Attorneys

Attorneys Who Are:

Trans-Friendly
Trans-Aware
Trans-Experienced
Trans Specialists


Trans-Friendly

The following people identified themselves as trans-friendly attorneys:

Miriam Krell Bourke

Provider's own gender: female

Contact Information
Valley Mediation
355 Bridge Street, Northampton, MA 01060
413-563-1272
; mkb@valleymediation.com

Information About Practice

  • Area(s) of legal expertise: divorce/separation, custody, child/spousal support, property division, and mediation in these areas
  • State(s) where admitted to practice: Massachusetts, Maryland
  • Accessibility: in a facility that is near a bus stop, offers evening and weekend appointments
  • Certification(s): Mediator in domestic/family matters

Trans-Specific Training and Experience

  • Trainings or experience related to trans people: community events
  • Notable training or experience: "My family law and mediation practice includes work as a neutral mediator with parties and attorneys, Collaborative Law, and individual consultation and representation. I am trained and experienced in matters involving same-sex divorce/separation, transgender and gender diverse parties and children, name change petitions, and name and gender marker corrections for identification and vital records. I provide gender-affirming legal services through my private practice, and at no charge through Gender Identity Validation Services, Inc. (GIVS), a nonprofit for which I serve as Legal Coordinator and on the Advisory Council."

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Mary Ellen Niles Howard

Provider's own gender: female

Contact Information
243 King Street, Suite # 229 (Potpourri Plaza), Northampton, MA 01060
(413) 585-0200

Information About Practice

  • Area(s) of legal expertise: family law
  • State(s) where admitted to practice: Massachusetts
  • Accessibility: in a wheelchair accessible facility, in a facility that is near a bus stop

Trans-Specific Training and Experience

  • Trainings or experience related to trans people: workshops/seminars, conference attendance

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James B. Winston

Provider's own gender: male

Contact Information
142 Main Street, Suite #1, Northampton, MA 01060
(413) 584-1110; www.Jameswinstonlaw.com; james@jameswinstonlaw.com

Information About Practice

  • Area(s) of legal expertise: family law, employment law (including unemployment hearings), and SSI and SSDI appeals
  • State(s) where admitted to practice: Massachusetts, Connecticut
  • Accessibility: in a facility that is near a bus stop, offers evening and weekend appointments

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Trans-Aware

The following people identified themselves as a trans-aware attorneys:

Julia Rueschemeyer

Provider's own gender: female

Contact Information
409 Main Street, Suite #126, Amherst, MA 01002
(413) 253-7484; www.amherstdivorce.com

Information About Practice

  • Area(s) of legal expertise: family law
  • State(s) where admitted to practice: Massachusetts
  • Accessibility: in a wheelchair accessible facility, in a facility that is near a bus stop, offers evening and weekend appointments

Trans-Specific Training and Experience

  • Trainings or experience related to trans people: law school coursework

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Trans-Experienced

The following people identified themselves as trans-experienced attorneys:

Joan A. Antonino

Provider's own gender: female

Contact Information
Law Firm of Antonino & DiMare
P.O. Box 3333, Amherst, MA 01004
(413) 374-0005; http://antonino-dimare-law.com

Information About Practice

  • Area(s) of legal expertise: labor and employment, civil rights, malpractice, business law, personal injury, and education law
  • State(s) where admitted to practice: State and Federal Courts of Massachusetts, Federal Court of Vermont, Federal Courts of Maine and New Hampshire (pro hac vice), and the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals for Washington, D.C.
  • Accessibility: in a wheelchair accessible facility, offers evening and weekend appointments

Trans-Specific Training and Experience

  • Trainings or experience related to trans people: research

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Leslie McLellan Brown

Provider's own gender: female

Contact Information
241 King Street, Suite #216, Northampton, MA 01060
(413) 586-0446; leslie@lesliembrown.com

Information About Practice

  • Area(s) of legal expertise: Assistant District Attorney (1987-1990), thereafter practice limited to divorce and family law
  • State(s) where admitted to practice: Massachusetts
  • Accessibility: in a wheelchair accessible facility, in a facility that is near a bus stop

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Julie Dialessi-Lafley

Provider's own gender: female

Contact Information
Bacon Wilson, Attorneys At Law
33 State Street, Springfield, MA 01103
(413) 781-0560; www.baconwilson.com

31 Trumbull Road, Northampton, MA 01060
(413) 584-1287

Information About Practice

  • Type(s) of law practiced: divorce and family law, adoption, reproductive law, estate planning, and elder law
  • State(s) where admitted to practice: Massachusetts, Connecticut
  • Certification(s): court-appointed guardian ad litem and court-certified attorney for the child
  • Accessibility: in a wheelchair accessible facility, in a facility that is near a bus stop, offers evening and weekend appointments
  • Can provide services in Russian

Trans-Specific Training and Experience

  • Trainings or experience related to trans people: workshops/seminars, conference attendance, community events, research and publications

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Anne T. Margolis

Provider's own gender: female

Contact Information
8 Trumbull Road, Suite #201, Northampton, MA 01060
(413) 586-2472

Information About Practice

  • Area(s) of legal expertise: divorces (including same-sex divorce), paternities, child custody, child support, domestic violence, elder law, mental health law (i.e., Rogers Orders and Guardianships)
  • State(s) where admitted to practice: Massachusetts
  • Certification(s): court-certified guardian ad litem/investigator (guardianships and contested custody cases); certified limited representation attorney; court-certified Rogers counsel
  • Accessibility: in a facility that is near a bus stop

Trans-Specific Training and Experience

  • Trainings or experience related to trans people: representation of a trans client in a contested divorce, representation of a client whose spouse is a trans individual in a contested custody case, research

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Trans Specialists

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