Burlington, Massachusetts Family Lawyers

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Christopher H. Mingace
Christopher H. Mingace
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Massachusetts Family Law Lawyer with 29 years experience

Attorney Christopher H. Mingace has practiced law in the state of Massachusetts for the past 25 years, helping families navigate the complex legal world in which we live. Attorney Mingace began his career as a solo... Read More »
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Cheryl Garrity
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Burlington, MA Family Law Lawyer with 27 years experience
(781) 425-6258 111 South Bedford Street, Suite 101
 Burlington, MA 01803
Family, Divorce and Probate
Northeastern University School of Law
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David M. Gabriel
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Burlington, MA Family Law Lawyer with 33 years experience
(978) 998-6829 15 New England Execute Park
 Burlington, MA 01803
Family and Divorce
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Attorney David M. Gabriel is an experienced family law attorney and litigator. David has been representing individuals and families throughout Massachusetts for over three decades in:

Family law matters including divorce, complex and high asset property division, alimony modifications, high conflict child custody disputes, and divorce mediation.

Criminal defense charges including assault and domestic violence, and drunk driving an DUI/ OUI charges.

Personal Injury claims involving car accidents, premises liability, negligent security,and workplace injuries.

Attorney Gabriel’s decades of litigation experience have afforded him with a mature perspective in handling legal...
Barbra Ilene Black
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Woburn, MA Family Law Lawyer with 27 years experience
(781) 569-5840 18 Commerce Way
Suite 1650
 Woburn, MA 01801
Free ConsultationFamily, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Suffolk University
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Barbra I. Black has been practicing law for over twenty five years and is a founding member and the managing partner of Black, Vitelli & Pennock, LLC. Attorney Black was a former partner at the Boston, MA law firm of Burns & Levinson, LLP, where she practiced for over eight years in the firm's Divorce and Family Law group. Prior to that, she was a solo practitioner for several years, focusing her practice in the area of domestic relations litigation.

Attorney Black concentrates her practice in the areas of divorce & family law in both Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Attorney Black...
Miriam G. Altman
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Lexington, MA Family Law Attorney with 34 years experience
(781) 862-4448 57 Bedford Street, Suite 106
 Lexington, MA 02420
Family, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Georgetown University Law Center
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Miriam G. Altman concentrates her legal practice in divorce and family law matters. Following her admission to the Massachusetts Bar in 1985, she represented individuals in matrimonial law cases and civil litigation at the Boston law firm of Sherburne, Powers & Needham, PC, now known as Holland & Knight, LLP. As a partner, she served as chair of the firm’s family law department. In 2002, she established the predecessor firm to Law Offices of Miriam G. Altman, PC, in Lexington, MA.

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Ms. Altman received a BA from Barnard College, magna cum laude, and a JD degree, cum...
Freya Allen Shoffner
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Stoneham, MA Family Law Attorney with 27 years experience
(617) 369-0111 90 Maple Street
Suite 3A
 Stoneham, MA 02180
Family, Bankruptcy, Business and Estate Planning
Suffolk University Law School
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After ten years in business herself, Freya Shoffner gave up her search for a good lawyer for her small company and her family and went to law school. Her goal was to build a law firm that could take care of a small business’ every legal need – from the initial brainstorm, through the years of careful tending, to the flood of profits when the benefits are secured for generations to come. She also wanted that firm to give families, in all asset brackets, the best estate planning possible. Freya reached her goal, and now Boston has a law...
Gina Maria Ghioldi
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Lexington, MA Family Law Attorney with 24 years experience
(781) 674-2161 57 Bedford Street
Suite 115
 Lexington, MA 02420
Free ConsultationFamily and Divorce
Suffolk University Law School
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Attorney Gina Ghioldi is the founding partner of The Law Office of Gina M. Ghioldi, P.C., a four attorney civil practice law firm located in Lexington, Massachusetts. She is a graduate of Simmons College and Suffolk University Law School. Gina is licensed to practice law in Massachusetts and the District of Columbia.

