Sheara Friend
Concord, MA
Licensed for 36 years
Law Degree
Awards
Primary Practice Area
Child support
Language
English Russian
About
Sheara Friend’s family law practice is built upon her reputation as a fierce advocate for individuals and families. A seasoned courtroom champion, Sheara has devoted over thirty years to the practice of family law, including all aspects of divorce and separation, complaints for contempt and modification, and appeals. She is well-versed in high net-worth divorces, mediation, and collaborative law. Sheara has experience in all aspects of family law, including parenting plans, contested custody matters, out-of-state removal, estrangement, alienation, children’s rights, child support, paternity, alimony/spousal support, domestic violence, restraining orders, neglect and abuse. Her practice also includes preparing or reviewing prenuptial and postnuptial agreements.Sheara is a well-known trial lawyer who has successfully represented clients in numerous complex multi-day trials for divorce, custody and relocation in the Massachusetts Probate and Family Courts and has effectively argued appeals of Probate & Family Court judgments. Sheara also practices Collaborative Law and belongs to the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals and the Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council.Sheara has been involved with the Massachusetts Association of Guardians ad Litem (MAGAL) for more than two decades, serving on the Executive Board and Education Committee, and presenting regularly at MAGAL conferences, MCLE courses, training courses for GALs and mock trials. She also served on the Committee that assisted in establishing the Court guidelines for Category F GAL appointments. Sheara was also a co-founder of the Overcoming Barriers camp program for families experiencing extreme alienation issues.Sheara frequently presents at conferences on a wide range of topics, including custody and parenting plans, parental alienation, legal custody standards and their interplay with child development, cultural issues in divorce and the courts, and domestic violence and abuse prevention. She also appeared on the television program Chronicle to discuss restraining orders in Massachusetts.
Practices Areas
Child custody
Child support
Divorce and separation
Language
English Russian
Contact
Law Offices of Sheara F. Friend676 Elm Street, Suite 400Concord, MA, 01742
Office: (781) 705-7382
Website: N/AReviews
I sought out Sheara Friend after too many disappointing months with another attorney whose communication skills and icy demeanor left me, after every meeting, with the same questions and even more confusion than I walked in with. It was time for a change, but who to? The experience with that first lawyer helped me to get in touch with the kind of person I needed - a good listener, a strategist, an advisor and litigator - someone truly in my corner who "got" me and could help me emerge from a hellish experience during and after 30 years of marriage with the financial and personal integrity I needed in order to go forward. Attorney Sheara Friend is all of this. She is accessible by phone, text, and email, and before Covid, in person. She has been a tireless advocate during an 8-month period during which there were many challenges to the separation agreement we'd worked so hard to create with the help of a mediator. Attorney Friend is a down-to-earth real person who clearly loves what she does, connects with and understands her clients, and is an excellent and expert divorce lawyer.
I highly recommend Sheara Friend as an attorney. I consulted with Sheara for well over a year. Her advice was consistently well-informed, realistic, yet comforting when needed. In this field, you want a professional who is able to explain things in layperson's terms, set realistic expectations, and provide support. Sheara's sophisticated legal analysis, combined with her kind and generous approach is simply...the best.
I was referred to Sheara and it was the best referral I ever received. During the process of a custody battle and emergency situations that involved my children, Sheara was calm and collected and extremely professional. She represented me during our hearing and having her there alleviated my anxiety. Her knowledge and skills are far beyond what I could have asked for. She is honest and does not promise the ending result and she truly cares about her clients. I will not use a different attorney moving forward ever again. I have the utmost faith and trust that she is looking out not only for me but also for my children’s best interest. I would highly recommend her to anyone in need of an attorney.
I sought out Sheara Friend after too many disappointing months with another attorney whose communication skills and icy demeanor left me, after every meeting, with the same questions and even more confusion than I walked in with. It was time for a change, but who to? The experience with that first lawyer helped me to get in touch with the kind of person I needed - a good listener, a strategist, an advisor and litigator - someone truly in my corner who "got" me and could help me emerge from a hellish experience during and after 30 years of marriage with the financial and personal integrity I needed in order to go forward. Attorney Sheara Friend is all of this. She is accessible by phone, text, and email, and before Covid, in person. She has been a tireless advocate during an 8-month period during which there were many challenges to the separation agreement we'd worked so hard to create with the help of a mediator. Attorney Friend is a down-to-earth real person who clearly loves what she does, connects with and understands her clients, and is an excellent and expert divorce lawyer.
I highly recommend Sheara Friend as an attorney. I consulted with Sheara for well over a year. Her advice was consistently well-informed, realistic, yet comforting when needed. In this field, you want a professional who is able to explain things in layperson's terms, set realistic expectations, and provide support. Sheara's sophisticated legal analysis, combined with her kind and generous approach is simply...the best.
I was referred to Sheara and it was the best referral I ever received. During the process of a custody battle and emergency situations that involved my children, Sheara was calm and collected and extremely professional. She represented me during our hearing and having her there alleviated my anxiety. Her knowledge and skills are far beyond what I could have asked for. She is honest and does not promise the ending result and she truly cares about her clients. I will not use a different attorney moving forward ever again. I have the utmost faith and trust that she is looking out not only for me but also for my children’s best interest. I would highly recommend her to anyone in need of an attorney.
I sought out Sheara Friend after too many disappointing months with another attorney whose communication skills and icy demeanor left me, after every meeting, with the same questions and even more confusion than I walked in with. It was time for a change, but who to? The experience with that first lawyer helped me to get in touch with the kind of person I needed - a good listener, a strategist, an advisor and litigator - someone truly in my corner who "got" me and could help me emerge from a hellish experience during and after 30 years of marriage with the financial and personal integrity I needed in order to go forward. Attorney Sheara Friend is all of this. She is accessible by phone, text, and email, and before Covid, in person. She has been a tireless advocate during an 8-month period during which there were many challenges to the separation agreement we'd worked so hard to create with the help of a mediator. Attorney Friend is a down-to-earth real person who clearly loves what she does, connects with and understands her clients, and is an excellent and expert divorce lawyer.
I highly recommend Sheara Friend as an attorney. I consulted with Sheara for well over a year. Her advice was consistently well-informed, realistic, yet comforting when needed. In this field, you want a professional who is able to explain things in layperson's terms, set realistic expectations, and provide support. Sheara's sophisticated legal analysis, combined with her kind and generous approach is simply...the best.
I was referred to Sheara and it was the best referral I ever received. During the process of a custody battle and emergency situations that involved my children, Sheara was calm and collected and extremely professional. She represented me during our hearing and having her there alleviated my anxiety. Her knowledge and skills are far beyond what I could have asked for. She is honest and does not promise the ending result and she truly cares about her clients. I will not use a different attorney moving forward ever again. I have the utmost faith and trust that she is looking out not only for me but also for my children’s best interest. I would highly recommend her to anyone in need of an attorney.