Probate and Family Court, Superior Court and District Court. He has handled divorce cases with marital estates valued over seventy million dollars. Mr. Kajko also represents clients in the negotiation and drafting of prenuptial and post-nuptial agreements. He represents business executi...
David H. Lee is recognized locally and nationally as a preeminent Family Law practitioner. The focus of his practice over his entire career has been in the field of Family Law. Mr. Lee is a frequent speaker and author of articles in the area of Family Law on a variety of topics, including divorce tax law, business valuations, stock options and retirement interests in property division, alimony and child support, division of gifted and inherited property, trial practice and procedure, appellat...
For over 34 years, Marcia Mavrides, lead attorney at Mavrides Law, has been a recognized leader in the divorce and family law community throughout Boston and Massachusetts. Attorney Mavrides is listed in the top 5% of lawyers, and has an AV preeminent rating, has been designated among the Top Women Lawyers in Family Law several years in a row, and has been consistently named to Massachusetts and New England Superlawyers.
Mr. Maycotte concentrates on family law and has practiced in the fields of international arbitration and litigation, business litigation, commercial litigation, and general civil litigation. He has extensive trial experience representing clients in a wide variety of family law matters. Mr. Maycotte currently serves as Co-Chair of the Family Law Section of the Boston Bar Association. He has earned his certification as a Certified Financial Litigator from the American Academy of Certified Finan...
Attorney Marc A. Moccia focuses his practice in the areas of personal injury litigation, civil rights litigation, and divorce and family law. He has also litigated police misconduct cases with Partner Marsha V. Kazarosian and tried cases as lead counsel in the Family and Probate Court and Superior Court. In January 2020, Attorney Moccia was appointed to the new Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s Standing Committee on Lawyer Well-Being. Attorney Moccia also sits on the Massachusetts ...
Terri L.B. Partridge, who heads the firm's family law group, has held the highest Martindale-Hubbell rating, AV, since 1996. She has been, again, listed as one of the top Family Law Attorneys in Massachusetts Super Lawyers 2010, as seen in Boston Magazine November 2010 and at superlawyers.com. Throughout her 21-year career, she has handled numerous divorce cases involving complicated issues such as the validity of postnuptial and antenuptial agreements and trusts; and the valuation of closely...
James J. Richards has practiced law in Massachusetts for over 25 years. Following a judicial clerkship in the Massachusetts Trial Court, Mr. Richards entered private practice and earned partnerships in two prominent Massachusetts firms before forming his own firm. His practice focused on cases in the Probate, Superior and District Courts and Massachusetts appellate courts. He has also serves as in-house conusel. Mr. Richards has served as an adjunct professor at the law school and college lev...
Mr. Rivers practices in all areas of family law litigation, both at the trial court and appellate levels. Mr. Rivers is a Fellow in the Massachusetts Chapters of the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL), the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) and the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL) and has been awarded the “AV” rating by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory , which is granted to a select group of attorneys and indicates the highest possible peer rating w...
Joanne E. Romanow handles high-conflict disputes in family law. Her practice encompasses all aspects of domestic relations and probate litigation, including divorce, custody, modification, child support, paternity, guardianship, and will contests. Joanne handles a variety of litigation involving asset division, complex business valuation, inheritances, custody disputes, domestic violence and non-traditional family structure. She has been appointed as a guardian ad litem by the Probate and Fam...
Marilynne R. Ryan (Mal) is a partner at Ryan Faenza Carey and has been a practicing attorney since 1986 concentrating exclusively in divorce and family law. Attorney Ryan is a seasoned practitioner and represents clients in all aspects of divorce and family law. She is certified in conciliation, mediation and collaborative law. Her vast experience and knowledge in the field of divorce and family law, coupled with her non-nonsense approach, qualify her as a worthy advocate for clients who desi...
For over 25 years, Steven Ryan has practiced in the area of family law litigation, representing hundreds of clients involved in complex divorce matters. Mr. Ryan’s practice addresses all of the myriad issues that arise in the divorce setting: marital property division, inherited and gifted property, non-traditional compensation issues, business valuation, child support, child custody, alimony and the modification of previous awards of support. Complementing his experience as a trial adv...
Tannaz Saponaro is a highly recognized family law attorney specializing in sophisticated divorce matters with complex financial family estates, child custody, alongside ancillary probate and business disputes. She was born in Tehran, Iran before moving to Los Angeles, California with her family at a young age. She attended California State University in Northridge and of L’Universite Pour Les Etudiants Etranges in Aix En Provence, France before obtaining her J.D. from Suffolk University...
In her trusts, estates and probate practice, Meredith Stratford prepares comprehensive and highly personalized estate plans designed to preserve wealth, minimize estate tax, and provide for beneficiaries with special needs. She represents clients on estate tax planning, estate administration and probate matters. Meredith regularly prepares federal and Massachusetts estate tax returns and federal gift tax returns. In litigation and family law, her practice is focused on all aspects of complex ...
Courtney Greenberg is a Partner in Rubin and Rudman’s Family Law and Litigation departments. She has extensive experience guiding and advising clients through the legalities of emotionally charged situations, such as divorce, modifications and contempt matters, child custody, child support, alimony, removal cases, paternity actions, as well as the appointment of guardianships. She supports her clients and advocates on their behalf both in the courtroom, as well as with the assistance of...
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