Boston Attorneys Protecting You and Yours During Contested Divorce
Mr. Soilson is a Fellow and the President of the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), a Fellow in the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL), a member of the Greater Boston Family Law American Inn of Court, and has been ranked at the highest level of legal ability, "AV Preeminent", in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. He has also been recognized as a "Massachusetts Super Lawyer," "Top 100 Massachusetts Super Lawyer," and "Top 100 New England Super Lawyer" in the area of family law in annual lists published in Boston Magazine. Mr. Soilson is also listed in the Family Law and Mediation sections of Best Lawyers in America ®, a highly esteemed national peer review guide of attorneys.
Mr. Soilson has served as a Director of the Massachusetts Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC), an interdisciplinary and international association dedicated to the resolution of family conflict. He has also served as a Director of Overcoming Barriers, a non-profit organization created to promote children's healthy relationships with their parents where a child is at risk of losing a relationship with a parent.
Mr. Soilson's legal practice is focused on divorce, custody, child support, alimony, removal, paternity, contempt, modification, abuse prevention, adoption and the negotiating and drafting of premarital and postnuptial agreements. In recent engagements, Mr. Soilson:
• obtained a favorable custody and visitation judgment for a client in a paternity action;
• secured child support, alimony, and college expenses for a client from an overseas defendant by attaching inherited assets held in a Massachusetts trust;
• secured a significant six-figure settlement for a client whose family members had misappropriated funds from a family trust;
• obtained a divorce judgment awarding a client substantial ongoing support and a disparate division of marital assets as a result of gifted and inherited assets from the client’s parents received during the marriage; and
• modified a divorce judgment to terminate a client’s alimony obligations as a result of a material change in the parties’ financial circumstances.
Mr. Soilson is an author and frequent speaker on family law topics. For instance, he is a Co-Editor of Financial Aspects of Divorce (MCLE, Inc.; 2016); Contributing Author of Massachusetts Divorce Law Practice Manual (MCLE, Inc.; 2008) and a Co-author, “Premarital Agreements”,Massachusetts Divorce Law Practice Manual (MCLE, Inc.; 2008). He was a faculty member at 2012 MCLE and Strafford seminars on Divorce Law, Prenuptial Agreements, and Probate Litigation. In 2011, he presented a lecture at seminar titled, “Social Media and First Amendment in Family Law Cases” at the Boston Bar Association. He also spoke at Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education Seminar titled, “Trying Divorce Cases” on October 22, 2009.
Mr. Soilson is a Certified Family Law Arbitrator and Divorce Mediator - trained in Concilation and Parenting Coordination. He is a member of the Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation, Academy of Professional Mediators, Massachusetts Association of Guardians ad Litem, and Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. Mr. Soilson is also a member of the Family Law and Probate Law Sections of the Massachusetts Bar Association, and of the Family Law Section and Fiduciary Litigation Subcommittee of the Trust & Estates Section of the Boston Bar Association. Mr. Soilson was a past member of the Board of Directors of the Boys and Girls Club of Plymouth, the Board of Trustees of the Bay Farm Montessori Academy, and the Finance and Advisory Committee for the Town of Plymouth. He has been a frequent contributor of pro bono services to the community through the Lawyer of the Day program in the Plymouth County Probate and Family Court, and the Women's Bar Foundation’s Family Law Project for Battered Women. Mr. Soilson also served as Co-Chair of the Pro Bono Committee of the Boston Bar Association's Family Law Section Steering Committee.
During law school, Mr. Soilson clerked for the Israeli Supreme Court and advised the Israeli Justices on family law issues adjudicated in the United States. Mr. Soilson served in the United States Navy and through a selective Naval Intelligence program received a Russian Certificate from the Defense Language Institute in 1989. He is conversational in Russian and Hebrew.
