Practice areas: Family Law, Estate & Trust Litigation, Estate Planning & Probate; view more
Licensed in Massachusetts since: 2015
Education: Boston College Law School
Selected to Rising Stars: 2019 - 2025 Call today:
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Fitch Law Partners LLP
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Kelly Schwartz is an attorney at Fitch Law Partners LLP in Boston, Massachusetts, focusing on family law matters while also bringing experience in probate, will and trust litigation. She serves clients in both Boston, Massachusetts and Providence, Rhode Island areas.
Ms. Schwartz handles a comprehensive range of family law issues including divorce proceedings, child custody determinations, child support calculations, alimony arrangements and complex asset division. Prior to joining Fitch Law Partners LLP, she worked as a litigation associate at a major Boston firm where she developed significant knowledge in probate and trust disputes.
Graduating with her J.D. cum laude from Boston College Law School, Ms. Schwartz contributed to the Boston College Law Review and received the Philip Joseph Privitera '95 Commencement Award. She completed her undergraduate studies at Pomona College, graduating cum laude with the Ada May Fitts Prize.
Her commitment to community service is evident through her volunteer work with the Women's Bar Foundation Family Law Project for Battered Women and representation of clients in 209A protective order proceedings. She has also volunteered with the Lawyer's Project's Family Law and Guardianship Clinics at Suffolk County Probate and Family Court.
Ms. Schwartz achieved a notable legal victory in Lopez-Valencia v. Lynch (2015), successfully arguing before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit to reverse a Board of Immigration Appeals removal decision.
Actively involved with the legal community, Ms. Schwartz maintains memberships in the Boston Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association, Women's Bar Association and the Trusts and Estates Consortium. She is admitted to practice in Massachusetts state courts, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit. She has been recognized as The Best Lawyers in America in Family Law and holds certification as a financial litigator from the American Academy for Certified Financial Litigators.
Practice areas
Family Law, Estate & Trust Litigation, Estate Planning & ProbateFocus areas
Adoption, Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Dissolution, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Estate Planning, Father's Rights, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Juvenile Law, Living Wills, Marital Property, Mediation & Collaborative Law, Name Change, Paternity, Power of Attorney, Prenuptial Agreements, Probate & Estate Administration, Same Sex Family Law, Trusts, Will Contests, Wills
- 80% Family Law
- 10% Estate & Trust Litigation
- 10% Estate Planning & Probate
First Admitted: 2015, Massachusetts
Professional Webpage: https://www.fitchlp.com/attorney/kelly-a-schwartz/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Massachusetts state courts
- Boston Bar Association, Family Law Section, Brown Bag/CLE Committee, Member, 2019-2020
- Boston Bar Association, New Lawyers Section, Family Law Liaison, 2018-2019
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- Boston Bar Association, Member
- Trusts and Estates Consortium, Member
- Women's Bar Association, Member
- Massachusetts Bar Association, Member
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Lopez-Valencia v. Lynch, 798 F.3d 863 (9th Cir. 2015), successfully arguing before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit to reverse a Board of Immigration Appeals removal decision.
Special Licenses / Certifications
- Certified Financial Litigator from the American Academy for Certified Financial Litigators
Pro bono / Community Service
- Women's Bar Foundation Family Law Project, Volunteer
- Lawyer's Project's Family Law and Guardianship Clinics at Suffolk County Probate and Family Court, Volunteer
Educational Background
- Pomona College, B.A., Honors: cum laude with the Ada May Fitts Prize
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- The Kids Are Not All Right: Using the Best Interest Standard To Prevent Parental Alienation And A Therapeutic Intervention Approach To Provide Relief, 56 B.C.L. Rev. 803 (2015)
- Guest Lecturer on Oral Argument, Law Practice (Prof. E. Joan Blum), Boston College Law School
- Avoiding Sorrow in Morrow: A Special Relationship Should Exist Between A School And Its Students, 55 B.C.L. Rev. 127 (2014)
Honors
- The Phillip Joseph Privitera ’95 Commencement Award, Boston College Law School, Boston College Law Review
- Massachusetts Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2019
- Recognized as the Best Lawyer in America® in Family Law
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2019 - 2025
