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This may be your first divorce or adoption, but it is not mine. I have practiced exclusively in all areas of family, adoption, and surrogacy/assistive reproduction law for nearly 30 years. At NYU law school, I participated in family law advocacy and worked for a premier mediator in New York City. I am also a trained collaborative law attorney.. From our first meeting or phone conversation, I am interested in your story and how I can best help you get where you want to go. Some of my clients have been in the passenger seat of their lives and I love empowering them to step into the driver's seat. I will listen to you compassionately but offer honest feedback so that you do not waste valuable time or financial resources. I understand finances and can offer creative solutions that you may not have thought of. I take a team approach with my clients and offer you options and suggestions that make sense for your particular situation and needs. I love children and want the best for your children, as well.. I have helped over 500 families become parents through adoption and surrogacy. I was fortunate to argue a lead pre-birth order case before the Massachusetts Supreme Court allowing my clients' names to be placed on their baby's birth certificate so they did not have to adopt their own baby who was conceived through assisted reproductive technologies.. Whether you want to adopt a child, need to explore leaving an unhappy marriage, have received a Complaint for Divorce, need child support or more parenting time, or need assistance with any other family law matter — I am available to answer your questions and determine if I am the right advocate that you want by your side.

Ryan's practice is focused on appellate litigation and criminal and juvenile defense. He has briefed and argued a wide range of cases before the Massachusetts Appeals Court, the Supreme Judicial Court, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He also regularly appears in trial courts across Massachusetts, representing clients in all types of criminal and juvenile cases.

On top of my legal work for my clients I also present at seminars and round tables to give an in-depth analysis of the issues affecting your business and how to navigate the employment and labor law developments happening every day.  When I am not working with clients, or presenting as a speaker, I serve on the board of directors for a local youth hockey league.

It is a joy to  host my  talk radio show weekdays mornings on WHMP, and I take  pride in the Civil Liberties Minutes, which I write and voice --two or three new ones each week. I see the law as a way-- one way-- to try to seek justice, social justice and equality.

I am a Certified Elder Law Attorney dedicated to serving the needs of the elderly and disabled.  My practice primarily focuses upon Elder Law as well as tax law and the preparation of tax returns.  I, and my firm, offer clients comprehensive solutions to their legal concerns.

Criminal Law Expert and Former District Judge in Massachusetts. Thomas Estes has practiced law for over 23 years in various capacities, including as Associate Justice of the District Court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.. After receiving his law degree from William & Mary School of Law in 1996, he worked as a successful Patent and Trademark Litigation Attorney before moving on to becoming a Public Defender in Fairfax, Virginia, where he passionately defended his indigent clients.. Thomas moved to Massachusetts in 2002. He first worked as a Public Defender representing clients in Superior Court. In 2006 was promoted to Attorney-in-Charge of the Northampton District Court Office for Committee for Public Counsel Services.. In 2014, Thomas became a District Court Judge in Massachusetts where he presided over a wide variety of of cases including felony & misdemeanor criminal cases, housing court matters, restraining orders and various types of civil cases.. If you are in need of an experienced, zealous advocate, call Attorney Estes.

Amy is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Royal.  She has over sixteen years of experience in private and public sector employer-side representation.  Amy began her legal career as an Assistant Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts where she defended the Commonwealth in complex civil litigation matters.  Amy has also served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Lawrence E. Kahn in the United States District Court, Northern District of New York and was employed by the City of Springfield in its Law Department.. Upon entering private practice, Amy concentrated in company-side labor and employment law.  Over the course of her career, Amy has successfully defended employers in federal and state courts as well as before administrative agencies in a variety of areas of employment law, including employment discrimination and sexual harassment, unfair competition, breach of contract and wrongful discharge claims, workers' compensation, and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) violations, with a special emphasis in wage and hour class actions.  Amy has assisted employers with unionized workforces during contract negotiations, at arbitrations, and with respect to employee grievances and unfair labor practice charges.  She provides regular counsel to clients on general workplace matters, performs preventive work such as wage and hour law compliance, recordkeeping audits, and management training, and drafts contracts, employee manuals and affirmative action plans.  Amy also advises non-union clients on maintaining a union-free workplace.. Amy is a frequent speaker at a wide variety of business associations and organizations and has authored innumerable articles on employment-related legal topics.  She is also the author of “The Parameters of the Substantial Justification Test as Established by the Supreme Court in Lunding v. New York Tax Appeals Tribunal,” 63 Alb. L. Rev. 657 (1999).