JoAnne Meyers, Esquire, CFL
Attorney Meyers uses her unique background as a Finance Major and a Certified Financial Litigator (CFL) to thoroughly investigate and evaluate financial issues in a divorce. Many clients have no idea of the true value or extent of their family assets or debts. Many clients are faced with a lack of financial documentation to prove the true earnings of a spouse. An attorney who understands finance is a tremendous benefit for a divorcing client as divorce is a serious financial transaction at a time when a person is emotionally vulnerable.
Licenses
Real Estate Broker – 1986
Notary Public
Court Experience
All levels of representation with extensive personal trial and hearing experience
Appearances In
Supreme Judicial Court
Appeals Court
Superior Court
Appellate Division of the District Court
District Court
Review Board of the Industrial Accident Board
Probate Court
Land Court
Areas of Practice
Alimony
Child Custody and Parenting Schedules
Child Support
Collaborative Law
College Educational Costs for Children of Divorced Parents
Divorce
Family Law
Guardianship
Health Care Proxy
High Asset/Net Worth Divorce
Homestead
Mediation
Motor Vehicle Accidents – Plaintiff
Personal Injury – Plaintiff (Slip and fall, pedestrian and bicycle accidents)
Power of Attorney
Prenuptial Agreements
Probate & Estate Administration
Wills
Bar Admissions
Massachusetts, 1985
Connecticut, 1985
Maine, 1985
U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1985
U.S. District Court, District of Maine, 1986
Education
Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts
J.D. – 1984
Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island
B.S., Double Major in Business Management and Finance cum laude – 1981
Mediation Training – Divorce Mediation Training Associates – 2009
Certified Financial Litigator – American Academy for Certified Financial Litigators – 2014
Collaborative Law Training & Certification– Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council – 2016
Professional Associations and Memberships
Massachusetts Bar Association
Connecticut Bar Association
Maine Bar Association
American Academy for Certified Financial Litigators
Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council
Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation
Merrimack Valley Estate Planning Council, Vice President
Chelmsford Business Association
Past Employment Positions
Justice Sheila E. McGovern, Middlesex Probate Court, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Summer Law Clerk, 1982
Law Firm of Mardirosian & Barber, Watertown, Massachusetts, Law Clerk, 1983-1984
Law Firm of Mardirosian & Barber, Watertown, Massachusetts, Associate Attorney, 1985-1986
Law Offices of Edward F. Novick, Lowell, Massachusetts, Associate Attorney, 1986-1993
Novick, Moegelin & Meyers, Lowell, Massachusetts, Partner, 1993-1996
