Practice Areas: Family Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution; view more
Licensed in Massachusetts since: 1999
Education: Northeastern University School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2015 - 2024 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2008 - 2012 Details
Jennifer Sevigney Durand is the founder of Durand Family Law based in Canton, Massachusetts. With over 20 years of legal experience, she provides her services to clients in Canton and Boston, Massachusetts. Her legal practice is focused on various aspects of domestic relations and family law, including:
- Alimony
- Contempt
- Mediation
- Modification
- Parenting plans
- Conciliation
- Paternity
- Same-sex law
- Child support and custody
- Prenuptial agreements
Ms. Durand has worked on complex family law cases involving business valuation and custody matters. She has also received training as a conciliator. She is an accomplished attorney with extensive experience in handling a wide range of family law cases. Throughout her career, she has helped numerous Massachusetts residents navigate through challenging and intricate family law situations.
As a prominent figure in the legal community, Ms. Durand currently serves as the director of legal training for the Child and Family Forensic Evaluation Service at William James College. She has previously held leadership roles within the Boston Bar Association and served on the board of directors for the Massachusetts Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts.
Remaining actively engaged in her legal community, Ms. Durand maintains memberships with the Greater Boston Family Law American Inn of Court and the Boston Bar Association. She is involved in mentoring for the Women’s Bar Foundation’s Family Law Project for Domestic Abuse Survivors and also volunteers her time with various other legal organizations.
Recognizing her accomplishments in the field of family law, Ms. Durand has been honored with an AV Preeminent* peer-review rating with a score of 4.7/5 through Martindale-Hubbell. This distinguished rating signifies her legal prowess and adherence to high ethical standards. She also holds a “Superb” rating on Avvo.
After graduating magna cum laude from Providence College with a bachelor’s degree, Ms. Durand obtained her law degree from the Northeastern University School of Law. Early in her legal career, she gained experience as a law clerk at the Massachusetts Probate and Family Court, and later practiced as a partner at a private firm.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer-review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
Practice areas
Family Law, Alternative Dispute ResolutionFocus areas
Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Dissolution, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Marital Property, Mediation, Mediation & Collaborative Law, Paternity, Prenuptial Agreements, Same Sex Family Law
- 90% Family Law
- 10% Alternative Dispute Resolution
First Admitted: 1999, Massachusetts
Professional Webpage: https://www.durandfamilylaw.com/attorney/durand-jennifer-sev...
- Massachusetts, 1999
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 2000
- U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 2000
- Member of the Executive Committee of the Boston Bar Association Council from September 2016 to August 2018
- Member of the Greater Boston Family Law American Inn of Court
- Member of the Massachusetts Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts since April 2008, Served on the Board of Directors from April 2009 to March 2014 first as Secretary then as President.
- Member of the Boston Bar Association Public Service Oversight Committee from September 2014 to August 2017, Co-Chair September 2015 to August 2017
- Member of the Boston Bar Association Family Law Section Steering Committee since September 2006, Co-Chair from September 2012 to September 2014
- Member of the Boston Bar Association Council from September 2015 to August 2018
- Certified Mediator, 2021
- Certified Conciliator, 2012
- Volunteer for the Norfolk County Lawyer for the Day Program. Volunteer for the SERV Program in Suffolk County. Volunteer for the Middlesex County Bar Association Conciliation Program. Mentor for the Women's Bar Association Family Law Project.
- Mentor for the Women’s Bar Foundation’s Family Law Project
- Volunteer with the Judge Jeffery Abber “We Can Settle” Conciliation Initiative
- Volunteer with the Middlesex County Bar Association Conciliation Program.
- Volunteer with the Bar Association of Norfolk County Conciliation Program.
- Recognized as a Top Lawyer in Divorce and Family Law, Boston Magazine, 2021
- Recognized as a Top Lawyer in Divorce and Family Law, Boston Magazine, 2022
- Massachusetts Super Lawyer since 2015
- Providence College, B.A., Honors: Magna Cum Laude, 1996
- Co-Author of the Separation Agreement chapter of the Massachusetts Divorce Law Practice Manual, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education.
- In addition to serving as a co-chair of the conference, I was also a panelist on the Resist/Refuse Dynamics and GAL and Family Therapy Interventions. , Conference Co-Chair, MCLE Family Law Conference, 2023
- Faculty participate in an interactive workshop that teaches participants how to take depositions., Faculty Workshop Participant, Taking Depositions Interactive Workshop 2022, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE), 2022
- Faculty participant in an interactive workshop in which experienced attorneys and those with little or no experience in handling depositions learn how to prepare for, take, and defend depositions remotely. Attendees play the role of counsel in mock exercises that require them to use advanced Zoom features in small groups followed by immediate feedback and critique from faculty participants., Faculty Workshop Participant, Taking Remote Depositions Interactive Workshop, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE), 2021
- Faculty participant in an interactive workshop in which experienced attorneys and those with little or no experience in handling depositions learn how to prepare for, take, and defend depositions remotely. Attendees play the role of counsel in mock exercises that require them to use advanced Zoom features in small groups followed by immediate feedback and critique from faculty participants., Faculty Workshop Participant, Taking Remote Depositions Interactive Workshop, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE), 2020
- Panelist on a program discussing the different types of trusts seen in family law practice with an emphasis on practical considerations, such as how to approach disclosure on a financial statement, what to seek in discovery, and how and when to seek valuation of trusts for purposes of property division., Panelist, Considerations and Consequences of Trusts in a Divorce, Boston Bar Association, 2021
- The course included a presentation on DCF involvement in family law cases, legal background and practice tips for the family law practitioner in working with DCF on behalf of clients; an overview of how the agency functions, the intersections between DCF cases and GAL investigation and a case law update., Panelist, When DCF Steps Into Your Case, MCLE, Family Law, 2020
Office location for Jennifer Sevigney Durand
789 Washington St
2nd Floor
Canton, MA 02021
Phone: 781-562-1408
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2015 - 2024
- Rising Stars: 2008 - 2012