Gina manages the firm and works very closely with Attorney Rebecca Ryan and Attorney Rhonda Levey on all the firm’s domestic relations cases. She also provides pre-divorce consulting services and acts as a divorce strategist for individuals involved in mediation. Gina receives many client referrals from clergy, mental health...
Kathleen Black Reynolds
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Woburn, MA Family Law Attorney
(781) 277-7399 390 Main Street
Suite 200
 Woburn, MA 01801
Free ConsultationFamily, Collections, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Massachusetts School of Law
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Kathleen has experience representing clients in many legal matters, with a strong focus on criminal defense, RMV hearings, family law and small claims. She is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and practices throughout the Commonwealth. She is the chair of the Wilmington Historical Commission, and co-founded the Friends of Wilmington Tennis. Kathleen is compassionate, intelligent, and dedicated to her clients. When not assisting clients, she enjoys spending time with her kids, playing tennis, hiking, reading, exploring Cape Ann, and attending local community events. To contact Attorney Reynolds for legal or notary services, please call 781.569.5840, x.205 or email...
Christopher J Finn
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Woburn, MA Family Law Attorney
(781) 484-1066 400 TradeCenter Drive, Suite 5900
 Woburn, MA 01801
Free ConsultationFamily, Divorce and Personal Injury
Suffolk University Law School
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Raised in Saugus, Massachusetts, on Boston’s north shore, Attorney Christopher J. Finn is proud to have established his law office in the town in which he grew up. Chris received his J.D., cum laude, from Suffolk University Law School located in downtown Boston, with a Business Law and Financial Services Concentration with Distinction. He served on the Editorial Board of his law school’s Transnational Law Review and has won an award for his outstanding oral advocacy. Chris has appeared and successfully argued motions and trials in the District, Superior and Probate and Family Courts of the Commonwealth...
Les Wallerstein
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Lexington, MA Family Law Attorney with 29 years experience
1620 Massachusetts Avenue
 Lexington, MA 02420
Free ConsultationFamily and Divorce
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Peri S. Kutchin
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Woburn, MA Family Law Attorney with 7 years experience
(781) 281-8960 12 Gill Street
Suite 1950
 Woburn, MA 01801
Family and Divorce
Massachusetts School of Law
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Peri brings a unique set of qualities to her law practice as she pursued her law degree after raising two children and working in a family business as a Comptroller. She is a strong believer that her life experiences coupled with her financial background play an important role in advocating for her clients. Peri devotes a high level of personal attention and detail to each of her clients and understands that not all domestic relation issues occur between 9 and 5. Peri specializes in divorce, custody, child support, alimony, property division, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, restraining orders and abuse protection...
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Massachusetts Family Law Attorney with 33 years experience

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Rosanne Paula Klovee
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Burlington, MA Family Law Attorney with 17 years experience
Burlington, MA 01803
Free ConsultationFamily and Divorce
Suffolk University Law School
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Sallie Vallely
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Woburn, MA Family Law Lawyer with 29 years experience
(781) 281-0635 36 Commerce Way
2nd Floor
 Woburn, MA 01801
Free ConsultationFamily, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Estate Planning
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Sallie K. Vallely has been practicing law, for 27 years. Attorney Vallely is the founding partner, of the law offices of Sallie K. Vallely. Attorney Vallely practices law in the following areas: criminal law and criminal defense, family law, and probate law. Attorney Vallely is the Supervising Attorney for the Middlesex Defense Attorney Incorporated and supervises lawyers in the Middlesex Superior Court and the Woburn District Court. As part of her position as Supervising Attorney she mentors young lawyers, teaches seminars, and investigates complaints filed against lawyers. Attorney Vallely attends the Middlesex Defense Attorney’s Incorporated Board of Directors meetings, on...
Renee Lazar
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Bedford, MA Family Law Attorney with 11 years experience
(978) 844-4095 4308 Thompson Farm
 Bedford, MA 01730
Free ConsultationFamily, Divorce, Employment and Military
Massachusetts School of Law
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Renee Lazar, Esq., a licensed Massachusetts attorney, offers quality Family legal services to Massachusetts residents and others who must appear in Massachusetts Courts. She practices Family Law, so her focus is on your Divorce, Custody, Parenting Plans, Guardianships of Minors and Adults, Grandparent Visitation, Child Support, and other Family Law issues. A caring attorney, Ms. Lazar provides her personal attention to every case, no matter how small.

