Newton Highlands Lawyers

Attorney Cynthia E. MacCausland is passionate about the law and committed to providing excellent service to her clients. She believes in honest risk assessment, clear advice, and smart strategies. Cynthia is a Boston based family law and child welfare lawyer. She represents clients in the Probate and Family, Juvenile, and District Court Departments. She is passionate about the law and committed to providing excellent client service. Cynthia enhances access to legal representation to all clients by providing flat fee services through the Limited Assistance Representation (LAR) model. Cynthia’s approach to alternative fee agreements and service models are unique...

John O'Connell is a lawyer, Commercial Pilot (Single-Multi Engine Land and Sea with Instrument Rating)and an experienced scuba diver (certified advanced open water) who has been litigating general aviation cases for the past thirty years. He is admitted to practice in Florida and Massachusetts in both State and Federal Courts. John has also handled scuba diving, personal injury, products liability, and auto accident litigation and has represented the families of those who have died in scuba diving accidents in Massachussetts, California, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Florida and Hawaii. He is admitted to practice in Florida and Massachusetts.

A native of Massachusetts, Matthew grew up in Mashpee on Cape Cod. With Kelsey & Trask, P.C., Matthew practices primarily in the area of bankruptcy, and business and civil litigation, and also handles cases involving family law, personal injury, debt collection, and conflict resolution both through the courts and through settlement. Prior to his admission to the bar, Matthew served 8 years in the United States Marine Corps, including service in Operation Enduring Freedom following the events of September 11, 2001. During his military service, Matthew received multiple awards, including two awards of the Navy and the Marine Corps Achievement...

Carl Hurvich is an Attorney at Brook Law, specializing in immigration law. A graduate of Oberlin College and the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Carl distinguished himself early in his career by winning first place oralist in the Monrad G. Paulson Moot Court Competition and by actively participating in the Criminal Appeals and Civil Rights Clinic. These experiences laid the foundation for his dedication to justice and advocacy. Admitted to practice in New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts, as well as before the bar of the First Circuit Court of Appeals, Carl has a broad legal reach. He has...

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...

In-house counsel handling title insurance and escrow matters through litigation.