Practice Areas

Divorce is a critical financial and legal restructuring. We advocate for clients in negotiated settlements and courtroom proceedings to secure assets and protect future financial stability.

• High-Conflict Divorce: Decisive, trial-ready strategy when negotiations stall and court intervention is required.

• Divorce Litigation: Objective, evidence-based courtroom execution before Probate and Family Court judges.

• Divorce for Business Owners: Protecting corporate equity, commercial holdings, and operational continuity.

• Grey Divorce & Later-in-Life Dissolution: Safeguarding retirement accounts, 401(k) allocations, long-term alimony, and pension structures.

• Asset Division: Identification, valuation, and equitable distribution of real estate, investment portfolios, and executive compensation.

Financial support obligations must accurately reflect statutory guidelines and economic realities.

• Child Support: Precise calculation of base and variable income, including executive bonuses and self-employment earnings.

• Alimony & Spousal Support: Structuring, negotiating, and litigating fair spousal support awards under state guidelines.

• Post-Decree Modifications: Petitioning for or defending against adjustments to support or custody when circumstances substantially shift.

• Contempts & Enforcement: Swift legal action to enforce compliance when a party violates court-ordered financial or parenting obligations.

Establishing parenting plans and legal custody requires a deliberate approach that balances children's needs with parental rights.

• Custody Disputes: Advocacy in contested legal (decision-making) and physical (residence) custody matters.

• Custom Parenting Plans: Structuring enforceable residential schedules tailored around demanding professional calendars.

• Paternity Actions: Establishing legal fatherhood to formalize parenting time, legal rights, and support obligations.

Marital contracts serve as practical tools to clarify expectations, safeguard business entities, and preserve generational wealth.

• Prenuptial Agreements: Safeguarding pre-marital property, family trusts, and business equity prior to marriage.

• Postnuptial Agreements: Defining financial responsibilities and asset structures during an ongoing marriage.

• Blended Families: Structuring agreements to ensure children from previous relationships remain protected in estate allocations.

• Later in Life Marriages: Preserving personal holdings, real estate, and retirement plans built over a lifetime.

• Business Owners (Risk Management): Shielding commercial operations, equity, and intellectual property from potential marital claims.

• Protecting Family Wealth: Preserving inheritances, family trust distributions, and multi-generational assets.

Restraining orders carry immediate consequences that impact parental rights, housing, and records.

• 209A Abuse Prevention Orders: Emergency court petitions for safety, exclusive occupancy, and temporary child custody.

• 258E Harassment Prevention Orders & Defense: Swift representation at evidentiary hearings to defend against unwarranted orders or secure necessary protection.

When estate, trust, or fiduciary disputes arise, swift and decisive legal intervention is essential.

• Will Contests: Challenging or defending will validity based on lack of capacity, undue influence, or execution errors.

• Trust Disputes: Resolving trustee removal requests, accounting conflicts, and trust interpretation claims.

• Fiduciary Litigation: Holding executors, trustees, and attorneys-in-fact accountable for breaches of duty or asset misallocation.