Christine M. Bonardi

Christine Bonardi has been in private practice for more than 25 years. She specializes in adoption, child welfare, education, mental health, criminal, family law and administrative law. She also acts as a Parent coordinator and a guardian ad litem in Probate Court. She served as Regional Coordinator for the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) - Children and Family Law (CAFL) Program for the Suffolk County Juvenile Court for 10 years. Ms. Bonardi is a mentor attorney for the Children and Family Law Panel since 1996. She was an adjunct professor at the Urban College of Boston teaching Juvenile Law, Child Welfare Law and Cultural Aspects of Families and Children. She is a graduate of Bridgewater State University and Suffolk University Law School. She has lectured at numerous conferences and training programs for MCLE, CPCS, the Flaschner Judicial Institute, National Organization for Victim Assistance and the Massachusetts Organization for Victim Assistance. She has advocated for hundreds of parents, children and families in Probate and Family Court, Juvenile Court, criminal courts, and in front of administrative bodies and school systems.

• High Risk Adoptions
• Stepparent Adoptions
• Child Welfare
• Child Abuse and Neglect
• Special Education
• Suspension/Expulsion in Education
• Mental Health
• Criminal
• Abuse Prevention
• Guardian of Incapacitated Adults & Children
• Divorce
• Family Law
• Real Estate
• Child Support
• Department of Children and Families (DCF)
• Parent Coordination
• Guardian ad Litem
• Sex Offender Registry Board (SORB)