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My practice area involves defense against DCF, which I have done for the last 12 years. I also represent parents  who are seeking a free and apropriate education for their child under the IDEA.  I am the parent of a young adult with a disability

Attorney Wehrli understands that sometimes what you need in an attorney is someone who will not only listen to you, but someone who will make you feel heard and take you step by step to navigate you through the legal field and, more importantly, your case. Whether it be through a divorce proceeding or a custody issue, Attorney Wehrli’s work and litigation experience has provided her with an understanding of the court system which allows her to negotiate and argue on your behalf.. Attorney Wehrli was born and raised in Western, Massachusetts. After living in both Washington, D.C. and Boston, Massachusetts, Attorney Wehrli is happy to be living and raising her family back in the Western Massachusetts community. Attorney Wehrli graduated from Hamilton College in 2010 where she earned a B.A. in Economics. She received her Juris Doctor from New England School of Law in May of 2016 and was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in November 2016. Attorney Wehrli is also admitted to the United States District Court of Massachusetts and a member of the Hampden County Bar Association.. Prior to joining the Law Office of Alison Silber, Attorney Wehrli worked in a Boston area law firm focusing primarily on business, construction, and insurance law. Her prior legal work has given her great experience in all aspects of litigation, including research, legal writing, negotiation and mediation. Attorney Wehrli strives to use these skills to advocate for you to help you through your family law matters.

Welcome,. My name is Amanda Cooper and I began my small practice as a solo-practicioner fourteen years ago.. My practice areas include Juvenile Law, Family Law, Landlord/Tenant Law, and General Practice. I have added two recent cases in each practice area below. Names have been changed to protect my clients' privacy.. In addition, I am also licensed to practice federally in the United States District Court of Massachusetts.. l am licensed to handle VA cases and have practiced Pro Hac Vice in South Carolina.. I believe that everyone deserves equal representation regardless of income. For this reason, I have accepted a number of Pro Bono cases and continue to volunteer my services through a legal aid clinic and The New Bedford Family and Probate Court.. If you ever have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Patrice offers client-centered family law services to families and individuals seeking inclusive solutions during times of transition or conflict.  Patrice specializes alternative dispute resolution, i.e., mediation and Collaborative Law.  She represents clients in all aspects of family law, including divorce, custody, parenting plans, alimony, child support, prenuptial and post nuptial agreements, modification, and contempt.

Attorney Jordana Kershner graduated from Tulane University in 2005 cum laude and, after interning in Congress and working as a litigation paralegal at the Washington D.C. firm now known as Cohen, Milstein, Sellers & Toll, PLLC, went on to receive her J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 2011 cum laude. While at Boston University, Ms. Kershner was the Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Law & Medicine and interned at the Special Litigation Department of the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General, as well as for the Honorable Dominic J. Squatrito, District Court Judge for the District of Connecticut. In 2012, after a fellowship with Shelter Legal Services, Ms. Kershner joined Baskin & Associates, LLC, which became Baskin Kershner & Thorp, LLC in 2019. She has been exclusively representing clients in all areas of family law throughout her career.. Ms. Kershner is a certified conciliator. She is also a Co-Chair of the Communications Committee and member of the Steering Committee for the Family Law Section of the Boston Bar Association. Through her involvement with the Boston Bar Association, Ms. Kershner has authored articles for the Family Law Section Newsletter. She is also a volunteer for the Probate and Family Court Lawyer for the Day and SERV programs. Ms. Kershner is admitted to the Massachusetts Bar and a member of the Boston Bar Association, Middlesex County Bar Association, Women’s Bar Association, and Greater Boston Family Law Inn of Court.

Terri L.B. Partridge, who heads the firm's family law group, has held the highest Martindale-Hubbell rating, AV, since 1996. She has been listed as one of the top Family Law Attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America,  Best Lawyers New England 2015, Boston's Top Rated Lawyers of 2015 and Massachusetts Super Lawyers. Throughout her 27-year career, she has handled numerous divorce cases involving complex issues such as the validity of postnuptial and antenuptial agreements and trusts; and the valuation of closely held businesses, alternative investments, trusts, unique real estate, and various types of business entities. In addition to her busy divorce practice, she represents clients in child custody, paternity, grandparent visitation, contempt, modification, post divorce and related actions.

Raised in North Adams Massachusetts and decided to come home to the Berkshires to practive law after working as an Assistant District Attorney in Middlesex County.

