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Gary Owen Todd

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Gary Todd is a Founding Partner at Todd & Weld LLP where he is recognized locally and nationally as a preeminent family law practitioner specializing in Domestic Relations and Probate litigation.  He has successfully negotiated, mediated and tried family law issues ranging from divorce, custody and parental rights to complex support, property division, removal, modification, and contempt actions, both at the trial court and appellate levels.  Mr. Todd has drafted and negotiated numerous prenuptial and postnuptial agreements. 

In addition to Mr. Todd's litigation work, he has been appointed by the Massachusetts Trial Courts to serve as Special Master, Discovery Master, Guardian, Conservator, and Attorney for Children.

Mr. Todd has been honored in the oldest and most respected peer review publication in the legal profession: The Best Lawyers in America in the area of family law. Mr. Todd  has also been recognized by Boston Magazine as a "Massachusetts Super Lawyer" in Family Law and recognized as one of the “Top Attorneys in New England.” Mr. Todd has been awarded the “AV” rating by Martindale-Hubbeell which is awarded to an attorney with the highest possible peer rating.

Mr. Todd served on: the Family Law Section Council of the Massachusetts Bar Association; Family Law Council and the Steering Committee of Boston Bar Association Family Law Council (co-chairman); the Massachusetts Association of Trial Lawyers; Board of Directors of Massachusetts Association of Guardians Ad Litem, Inc., Board of Directors of Association of Family, Court and Community Professionals; Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.  Mr. Todd has been  involved with Senior Partners for Justice; Advisory Committee to the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education; Fellow of the Boston Bar Foundation and a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association; Boston Bar Association; Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys; and Association of Trial Lawyers of America.  Mr. Todd volunteers as Trial Advisor for the Harvard Law School Trial Advocacy Program, as well as Judge for the New England Law Trial Competition.
 
Mr. Todd is a frequent lecturer on domestic relations law for the Massachusetts Bar Association; Boston Bar Association; the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education; Suffolk University School of Law; and Harvard Law School Trial Advocacy program.  Mr. Todd has appeared as a Special Legal Analyst in Divorce on the Fox National News Channel, Channel 56 News; WBZ Channel 4 News; WBZ radio; and as an expert in domestic relations for the Boston Globe.  Mr. Todd has authored articles on Divorce and Family Law in several legal publications, and has been a panelist for numerous Massachusetts and Boston Bar Association continuing legal education seminars.

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Practice Areas
Practice Areas
Bar Admissions
Bar Admissions

Massachusetts (1991)

United States District Court, Massachusetts (1992)

Education
Education

New England School of Law, J.D. (1991)

Boston University, B.S. (1988)

Background
Background

Todd & Weld LLP, 1991 to present

Law Clerk, James D. Casey, Boston, Massachusetts, 1990-1991

Intern, Massachusetts Attorney General's Office, Boston, Massachusetts, 1988-1990

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Professional Activities
Professional Activities

American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers American Bar Association

American Trial Lawyers Association

Boston Bar Association: Family Law Section

Massachusetts Bar Association: Family Law Section

Massachusetts Trial Lawyers Association

Massachusetts Association of Guardians Ad Litem

Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education Advisory Board

Association of Family, Court and Community Professionals

Court-Appointed Special Discovery Master, Guardian and Conservator

Trial Adviser - Harvard Law School Trial Advocacy Program

Member, MBA Family Law Section Subcommittee on Anti-Harassment Law 2011

Publications/Lectures
Publications/Lectures

Panelist, International Child Custody, BBA

Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education Advisory Board

Panelist, Contempt Trends and Beyond, MBA

Panelist, Family Law Case Updates, MCLE

Panelist, Expert Depositions, MAGL Annual Conference

Panelist, Alimony Summit, MCLE

Panelist, Alimony Summit, MCLE

Criminal Issues in District & Probate Court, BBA

Panelist, Family Law Appeals, BBA

Panelist, Bankruptcy Law & Domestic Relations, BBA

Panelist, Domestic Relations Orders, BBA

Panelist, The Hague Convention, BBA

Panelist, The Hague Convention, BBA

Panelist, Reconciling International Custody Issues, BBA

Panelist, Protecting the Child in Removal Cases, MBA, 2000

Awards/Achievements
Awards/Achievements

Named a "New England Super Lawyer" in Family Law in 2007 to present editions of New England Super Lawyers magazine in Boston Magazine

Named a "Massachusetts Super Lawyer" in Family Law in 2004 to present editions of Massachusetts Super Lawyers magazine in Boston Magazine

Named for inclusion in the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the practice area of Family Law.

Martindale Hubbell highest listing of pre-eminent - AV Rating.

Civic & Charitable Involvement
Civic & Charitable Involvement

Fellow, Boston Bar Foundation