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Laurie Israel
1318 Beacon St, Suite 19
Brookline,
Massachusetts
02446
Phone: 617-277-3774
Fax: 617-277-6520
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Credentials:
A.B. Barnard College, 1967
M.A. University of California, 1969
J.D. The Dickinson School of Law of Pennsylvania State University, 1987
Personal Statement:
I devote my practice to a number of areas which I find are constantly interrelated. I liken my type of law practice to that of an internist physician. Knowledge in each of my practice areas strengthens my ability to problem-solve in other areas. With respect to divorces, I have always felt that divorces should be fair, leaving each party in a maximum position (economic and otherwise) to pursue a happy, fulfilled life and maintaining, as well as can be obtained, the mutual respect that brought the couple together in the first place. I have always sought that type of resolution in my work as a divorce lawyer, no matter which party I represented. My aim is to guide people into a fair result (which, after all, is what Massachusetts divorce law says to do), while minimizing stress and emotional upheaval.
Fee Structure:
$295 regular hourly rate, $350 hourly rate for collaborative law, cooperative law, and mediation.
Professional Background:
Tax lawyer, Foley, Hoag and Eliot (1987-1990).
Private practice 1990-present.
Professional Memberships:
Real Estate Bar Association for Massachusetts
M.L.G.B.A.
Services:
I practice law in the following areas: real estate, divorce, tax, bankruptcy, probate of estates, and estate planning. I started my practice as a tax lawyer in a large firm. Fourteen years ago I started my present practice in Coolidge Corner in Brookline. In the real estate portion of my practice, I work closely with Heather Hoffman, Esq., a title lawyer, who is of-counsel to my firm. I never expected to become a divorce lawyer, but accidentally became mentored in this area by a group of colleagues fourteen years ago. I enjoy the divorce part of my practice immensely. I feel that performing divorces provides great utility to people at a difficult time in their lives, and this is very satisfying to me. I also believe I am very talented at this work.
Heather Hoffman
Heather Hoffman, born 1957, is of-counsel to the firm. She is a high honors graduate of Michigan State University, and a cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School. She has spent most of her legal career concentrating in real estate law, and has practiced with the firms of Goldstein & Manello, Csaplar & Bok, and Warner & Stackpole in Boston.
Laura E. Days
Laura E. Days, born 1978, joined the firm in 2005 to pursue her interests in real estate, family law, and probate. She received her B.A. in History with Honors from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and is also a graduate of the Suffolk University Law School in Boston. She has over four years of experience working with residential real estate transactions as both a paralegal and attorney.
Attorneys Israel, Hoffman, and Days provide legal counsel at their convenient Coolidge Corner office.
Please email us or visit our website for additional information.
Articles by Law Offices of Laurie Israel:
- 25 Secrets to a Great Marriage
- 5 Realities about Prenuptial Agreements -- Why Having One May Be a Bad Choice for Your Marriage
- 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
- The Art of the Prenup -- Use Sparingly
- Where There's A Will…. Estate Planning and Wills
- Yours, Mine, and Ours -- Financial Challenges of Second Marriages
