Boston Area Mediation Services
Navigating to Resolution
Available to:
Address Domestic Relations and Probate Matters as follows:
- Mediate/Conciliate with Attorneys present
- Mediate/Conciliate without Attorneys present
- Arbitration for Temporary Orders
- Perform Case Evaluations
| Education: | 1986 Northeastern University, B.S.
1989 Northeastern University School of Law, J.D. |
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| Experience: | Probate and Family Court Justice (2000 – 2024):
2000-2005 First Justice of Nantucket Division of Probate and Family Court 2011 – 2013 First Justice of Norfolk Division of Probate and Family Court 2013-2018 Chief Justice, Trial Court of Massachusetts, Probate & Family Court Department |
| Bar Associations: | Massachusetts Bar Association
Barnstable County Bar Association |
| Committees: | 2008 - Present, Founder & Co-Chair Massachusetts Bar Association Tiered Community Mentoring Program
View Mentoring Program PDF |
| Publications: | Co Author: Chapter in Divorce Law Practice Manual, MCLE Lawyers Weekly: Courtroom Civility: A Tradition Worth Keeping
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| Awards: | 2001 Las Primeras Award, Massachusetts Association of Hispanic Attorneys 2010 Distinguished Jurist Award, Massachusetts Association of Women Lawyers 2014 Lucero Award, Suffolk University Law School 2014 Jurist of the Year, Middlesex Bar Association 2018-2019 Scholar-Mentor Award, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education 2024 President’s Award, Massachusetts Bar Association |