Practice areas: Family Law, Appellate; view more
Licensed in Massachusetts since: 1988
Education: Yale Law School
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An award-winning family law attorney, Sandra E. Lundy is the principal attorney and founder of the Massachusetts-based legal firm LundyLegal, LLC, located in Provincetown. She represents individuals throughout Massachusetts in contentious custody battles, complicated high-net-worth divorces, child support and paternity actions, modifications and contempts, and the entire spectrum of family law disputes. Attorney Lundy understands the importance of protecting parental and property rights and vigorously advocates for her clients' position. She is certified by the American Academy for Certified Financial Litigators as a financial litigator and has frequently been appointed by the Probate and Family Court to serve as a Category F Guardian ad Litem. She is also a trained Mediator.
For 13 years, Attorney Lundy served as a senior attorney at the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. She has also worked in the area of corporate litigation. Attorney Lundy received her J.D from Yale Law School, where she was a member of the board of Yale Law Women, the Restraining Order Project, and other law student organizations. Prior to receiving her J.D., she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in International Studies and English from American University in Washington, D.C. and an M.A. and Ph.D. in English from Columbia University.
Ms. Lundy’s peers look up to her extraordinary professional work and leadership in legal education. She has chaired the "When DCF Steps Into Your Case" seminar and the "Strategizing for Successful Outcomes on Middle-Class Budgets" seminar, both sponsored by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE). She has co-authored the domestic violence chapter for the Massachusetts Divorce Law Practice Manual (5th ed., 2023), an indispensable resource book for Massachusetts family law practitioners and judges. Attorney Lundy has written widely in the area of domestic violence law, and has taught several law school and advanced college classes in Boston and New York City.
Named a Top Woman of Law by the Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly in 2016, Ms. Lundy is the recipient of several other awards and honors, including:
- Unsung Hero Award, Jane Doe Inc.
- Outstanding Service Award, Political Asylum/Immigration Representation Project
- Community Service Award, Massachusetts Bar Association
- "Superb" rating, Avvo
Practice areas
Family Law, AppellateFocus areas
Adoption, Alimony & Spousal Support, Appeals, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Marital Property, Paternity, Prenuptial Agreements, Same Sex Family Law
- 80% Family Law
- 20% Appellate
First Admitted: 1988, Massachusetts
Professional Webpage: https://www.lundylegal.com/about-us
Bar / Professional Activity
- Organizer, Facilitator, and Presenter, "Strategizing for Successful Outcomes on Middle-Class Budgets." Seminar for lawyers sponsored by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education., 2023
- Organizer, Facilitator, and Presenter, Handling Cases Involving DCF and DYS, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE), Inc., July 2025, 2025
- Organizer, Facilitator, and Presenter, When DCF Steps Into Your Case, seminar for lawyers sponsored by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education. , 2023
- Co-Author, Representing Victims of Domestic Violence, in Massachusetts Divorce Law Practice Manual, Federico et al., eds. (5th ed., 2023), 2023
- District of Massachusetts, 1989
- Domestic Violence Council, Board Member
- Board of Directors of the Women's Bar Association
- Board of Editors of the Boston Bar Journal, Women's Bar Association
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1988
- Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1994
- First Circuit Court of Appeals, 1991
Representative Clients
- D.B. v. J.B., Massachusetts Appeals Court, 97 Mass. App. Ct 170 (2020). Represented the Wife, J.B., in this complicated and often-cited appeal., 2020
- Obtained substantial financial settlement for Wife whose Husband tried to hide and spend down assets, 2022
- Obtained restraining order and vacate order for client medical doctor against boyfriend who was harassing her and refusing to leave the home, 2022
- Represented father in paternity case. Mother of child repeatedly declined to permit child to have meaningful contact with Father. Succeeded in having full physical and legal custody transferred to my client.
- Complaint for Modification in which my client, the Father, succeeded in defeating the Mother's attempt to gain primary physical custody of the child and move the child to the public school in her community, 2021
- Divorce brought in Middlesex County in which my client, the Wife, received approximately 80% of the significant marital estate, 2021
- Ogles v. Johnson, Appeals Court No. 18-P-841 (June 20, 2019). Appeals Court vacated a judgment awarding joint legal custody of child and ordered sole legal custody to the Mother, my client, 2019
Special Licenses / Certifications
- Certified Financial Litigator, American Academy of Financial Litigators, 2017 to present
- Court-appointed Guardian ad Litem for family law cases, Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, Mashpee, MA
- Mediator Certificate, MWI, Inc. Parenting Coordinator Certificate, William James College 2021 to present
- Court-certified Guardian ad Litem, 2019 to present
Pro bono / Community Service
- Volunteer, Center for Coastal Studies, Provincetown, MA Volunteer, Wildcare, Inc., Eastham, MA Board Member, Reverse Pattern (helping children whose parents suffered domestic violence), 2022
- Women’s Bar Foundation Family Law Project
- Appointed Guardian ad Litem, Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribe, District Court 2022 to present
Educational Background
- Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, New York, NY, M.A. in English Literature
- Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, New York, NY, Ph.D. in English Literature
- Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, New York, NY, M.Phil. in English Literature
- American University School of International Service, Washington, DC, B.A., Honors: magna cum laude, International Service and Literature
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Clinical Fellow, Boston Medical Center Domestic Violence Research, Education, and Advocacy Project, Domestic Violence Institute, Northeastern University School of Law, 1999 - 2000
- Teacher, Research, Family Law, Law and Policy, and Domestic Violence Law, Boston University School of Law
- Teacher, Research, Family Law, Law and Policy, and Domestic Violence Law, Northeastern University Law School
- Teacher, Research, Family Law, Law and Policy, and Domestic Violence Law, Wheelock University
- Preparing Your Client for Life After Divorce, Social Law Library, Boston, MA. January 26, 2016. Chair and Moderator
- Different Perspectives on Marital Assets: The Different Approaches T&E and Family Lawyers Take. Trusts and Estates Consortium, Boston, MA. June 15, 2017, Co-presenter
- How to Represent Incapacitated Adults While Protecting Your Practice and Their Dignity, Co-Chair, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, October 2020
- Editor, AIDS and the Law: A Guide for the Public. Dalton, Burris, et al. Yale Univ. Press, 1987
- Clinical Assistant Instructor/Mentor, Domestic Violence Probate and Family Court Litigation Seminar, Northeastern University School of Law, Winter Quarter 1998 - 1999
- Adjunct Instructor, Boston University School of Law, 1993 - 1994
- Domestic Violence Issues, forthcoming in Paternity and the Law of Parentage (MCLE, 3rd ed.)
