About Stephen F
Stephen F McDonough earned his J.D. from Suffolk University Law School in 2004. He moved from classroom to courtroom and conference room within the years that followed. His legal training at Suffolk formed the inspiration for a practice that now blends advocacy and mediation.
He is admitted to practice in each Massachusetts and North Carolina. Early in his career he joined the Norfolk County Bar Association and the Massachusetts Bar Association, both memberships he has maintained since 2006. He also have become a member of the Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation in 2007 and remains active in that professional community.
McDonough began Next Phase Legal LLC in 2014 and lists his position there as proprietor and lawyer/mediator. The company’s name displays an emphasis on transitions and resolving disputes as matters move from one stage to another. His work has involved courtroom matters, negotiated resolutions and mediated sessions. He has balanced legal proceedings abilities with the practice of facilitated negotiation, offering diverse paths to clients relying on their needs.
Colleagues and clients describe him as realistic in approach. He tends to keep techniques straightforward. In facilitated negotiation he focuses on facilitating verbal exchange between events and assisting them attain workable agreements. In litigation he addresses legal issues right away and prepares things for decision or trial when necessary.
McDonough’s lengthy-standing memberships in local and statewide bar and facilitated negotiation organizations sign sustained engagement with expert requirements and peer networks. Being part of the Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation since 2007 indicates particular involvement within the family facilitated negotiation network. Regular interaction with different mediators and attorneys keeps him current on techniques and nearby practice developments.
He handles a range of matters that advantage from both advocacy and alternative dispute resolution. Clients seeking an attorney who can control contested hearings as well as structured resolution talks will discover that aggregate central to his practice. He currently practices as a lawyer and mediator at Next Phase Legal LLC, targeting family facilitated negotiation and related dispute decision.
