Bar Admissions
Massachusetts (1988)

Education
New England School of Law, J.D. (1988) - Magna Cum Laude
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, B.A. (2001) - Summa Cum Laude

Background

  • Barron and Stadfeld, P.C.

  • Deutsch, Williams, Brooks, DeRensis and Holland, P.C.

Professional Activities

  • Massachusetts Bar Association Member, Family Law Section; Fee Arbitration Board

  • Boston Bar Association, Member, Family Law Section

  • Massachusetts Family and Probate Inn of Court (President 2018 - 2019, Co-Chari, Honorable Jeffrey Abber We C-A-N Settle Initiative)

  • American Bar Association

  • Norfolk County Bar Association

  • Plymouth County Bar Association

  • Massachusetts Association of Guardians Ad Litem, Member

  • Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Massachusetts chapter and National chapter

  • Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation

Rosemary Purtell

Attorney Rosemary Purtell is a distinguished family law and domestic relations attorney in Massachusetts. For over 35 years, Attorney Purtell has committed herself to her clients, ensuring the best possible results. Prior to starting her own practice in 2006, Attorney Purtell was a Partner at two elite Boston law firms: Barron and Stadfeld, P.C. and Deutsch, Williams, Brooks, DeRensis and Holland, P.C. Attorney Purtell also serves as a mediator, conciliator, Special Master/Discovery Master, and court-appointed Guardian ad Litem. She is licensed to practice in all courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as well as the U.S. District Court (District of Massachusetts).

In her free time, Attorney Purtell enjoys cooking, reading, gardening, travelling, and spending time with her daughter and two dogs.

Awards / Achievements

  • Boston’s Best Lawyers, Boston Magazine (2022, 2023 and 2024)

Publications & Lectures

  • Panelist and Moderator, Double Counting Issues in Equitable Distribution and Support: Fair or Not; Social Law Library (2022)

  • Moderator of Panel, Getting Your Case Settled: Domestic Relations and Probate Litigation in the Covid-19 Environment, Social Law Library (2020)

  • Faculty, Trial Preparation and Techniques in Family Law Cases, MCLE (2017)

  • “Navigating the Fork in the Road: Fairly Dividing Assets and Liabilities,” A Roadmap through Divorce Proceedings (2008)

Pro-Bono Work

  • Lawyer of the Day, Norfolk County Probate & Family Court

  • Arbitrator, Massachusetts Bar Association, Fee Arbitration Board

  • Norfolk County Bar Association Conciliation Program

  • SERV Conciliation, Suffolk County Probate and Family Court

  • Honorable Jeffrey Abber We CAN Settle Initiative, Committee Chair and Conciliator

  • Sister Mary Hart Children’s Program, Board of Advisors