Baskin Kershner & Thorp, LLC
Family Law | Serving Newton, MA
617-266-1820Let the practice of Baskin Kershner & Thorp, LLC in Newton, Massachusetts be your Family advocate.
Call an Experienced Team that Exceeds Expectations
Baskin Kershner & Thorp, LLC is devoted exclusively to the practice of all aspects of family law. Our team of skilled attorneys practices at the highest level of our profession, bringing experience, sophistication, and knowledge to the complex financial and personal issues our clients face.
Our firm provides zealous representation and utilizes practical and thoughtful approaches to achieve our clients’ objectives, whether through settlement negotiations or courtroom advocacy. We offer alternative dispute resolution when possible, both mediating matters directly and advising clients engaged in outside mediation.
We fully understand that marital dissolutions and related matters are often stressful and emotionally demanding for our clients and their children. We work with our clients to craft individualized approaches to their cases that keep paramount the welfare of their children both during and after the divorce process. Our firm is deeply committed to providing cost-effective and efficient solutions for each client’s needs in order to achieve positive, long-term solutions.
We take pride in providing our clients with outstanding representation to guide them through the divorce process with dignity and position them advantageously for the next chapter of their lives. Our firm services clients throughout Eastern Massachusetts, including Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Plymouth, Bristol, Barnstable, and Dukes Counties.
Contact us today if you need legal assistance with any of the following:
- Divorce
- Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements
- Mediation
- Conciliation
- Post-divorce issues, including modification and contempt matters
- Child custody disputes
- Paternity
Call 617-266-1820 to arrange your initial consultation.
Attorney Nancy F. Baskin
Bar Admissions:
- Connecticut, 1987
- New York, 1987
- Massachusetts, 1994
Education:
- New York University School of Law, New York, New York, 1985
- J.D.
- Law Review: New York University Law Review, Member of the Editorial Staff, 1984 - 1985
- Law Review: Widgery v. United States: Probable Acquittal, 59 New York University Law Review 1285, Author
- Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1981
- A.B.
- Honors: cum laude
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- Massachusetts Family and Probate American Inns of Court (Member)
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Committee on Family Court and Family Law, 1987 - 1990 (Member)
- New York State Bar Association (Member)
- Connecticut Bar Association (Member)
- Boston Bar Association (Member)
- Massachusetts Bar Association (Member)
- Women’s Bar Association (Member)
- American Bar Association, Family Law Committee (Member)
Attorney Jordana S. Kershner
Bar Admissions:
Massachusetts
Education:
- Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 2011
- J.D.
- Honors: cum laude
- Law Journal: American Journal of Law & Medicine, Editor-in-Chief
- Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2005
- B.A.
- Honors: cum laude
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- Boston Bar Association, Family Law Section (Co-Chair)
- Boston Bar Association, Family Law Section, Communications Committee (Co-Chair)
- Middlesex County Bar Association (Member)
- Women’s Bar Association (Member)
- Greater Boston Family Law Inn of Court (Member)
Attorney Meghan C. Thorp
Bar Admissions:
- Massachusetts
Education:
- New England Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 2007
- J.D.
- Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York, 2004
- B.S.
- Honors: cum laude
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- Certified Guardian ad Litem
- Massachusetts Family and Probate American Inn of Court (Member)
- Greater Boston Family Law Inn of Court (Member)
- Boston Bar Association (Member)
- Massachusetts Bar Association (Member)
- Women’s Bar Association (Member)
- Women’s Bar Association, Annual Gala Planning Committee
- Boston Bar Association, Member
Attorney Elizabeth S. Hegner
Bar Admissions:
- Massachusetts
Education:
- Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, 2015
- J.D.
- Honors: cum laude
- Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts, 2012
- B.A.
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- Boston Bar Association (Member)
- Women’s Bar Association (Member)
- Boston Bar Association, Family Law Section Newsletter (Member)
- Women’s Bar Association, Annual Gala Planning Committee