Claire M. Marchand has been a practicing attorney since 1994 (Massachusetts) and 1995 (New Hampshire). She has been a solo practitioner since 2000. Her office is in Groveland Center, a quiet suburb of Haverhill. Prior to receiving her law degree, Attorney Marchand was a paralegal for over 15 years. Attorney Marchand has a general law practice with experience in various fields, including family law (divorce, modification, contempt, support, relocation, grandparent visitation), prenuptial agreements, real estate transactions, landlord/tenant issues, drafting wills, trusts, durable powers of attorney, health care proxies, guardianships, probating of estates and estate administration. Attorney Marchand is trained in Collaborative Law which is a new and emerging framework used for negotiating formal legal agreements in divorces. In both her family law cases and estate planning/elder law matters, she represents the interests and points of view of her client while making it possible for family members to preserve and protect valued connections with one another and understand their legal choices. She also serves as a Guardian ad Litem in Massachusetts and is a Notary Public. Her dedication to quality, understanding of the law, trust, and respect, are the foundation for long-standing relationships with clients and the community.

Areas of Practice

• Mediation and Collaboration
• Divorce
• Estate Planning
• Family Law
• Landlord/Tenant
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Real Estate Law

Bar Admissions

• Massachusetts, 1994
• New Hampshire, 1995

Education

• Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1994
  J.D.
  Honors: Cum Laude
  
  
• Merrimack College, North Andover, MA, 1990
  B.A.
  Honors: Cum Laude
  Major: History/English
  
  
• Castle College, Windam, NH
  A.B.
  
  
• Bently College, Waltham, MA, 1988
  Paralegal Certificate
  
  

Representative Clients

• Pentucket Bank Mortgage Dept.
• Merrimack Valley Federal Credit Union Loan Dept.

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Paralegal Teaching, U Mass Lowell, 1999 - 2002
• Paralegal Teaching, Franklin Pierce College, 1999

Honors and Awards

• Pro Bono - Merrimack Valley Legal Services, 2000
• AmJur Estate Planning - Lawyers Co-op, 1994

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Haverhill Breakfast Exchange, 1997 - Present
  Treasurer
  
  
• Haverhill Bar Association, 2002 - 2004
  Secretary
  
  
• Massachusetts Bar Association
  
  
• Essex County Bar Association
  
  
• American Bar Association
  
  
• New Hampshire Bar Association
  
  
• Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council
  
  
• Collaborative Law Alliance of New Hampshire
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Jason S. Cohen, Esq., Associate, 1994 - 2000
• Jason S. Cohen, Esq., Paralegal, 1979 - 2000

Pro Bono Activities

• Merrimack Valley Legal Services, 1995 - 2004
• Lawyer for the Day Program - Essex County, 1995 - 2003
• New Hampshire Pro Bono Program, 1998 - 2004

Birth Information

• 1952, Methuen, Massachusetts