Sheara Friend

Sheara Friend’s family law practice is built upon her reputation as a fierce advocate for individuals and families. A seasoned courtroom champion, Sheara has devoted over thirty years to the practice of family law, including all aspects of divorce and separation, complaints for contempt and modification, and appeals. She is well-versed in high net-worth divorces, mediation, and collaborative law. Sheara has experience in all aspects of family law, including parenting plans, contested custody matters, out-of-state removal, estrangement, alienation, children’s rights, parental rights, child support, paternity, alimony/spousal support, domestic violence, restraining orders, neglect and abuse. Her practice also includes preparing or reviewing prenuptial and postnuptial agreements.

Sheara is a well-known trial lawyer who has successfully represented clients in numerous complex multi-day trials for divorce, custody and relocation in the Massachusetts Probate and Family Courts and has effectively argued appeals of Probate & Family Court judgments. Sheara also practices mediation and Collaborative Law and belongs to the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals and the Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council.

Sheara frequently presents at conferences on a wide range of topics, including custody and parenting plans, parental alienation, legal custody standards and their interplay with child development, cultural issues in divorce and the courts, and domestic violence and abuse prevention. She also appeared on the television program Chronicle to discuss restraining orders in Massachusetts.

Domestic Relations Law
Divorce
High Asset Divorce
Child and Spousal Support
Child Custody and Removal
Alienation matters
Modifications, Contempts and Appeals
Mediation and Collaborative Law
Protective Orders and domestic violence matters
Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements

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Massachusetts

Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers

Since 1985

Owner

Law Offices of Sheara F. Friend

2016 - Current

Managing Partner

Wilchins Cosentino & Friend

2013 - 2016

Partner, Domestic Relations Department Head

Seegel Lipshutz & Wilchins

2009 - 2013

Owner

Friend & Reinhardt

2000 - 2009

Managing Partner

Kahalas Warshaw & Friend

1993 - 2000

Associate

Kahalas & Warshaw

1993

Massachusetts Association of Guardians ad Litem

Executive Board and Education Committee

Current

Middlesex County Bar Association

Member

Current

Association of Family and Conciliation Courts

Member

Current

International Academy of Collaborative Professionals

Member

Current

Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council

Member

Current