Laurie Israel Law Offices of Laurie Israel Email Us 1318 Beacon Street, Suite 19 Brookline, Massachusetts 02446 Phone: 617-277-3774 Fax: 617-277-6520

Credentials

A.B. Barnard College, 1967
M.A. University of California, 1969
J.D. Dickinson School of Law (now part of Penn State University), 1987

Personal Statement

I started my present practice in Coolidge Corner in Brookline eighteen years ago. I focus my practice on divorce, mediation, estate planning and probate administration. I am also involved in representing clients in connection with prenuptial agreements. Another area of practice is helping clients who wish to stay married through mediation. I work with 2 other full-time attorneys, Karen Van Kooy and Laura Days, and a paralegal/administrator, Victoria Ellsworth. Connected with our practice as of counsel is Heather Hoffman, a real estate and title attorney. 

Fee Structure

My fee is a $295 hourly rate for all types of work.

Professional Background

Tax lawyer, Foley Hoag and Eliot, 1987-1990
Private practice 1990 – present

Professional Memberships

Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council (currently on the board of directors)
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation
New England Association of Conflict Resolution
Association of Conflict Resolution

Services

Laurie Israel:  Collaborative divorce, negotiated divorce, divorce mediation, mediation to stay married,
Reviewing Counsel for mediations, prenuptial agreements, estate planning, estate administration, taxation, real estate.
Karen Van Kooy:  Litigated divorce, negotiated divorce, divorce mediation, collaborative divorce, second parent adoptions.
Laura Days:  Real estate, estate planning, estate administration.

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Articles by Law Offices of Laurie Israel:

• The "Bee in Your Bonnet" Syndrome: You May Not Need to Go Down that Divorce Chute
• 25 Secrets to a Great Marriage
• 5 Realities about Prenuptial Agreements -- Why Having One May Be a Bad Choice for Your Marriage
• The Art of the Prenup -- Use Sparingly
• A Collaborative Divorce
• Collaborative Law: The Magic of Counterpart Counsel
• How to Save Your Marriage
• How to Win
• Mediation to Stay Married -- A Technique with Promise
• Postnuptial Agreements: Fogg v. Fogg
• Securing Child Support Obligations Through Life Insurance
• Ten Secrets for Mediation Reviewing Counsel
• Ten Secrets of Great Lawyering
• Times They Are a' Changin', or Are They? Alimony in a Changing Landscape
• When Divorce Means Re-Entering the Job Market
• Where There’s A Will…. Estate Planning and Wills
• Yours, Mine, and Ours -- Financial Challenges of Second Marriages