Believing that everyone should be able to obtain legal services, Ms. Lazar's practice focuses on the needs of people of "modest means" - typically, those whose incomes put pro bono and subsidized legal...
Michelle Sacco Massaro
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Woburn, MA Family Law Lawyer with 20 years experience
(781) 281-0734 500 W Cummings Park # 2475
 Woburn, MA 01801
Family, Divorce and Estate Planning
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Family Law, Child Custody, Child Support, Guardianship, Visitation, Division of Marital Property, Tax Consequences of Divorce, Alimony (spousal support), Prenuptial Agreements, Prenuptial Modifications and Wills / Estate Planning. The Law Office of Michelle Sacco Massaro is conveniently located across from the Salem Massachusetts court house and serves Essex County including Amesbury MA, Andover MA, North Andover MA, Ballardvale MA, Beverly MA, Beverly Farms, Boxford MA, West Boxford MA, Bradford MA, Byfield MA, Cape Ann MA, Danvers MA, Essex MA, Georgetown MA, Gloucester MA, Groveland MA, Hamilton MA, South Hamilton MA, Haverhill MA, Ipswich MA, Lawrence MA, Lynn MA, Lynnfield MA, Manchester-by-the-Sea...
Kathleen B. Reynolds
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Woburn, MA Family Law Attorney with 11 years experience
(781) 935-7104 390 Main Street
Suite 200
 Woburn, MA 01801
Free ConsultationFamily, Criminal, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Massachusetts School of Law
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My practice focuses on family law and criminal defense. I provide honest and practical advice to my clients, paying particular attention to their individual needs. My clients take an active role in their cases and we work together to obtain just, timely and cost-effective results.
Katherine E Thomas
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Bedford, MA Family Law Attorney
(508) 346-3805 110 Great Road
 Bedford, MA 01730
Family, Arbitration & Mediation and Divorce
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Diane Patalano Long
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Winchester, MA Family Law Attorney with 34 years experience
(781) 729-4100 23 Shore Road
 Winchester, MA 01890
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Ellen Anna Wright
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Tewksbury, MA Family Law Lawyer with 9 years experience
(978) 851-2291 1445 Main Street
 Tewksbury, MA 01876
Free ConsultationFamily, Divorce and Personal Injury
Massachusetts School of Law
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ELLEN ANNA WRIGHT is the Senior Attorney at Wright Family Law Group in Tewksbury specializing in all aspects of Family Law. She is a member of the Middlesex County Bar Association, Greater Lowell Bar Association, and the Massachusetts Bar Association. She has been recognized by the Client Securities Board for her pro bono contributions was recently recognized by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys as one of the top 10 family law attorneys in 2017. She is a volunteer conciliator for the Middlesex County Bar Association. She is a graduate of Salem State College...
Todd D. Beauregard
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Lowell, MA Family Law Attorney with 24 years experience
(978) 275-1919 25 Central Street
 Lowell, MA 01852
Free ConsultationFamily, Bankruptcy, Divorce and Workers' Comp
Suffolk University Law School
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Practice: Upon graduation from law school and having passed the Massachusetts Bar Examination in 1995, Attorney Beauregard joined the law firm of Palma Law Offices, P.C., in Lowell, Massachusetts. Attorney Beauregard opened his own practice in Lowell, Massachusetts in 2006, whose main office is located at 25 Central Street in Lowell, MA 01852. Since 2006, the firm has grown to meet the increased demand for experienced and ethical legal representation, with offices in Nashua, NH, North Andover, MA and Boston, MA. Attorney Beauregard is licensed to practice in all Massachusetts state courts, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, and the United States Federal Court...
Ryan S. Caselden
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Cambridge, MA Family Law Lawyer with 8 years experience
(617) 863-6447 111 Rice Street
 Cambridge, MA 02140
Free ConsultationFamily, Criminal, DUI and Personal Injury
University of Miami School of Law
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Paul King
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Tewksbury, MA Family Law Lawyer with 17 years experience
(978) 851-5145 1501 Main St
#13
 Tewksbury, MA 01876
Free ConsultationFamily, Criminal, DUI and Divorce
New England Law | Boston
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Kevin M. Dwyer Jr.
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Waltham, MA Family Law Attorney with 16 years experience
(781) 760-9662 707 Main St
 Waltham, MA 02451
Family, Civil Rights, Criminal and Probate
Suffolk University
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Former Assistant District Attorney in Boston, MA providing professional, prepared and passionate advocacy with extensive jury trial experience focusing on criminal defense, family law, litigation, land use/zoning matters in Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Erin Whelan Pennock
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Belmont, MA Family Law Attorney with 12 years experience
(617) 489-2288 83 Leonard Street
Suite 6
 Belmont, MA 02478
Free ConsultationFamily and Divorce
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Attorney Erin Whelan Pennock is an experienced attorney who has a wide range of experience in matters relating to family law and alternative dispute resolution. Attorney Pennock focuses her practice primarily in the areas of family law, specifically divorce, pre and post-nuptial agreements, post-divorce matters involving child custody, visitation, child support, retirement division and alimony. Clients appreciate her compassion and ability to connect with them during a difficult time. Attorney Pennock works with her clients and opposing counsel to create creative solutions to the complicated situations that can arise in the midst of a divorce or child-related dispute. She devotes...
Lauren Popovitch
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Cambridge, MA Family Law Attorney
(617) 863-7847 2294 Massachusetts Avenue 2nd Floor
 Cambridge, MA 02140
Free ConsultationFamily and Divorce
Albany Law School