Client Recommendations:
“I was referred to Attorney Soilson by friends when my divorce was already underway with another attorney who had marginalized my case, treated me with total disregard and gave me poor advice. [Mr. Soilson] spent over an hour on the phone with me as I sobbed uncontrollably in a parking lot. In that time he had a better grasp of my case and my priorities than my other lawyer had in over 6 months. Mr. Soilson was kind, knowledgeable, wise, considerate, honest, honorable, and supportive. The divorce was nasty and contested; the opposing counsel (and client) consistently took the “low road”. Mr. Soilson was my champion from beginning to end. He never waivered and the first impression I had of him never changed. He is a fine lawyer and you will be in the best of hands. He is a credit to his firm and I will always be grateful to him.”
“I worked with Jeff now for a couple of years and on numerous projects. He is an excellent attorney with tremendous resources available to him. Jeff is open and honest about how to approach things, and his approach is a collaborative one to try and work effectively with the opposing side to reach an amicable agreement. He can be tough when he needs to be, but is very effective at establishing relationships and credibility early on in the process, to move things along more quickly. I highly recommend Jeff as an attorney.”
“Jeff was asked to defend my partner’s alimony case in the 11th hour. To most this would be a disadvantage, but he jumped right in and was well prepared by the court dates. He was completely available to her by e-mail or telephone, and never left her with any ‘vague’ information to be misinterpreted. He was always very quick to respond to messages or e-mails. He's extremely knowledgeable and was able to identify issues partner was not aware of. When it came to the final court date, he was a notable match for our foes. We were completely impressed with how Jeff conducted himself.”
“I had a very difficult situation with my aunt’s Estate. Jeffrey Soilson was recommended by a friend in Florida and he took on a case that I thought was pretty much hopeless, but Jeffrey Soilson was able to finalize the case to everyone's satisfaction. He kept me up to date with everything that was going on, answered calls and e-mails promptly, copied me on all correspondence and guided me. Most important, I came to trust him and his advice. I would not hesitate to recommend Jeff Soilson.”
Jeffrey Soilson is a graduate of Columbia University, (B.A., 1994), and Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, (J.D., 1997). Mr. Soilson is admitted to the Massachusetts, Florida and New York bars, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Tax Court.
Practice areas
Excellence in complex litigation of a broad range of divorce and separation issues, including marital asset valuation and division, debt allocation, use and occupancy of marital property, child legal custody and support, parenting plans, and alimony.
24 years
Experienced and reputable representation in the establishment and enforcement of family law court orders and judgments, including contempt and modification actions related to child support, child custody and spousal support.
24 years
Zealous advocacy in alimony and spousal support cases in the wake of Alimony Reform in Massachusetts and changes to the Federal Tax Code eliminating the federal alimony deduction and allowing for non-taxable alimony to a recipient spouse.
24 years
Skilled negotiations in the drafting and execution of enforceable prenuptial and postnuptial agreements; protecting your rights in divorce where the validity and enforceability of such agreements are contested.
24 years
Skilled representation in complex child support cases that exceed high income thresholds under child support guidelines; establishing wage assignment orders; enforcement of child support orders through civil and criminal contempt actions.
Effective representation in high-conflict custody cases involving court-ordered custody evaluations, psychological testing, parenting coordination, removal and relocation disputes, parent-child contact problems, and disputes over shared parenting.
