Firm Profile

Specializing in All Areas of Family Law:

• Custody
• Divorce
• Child Support
• Visitation
• Spousal support and asset distributions
• Pre-nuptial agreements
• Post-nuptial agreements
• Stepparent adoptions
• Post-divorce modifications/changes
• Grandparents rights and visitation
• Nontraditional family issues

TEAM

 

Melissa M. Sindeband, Esquire

As the firm's founding partner and chief litigator, Melissa uses her legal talent as an advocate to help empower men and women at difficult crossroads in their lives in order to bring them closer to financial independence and emotional tranquility. She brings to bear considerable litigation and negotiation skills to obtain the most favorable results possible for her clients.

Beyond the legal work she does for clients, Melissa also pays close attention to the emotional challenges that clients and in some cases, their children, face. She applies her extensive experience whenever possible or appropriate to ensure her client's health and safety throughout the process. Melissa recognizes that while almost any attorney can calculate an equitable property division or support order; compassionate understanding and encouraging support can make a real difference in how a client is able to manage the chaos and emotional stress divorce can bring to their life and the lives of those they love. In the past, she has called upon such resources as a divorce support group in the client's local area, as well as a financial advisor, therapist, mortgage originator and/or nutritionist.

Experience:

• Bachelors Degree in Communications, Politics & Law from Emerson College, Magna Cum Laude.
• Juris Doctorate from Suffolk University Law School.
• Violent Crimes Unit of the United States Attorney's Office under Janet Reno in Washington, D.C
• Administrative judicial clerk at the Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents
• Mediator in the Civil Department of the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office.
• Partner at Curtis & Sindeband, LLP - Family Law

Associations:

• State courts of Massachusetts
• The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
• Member Massachusetts Bar Association's Family Law Section
• Member Essex County Bar Association
• Speaker at Massachusetts Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Seminars
• Frequent consultant to media on Family Law issues.

Melissa looks forward to assisting you with your family law needs and can be reached by email at mms@yourfirm.com.

Alicia E. Rinaldi, Esquire

Alicia is an associate attorney at Family Law Practitioners, P.C. Her interest in practicing family law took root at Connecticut College while she developed and completed an Independent Study entitled Federalism and Domestic Violence Policymaking. She put her interest into practice at Curtis & Sindeband, LLP and was asked to join with Attorney Sindeband in starting up Family Law Practitioners, P.C. Alicia is involved in advocacy and litigation strategy for most cases at Family Law Practitioners. In addition to presenting substantive cases in court, she manages the discovery process and coordinates the litigation process for clients. She listens to and responds to the client's concerns and employs the best overall legal strategy to achieve the best outcome in each case. When couples are able to cooperate and want to avoid separate attorney's fees, Alicia may serve as an independent mediator for settlement purposes. Mediation is an alternative process for dissolving a marital partnership through which parties may work together with Alicia to develop an equitable and lasting arrangement.

You can contact Alicia directly at aer@yourfirm.com.

Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree from Connecticut College in Government / International Relations and a minor in Women's Studies
• Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School
• Massachusetts Attorney General's Office: Government Bureau, Administrative Law Department clerk Charlestown
• District Court: Supreme Judicial Court Rule 3:03 Prosecutor

Associations:

• Admitted to practice law in the state courts of Massachusetts
• Member: American Bar Association
• Member: Boston Bar Association
• Member: Massachusetts Bar Association

Andrew Sparks, Esquire

Andrew is an associate attorney at Family Law Practitioners, P.C. and is admitted to practice law in Massachusetts. His background in complex business litigation, insurance issues, and real estate law complements the firm's family law concentration. Prior to joining Family Law Practitioners, P.C., Andrew was an associate attorney and law clerk at Dakoyannis, Curtin & Sherring, LLC, in Dedham, Massachusetts.

 

 

 

You can contact Andrew directly at aws@yourfirm.com.

Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in English from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst
• Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School

Associations:

• Admitted to practice law in the state courts of Massachusetts
• Member: Massachusetts Bar Association