Jennifer (Jen) Hawthorne Kelsey, Esq., Partner
she/her
Mediator & Collaborative Divorce Attorney
” You cannot forgive without loving. And I don’t mean sentimentality. I don’t mean mush. I mean having enough courage to stand up and say, ‘I forgive. I’m finished with it.’ ” Maya Angelou
Listen to Jen on the
Mending Fences Podcast
JEN DESCRIBES SKYLARK’S MISION AS:
Helping families to create a roadmap to not only survive a time of conflict and/or crisis in their lives but instead to thrive through finding a resolution that considers each person’s needs, interests, and goals.
PRIOR EMPLOYMENT:
Founding owner of Hawthorne Law and Mediation
While on Co-Op:
Petruceully, Nadler and Norris
Intern for Judge Gertner at the Massachusetts Federal District Court
Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under the Boston Bar
Greater Boston Legal Services
In Another Life:
State Street Bank
Investor’s Bank and Trust
EDUCATION:
J.D. Northeastern University School of Law | 2010
B.A. Political Science, Boston University | 2000
B.A. Economics, Boston University | 2000
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
Admitted to the Massachusetts Bar – 2011
Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council, President Elect (Presidential Term to Begin March 2024)
Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation, Board of Directors
Academy of Professional Family Mediators – Board of Directors
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
Academy of Family and Conciliation Courts
Women’s Bar Association
FAVORITE SPARE TIME ACTIVITIES:
Spending time with family and friends, binge watching tv shows, watching movies, reading, taking long walks and swimming.
FACT PEOPLE WOULD BE SURPRISED TO KNOW
I was on a gymnastics team for seven years.
WHAT I WANTED TO BE WHEN I GREW UP
A pediatrician and a mom.
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