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Teresa M. Harkins La Vita

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Overview

Practice Areas

60% Divorce / Separation
4 years
10% Mediation
2 years
10% Domestic Violence
4 years
10% Wills / Living Wills
3 years
10% Uncontested Divorce

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Payment types

Cash, Check, Credit Card

Contact Information

La Vita Law Center

One Webb Street

Danvers, MA 01923

Office: 978-652-9287

Fax: 978-587-2895
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English

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The La Vita Law Center, located at 1 Webb Street in Danvers.

As co-chair of the Women's Bar Association - North Shore Committee, I invite you to attend our monthly meeting. We meet the third Friday of every month at... more

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Résumé

License

4 years since Teresa M. Harkins La Vita was first licensed to practice law.

State	License status	Year acquired	Last updated by Avvo
Massachusetts	Active	2007	05/05/2012

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

Work Experience

Position	Duration
Adjunct Professor of Legal Research & Writing at New England Law \| Boston	2010–present
Associate at Levitt Law Group	2009–2010

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Education

School	Major	Degree	Graduated
New England Law \| Boston		Juris Doctor
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania	Criminal Justice	Bachelor of Science

Awards

Award Name	Granting Organization	Date
New England Scholar Award	New England Law \| Boston	2007
CALI Award - European Union Law	New England Law \| Boston	2007

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Associations

Position	Association Name	Duration
Member	Mass. Council on Family Mediation	2011-present
Co-Chair of the North Shore Committee	Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts	2010-present

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Portfolio

Contribution

Contributor Level 11

Answers:	133	Legal Answers
	1	Best Answer - chosen by asker
	20	Answers marked "I agree" by other lawyers
	11	Answers marked helpful by other users
Guides:	6	Legal Guides
	0	Staff Picks

Cases

Corporation formed

Outcome: Corporation formed

Contempt judgment

Outcome: Contempt agreement and judgment reached

Limited Assistance Representation

Outcome: Separation Agreement executed

Publications

Article	Publication	Date
In Sickness and in Health . . . and in Bankruptcy	2011 Emerging Issues 5853	2011
Help! Will my ex get part of my business in our divorce?	2011 Emerging Issues 5692	2011

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Speaking Engagements

Presentation Name	Conference	Date
An Evolving Family - Going From a "Couple" to "Single"	Divorce information	2012
Alumni panel	Mass. LGBTQ Bar Association presents Fireside Chat	2010