About Justin Lee

Justin Lee Kelsey built a trail from engineering into the law. He earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1997 and a J.D. from Boston University in 2001. The technical education got here first; the Juris Doctor got here after. Together they tell a measured, precision-focused approach to family regulation work.

He began his legal career in the early 2000s. By 2004 he was operating at Stevenson & Lynch, P.C., the place he rose from affiliate to senior associate. In 2008 he have become a partner at Kelsey & Trask, P.C. That identical year he took on leadership duties outside the court, becoming a member of the board of The Divorce Center and later chairing its Public Education Committee. Over time he shifted his practice toward mediation and collaborative processes whilst keeping litigation chops.

Kelsey is licensed to practice in Massachusetts and earlier than the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He is a certified mediator through the Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation. That credential sits along years of hands-on family law work. Clients come upon a person who's comfortable in each negotiation rooms and household courtroom calendars.

He has been lively in expert organizations for extra than a decade. Since 2013 he has served at the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation. He joined the Boston Bar Association’s Family Law Steering Committee the same year. In 2015 he took at the position of treasurer for the Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council and continues in that post. He is also a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and has held ongoing duties with The Divorce Center since 2008.

Kelsey’s background in engineering indicates within the way he dissects complicated issues and explains them plainly. He applies that method to department of belongings, parenting agreements and settlement frameworks. He makes use of mediation abilities to slender disputes and collaborative processes to create structured settlements that avoid repeated court visits.

Currently he practices from Skylark Law & Mediation, P.C., where he manages a caseload that includes contested and non‑contested household things. He combines trial experience, mediation certification and collaborative regulation leadership in daily practice. His current practice facilities on household law, mediation and cooperative divorce.

Education

Boston University

J.D.

2001

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

B.S. | Mechanical Engineering

1997

Languages

English (Spoken, Written)

Experience

Partner

Kelsey & Trask, P.C.
2008

Associate - Senior Associate

Stevenson & Lynch, P.C.
2004

Accepted Jurisdictions

1st Circuit
Massachusetts

Certifications & Awards

Certified Mediator

Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation

Professional Associations

Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council

Treasurer 2015 - Current

Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation, Inc.

Board of Directors 2013 - Current

Boston Bar Association - Family Law Steering Committee

has membership 2013 - Current

Massachusetts Bar Association

has membership 2009 - Current

The Divorce Center

Board has membership - Chair of Public Education Committee 2008 - Current

Office Locations

Main Office

 9 Main Street Southborough MA 01772