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Medway Divorce Mediation/Collaborative Divorce Lawyer
Overview
Mary is an attorney and mediator experienced in mediating and litigating Massachusetts divorce and post-divorce issues. She is a former Probate and Family Law Clerk serves as a Guardian Ad Litem and has been appointed as a Parenting Coordinator in the Probate and Family Courts. Her practice also includes working closely with families of special needs students to help parents get the appropriate educational services for their children through the public schools...
Mary is an attorney and mediator experienced in mediating and litigating Massachusetts divorce and post-divorce issues. She is a former Probate and Family Law Clerk serves as a Guardian Ad Litem and has been appointed as a Parenting Coordinator in the Probate and Family Courts. Her practice also includes working closely with families of special needs students to help parents get the appropriate educational services for their children through the public schools.
Mary is active in numerous professional and community groups. She is a former Board Member for the Special Needs Advocacy Network (SPAN) and is also a member of the Council of Parent Attorneys & Advocates, the Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation, and the Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council.
Mary is a special education attorney and family mediator with a strong background in criminal defense and appeals. She has a proven ability to provide effective representation to families of children with special needs, mediate divorce and post-divorce family issues including child custody and financial issues, and research and draft pleadings and briefs involving complex evidentiary and procedural issues for submission to both state and federal courts. Licensed to practice in Massachusetts since 1999.
About Mary W Sheridan
Current Employment Position(s)
- Solo Practitioner
Practice Areas
- Divorce Mediation/Collaborative Divorce
- Family Law
- Education
- Limited Assistance Representation
- Parent Coordination
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts, 1999
Other Affiliations
- Special Needs Advocacy Network Board, 2010 - Present (Member)
- Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) (Member)
- MCFM (Member)
- MA Council of Family Mediators
- MA Collaborative Law Council, 2012 - Present (Collaborative Divorce Attorney)
Classes and Seminars
- When Parents Disagree: Practical Strategies for Advocates, Special Needs Advocacy Network, April 1, 2013 - Present
- Parents and Teachers : How to Bridge the Communication Gap, Healthy Living Magazine South Shore Special Needs Learning Conference, April 1, 2013 - Present
Pro Bono Activities
- Federation for Children with Special Needs Parent Consultant, 2009 - 2010
- Reading Fluency and Classroom Volunteer, Franklin Public Schools, 2006 - Present
- CCD Teacher, St. Thomas Parish, Millis, Massachusetts, 2009 - 2011
Education
- DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1998
J.D.
Honors: Moot Court Trial Team
Honors: Judicial Extern in the Cook County Circuit Court, Domestic Relations Court, Domestic Relations Division - College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1993
B.A.
Honors: Dean's List
Honors: Theater and Art History Concentrations
Honors: Performed in theater productions including Julius Caesar, Noises Off, and Twelfth Night
Major: English
Fees
Accepts Credit Cards
Articles
Published Works
- Focusing on Student Abilities, Local Town Pages Millis Medway News, September 1, 2012
Office Information
Address
163 Main Street#6 Medway, MA 02053
Phone
Fax
- 508-401-2722
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