Barbra I. Black

Currently serving as the managing partner of Black, LaFrance & Bollinger, LLC, in Woburn, Massachusetts, Barbra I. Black is an established family law attorney. She has extensive trial experience in handling cases involving divorce, child custody and visitation, same-sex family matters, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, modification and contempt cases, joint petitions for divorce and contested divorce actions. She serves clients throughout Massachusetts and New Hampshire, mainly Hillsborough, Middlesex and Rockingham counties. 

After graduating with a bachelor’s degree from Brandeis University in 1988, Ms. Black joined Suffolk University Law School in Boston, Massachusetts, to understand the workings of the law. She graduated from law school with a Juris Doctor in 1992 and, in the same year, earned her license to practice in Massachusetts. She is further admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts and gained the license to practice in New Hampshire in 2010. 

In the legal community, Ms. Black is active through memberships with the Massachusetts Family and Probate American Inns of Court and the Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts. She is also part of the Big Sister Association of Greater Boston, where she works toward supporting girls’ healthy development through mentoring and enrichment programs. Additionally, she served as a mock trial judge for the annual statewide high school mock trial competition hosted by the Massachusetts Bar Association. 

Throughout her 33 years of practicing law, Ms. Black has prioritized client satisfaction through continuous communication and unbiased counseling. Her “superb” rating on Avvo stands as a testament to the same. Her practice and ethics have brought her adulation by her peers, which is demonstrated by her Distinguished* peer rating through Martindale-Hubbell. 

*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.

Office Locations:

Woburn Office
300 Tradecenter Dr
Suite 4690
Woburn, MA 01801

Nashua Office
61 Spit Brook Road
Suite 407
Nashua, NH 03060