Education
• J.D., Northeastern University School of Law
• M.Ed., Counseling Psychology, Lesley University
• B.S., Child Development, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Awards and Honors
• Top Women Attorneys in Massachusetts, (Boston Magazine) since 2014
• Top Women of Law, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (2013)
• Lawyer of the Year, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (2009)
• Gwen Bloomingdale Pioneer Spirit Award, Massachusetts LGBTQ Bar (2007)
• Fisher Davenport Award, Family Equality and COLAGE (2004)
• Barney Frank Award, Massachusetts School of Law (2003)
• Massachusetts Super Lawyers each year since 2008
• Best Lawyers in America, each year since 2013
• Best Lawyers in New England, each year since 2014
Community Service
• Vice President, Board of Directors of GLBTQ Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)
• Member, National Family Law Advisory Council, a project of the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)
• Member, Family Law Institute, a professional association co-sponsored by the National LGBT Bar Association and NCLR • Member, Emeritus Board of Directors of Family Equality Council, a national organization advocating for the rights of LGBT families
• Former co-chair of the Massachusetts LGBTQ Bar Association
Selected Publications
• “Respect and Compassion For the Families We Create: A Lesbian Mother’s Perspective,” LGBTQ Divorce and Relationship Dissolution: Psychological and Legal Perspectives and Implications for Practice, Abbie E. Goldberg and Adam Romero (Eds.), forthcoming in 2018.
• “Same-Sex Co-parent Adoptions,” Adoption and Reproductive Technology Law in Massachusetts, L. Marino, ed., MCLE expected publication date 2017
• “DOMA Is Dead But Not Buried,” Family Mediation Quarterly, Vol. 12, No. 3, Summer 2013
• “Protecting Parentage Through Legal Connections,” Family Law Advocate, Vol. No. 32, Issue No. 3 (Winter 2010)
• Quotation of the Day, New York Times, Sunday, June 15, 2008
• “Marriage, Civil Union, Domestic Partnership – What’s the Difference?” Divorce Center Briefs, February 2008
• Contributor, “Legal Issues of Importance to Clinicians,” Fenway Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health, Makadon, Mayer, Potter, and Goldhammer, editors, published by the American College of Physicians, 2007
• “Protect Your Family,” Bay Windows, November 30, 2006
• “Protecting Our Relationships,” 2006
• “On Legal Gay Marriage,” 2006
• “Ignoring Children’s Needs is True Immorality,” Boston Globe, OpEd, March 14, 2006
• “Red Flags in a Blue State: Lesbian and Gay Divorce in Massachusetts,” Family Mediation Quarterly, Vol. 4, No. 3, Summer 2005
• “Adoption Basics for One-, Two-, or Multiple-Parent Families,” Representing Nontraditional Families, K. Triantafillou, ed., MCLE, 2000; revised 2005
• “De Facto Parents: State of the Law in Massachusetts,” Family Mediation Quarterly, Vol. 2, No. 1, Winter 2003
• “One Egg + One Womb = Two Moms,” And Baby Magazine, Premier Issue 2001
Television Appearances
• Good Morning, CN8, 2008
• The Tucker Carlson Show, MSNBC, 2006
• The Group, WGBH, Boston, MA, 1994