It’s common to be covered by your ex’s health insurance policy, but it does carry some privacy risks. Your ex might be receiving statements from the insurance company about your medical procedures. Thankfully, Massachusetts has some protections to keep your medical information private — but you have to know to ask for them. The 2018 […]
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Domestic Violence Survivors: How to Seek Legal Help & Stay Safe
The past few weeks have been unprecedented and we are all faced with a lot of uncertainty. Schools, restaurants and retail shops are closed. Graduations, concerts, festivals and races have been canceled or postponed. Social distancing has become the norm. Staying at home is not safe for everyone and there are ways to get help […]
5 Negotiation Mistakes Women Make
I negotiate for a living. Yet, whenever I negotiated my own salary, I was nervous. I was irrationally afraid that they would rescind the entire offer if I asked for more. But the truth was, they offered a male colleague the same amount, yet I had years more experience — including courtroom experience he didn’t […]
What Do I Need in my Estate Plan?
Creating an estate plan was something my husband and I talked about doing for years. We knew it was important, yet kept pushing it further down on our to-do list since we were healthy, childless and had a hard time facing our mortality. When I became pregnant with my second son, we decided the time […]
Refinancing Your Home During Divorce
The most common question we get from homeowners who are thinking about divorce is, “What happens to our home?” “Does one spouse get to keep it and the other has to move out?” “Does it have to be sold right away?” Not surprisingly, uncertainty about what happens to your home can cause a good deal […]
Rising Stars of the Women’s Bar Association
I am excited to share that I was selected by the Women’s Bar Association to participate in its 2020 Women’s Leadership Initiative class. The Massachusetts Women’s Bar Association started the Women’s Leadership Initiative in 2009 and runs it every two years. The Initiative unites women attorneys in various practice areas and stages of their legal […]