24 years
Languages spoken
English
Fitch Law Partners, LLP
84 State Street
Boston, MA, 02109
Fitch Law Partners LLP
110 Cedar Street Suite 250
Wellesley Hills, MA, 02481
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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NY | Currently registered | 1999 | 12/09/2020 |
MA | Active | 1999 | 12/02/2020 |
FL | Inactive | 1997 | 12/20/2020 |
Legal answers | 1 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date granted |
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Best Lawyer | Best Lawyers in America | 2019 |
Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers Magazine | 2019 |
Top 100 Massachusetts Super Lawyers | Super Lawyers Magazine | 2018 |
Best Lawyer - Family Law and Mediation | Best Lawyers in America | 2018 |
Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers Magazine | 2018 |
Best Lawyer - Family Law and Mediation | Best Lawyers in America | 2017 |
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Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers Magazine | 2017 |
Best Lawyer - Family Law and Mediation | Best Lawyers in America | 2016 |
Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers Magazine | 2016 |
Top 100 New England SuperLawyer - Family Law | Super Lawyers Magazine | 2015 |
Top 100 Massachusetts SuperLawyer - Family Law | Super Lawyers Magazine | 2015 |
Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers Magazine | 2015 |
Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers Magazine | 2014 |
Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers Magazine | 2013 |
AV Peer Review Rating | Martindale-Hubbell | 2012 |
Rising Star | Super Lawyers Magazine | 2008 |
Rising Star | Super Lawyers Magazine | 2007 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Partner | Fitch Law Partners LLP | 2012 - Present |
Associate | Burns & Levinson, LLP | 2006 - 2012 |
Associate | Lee & Levine LLP | 2005 - 2006 |
Managing Partner | Soilson Press LLP | 2000 - 2005 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers | Fellow | 2015 - Present |
Overcoming Barriers | Director | 2015 - Present |
Greater Boston Family Law American Inn of Court | Member | 2015 - Present |
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts | Director | 2014 - Present |
American Academy of Certified Financial Litigators | Founding Member | 2014 - Present |
Massachusetts Association of Guardians ad Litem | Member | 2012 - Present |
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Academy of Professional Family Mediators | Practitioner Mediator Member | 2012 - Present |
Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation | Member | 2012 - Present |
Massachusetts Bar Association, Family Law Section | Member | 1999 - Present |
Boston Bar Association, Family Law Section | Member | 1999 - Present |
Boston Bar Association, Fiduciary Litigation Subcomittee of the Trusts & Estates Section | Member | 1999 - Present |
Massachusetts Bar Association, Probate Law Section | Member | 1999 - Present |
Boston Bar Association, Family Law Section, Pro Bono Committee | Co-Chair | 2009 - 2009 |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) | FInancial Aspects of Divorce | 2016 |
Massachusetts Divorce Law Practice Manual | Premarital Agreements | 2008 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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Yeshiva University, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 1997 |
Columbia University | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 1994 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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Senior Lawyers Webinar | Co-Parenting During the Covid-19 Pandemic | 2020 |
Dealing with Difficult Clients: Whose Side Are You on Anyway? | Client Relationships | 2020 |
Practicing with Professionalism | Family Law | 2016 |
19th Annual Family Law Conference | Alimony - Keynote Panel | 2016 |
When the Court and Clinical Practice Collide: Working with High Conflict and Divorcing Families | High Conflict and Divorcing Families | 2013 |
Legal Seminar | High Conflict Custody Cases | 2013 |
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Webinar | Pre-Nuptial Agreements for First, Subsequent and Later-In-Life Marriages | 2012 |
Probate Litigation Under the New MUPC & the New MUTC | Fiduciary Litigation | 2012 |
Divorce Law: MCLE BasicsPlus | Divorce Law | 2012 |
Boston Bar Association | Social Media and First Amendment in Family Law Cases | 2011 |
Boston University Media Ventures Master's Degree Program | Enterprise and the Law | 2010 |
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. | Trying Divorce Cases | 2009 |
Case name | Outcome |
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Probate Case | Secured a significant six-figure settlement |
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Christopher Suh, Probate Attorney on May 26, 2016
Relationship: Worked together on matter
I endorse this lawyer.
Michael Waddington, Family Attorney on May 26, 2014
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
I endorse Jeffrey. He is a highly skilled attorney that is well respected in the legal community.
Stephen Reilly, Family Attorney on Aug 21, 2013
Relationship: Co-worker
I endorse this lawyer.
Jason Owens, Divorce and separation Attorney on Jan 17, 2012
Relationship: Worked together on matter
I endorse this lawyer.
Howard Lewis, Divorce and separation Attorney on Jun 6, 2011
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
I endorse this lawyer.
Marcia Mavrides, Family Attorney on Oct 22, 2010
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
I endorse this lawyer's work. I have had family law cases with Jeff Soilson as opposing counsel and find him to be a highly competent advocate for his clients. Attorney Soilson not only works vigorously to resolve complex and difficult issues, he is an excellent negotiator and litigator.