MEMBERS OF FIRM
David H. Lee (Member) born New York, N.Y., May 27, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Massachusetts; 1974, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court; 1983, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Tufts College (B.A., cum laude, 1969); Boston University (J.D., 1973). Recipient: Naifeh and Smith, The Best Lawyers in America, Woodward and White, 1983-2009; Boston Magazine, Best Lawyers Issue, October 2002; Boston Magazine, Massachusetts Super Lawyers, Nov. 2004; Top 10 Massachusetts Super Lawyers, Nov. 2005, Nov. 2006, and Nov. 2008; Top 100 - New England Super Lawyers, 2008; Lawdragon, The Leading 500 Lawyers in America, October 2005 (Issue 1) and September 2008 (Issue 10). Numerous articles and speaking engagements as author, lecturer and guest speaker with Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Massachusetts Bar Association, Boston Bar Association, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and Massachusetts Law Schools on Family Law topics, including divorce tax law, alimony, divorce, division of gifted and inherited property, prenuptial and post-nuptial agreements, trial practice and procedure, Massachusetts statutes and rules, trial preparation and advocacy skills, business valuation and pension valuation in divorce cases, stock options in property division, business perquisites, appellate advocacy and procedure and other post-judgment remedies, child support and guidelines, child custody, anti-suit injunctions, drafting and negotiating separation agreements, evidentiary privileges, divorce and bankruptcy, child removal, sex abuse allegations in divorce, paternity, family law year in review analyses.; Certified Family Law Mediator, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1996. Member: Middlesex County, Norfolk County, Boston, Massachusetts (Member, Family and Probate Section, Co-Chair, Joint MBA/BBA Alimony Task Force Committee, 2007) and American (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations. Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Fellow, Massachusetts Chapter, 1979; Treasurer, 1984-1988; Vice President, 1988-1990; President-Elect, 1990-1991; President, 1991-1992; National Board of Governors, 1997-1999; Director, AAML Foundation, 1999-2006); Massachusetts Family and Probate American Inns of Court; American College of Family Trial Lawyers (Diplomate); International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Family Law; Probate.Email: David H. Lee
William M. Levine (Member) born Rockville Centre, New York, May 21, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1982, U.S. Tax Court; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1974); Suffolk University (J.D., 1978).. Trainings and Certifications: Collaborative Law (MCLC, 2008); National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Faculty Training, March-April 2007; Divorce Mediation Training Associates, Mediation Training Program, March-April, 1999; Matrimonial Mediation Training Programs, January 1995 and November 1995; Matrimonial Arbitration Training Program, October 1990; American Arbitration Association, Training Program, July 1991. Authorships: A broad variety of articles and chapter author and co-authorships on matters including property, support, custody and dispute resolution. Member: Boston Bar Association (Chairman, Family Law Committee, 1989-1990, Chairman, Family Law Section, 1989-1991); Massachusetts Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section; Council, 1987-1989); American Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section); Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (Member, Massachusetts Chapter, Board of Directors, 2006-2009); Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council. Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Member: Massachusetts Chapter, Recipient, President's Award, 1995; Treasurer, 1997-1999; Vice-President, 1999-2002; President-elect, 2002-2004; Acting President, 2002-2003; President, 2004-2005; National Arbitration Committee Chairman, 2005-2008; National Board of Governors, 2009; International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1990; Association for Conflict Resolution. Practice Areas: Family Law.Email: William M. Levine
Marc J. Cooper (Member) born Newark, New Jersey, June 29, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Massachusetts; 1983, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Muhlenberg College (B.A., 1979); Suffolk University (J.D., 1982). Pi Sigma Alpha; Phi Delta Phi. 2005-2007 Massachusetts Super Lawyer. Author: "Commencing the Dissolution Process-Initial Considerations" and "Preparing for Court-Litigation Techniques and Strategies," Effective Family Law Practice in Massachusetts, National Business Institute, Inc., 1996. Co-Author: "Principal Research and Writing Assistant, Equitable Distribution Law and Practice," Gerald D. McLellan, Wiley Law Publications, 1985 and "Childrens Needs Under Section 34: A Review of Chapter 559 of the Acts of 1989, Its Antecedents and Implications," William M. Levine and Marc J. Cooper, Vol. 35, No. 1 Boston Bar Journal, January/February, 1991 and reprinted by Westlaw, West Publishing Company. Faculty: "The Needs of the Children as a Factor in Property Division in Divorce," Boston Bar CLE; "Depositions in Matrimonial Cases: When, Why and How to Take Them," MCLE, November 16, 1990; MCLE Program, "1995 Family Law Year in Review," May 11, 1995; MCLE Program, "A Case For The Family Law Experts," February 8, 2000; MCLE Program, "Family Law Trial Advocacy Workshop," 2000. Lecturer: Overview of Bankruptcy Aspects of Divorce Proceedings, Bar Association of Norfolk County Seminar. Lecturer: National Business Institute, Inc. "Effective Family Law Practice in Massachusetts". Member: Boston (Member, Family Law Committee, 1982), Massachusetts (Member, Family Law Section) and American (Member, Family Law Committee, 1982 and Civil Litigation Committee) Bar Associations. Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Member: Massachusetts Chapter 1995; Recipient, Presidents Service Award, 2001-2002; Board of Examiners, 1999-2002; Chairman, Program Education Committee, 1998-2001, 2003-2005; Member, Board of Managers, 2000-2003; Secretary, 2005-2007; Treasurer 2007-2008; Second Vice President, 2008-2009). Practice Areas: Family Law.Email: Marc J. Cooper
