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Massachusetts Divorce Law
and Family Law
The Law Offices of Steven Ballard provide high quality representation to both women and men in divorce and family law proceedings throughout Massachusetts. Attorney Steven Ballard is an experienced litigator specializing in divorce and family law, and is an especially successful trial lawyer in child custody and other high-conflict cases. He works hard to achieve the best outcomes for his clients by strategic planning, skilled negotiations, and when necessary, aggressive court representation at hearings and at trial. Steven Ballard represents individuals in divorce and family law cases on a regular basis in the Greater Boston Area, in the courts of Middlesex, Norfolk and Worcester Counties. He also takes cases in Suffolk, Essex, and Plymouth Counties, and occasionally in Hampshire, Hampden, and Franklin Counties.
As a family lawyer, Attorney Steven Ballard draws on several years
of direct experience with children and adolescents, having taught
primary school, secondary school and university students both in
the United States and abroad, in his previous career as a pianist,
music scholar and teacher. He is also the sole custodial parent
of his only child after divorce. He is thus uniquely able to understand
and handle custody and visitation matters and other issues involving
children.
He understands firsthand the problems and challenges of single
and divorced parenthood, and many of the typical problems of both
men and women as they face divorce and other family law problems.
He is eager to help his clients find the best, easiest, and most
harmonious long-term solutions to their problems.
Memberships
Attorney Steven Ballard is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Boston Bar Association, the Worcester County Bar Association, the Family Law Sections in each of these associations, and the Criminal Law Section of the Worcester County Bar Association. Additionally, he is a proud member of the National Lawyers Guild; accordingly, he believes that the law can and should be used to promote justice for individuals, families, and our entire community.
Public Interest
Attorney Steven Ballard has devoted much energy to serving
the public interest, and now donates some of his time as a
pro bono divorce attorney for the South Middlesex Legal Services and the Legal Assistance Corporation of Central Massachusetts,
and as a judge in the statewide high school Mock Trial competition
sponsored by the Massachusetts Bar Association. He has been
asked to serve, and has served frequently for many years as Lawyer for the Day both in and for the Middlesex County and Worcester County Divisions of the Massachusetts Probate and Family Court.
Attorney Steven Ballard also happens to have a great passion
and aptitude for music. From his early years Steven Ballard
was an accomplished classical pianist. He has performed professionally
throughout the United States and abroad, has studied piano
at the Vienna Conservatory and has both studied and taught
at the New England Conservatory in Boston, where he received
a Master of Music in piano performance as a New England Conservatory
Scholar.
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Steven Ballard provides high quality representation in the areas of:
- Divorce & Family Law
- Criminal Defense
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Attorney Steven Ballard, a National Merit
Finalist, an Ivy League Graduate, an Honors
Graduate of a first-tier law school, and
winner of the prestigious Public Interest
Law Initiative Fellowship in Chicago, has
varied experience as a trial lawyer and
litigator.
He boasts a rare set of attributes, combining
the broad real-life experience and street-smarts
typical of the best trial lawyers,
together with academic credentials that
match or surpass those of the best lawyers
in blue-chip law firms.
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Criminal and Civil Litigation
Before opening up his own law offices, with a primary emphasis
on family law and criminal defense, Attorney Steven Ballard was associated with one of
Boston's most prominent civil litigation firms, where as a trial
lawyer he handled personal injury cases, ranging from workplace
accidents to complex matters of professional malpractice, and also
claims of employment discrimination, based on race, gender, sexual
orientation, sexual harassment and disability. His practice, then and since, has included appearances as lead counsel in Massachusetts district and superior courts throughout the state, and before the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination and the Department of Industrial Accidents.
After establishing his independent law practice, Attorney Steven Ballard held an appointment by the First Circuit Court of Appeals, the highest federal court in New England, based upon his superior scholarly credentials and his advocacy skills, to argue criminal appeals before that court, and was also certified to take criminal cases on a court-appointed basis in the Massachusetts courts. Although he no longer takes court-appointed cases, Attorney Steven Ballard continues to build on his past experience as a criminal lawyer by taking on a select number of private criminal defense cases to complement his large family law caseload, and to keep his trial experience broad and interesting. If and when he decides not to take a particular case, he always makes a conscientious effort to give his prospective clients a referral to other attorneys who can and will do an excellent job on their behalf.
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