Law Office of Susan A. Fiore
April 2009 to present

Owner and operator of a growing general practice firm concentrating in family law, social security disability and probate of estate. I have 29 years of experience as a trial lawyer.

Denner Pellegrino, LLP, 4 Longfellow Place, 35th Floor, Boston, MA
Contract Partner, January 2009 to April 2009.

The firm is a national criminal litigation firm. I assisted with civil litigation defense for corporate clients. I collaborated with several partners on the defense side of a wrongful death case in Costa Rica and a toxic mold case.

Law Office of Walter Fraze, Jr., 345 North Main Street, Fall River, MA
Associate Attorney, May 1995 to October 2008.

The firm concentrates in civil litigation, including family law and landlord/tenant law. I was appointed Guardian Ad Litem by the Chief Justice of the Bristol County Probate and Family Court in over 20 child custody cases.

Education

  • University of Massachusetts School of Law, North Dartmouth, MA - J.D.

    cum laude, December 1993
    Class Rank: Second in class - G.P.A. 3.56/4.00

  • University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

    School of Business, B.S., Finance Major, May 1989 - Dean's List

FAQs

Is There a Difference Between Divorce and Family Law Cases?
What most people think of as a family law case is a divorce case. Divorce, also known as dissolution of marriage, is a legal proceeding to terminate the marriage. The case is filed with the Probate and Family Court in Massachusetts in the county where one party resides. However, if one of the parties still resides in the county where the parties last lived together, the case must be filed in that county. If the grounds for divorce occurred outside of Massachusetts, you must reside in Massachusetts for one year prior to filing. If the grounds occurred in Massachusetts, you or your spouse must reside in Massachusetts and there is no time requirement.
Am I Entitled to Social Security Disability?
Social Security Title II Disability provides disabled workers with monthly benefits and Medicare coverage after receiving SSDI benefits for 24 months. In order to be found disabled, you must be unable to work due to your disability which has lasted or can be expected to last for twelve continuous months. Generally, in order to be found disabled, you must have worked 5 out of the 10 years prior to the date you became disabled. Social Security breaks a year down into four quarters. In 2013, you have worked a full quarter credit if you earned $1,160 of income. If you have earned $4,640, you have earned four credits for the year even if all of your earnings were earned in one month.
Do I Need an Estate Plan?
Estate Planning is the very important process everyone should go through in order to be prepared for one's inevitable, and sometimes unexpected, death. Most of us are fortunate enough to have families that we would like to take care of and friends that we would like to remember with a gift upon our passing. What you own and what your familial obligations are will help determine what kind of estate plan you should have. An estate plan is a gift to your family. Between probate and taxes, your family may spend lots of time and money that could have been saved by an effective estate plan. Your survivors will have a much easier time both emotionally and financially if there is an estate plan in place before your demise.

Client Reviews

I engaged Attorney Fiore for my divorce. My ex-spouse hired a big (in name only) Boston law firm that thought they could pressure us with various discovery requests, non-standard positions and they were also unresponsive for over 20 months. Attorney Fiore appropriately advised me through this...

Client, Keith

Susan is an amazing lawyer! I can honestly say I am very lucky and blessed to have her as my lawyer! I have been going through a lot with my son's father in court. Susan is very knowledgeable about law practices and very honest about how something may…

Client, Kayla

There are a lot of testimonials here about how difficult peoples divorce was and how Attorney Fiore assisted them through that difficult time in their life. I have no doubt they are true. In my case I was fortunate to have Attorney Fiore help me…

Client, Ray

If I had a ballot for Massachusetts Attorney of the Year, Attorney Susan Fiore would get my vote! I retained Attorney Fiore to help me navigate the legal system and explore an uncontested resolution to a divorce/child support modification…

Client, Gregg
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