About

Your Attorney

Michelle J. Blair, Esq.

Attorney Michelle J. Blair has over thirty years’ experience litigating in the Courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts focusing on divorce, family disputes, landlord/tenant issues, property disputes, contract disputes, estate disputes and miscellaneous matters facing individuals suing or being sued. If you are going to Court, you want Attorney Blair by your side. Put her experience to work for you. You can trust her to get the best results.

When not practicing law or tending to her dogs and cats she watches and waits for the Patriots to rise again.

Family Law

Divorce or Separation can be the most challenging time of your life. Michelle will be by your side every step of the way to inform, advise, and advocate.

Landlord/Tenant

Navigating the summary process rules and the Housing Court can be a challenge. You could face a negative outcome just because you do not know the process. Michelle will get you through it, and get results.

Full Service Firm

For over thirty years Attorney Blair has represented clients in adversarial and transactional matters. She is prepared to handle all of your legal needs.

Education

  • Syracuse University, cum laude 1988
  • Suffolk University School of Law, cum laude 1993

Employment

  • Practiced law in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts since 1994
  • Adjunct Professor at Lasell University (Legal Research, Legal Writing)

Bar membership

  • Massachusetts 1993 (Admitted 1993)
  • United States District Court District of Massachusetts (Admitted 2020)
  • United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Massachusetts (Admitted 2024)

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. The Probate and Family Court must review and approve your Agreement and declare that the marriage is "irretrievably broken down" in order for you to finalize a divorce.

In Massachusetts, any property, whenever acquired (before of after the marriage) is considered "marital property'?

No. The standard in Massachusetts is "equitable" not "equal" distribution. A review of the facts of your marriage, and how assets were acquired and maintained, determine how the Court will equitably divide it.

No. You must follow Massachusetts law by terminating the tenancy and then seeking possession through a summary process action.

In Massachusetts there is a three-year limit on bringing actions for negligence.