Areas of Practice

• Accusations of Abuse or Neglect of Children
• Care and Protection cases in the juvenile and district courts
• Department of Social Services (DSS) investigations (51As) and Fair Hearings
• Ensuring that the needs of special education students are met
• Termination of Parental rights - juvenile, district, probate & family courts.
• Guardianships of minors and mentally ill individuals
• Custody and Visitation
• School Discipline
• Adoptions
• Paternity
• Home Schooling
• Student rights violations
• Training and consultations for mandated reporters
• Child Support

Litigation Percentage

• 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Massachusetts, 1979

Education

• Northeastern University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 1979
  J.D.
  
  
• City College of the City University of New York, New York, NY, 1976
  B.A.
  Honors: Magna Cum Laude
  
  

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Mentor for the Children and Family Law Program of the Massachusetts Committee for Public Counsel Services since 1995
  
  
• National Association of Counsel for Children, 2004 - Present
  
  
• Council of Parents Advocates and Attorneys, 2005 - Present
  
  
• Reginald Heber Smith Community Law Fellow, Howard University/Northeast Kentucky Legal Services, 1979 - 1981
  
  

Pro Bono Activities

• Restorative Justice Task Team of Massachusetts Conference United Church of Christ