Carlos A. Maycotte concentrates on family law and has practiced in the fields of international arbitration and litigation, business litigation, commercial litigation, and general civil litigation. He speaks several languages, and has native-speaker proficiency in Spanish, is fluent in Italian and German, and can understand written Portuguese.. Carlos was selected in 2017 as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters – a distinction awarded to only 2.5% of attorneys in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He has been a panelist at seminars and discussion groups on topics germane to family law. He has published articles and case comments on the Massachusetts Law Review and on the Boston Bar Journal. He sits on the steering committee of the family law section of the Boston Bar Association. He also earned his certification as a Certified Financial Litigator from the American Academy of Certified Financial Litigators.. As part of his family law practice, Carlos has represented clients in a variety of cases involving divorce, custody, removal, and paternity claims. Carlos has ample trial and court experience, representing clients in connection with child support, alimony, parenting time, and divorce modification issues. He has also negotiated dozens of settlement agreements on behalf of clients, helping them put a difficult situation behind them while securing the successful resolution of their cases.. In his international arbitration and litigation practice, Carlos represented a foreign, multi-national company in a complex, multi-million-dollar arbitration against a publicly-traded Massachusetts corporation, participating in a two-week liability hearing. Carlos has been invited to speak on panels at Boston University School of Law regarding his experience in international representation. He has also represented clients in other matters involving commercial and business litigation, including partnership disputes, contract disputes, and real estate disputes.. Carlos is Fitch Law Partners LLP's pro bono coordinator. He has extensive pro bono experience as a volunteer attorney for Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), focusing on the representation of unaccompanied immigrant minors facing removal from the United States. Along with other attorneys at Fitch, he represented five minors in removal proceedings and in parallel litigation in state courts, successfully helping all five of them obtain permanent resident status and the dismissal of the removal proceedings. He has been interviewed and quoted for NBC News stories about the plight of unaccompanied immigrant minors and which focused on one of his clients.. Carlos is actively involved in the Cornell community and serves as the Immediate Past President of the board of the Cornell Club of Boston. He is also a member of the Cornell Alumni Ambassadors Network, as well the Cornell Alumni Student-Mentoring Program.. Carlos is a graduate of Boston University School of Law (J.D., 2010) and Cornell University (B.A., in English and in Government, 2007). As an undergraduate, he served as the editor of the opinion section for The Cornell Daily Sun. In law school, Carlos performed as an advocate in the Edward C. Stone Moot Court Competition and was a member of the criminal clinic, working as a student defender in both Boston Municipal Court and Boston Juvenile Court and, later, as a student prosecutor in Quincy District Court.

Beth established her current law practice in Newtonville, MA in 2001.  While her career is focused in law, her social work background has informed her connection with clients, child-focused family law work, and ability to finesse complex family dynamics. In addition to her solo practice, Beth became Of Counsel to the firm of Skylark Law & Mediation, P.C. in Framingham, Massachusetts in 2013, where she handles estate planning, probate, and family law matters.. Prior to law school and graduate school, Beth obtained her BA in psychology from Georgetown University and subsequently worked with residential autistic children at The League School of Boston.  She has drawn on this experience, as well as prior internships at the Boston School for the Deaf, Supreme Judicial Court Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee, and legal office of the Department of Children & Families, for insight in shaping estate plans and parenting plans for families addressing special needs.  Beth’s estate planning practice has also included work with small or family-owned businesses, step-families, and same-sex families to create sound plans of business succession and estate tax planning.  Her probate work includes representing clients through every step of the probate process, from initial appointment as Personal Representative (formerly called Executor) to final account and estate closure.. Beth strives to assist clients in family law and probate matters in achieving out-of-court resolutions, in order to help clients avoid prolonged, expensive, and contentious litigation.  To this end, Beth is a trained mediator, mediating divorces, parenting plans, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, multigenerational/elder issues, and probate matters. Beth also represents individuals who are in mediation, conciliation, or arbitration with another neutral, and represents individuals in Collaborative Law for divorce and probate matters.  Beth’s family law practice also includes adoption, guardianships of minors and adults, and appointments as a Guardian ad Litem child custody investigator.

Amanda is a skilled litigator, trained mediator, and is certified in the Collaborative Law Process, focusing her practice on all areas of family law and probate litigation. Amanda firmly believes that the court is a tool rather than a weapon.  Putting contested issues before a judge for feedback while moving the case forward procedurally often allows clients to amicably resolve their disputes and move forward without a full trial.  Amanda is results oriented, always striving to get her clients a durable agreement whenever possible.. Amanda currently serves as a peer mentor at the Justice Bridge Legal Center, a nonprofit organization which focuses on providing affordable legal services and access to justice for those not otherwise served by the overtaxed legal aid system. Amanda is proud to have worked with Justice Bridge since the organization opened its doors in 2014, first as an attorney accepting referrals from the organization and later as a mentor to other attorneys.. Amanda is proud to have been selected for the Massachusetts Bar Association’s Leadership Academy program for the 2017-2018 year.