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Joyce Kauffman
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| Title: |
Attorney at Law |
| Industry: |
Legal |
| Type of Organization: |
Private Boutique Law Practice |
| Major Product/Service: |
Family law and legal services |
| Expertise: |
Ms. Kauffman has over 17 years experience. She practices traditional family law, divorce, adoption, guardianship and paternity law while focusing on gay and lesbian family law. She volunteers with Senior Partners for Justice, an organization providing legal services to indigent individuals. |
| Geographic Area of Distribution: |
National |
| Affiliations: |
National Family Law Advisory Committee, National Center for Lesbian Rights; Boston Bar Association; Former Co-Chair, Massachusetts LGBTQ Bar Association; Director, Board of Directors, Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders, Inc. |
| University/Degree: |
B.S., Child Development, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1971; M.Ed., Counseling and Psychology, Lesley College, 1981; J.D., Northeastern University Law School, 1992 |
| Born: |
March 12, 1950, Boston, Massachusetts |
| Hobbies/Sports: |
Writing, reading, travel, art |
| Work History: |
Before opening her current firm in 1999, Attorney Kauffman was an Associate and a Partner at Triantafillou & Guérin, P.C. She has been an activist for alternative families since the early 1970s. An early advocate for lesbian and gay families, she helped to organize a public celebration of lesbian mothers on Mother’s Day in 1978. She was a founding member of the Somerville Women’s Center in 1976 and of the Cambridge Lavender Alliance/Parents, Teachers, and Allies in the early 1990s. |
| Honors & Awards: |
Barney Frank Award, Massachusetts School of Law, 2003; Fisher Davenport Award, Family Pride Coalition and COLAGE, 2004; "Gwen Bloomingdale Pioneer Spirit Award", Massachusetts Lesbian and Gay Bar Association, 2007; Selected for inclusion, Massachusetts Super Lawyers, 2008-2014; Named, "Best Lawyers in America," 2013; Selected, Massachusetts Weekly, Lawyers of the Year, 2009 and Top Women of Law, 2013 |
| Published Works: |
Numerous articles in legal journals, newspapers, newsletters, national television interviews; Lectures statewide and nationally |
