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EMAIL TO SCHEDULE A ZOOM CONSULTATION WHERE I'll listen to your story, ask questions, explain the relevant law, and give you options, possible scenarios,outcomes, and strategies.. COLLABORATION MEDIATION LITIGATION--WE WILL FIND THE STRATEGY THAT WORKS BEST FOR YOU!. Your situation is unique. I will develop a legal strategy to address your present circumstances and protect your interests going forward.I have 25+ years of experience with Divorce and other Domestic Relations issues and interrelated fields of Business, Contracts, and Real Estate Law. Moreover, if your case involves Massachusetts and another state or country, I have successfully managed many such matters.. You owe it to yourself to work with an experienced professional who will establish your goals and priorities, develop a strategy, and work with that plan to empower you. I promise to work hard for you and guide you toward a purposeful rather than visceral approach.. No matter your situation, the sooner you consult with an experienced attorney in the appropriate field of law, the better results you can expect. If you hire MLO, whether we decide on a collaborative, aggressive, or hybrid plan, I will tailor the process to your needs.. --Rose Ellen McCaig

Combining sensitivity with razor-sharp representation, Attorney Barbara Kellman has established a reputation in Massachusetts family law courts as the go-to lawyer for fixing seemingly unfixable legal problems. She has practiced law for 30 years and mediation for more than 20 years. As General Counsel to New England Deaconess Hospital, and, later, Counsel to the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing, Barbara was involved in countless disputes and is known for negotiating favorable resolutions and winning contentious legal battles. Barbara has been representing individual men and women in divorce and family law matters, and providing mediation to separating and divorcing couples in her current location since 2010. She believes strongly that individuals can learn and grow from the sometimes painful, and always life-changing experiences of separation and divorce. And she is always alert to ways of helping her clients move forward, whether in mediation or litigation.

Although I consider myself a seasoned negotiator, I refuse to take " NO" for an answer - which really makes me a Trial Attorney, having served a lead counsel on more than 50 jury trials in personal injury and criminal defense cases. I have also tried probably just as many cases as lead counsel before judges, arbitrators and State Agency Commissioners (MCAD).

I help my clients understand their options and move forward during a difficult time in their lives with clarity, strategy, and purpose. I advise clients on divorce and paternity issues, including custody, parenting time, child support, alimony, asset division, business valuation, inheritance, mental health, substance abuse, hidden income and assets, abuse prevention orders, and college expenses. I represent clients in Massachusetts in divorce, visitation, contempt, and modification actions.

Mr. Barriere has extensive litigation experience in the areas of divorce, abuse prevention orders, custody disputes, actions involving the Department of Children and Families (“DCF”), paternity actions, and post-divorce modification and enforcement of alimony, child support, and other judgments. He routinely negotiates and drafts prenuptial agreements, cohabitation agreements, and divorce agreements. Mr. Barriere also serves Barnstable, Bristol, Norfolk, and Plymouth counties as a trained family law mediator. As a neutral mediator, he helps couples amicably resolve family law issues – such as divorces, custody and support disputes, and paternity matters - through informed negotiation. He is also a trained conciliator, certified by the Barnstable County Bar Association.. In his probate litigation practice, Mr. Barriere has represented donors, trustees, executors, and beneficiaries in will contests, fiduciary disputes, and equity actions in the probate court.. Mr. Barriere has extensive experience working with athletes, screenwriters, actors, songwriters, and musicians in both litigation and non-litigation contexts.

I am a trained litigator and mediator focusing primarily on divorce and custody cases, although I do sometimes handle other types of cases.  I began my legal career as a judicial law clerk working in the Probate and Family Courts where I worked with judges in five counties for a period of two years.  Every case is unique, and I invite you to make an appointment to discuss the issues that bring you to this page.  I am available to provide assistance with single issues or a single court date, to coordinate and oversee the management of many legal issues and cases, to mediate some or all of a case, or to simply litigate a case from start to finish.