DEBORAH A. KATZ, ESQ.

Deborah A. Katz is a cum laude graduate of New England Law (1998); the recipient of the New England Scholar Award (1996-1997) and graduate of Boston College (1993).

 

Attorney Katz’s practice focuses on litigating civil matters in the Massachusetts State Courts and provides exceptional legal services in various counties throughout the Commonwealth.  She has successfully tried and handled cases in the Probate and Family Court and Superior Court.  She has also argued appellate matters before the Massachusetts Appellate Division of the District Court.

 

Attorney Katz’s Family Law practice focuses on all aspects of Divorce and Paternity matters, including custody disputes, alimony, child support, asset division, post-divorce modifications, enforcement/contempt proceedings, and pre-nuptial agreements.

 

She is a certified Family Law Conciliator through the BBA/MBA conciliator training program pursuant to SJC Court Rule 1:18.

 

Her trusts & estate planning practice includes planning, probate administration & litigation such as will contests, trust disputes and defending & prosecuting breach of fiduciary duty claims.

 

Attorney Katz also has extensive experience in general civil litigation including dram shop liability, premises liability, motor vehicle tort and personal injury matters.

 

Attorney Katz is a member of the Family Law section for the Massachusetts Bar Association and the Boston Bar Association.  She is also an active member of the Middlesex County Bar Association & the Norfolk County Bar Association.

 

Deborah A. Katz was recently selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021 edition in the field of Family Law. The listing is based entirely on exhaustive peer-review surveys and, according to the publisher, "is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession." A Federal Court judge praised the list as "a shorthand way of knowing a person is possessed of all the skill, the integrity, and the qualifications to serve and meet the highest ideals of a lawyer."