Robert J. Rivers, Jr. (Member) born Malden, Massachusetts, February 16, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Massachusetts; 1992, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Boston College (B.A., cum laude, 1988); Suffolk University (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Technical Editor, Suffolk Transnational Law Journal, 1990-1991. Author: "Jurisdiction to Modify Foreign Child Support Orders-The New Statutory Requirements," Massachusetts Bar Association Family Law Section News (October 1996); "Child Supports Orders in Paternity Cases," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (February 10, 1997) reprinted in Massachusetts Family Law Journal, Vol. 17, No. 4 (November, 1999); "Jurisdiction to Modify Foreign Child Support Orders Under FFCCSOA," FairShare-The Matrimonial Law Monthly, Vol. 12, No. 2 (February, 1997); "Traps for the Unwary in Modification Proceedings Involving the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, "Section Review (Mass. Bar Asociation, Summer 2000); "Grossing-Up Unreported or Hidden Income for Child Support Calculation Purposes," Section Review (Mass. Bar Association, Winter 2000); "Compelling Joint Income Tax Filing," Section Review (Mass. Bar Association, Spring 2001). Naifeh and Smith, "The Best Lawyers in America", Woodward and White, 2007-2010; Boston Magazine, Massachusetts Super Lawyers - Family Law, 2007-2010. Member: Massachusetts (Member, Family Law Section Council) Boston (Member, Steering Committee, Family Law Section) and American Bar Associations; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Fellow, Massachusetts Chapter, 2004; Board of Managers, 2006-2008; Vice President, 2009-2010); International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Fellow, Massachusetts Chapter 2007). Practice Areas: Family Law; Probate; Litigation; Appellate.Email: Robert J. Rivers, Jr.
Kevin M. Corr (Member) born Holyoke, Massachusetts, July 18, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Massachusetts and New York; 1993, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, Massachusetts. Education: Syracuse University (B.S., cum laude, 1988); Suffolk University (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Member, Moot Court Board, 1990-1992. Director, Mock Trial Competition, 1992. Editor: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Newsletter, 2007) Author: "Alimony - What, Why and When", MCLE Family Law Conference 2007; "Don't Lose Interest in Collecting Child Support," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, July 2001; "The Validity of Postnuptial Agreements Not Made in Contemplation of an Immediate Separation or Divorce," MBA Section Review 2002; "Unsurfacing a Trap for the Unwary at the Legal Fee Arbitration Board (LFAB)," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, June 1998; "Lawyers Who Advertise Shouldn't Relax Just Yet," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, May 1994; "Discovering Fraud After Trial: What's A Lawyer To Do?" Small Firm Management Section News, 1994. Member: Massachusetts Bar Association (Member, Family Law and Civil Litigation Sections); New York State Bar Association; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Fellow, Massachusetts Chapter, 2004); Massachusetts Association of Guardian Ad Litems. Practice Areas: Family Law; Domestic Relations; Civil Litigation; Civil Appeals.Email: Kevin M. Corr
ASSOCIATES
Jessica M. Dubin (Associate) born Williamsburg, Virginia, October 3, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Brown University (B.A., magna cum laude 1998); Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Listed, Boston Magazine Massachusetts Rising Stars Super Lawyers, 2007-2008. Member: Massachusetts Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section); Boston Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section); Women's Bar Association. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Family Law.Email: Jessica M. Dubin
Elisabeth A. Holmes (Associate) born Cincinnati, Ohio, July 8, 1970; admitted to bar, 2002, Massachusetts. Education: Mount Holyoke College (A.B., 1993); Middlebury College (M.A., 1994); Boston University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Member: Massachusetts Bar Association. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations(100%).Email: Elisabeth A. Holmes
Nan M. Sauer (Associate) born Fort Wayne, Indiana, October 2, 1965; admitted to bar, 2004, Massachusetts. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1988); New England School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Recipient: 2004 Trustee Bradbury Gilbert Award for Excellence in Achievement; John and Mary Boyle Dailey Memorial Academic Scholarship; University of Notre Dame Alumni Club Scholarship. Member, MLGBA Alexander G. Gray Scholarship Committee. Named, Massachusetts "Rising Star", Boston Magazine's and Law & Politics' Super Lawyer publication, 2008. Member: Boston (Member, Family Law Section) and Massachusetts (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations; Massachusetts Gay and Lesbian Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section). Practice Areas: Family Law; Domestic Relations.Email: Nan M. Sauer
Kimberley J. Joyce (Associate) born Paget, Bermuda, October 28, 1967; admitted to bar, 2005, Massachusetts; 2007, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Boston College (B.A., summa cum laude, with distinction in Economics, 2002); Suffolk University (J.D., 2005). Alpha Sigma Nu. Member: Boston and Massachusetts (Family Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Domestic Relations; Appellate Practice.Email: Kimberley J. Joyce