Melissa Levine-Piro is the firm founder. Melissa’s primary role is managing the firm and its day-to-day operations, however she does take a limited number of prenuptial and postnuptial agreements as well as litigation matters.
Leadership Roles & Community Service
- Selectman, Town of Maynard, MA. Elected for term of July, 2017 – June, 2020
- Vice President Starting Out Solo Bar Association, January 2024-Present
- Fellow, American Bar Association, Law Practice Division, October 2017-Septemebr 2018
- Outside Counsel & Mastermind Adviser, Veteran Business Owners Initiative. 2013 – 2020. VA Hospital Bedford, MA
- Co-President, Maynard Business Alliance. Member, 2012 -2020; Co-President 2014 – 2018; Vice President 2020-2022
- Member, Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation, 2014 – present
- Member, Massachusetts CLE Practice Management Curriculum Advisory Committee, 2016 – present
- Member, Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council, 2016 – present
Honors & Awards
- Boston Magazine Top Lawyers Family Law 2021-2025
- Thomson Reuters Super Lawyer, Rising Star, 2015-2021, Super Lawyer 2024-2025
- Middlesex West Chamber of Commerce, Rising Star, 2013. “An individual business person under the age of 40 who has made, or is making, significant contributions to the welfare of his/her community through involvement and participation; who is demonstrating excellence in business and community leadership.”
- Worcester Business Journal, Top 10 to Watch, 2013. “Key leaders in the region who help to drive the economic engine of MetroWest.”
Case Law
Melissa won an appeals case, Calliope C. v. Yanni Y., which held that Judges may not consider the effect a restraining order will have on the Defendant when deciding whether or not to issue such order. https://law.justia.com/cases/massachusetts/court-of-appeals/volumes/103/103massappct722.html
Publications
- Chapter on Fees and Billing, MCLE Hanging Your Shingle (Published 2017, revised 2020).
- Managing Diversity and Multigenerational Issue by Managing Growth and Change in Your Firm, ABA Techshow Chicago, 2018
- Starting and Managing a Law Practice, Masterminding the Business and Financial Profile of Your Practice, MCLE, January 2015.
- The Ceiling that Just Won’t Shatter, Mass Lawyers Weekly, November 2016, http://masslawyersweekly.com/2016/11/16/the-ceiling-that-just-wont-shatter/
Speaking Engagements
- Best Practices & Pitfalls in Attorney Fee Structures, MCLE
- Ethically Declining Clients – Best practices for “how” and “when” to decline representation, MCLE
- Handling Unique Assets in Prenups and Divorce, MCLE
- How To Grow Your Practice Through Referrals, MCLE
- Managing Diversity and Multigenerational Issue by Managing Growth and Change in Your Firm, ABA Techshow Chicago
- Panelist: Marketing Fundamentals for Attorneys, Women’s Bar Association
- Panelist: Become a Zoom Master, MCLE
- Panelist: Practical Marketing: Stories from the Trenches, 7th Annual Super Marketing Conference.
- Panelist: Water Cooler for Solo and Small Firms, Mass. Bar Association
- Panelist: Top Tips for Marketing a New Law Practice Panel Discussion, 5th Annual Super Marketing Conference.
- Practicing with Professionalism, MCLE
- Program chair for MCLE’s Masterminding the Business and Financial Profile of Your Practice.
- Social Media Do’s and Don’ts, MCLE
- When & How to Ethically Fire a Client & Withdraw from Representation, MCLE
Current Association Memberships & Involvement
- American Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association, Boston Bar Association, Women’s Bar Association, MA Bar Starting Out Solo, Women’s Bar Foundation: Pro Bono Attorney.
