Guardians ad Litem


Ellen Berlinsky, Ph.D.
125 High Street, Taunton, MA 02780
Phone: (508) 823-0304
Fax: (508) 880-9887
Email: drberlinsky@cutterpsychological.com

Guardian ad litem evaluations: custody, visitation, adoption, guardianship.

Psychodiagnostic evaluations: mental status, mental health, cognitive functioning.



Linda L. d'Ambly, LICSW
125 High Street, Taunton, MA 02780
Phone: (508) 823-0304
Fax: (508) 880-9887
Email: lindadambly@comcast.net
Website: http://www.lindadambly.com


Private practice psychotherapist specializing in children and teenagers going through divorce. GAL, custody, visitation and co-parenting plan, parent coordinator, in practice for 25 years.



Gorman & Greenberg
793 Washington St., Suite 1, Canton, MA 02021
Phone: (781) 575-0400
Fax: (781) 575-0404

Gorman & Greenberg provides a variety of family law services such as mediation, collaborative law, litigation, guardian ad litem investigations, parent coordinator and guardian.



Karen J. Levitt, Esq.
Levitt Law Group
134 Middle St., Lowell, MA 01852
Phone: (978) 458-5550
Fax: (978) 458-5562
Email: Klevitt@levittlawgroup.com
Website: www.levittlawgroup.com

Attorney Levitt is the principal of the Law Offices of Karen J. Levitt, and has been practicing since June 1980. Her concentration is in family law, and she does litigation, collaborative law, and mediation. She also does Guardian ad Litem work. Attorney Levitt is licensed in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.



Pat Piper, Ph.D.
The Psychotherapy Collaborative
592-A Washington Street, Wellesley MA 02482
Phone: (781) 237-2470
Fax: (781) 235-4982
Email: patpiperphd@hotmail.com

Pat Piper has been in private practice for more than 25 years, a practice which includes psychotherapy and consultation with children, adolescents, adults, seniors, couples, and families; divorce consultation and parenting coordination for divorcing and divorced families; psychological and psychoeducational testing; and supervision of other professionals. While working as a licensed psychologist in both Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, she has helped resolve child custody disputes in more than 125 cases, serving as an expert witness in eight counties in PA, and as a Guardian ad Litem and Parenting Coordinator in Middlesex and Norfolk counties in MA.



Joanna Bunker Rohrbaugh, Ph.D.
Rohrbaugh Associates
192R Upland Road, Cambridge, MA 02140
Phone: (617) 876-6110
Fax: (617) 441-0565
Email: jbr@post.harvard.edu

Dr. Rohrbaugh is a trauma specialist who has been affiliated with the Harvard Medical School for over twenty years. She does psychotherapy with children, adults and families, specializing in survivors of trauma (e.g. domestic violence, physical and sexual abuse), alternative families, and problems surrounding sexuality. Dr. Rohrbaugh also does GAL, parenting, and bonding evaluations and works collaboratively as a divorce coach and child specialist. In addition, she has taught courses on gender and personailty at the Harvard University extension for over twenty years.



Vicki Shemin, J.D., LICSW
Boston Law Collaborative
99 Summer Street, Suite 1600, Boston, MA 02110
Phone: (617)439-4700
Fax: (617) 439-0700
Email: vshemin@bostonlawcollaborative.com

Vicki L. Shemin, J.D., LICSW is a dual-degree experienced family law practitioner and clinical social worker who is “of counsel” to Boston Law Collaborative, LLC. She specializes in divorce mediation, collaborative law, divorce consultation and coaching, Parenting Coordination and Guardian ad Litem work. Her expertise in family law cases includes: prenuptial agreements; pre-divorce matters; child support and child custody disputes; alimony and the equitable division of the marital estate; post-divorce modifications; relocations; stepfamily issues; and same-sex partnerships. For years, Attorney Shemin was an adjunct professor at Boston University’s School of Social Work (where she taught “Family Law”, “Ethics” & “Divorce Mediation”) and she has also taught at Boston University’s School of Law (“Trusts and Estates”). In addition, she has authored several articles on topics of interest to family law practitioners which have been published in national journals, and she has lectured on seminal areas of interest in the areas of domestic relations and probate law.

Attorney Shemin has long-served on the Board of MAGAL (Massachusetts Association of Guardians Ad Litem), and is a member of the Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council and Boston Bar Association (Family Law Section). She also formerly served on the Board of The Divorce Center. As someone who has herself weathered the divorce process, Attorney Shemin is acutely sensitive to the issues and needs of families who face this life-altering challenge



Diane W. Spears, Esq.
24 School St., 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
Phone: (617) 227-9713
Fax: (617) 227-9879
Email: spearsd@verizon.net
Website:www.dianewspears.com

As a family law attorney, she has twenty years experience in handling divorces, custody disputes, guardianship cases, elder law issues, real estate matters, and wills and trusts. For the past ten years she has also had substantial experience as a mediator. She is a Past President of the Divorce Center.



Debra Smith, Esq.
134 Main St, Watertown, MA
Phone: (617) 924-6728
Fax: (617) 924-6797
Email: Lawdeb@aol.com
Website: www.lawdebsmith.com

With legal experience since 1983, Attorney Smith provides personalized legal services with a concentration in family and juvenile law, including divorce, paternity, adoption, modification, and care and protection matters. Attorney Smith is trained in collaborative law. She serves as a mediator and accepts appointments as a Guardian ad Litem and an attorney for children.


Andrea M. Wells, Esq.
Levitt Law Group
134 Middle St, Suite 220, Lowell, MA 01852
Phone: (978) 458-5550
Fax: (978) 458-5562
Email: andreawells@levittlawgroup.com
Website: www.levittlawgroup.com

Attorney Wells focuses her practice on Family Law, including divorce, custody, visitation and paternity. She received her Juris Doctor in 1996 and has experience working for the Probate and Family Court and in private practice.

Attorney Wells also provides mediation and GAL services and is trained as a collaborative law attorney. She is licensed in Massachusetts and Texas.



Law Offices of Lorri Woodacre
Lorri Seibert Woodacre, Esq.
8 Grove St., Suite 203, Wellesley, MA. 02482
Phone: (781) 237-6020
Fax: (781) 237-6027
Email: lorriwoodacre@verizon.net
Website: www.woodacrelaw.com

Experienced Family Law attorney concentrating in matters of divorce, litigation and mediation and collaborative law. Custody; modifications; GAL and parenting coordinator; relocation cases.







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