Top Rated Massachusetts Family Lawyers

Family lawyers advise and represent clients in matters like divorce, custody, adoption, prenuptial agreements, and the civil aspects of domestic violence. They draft agreements, negotiate settlements, appear in family court, protect parental and financial rights, help enforce orders, and provide emotional and procedural guidance through sensitive family transitions.

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Massachusetts Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 12 years

Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation, Child Custody and more

Bio: Founded in 2013, MC Law has been diligently serving clients across Essex, Middlesex, and Suffolk counties. Attorney McCormick takes a personalized approach to family law, focusing on each client’s unique needs and goals. She works tirelessly to re...

Rating: 7.9

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Massachusetts Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 25 years

Practice Areas: Family, Guardianship, Mediation

Bio: Welcome. I want to introduce myself to you as well as my practice philosophy. I am a solo practitioner with a small, client-centered private legal practice, which is dedicated to the practice areas of family law, divorce mediation, estate law (inc...

Rating: 7.9

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Massachusetts Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

Practice Areas: Family, Child Custody, Child Support and more

Bio: When it comes to matters of the law, you need an assertive and compassionate attorney who will provide personalized guidance and tenacious representation. We offer one-on-one guidance and vigorous representation. We take the time to get to know yo...

Rating: 7.8

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Massachusetts Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 23 years

Practice Areas: Family, Probate, Appeals

Bio: Maria Rockwell focuses her practice on all aspects of probate and domestic relations cases as well as all aspects of civil appeals. She works with clients from the initial interview through settlement negotiations, trial, post-judgment motions, ap...

Rating: 7.7

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Massachusetts Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 39 years

Practice Areas: Family, Mediation, Divorce & Separation

Review: "Lisa represented me on several matters stemming from the aftermath of a high conflict divorce that resulted in additional litigation with my ex-husband after we divorced. These included restraining orders, two divorce modifications to change paren..."

Rating: 8.2

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Massachusetts Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

Practice Areas: Family, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

Bio: Former Prosecutor Ryan Donahue is an experienced litigator who is in court every day on behalf of clients. Attorney Donahue began his career in 2010 as an Assistant District Attorney in Worcester County. During his years as a prosecutor he handled...

Rating: 8.3

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Massachusetts Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 19 years

Practice Areas: Family, Employment & Labor, Business and more

Bio: Anna Shapiro, Esq., has been a Managing Partner, Owner and Founder of Shapiro Law Group, PC from January 2007 until January 10, 2026. Attorney Anna Shapiro, Esq. brought valuable and diversified legal, financial and corporate work experience to th...

Rating: 6.6

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Massachusetts Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 17 years

Practice Areas: Family, Estate Planning, Probate

Bio: Attorney Brendan L. Ward focuses his practice on Estate Planning for Families with young Children and Same Sex Couples along with Family Law Litigation. Mr. Ward has worked with couples navigating original divorces as well as individuals litigatin...

Rating: 7.6

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Massachusetts Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 23 years

Practice Areas: Family, Estate Planning

Bio: Since 2005, attorney Meridith A. Gregory has been the owner and partner of our firm, serving clients from two locations in North Andover, Massachusetts, and Nashua, New Hampshire. Today, the Law Offices of Meridith A. Gregory, LLC, continues to de...

Rating: 7.5

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Massachusetts Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 36 years

Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation, Alimony and more

Bio: Laura founded Cervizzi & Associates in 2002 and has been recognized as a distinguished family law practitioner concentrating in domestic relations litigation in Massachusetts. She has more than 29 years of experience in practice and began her care...

Rating: 8.9

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Massachusetts Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 13 years

Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation

Review: "I am profoundly grateful for Tsvetelina and the work she did for me and my children. From the beginning, I felt truly heard and supported, and I knew the safety of my children was in the very best hands. She walked beside me through every step of ..."

Rating: 7.1

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Massachusetts Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 44 years

Practice Areas: Family, Estate Planning, Residential

Review: "My experience with Barbara and her staff have been excellent. It was a difficult time after my father died and I needed help getting his affairs in order. She did everything to make a difficult situation easier for me. My calls and emails were alw..."

Rating: 7.7

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Massachusetts Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 20 years

Practice Areas: Family, Appeals

Bio: KIMBERLEY J. JOYCE, ESQ. established her current practice in late 2016, after being an associate with Lee & Rivers LLP (formerly Lee & Levine LLP) from early 2007 until late 2016. Ms. Joyce is a 2002 graduate of Boston College (summa cum laude wit...

Rating: 9.4

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Massachusetts Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 21 years

Practice Areas: Family, Landlord & Tenant, General Practice

Review: "Karen helped me settle a difficult divorce case. She kept me informed during the process, thought outside the box to protect my interests, and was very knowledgeable. I highly recommend her to anyone who is seeking competent, friendly legal advice."

Rating: 7.4

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Massachusetts Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 25 years

Practice Areas: Family

Review: "I am so pleased to share my feedback about Michelle Breckenridge. In late 2017, I was served papers by my ex-wife, as she sought to remove my parenting time and increase my child support. Until meeting Michelle, I was not receiving the legal repre..."

Rating: 7.5

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Massachusetts Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 43 years

Practice Areas: Family, Criminal Defense

Review: "Attorney Weber gives both excellent legal and personal advice. I was completely and totally blind to my rights and in what to expect from my divorce. He carefully walked me through the whole process. Without him I would've lost everything because ..."

Rating: 7.2

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Massachusetts Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 13 years

Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation, Child Custody and more

Bio: Jenna’s goal is to help her clients navigate through difficult times in their lives and guide them toward achieving their long-term goals. Jenna represents clients in complex domestic cases involving divorce, custody, child support, alimony, prope...

Rating: 8.6

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