- When DCF Steps Into Your Case. Ed., with others (MCLE, 2017)
- Legal Analysis: Magazu and the Expansion of Agency Power, Boston Bar Journal, Fall 2016 At https://bostonbarjournal.com/2016/10/25/magazu-and-the-expansion-of-agency-power/
- Change From Within: The Massachusetts Trial Court's Access to Justice Initiative, 47 New England Law Review On Remand 69, 2013
- Preventing and Protecting Against Domestic Violence, in Representing Nontraditional Families. Ed. K. Triantafillou. (MCLE, 2000)
- An Evaluation of Rhode Island's Violence Against Women STOP Formula Grants. Author and Principal Investigator. (BOTEC Analysis Corp., 2000)
- Same-Sex Domestic Violence: Strategies for Change. Co-ed. With B. Leventhal (Sage, 1999)
- Equal Protection/Equal Safety: Representing Victims of Same-Sex Partner Abuse, in Same-Sex Domestic Violence: Strategies for Change, Supra
- Assisting Victims of Same-Sex Domestic Violence, Florida Domestic Violence Law. Ed. (Florida Bar Association, 1995, reprinted 1996)
- Abuse That Dare Not Speak Its Name: Assisting Victims of Lesbian and Gay Domestic Violence in Massachusetts, 28 New Eng. L. Rev. 273, 1994
- Leaving the Nest: Employee Preparation to Compete, ABA Bus. Torts Newsletter, Oct. 1990
- Starting a TRO Project, 96 Yale L.J. 1985, with Gary Brown and Karen Keitel, 1987
- I Do, But I Can't: Immigration Policy and Gay Domestic Relationships, 5 Yale L. & Pol'y Rev. 185, 1986
- Program Organizer and Presenter, When DCF Steps Into Your Case. MCLE, Boston, MA. May 16, 2017. To be repeated Summer, 2018
- Program Organizer and Moderator, Preparing Your Client for Life After Divorce. Social Law Library, Boston, MA. January 26, 2016
- Speaking Their Language: Writing for the Justices. Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Advanced Post-Conviction Litigation Seminar, Boston, MA. May 16, 2015
- Editor, Boston Bar Journal Board of Editors, 2016 - Present
- Challenging the Status Quo: Nonmarital Children, in Breaking Barriers: The Unfinished Story of Women Lawyers and Judges in Massachusetts, Supra
- Executive Editor, Yale Law & Policy Review, Yale Law School
- Mentor, Women’s Bar Foundation, Family Law Project, 2016 - Present
- Challenging the Status Quo: Divorce, in Breaking Barriers: The Unfinished Story of Women Lawyers and Judges in Massachusetts. Eds. Hon. Patti B. Saris, Hon. Margot Botsford, and Barbara Berenson (MCLE, 2012)
- Changing Lives Through Literature, Newton District Court, 2014 - 2015
- Adjunct Instructor, Legal Practice/Legal Writing, Northeastern University School of Law, 2000 - 2001
Other Outstanding Achievements
- Appointed Guardian ad Litem for Massachusetts Probate and Family Court and Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal District Court. Author, "Domestic Violence," Chapter in Massachusetts Divorce Law Practice Manual, Mass. Continuing Legal Education, 2021 to present Chair and Presenter, "When DCF Steps Into Your Case" seminar, MCLE, 2018-2022 (yearly). Chair and Presenter, "Successful Strategies for Divorce on a Middle-Class Budget," seminar, MCLE, June 2023
- Appointed by the Mashpee Wampanoag District Court as Guardian ad Litem to investigate and report on cases under the Mashpee Wampanoag family law code.
Honors
- Community Service Award, Massachusetts Bar Association, 1997
- Massachusetts Super Lawyers, 2018 - 2023
- Outstanding Service Award, Political Asylum/Immigration Representation Project, 1992
- Unsung Hero Award, Massachusetts Coalition of Battered Women's Service Groups/Jane Doe Safety Fund, 1993
- 50 Top Women of Law, MA Lawyers Weekly, 2016
- Award for Work on behalf of Battered Women, Women's Bar Association, 1993
Office location for Sandra E. Lundy
46 Bradford Street
Mailing address: PO Box 802
Provincetown, MA 02657
Phone: 508-514-7111
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2018 - 2025
