Melissa Levine-Piro is the firm founder. Melissa primary role is managing the firm and its day to day operations, however she does take a limited number of prenuptial and postnuptial agreement matters.  

Leadership Roles & Community Service

• Selectman, Town of Maynard, MA. Elected for term of July, 2017 – June, 2020
• Fellow, American Bar Association, Law Practice Division, October 2017-Septemebr 2018
• Outside Counsel & Mastermind Adviser, Veteran Business Owners Initiative. 2013 – 220. VA Hospital
• programs in MA and NH training veterans to open businesses
• 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, 2021, 2022
• Thomson Reuters Super Lawyer, Rising Star, 2015-2022. “Young lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.” Each year no more than 2.5% of attorneys in Massachusetts are selected to receive this honor.
• 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.”

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

• 2021 How To Grow Your Practice Through Referrals, MCLE
• August 22, 2020, Panelist: Become a Zoom Master, MCLE
• March 9, 2018, Managing Diversity and Multigenerational Issue by Managing Growth and Change in Your Firm, ABA Techshow Chicago
• June 22, 2017, Panelist: Practical Marketing: Stories from the Trenches, 7th Annual Super Marketing Conference.
• June 4, 2015, Panelist: Top Tips for Marketing a New Law Practice Panel Discussion, 5th Annual Super Marketing Conference.
• January 2015, Program chair for MCLE’s Masterminding the Business and Financial Profile of Your Practice.

Current Association Memberships & Involvement

• American Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association, Boston Bar Association, Women’s Bar Association, Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, MA Bar Starting Out Solo, Women’s Bar Foundation: Pro Bono Attorney.