We use an interdisciplinary team approach which provides innovative and winning strategies for our clients. First, each client’s specific needs, goals and objectives are carefully and thoroughly discussed and analyzed. We then combine legal excellence with creative thinking to achieve those goals.
Bob has been practicing law for 37 years and is licensed in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Bob graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a degree in Business Administration, with minors in Economics and Philosophy. He subsequently completed his legal training at the University of Maine School of Law, graduating with his law degree in May of 1988. He is admitted to practice in both state and federal courts in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and the U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit.
During Bob’s first decade as a lawyer, he primarily litigated commercial, business, personal injury and family law disputes. The financial and emotional cost of the traditional litigation model to Bob’s clients has caused him to redirect his professional energy. Although Bob frequently litigates appropriate cases, he now guides clients toward a collaborative and peaceful solution to their legal problems. In the collaborative method, clients maintain control, reduce legal fees and the emotional turmoil associated with litigation, all while maintaining privacy which does not exist in the litigation model.
Bob is one of Massachusetts’ “Super Lawyers”. Only 5% of Massachusetts lawyers have achieved this designation. He has also been voted one of the Ten Best Elder Law Attorneys from 2018 to 2024. Bob is a member of the Massachusetts and New Hampshire Bar Associations, Essex County Bar Association, Middlesex County Bar Association, Haverhill Bar Association, and Salem New Hampshire Bar Association. Bob’s professional associations include The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), MA and New Hampshire NAELA Chapters, the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP), Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council (MCLC), and the New Hampshire Collaborative Law Alliance (NHCLA). Bob is also a Certified Financial Litigator.
Bob’s practice areas include Divorce and Family Law, Estate and Trust Planning, Elder Law and Medicaid Planning, Probate Administration, Business and Corporate Law, Litigation and Business General Counsel.
