Debra Smith, Attorney at Law
Practice Details
Mediation for prenuptial, marital, unmarried parents, adoption, divorce, care and protection and other types of family issues.
Legal representation in mediated cases.
Collaborative attorney.
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Degrees and Experience
J.D. New England School of Law 1982.
B.S. Boston University 1975.
Licensed to practice law in Massachusetts and Colorado.
Mediator beginning in 1989 to date.
Training in mediation and arbitration in 1989.
Additional Basic mediation training 1994.
Advanced divorce mediation training 1997.
Attorney for over 40 years with concentration in divorce, paternity, care and protection and other areas of law.
On panel as Arbitrator and Mediator for American Arbitration Association 1989-1996.
Mentor for attorneys in care and protection, termination, CRA and other cases for Committee for Public Counsel Services from 1996 to the present.
Professional Memberships
Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council, Inc., Director from 2019-2027,
Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation, Inc., Director from 2002-2010; Program Chair from 2005-2006; Institute Chair in 2005 and 2006,
Massachusetts Bar Association,
Massachusetts Association of Guardian ad Litems,
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts,
Massachusetts of Justice of the Peace, Inc. and
Women's Bar Association.
Regional Information
Middlesex, Suffolk, Essex and Norfolk Counties
Fee Information
$395.00 per hour, to be split between parties.
