Wilkinson & Finkbeiner, LLP

What the firm handles

Divorce and family law sit at the center of this Massachusetts firm's work. Wilkinson & Finkbeiner, LLP takes both contested and uncontested divorce. It also handles annulment, same-sex divorce, and domestic partnership termination, so a range of family situations fits under one roof.

The practice reaches well past the divorce itself. Attorneys work on child custody and visitation, child support, and paternity. They handle division of marital property, spousal support and alimony, and post-divorce modifications. Prenuptial agreements and divorce mediation are named too, along with domestic abuse matters.

In my opinion, that spread covers most of what a family law client in the state is likely to need. A case can settle quietly or land in front of a judge, and the listed services cover both endings.

Litigation and mediation options

The firm says its attorneys handle both litigation and mediation. That distinction matters, because the two paths ask different things of a lawyer. A courtroom dispute runs on procedure and argument. A negotiated settlement runs on give and take.

The attorneys take on uncontested matters and more contested disputes alike. Meredith Dejesus Caradimos, a partner, is a certified mediator, so the mediation route is covered by a named person and not just listed as a service. For a client who wants to keep a matter out of open court, that is a practical detail to check.

Where the firm works

Wilkinson & Finkbeiner keeps four offices in Massachusetts: Boston, New Bedford, Hingham, and Needham. That footprint places the firm within reach of clients across the greater Boston area and down toward the South Coast. A client in New Bedford does not have to travel to Boston to meet a lawyer.

The firm says it serves courts across Eastern Massachusetts, including Suffolk, Bristol, and Plymouth counties. It names the courthouses in New Bedford, Fall River, Taunton, Plymouth, and Brockton. For a family law client, the local court is where the case actually plays out, so familiarity with those buildings and their judges carries weight.

How the team is built

David K. Wilkinson co-founded the firm and is the managing partner of its Massachusetts offices. His work centers on family law and divorce.The firm lists him as holding board certification in family law and as a member of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

Meredith Dejesus Caradimos is a partner who represents clients in divorce and separation, division of assets, spousal support, child custody, child support, paternity, and post-divorce modifications. She also drafts prenuptial agreements. She earned her J.D. from Suffolk University Law School in 2009 and is admitted in Massachusetts.

Caradimos holds three certifications worth naming. She is a certified Parenting Coordinator in Massachusetts, a certified Category F Guardian Ad Litem, and a certified mediator. Those roles sit close to custody and parenting fights, which is where family law often turns painful.

Other attorneys on the roster

Robert Bradley Setterbo II is a partner whose practice focuses on family law and domestic relations. He handles divorces, child custody, visitation, division of assets and debt, spousal support, child support, relocations, and restraining orders. He works out of the Hingham, Boston, and New Bedford offices.

Gayle Stone-Turesky is a partner based in Boston. Her practice covers family law and divorce alongside estate planning, real estate law, and arbitration and mediation. That mix lets the firm answer the money and property questions that often surface once a marriage ends.

Aaron Seigal is an attorney in the New Bedford office who works on real estate and foreclosure matters. Ford Athmann is also named as an attorney with the firm. Real estate depth on the bench is useful when a divorce turns on what happens to the marital home.

Credentials the partners hold

The firm states that its partners hold state certification in family law and belong to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Both are markers a prospective client can look up. As a reviewer, I read these as the kind of verifiable detail this directory cares about, because they point to bodies outside the firm rather than to the firm's own praise.

The firm also describes more than two decades of practice in Massachusetts family law. It does not state a single founding year, so this review does not assign one. What the record shows is a set of named partners with recognized certifications and a stated focus that has held over that period.

What a prospective client can expect

The firm offers a free initial consultation, which gives someone a low-risk way to test the fit before committing. Across all four offices, the same core focus holds: divorce and the family law questions that travel with it.

The picture that comes through is a family law firm with regional reach and named partners who carry checkable credentials. Coverage of both the litigation and the mediation routes gives a client room to choose an approach rather than accept a single one. For a Massachusetts resident weighing a divorce, a custody question, or a support dispute, that gives a clear place to start.