Robin Abrahamson Masson

I use collaborative law and mediation to help clients solve family legal problems outside court in a way that meets the most needs of each of the adults and the children in the family. Clients include gay and straight couples. I also assist couples in negotiating prenuptial and domestic partnership agreements.

I represent adoptive parents as well as biological parents. My clients include foster parents adopting children out of foster care, as well as same-sex partners adopting each others' children. I counsel clients prior to the adoption and draft all legal documents, including post-adoption contact agreements.

We help clients to decide how to leave their property after death; to minimize estate taxes; to make arrangements for the care of dependents; to designate proper beneficiaries of life insurance and retirement benefits; and to assure an orderly transmission of their property. We help clients explore options to structure their estates so that their loved ones can benefit from their estates, while still remaining eligible for governmental benefits.

We help clients determine and create the right structure for their business entities, representing clients in the sale and purchase of businesses, negotiation and drafting partnership agreements, shareholders’ agreements and LLC operating agreements, and employment agreements. Our services include: employment issues; financing and asset protection; alternative dispute resolution; and commercial litigation.