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Jason V. Owens
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Biography
After a decade spent in Probate and Family court rooms across Massachusetts, Attorney Owens has earned a reputation for zealous client advocacy, skill in complex financial litigation, and seasoned appellate experience. Attorney Owens has represented Massachusetts divorce clients with collective assets exceeding $100 million. His courtroom demeanor emphasizes focus, control and a mastery of the facts and law, as they apply in each client’s case. Among his peers, he has earned a reputation as a hard-nosed, no-nonsense negotiator who understands the strengths and weaknesses of both parties’ cases.
Attorney Owens is a published legal author who has written more than 50 long-form blogs exploring Massachusetts legal issues on the Lynch & Owens Blog. His legal writing is an outgrowth of a professional career that includes a post as a Judicial Clerk for the Massachusetts Probate and Family Court, where Attorney Owens worked closely with twelve Probate and Family Court judges in Barnstable, Bristol and Essex counties, for whom he prepared written Judgments, Orders, and Memoranda of Decision, as well as performing research and analysis of complex legal questions. In recent years, Attorney Owens has frequently appeared in the Boston Herald and Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly discussing a variety of probate and family law issues.
Attorney Owens’ dogged approach to practicing law is unsurprising, given his background. Before pursuing the law, he spent time as a journalist, a business development specialist in the field of private corrections and criminal justice, and marketing writer for a global engineering consulting leader. These positions honed his appreciation for investigation, research and the unapologetic pursuit of his clients’ goals. He frequently advises clients involved in divorce and other family law cases not to let short-term concerns compromise long-term goals.
After graduating from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 2000, Attorney Owens spent several years in private industry before attending Suffolk University Law School, where he thrived as a member of the Moot Court Honor Board, editor for the Suffolk Journal of Trial and Appellate Advocacy, clerk for the distinguished Hon. Robert W. Langlois (ret.), and as a public advocate at the Hale and Dorr Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School.
Attorney Owens appears frequently before the Massachusetts Appeals Court, representing clients on a variety of appellate matters. In June 2011, Attorney Owens authored, Determining Self-Employment Income for Child Support Purposes: the Massachusetts View Compared with the National View for the Suffolk Journal of Trial and Appellate Advocacy. In 2007, he published, “Hearing thy Neighbor: the Doctrine of Attenuation and Illegal Eavesdropping by Private Citizens”. Attorney Owens grew up on Cape Cod, where much of his family continues to reside today. Attorney Owens was named a 2017 Massachusetts Rising Star by Super Lawyers.
Practice Areas
6
Practice Areas
Divorce and Separation
50%
19 years | 300 cases
Child Support
10%
19 years | 75 cases
Fees and Rates
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Licensed in Massachusetts for 18 years
State: Massachusetts
Acquired: 2007
No misconduct found
Location
Lynch & Owens, P.C.
62 Derby Street, Suites 4-5, Hingham, MA, 02043-3728
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Posted by anonymous | October 12, 2022 | Hired Attorney
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The best family lawyer
Attorney Owens has been invaluable in improving my daughter's life. Having someone who I trusted to represent me through this difficult process was absolutely game-changing. He is extremely hard working, thorough, strategic, thinks outside the box, and has a very high attention to detail. He truly c...
Posted by Lorrie-Jeanne | September 15, 2010
Jason V. Owens has restored my faith in attorney's!
Many legal cases, especially those involving 15 years! of retroactive child support can be daunting to say the least. And having Five, yes Five (5), previous attorney's over all these years NOT being able to get the job done has been very disillusioning and disheartening. However, Attorney Jason V. O...
Posted by anonymous | August 26, 2010
Resolved my visitation and support case for me
Attorney Owens represented me in a modification of my divorce agreement. He managed an emotional case and was able to increase my child support and adjust my ex's visitation schedule at a reasonable cost. I was very happy with his work.
Posted by anonymous | August 26, 2010
Excellent Lawyer, Couldn't be anymore helpful
Jason is on top of his work immeditlly when it has to be done. He is a great person and is very trustworthy. Overall experience with Mr. Owens couldn't have been any better than someone with 50+ years!! I recommend him to everyone i know.
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Experience
Honors
2017
Rising Stars, Super Lawyers
2015
Top Attorneys of North America, Who's Who Legal
2011
Avvo Excellent Rated Attorney, Avvo.com
Work Experience
2016 - Present
Owner, South Shore Divorce Mediation
2008 - Present
Partner and Senior Counsel, Lynch & Owens, P.C.
2007 - 2008
Judicial Clerk, Probate and Family Court Department of the Massachusetts Trial Court
2006 - 2006
Student Clerk, Hon. Robert W. Langlois
2005 - 2005
Student Advocate, Hale and Dorr Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School
2005 - 2007
Consultant for Business Development, Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc.
2001 - 2004
Marketing Coordinator, Global Resource Division, Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc.
2000 - 2001
Marketing/Proposal Writer, Civigenics, Inc.
Associations
2008 - Present
Plymouth County Bar AssociationMember
2008 - Present
Barnstable County Bar AssociationMember
Sample of Legal Cases
Appeals Court - appellee
Judgment affirmed
Appeals Court - appellant
Vacated and remanded
Appeals Court - appellee
Judgment affirmed
Appeals Court - appellee
Judgment affirmed, fees awarded
Award of Legal Fees, Probate & Family court
Award of fees
Education
2007
Suffolk University Law School
JD - Juris Doctor
2000
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2020
Dividing High Value Items in Divorce: Art, Rare Collectibles, Antiques, Yachts, Jewelry
Valuing Artwork in Divorce Cases
2018
Plymouth County Probate & Family Judges' Annual Roundtable
Moderator, Probate and Family Court Questions Forum
2018
21st Annual Family Law Conference 2018
Revisions to the Massachusetts Child Support Guidelines
Publications
2011
Suffolk Journal of Trial & Appellate Advocacy
Determining Self-Employment Income for Child Support Purposes: the Massachusetts View Compared with the National View
2007
Suffolk Journal of Trial & Appellate Advocacy
Attenuation and Illegal Eavesdropping by Private Citizens
Languages
English
Activity
Legal Answers
Legal Answers
Q&A
Can my ex-wife's new husband's income be considered in child support?
24 Jul 2012
Q&A
ANY LEGAL CUSTODY OR PHYSICAL RIGHTS OVER CHILD TRANSFERED FROM RHODE ISLAND TO MASSACHUSETS?
19 May 2012
Q&A
Can a judge order a later modification and redistribution of marital property properly distributed at time of divorce ?
24 May 2012