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Popovitch Law LLC practices Divorce and Family Law at the highest level of skill, knowledge, and experience. Lauren Popovitch is a premier Boston Divorce and Family Lawyer with a reputation for excellence and a strong record of success. Lauren Popovitch is committed to achieving the best outcome for you and your family.
Nicholas J. LaFountain
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Watertown, MA Family Law Lawyer with 14 years experience
(617) 926-8944 507 Mt. Auburn Street
 Watertown, MA 02472
Free ConsultationFamily, Divorce, Landlord Tenant and Personal Injury
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
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Michael L. Rich
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Waltham, MA Family Law Attorney with 39 years experience
(781) 373-1582 37 Middlesex Circle
Unit 21
 Waltham, MA 02452
Free ConsultationFamily and Juvenile
Howard University School of Law and Northeastern University
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Protecting families in Massachusetts since 1982. Concentrating in Children's and Family Law. Primarily defending parents accused of abuse or neglect during DCF investigations, assessments, Fair Hearings, and court proceedings.
Sheara Friend
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Concord, MA Family Law Attorney with 34 years experience
(978) 464-9001 676 Elm Street, Suite 400
 Concord, MA 01742
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Sheara Friend’s family law practice is built upon her reputation as a fierce advocate for individuals and families. A seasoned courtroom champion, Sheara has devoted over thirty years to the practice of family law, including all aspects of divorce and separation, complaints for contempt and modification, and appeals. She is well-versed in high net-worth divorces, mediation, and collaborative law. Sheara has experience in all aspects of family law, including parenting plans, contested custody matters, out-of-state removal, estrangement, alienation, children’s rights, parental rights, child support, paternity, alimony/spousal support, domestic violence, restraining orders, neglect and abuse. Her practice also includes...
Douglas Warren Sears
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Tewksbury, MA Family Law Lawyer with 32 years experience
(978) 376-7390 1445 Main St. Unit 5
 Tewksbury, MA 01876
Family, Arbitration & Mediation, Divorce and Estate Planning
Suffolk University Law School
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My practice centers around my intent to help people through the legal challenges of everyday living.
Wyckoff Nissenbaum
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Somerville, MA Family Law Attorney
(617) 410-6467 775 Broadway
 Somerville, MA 02144
Family, Divorce and Domestic Violence
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The Law Office of Wyckoff Nissenbaum concentrates in Divorce and Family Law matters. Contact Wyckoff Nissenbaum to discuss your case specific situation.
Thomas E. Hogan II
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Waltham, MA Family Law Lawyer with 9 years experience
(978) 710-9987 738 Main Street #199
 Waltham, MA 02451-0616
Family, Administrative, Employment and Estate Planning
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Attorney Tom Hogan practices in the areas of employment law, real estate, land use, and professional licensing. He is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire (B.A., double major in Russian and History, 2005 ) and New England Law | Boston (J.D., 2009), where he was a member of Phi Alpha Delta, co-chair of the Executive Office on Alumni Relations, and the Executive Budget and Appropriations Committee. Tom has a diverse array of experience in the field of administrative law. While a student, Tom served as a student law clerk for Administrative Law Judges in both the Appellate Tax...
Phil A. Taylor
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Stoneham, MA Family Law Lawyer with 16 years experience
(781) 438-7100 2 Main Street, Suite 325
 Stoneham, MA 02180
Free ConsultationFamily, Business, Collections and Divorce
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Andrew E. Willems
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Stoneham, MA Family Law Lawyer
38 Montvale Avenue
Suite 207
 Stoneham, MA 02180
Free ConsultationFamily, Arbitration & Mediation, Estate Planning and Landlord Tenant
Boston College Law School
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Carl Emilio D'Angio Jr
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Waltham, MA Family Law Lawyer with 29 years experience
(781) 894-6028 11 Spring St
 Waltham, MA 02451
Family, Bankruptcy, Divorce and Estate Planning
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Greg Krikorian
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Cambridge, MA Family Law Lawyer
(978) 844-7401 185 Alewife Brook Pkwy
Suite 416
 Cambridge, MA 02138
Free ConsultationFamily, Business, Estate Planning and Personal Injury
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Laura J. Cervizzi
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North Reading, MA Family Law Attorney with 31 years experience
(978) 276-0777 350 Park Street
Park Place South, Suites 201 & 203
 North Reading, MA 01864
Free ConsultationFamily and Divorce
Suffolk University
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Matthew Solomon
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Arlington, MA Family Law Lawyer with 13 years experience
(617) 201-9060 190 Mystic Valley Parkway
 Arlington, MA 02474
Family, Arbitration & Mediation, Divorce and Estate Planning
Northeastern University School of Law
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Alicia Rinaldi
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Waltham, MA Family Law Lawyer
(781) 419-6525 300 Fifth Avenue
Suite 379
 Waltham, MA 02451
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Mr. Christopher Anthony Carbone
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Medford, MA Family Law Attorney
(617) 283-6154 63 Bowen Avenue
 Medford, MA 02155
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Johanna Gatta
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Stoneham, MA Family Law Lawyer
(617) 791-8887 61 Main Street
 Stoneham, MA 02180
Family, Divorce and Personal Injury
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Erin Fitch Nielson
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Chelmsford, MA Family Law Lawyer
(978) 250-0710 235 Billerica Rd.
 Chelmsford, MA 01886
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