North Reading Lawyers

In January of 2011 Brendan joined a law firm and began practicing with the law firm of Mavros & Fitzgerald, where he focused on Family Law. At Mavros & Fitzgerald Brendan began to become a Personal Family Lawyer through the Family Wealth Planning Institute, a private organization focused on providing excellent estate planning services to clients. Brendan received extensive training and coaching in the process of receiving this designation. In August of 2013 Brendan founded his own firm Ward Estate & Family Law where he could do things the way he wanted to be able...

Attorney Jacqueline Voss Lees has been practicing law in Essex County, Massachusetts for over 30 years. She operates a general practice law firm in Salem with a concentration in estate planning and administration, elder law, uncontested guardianship and conservatorship, estate and gift taxation, real estate and small business organization

From a young age, I developed a passion for law while observing my father defend individuals who were wrongfully accused. This early exposure instilled in me a desire to advocate for those caught in unequal battles. I am committed to supporting those who have been wrongfully injured due to someone else's negligence. My goal is to fight for what is rightfully yours and ensure that insurance companies are held accountable for your losses. I offer free consultations—no obligation, just information!

I am an attorney licensed to practice in Massachusetts and before its state and federal courts. My specialties are; litigation, labor and employment law, collective bargaining, personal injury, automobile accidents, premises liability, real estate law including foreclosure defense, land use and zoning, administrative law, business law and corporate & LLC formation, wills, trusts & estates and municipal law. My practice includes serving in the roles of mediator and arbitrator. I also provide Courtroom Appearance Services for law-firms.

Melissa works closely with surrogacy agencies across the country, primarily ConceiveAbilities LLC in Chicago, Illinois, leveraging her extensive knowledge of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) law. She has worked as an ART and Surrogacy Attorney since graduating from Suffolk University Law School in 2015. Melissa has assisted hundreds of parents with drafting and negotiating egg donor and gestational carrier agreements, as well as establishing parentage rights, drafting insurance appeals and adoption petitions, and guiding parents through the legal issues that surround the entire surrogacy process. Melissa has been a moderator on panels for the American Bar Association and continues her surrogacy outreach...