ALEX JONES focuses his practice in all areas of family law, ranging from mediation, to negotiating divorce agreements outside of court, to the litigation of domestic-relations proceedings at both the trial and appellate levels. He can assist clients with the division of assets, child support and alimony, tax advice and resolving child-custody disputes.
Alex has also been appointed by various Justices of the Probate and Family Court to serve as a Guardian ad Litem, a parent coordinator and a discovery master.
Alex is actively involved in the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (“AFCC”), an international interdisciplinary organization of lawyers, judges and mental-health professionals dedicated to improving the court process for children. Actively involved with the Massachusetts Chapter of AFCC, he is a past President of the Massachusetts Chapter (2008-2009), Treasurer (2009-2012), and a board member (2004 – 2012). Alex has also assisted in planning annual conferences since 2003. Alex has presented at AFCC conferences at both a local and national level and was active in developing the strategic planning process for the AFCC. He was a member of the Boston Bar Association’s Family Law Steering Committee between 2006 and 2012, where he served as the Chair of the Family Law Section’s Amicus Committee and the Co-Chair of the Public Policy Committee. Alex is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association’s Family Law Section and is currently serving as a member of “A Child’s Voice” Task Force, being run through the office of the Chief Justice of the Probate and Family Court. Alex is a member of Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation.
Alex is a 1996 honors graduate of Binghamton University, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. In 2000 he graduated with dual degrees from Boston College Law School and Boston College Graduate School of Social Work. At Boston College Law School Alex was awarded the West Publishing Award for outstanding academic achievement, the Boston College Graduate Student Association’s Graduate Student Award from Boston College Law School and the Boston College Law School Alumni Association’s Meritorious Student Award. After law school he clerked for two years for the Justices of the Massachusetts Probate and Family Courts.
Education
- Binghamton University 1996 - Bachelor of Arts with Honors Dual Degree in Philosophy, Politics & Law/Sociology, Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude
- Boston College Law School 2000
- Boston College Graduate School of Social Work 2000
Publications / Speaking Engagements
- 2006 “Thinking Outside the Box in Crafting Family Support Orders”
- Boston Bar Association, 12/12/06
- “Working with Difficult Clients” - National Conference of Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. Washington, D.C., 5/31/07
- 2007 “Court Investigators and Evaluators in the Probate and Family Court”Moderator - Boston Bar Association, 6/12/07
- 2007 “Can I stay or can I go?: Removal of children from the Commonwealth” - Program Co-Chair - Boston Bar Association, 6/26/07
- “Voice of the Child: How to Get It, How to Interpret It, and How to Use It”Boston Bar Association & Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Massachusetts Chapter, 4/1/08, 5/15/08 & 6/11/08
- 2008 “Psychological Abuse in High Conflict Custody Cases” - National Conference of Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. Vancouver, Canada, 5/28/2008
- 2008 “GAL Training for Category E and F Matters: Part II, Advanced” - Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, 10/7, 10/14 & 10/21/08
- 2010 “Understanding Psychopathology and Impact on Parenting” - Boston Bar Association, 5/27/10
- 2010 “Attorney-Mental Health Consultation in Child Custody Cases” - National Conference of Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. Denver, CO, 6/2/2010
- 2010 “The Intersection of Consumer Bankruptcy & Divorce” - Program Co-Chair, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, 6/15/10
- 2010 “When the Criminal Justice System and Family Law Intersect: Strategies for Representing ‘Alleged’ Perpetrators and ‘Alleged’ Victims” - Boston Bar Association, 10/12/10
- 2010 “Jurisdictional Issues in Domestic Relations Practice” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, 11/1/10
- 2011 “Divorce Finance Summit 2011 – Reading Tax Returns” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, 2/1/11
- 2011 “Sophisticated Issues in Western Massachusetts Family Law Practice – Zealous Representation in the Context of Contemporary Family Law Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, 3/2/11
- 2012 “Divorce Finance Summit 2012 – Tax Implications of Divorce” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, 2/14/12
- 2012 “Prenuptials Agreements, Postnuptial Agreements and Alimony Reform” - Boston Bar Association, 3/16/12
- 2013 “Divorce Financial Summit 2013 – Reading Tax Returns” - Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, 1/15/13
- 2013 “Behind the Curtain: Mental Health Consultation in Child Custody Cases” Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Massachusetts Chapter, 4/5/2013
- 2013 “The nexus of psychological testing and parenting: clinical relevance, legal strategy and equitable access.” - National Conference of Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. Los Angeles, CA 5/31/13
- 2013 “Drafting Separation Agreements Reached Via Mediation” - Boston Bar Association, 6/12/13
- 2014 Divorce Financial Summit - Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, 2/14/14
- 2014 Mediating Support Issues - Mediation Works Inc., 5/16/14
- 2015 “Building a Toolbox – Resources to Assist Those Embroiled in High, Medium and Low Conflict Custody Proceedings” - Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Massachusetts Chapter, 10/22/15
- 2016 “Divorce Financial Summit” - Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, 2/22/16
- 2017 “Family Law Financial Forensics” - Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, 1/31/17
- 2017 “Annual Family Law Conference – Paying for College” - Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, 5/19/17
- 2018 “Annual Family Law Conference – College Payment/Child Support Issues” - Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, 5/18/18
- 2018 “Family Law Financial Forensics” - Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, 5/30/18
- 2018 “AFCC Parenting Coordination Guideline Revision Task Force” - Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, 6/8/18
- 2014 – 2018 Family Law Mediation Training - Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education – 2x annually
Honors / Awards
- Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly “Excellence in ADR” 2022
- Super Lawyer, Boston Magazine – 2014 - 2018
- Rising Star, Boston Magazine – 2005 - 2013
Memberships
- 2001- present Boston Bar Association
- 2006 - 2012: Family Law Section Steering Committee
- 2007 - 2008: Family Law Section Amicus Sub-Committee Chair
- 2011 - 2012: Family Law Section Public Policy Committee Chair
- 2001 - present Massachusetts Bar Association
- 2003 - present Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC)
- 2017 - present Parent Coordination Task Force
- 2015 - present Chapter Committee
- 2008 - President, Mass. Chapter of AFCC
- 4/2010 - 2012 - Treasurer, Mass. Chapter of AFCC
- 2009 - Strategic Planning Committee, AFCC
- 2004 - 2012 - Board of Directors, Mass. Chapter of AFCC
- 2003 - present Member of MA Education Committee
- 2010 - Boston College Law School, Chair Ten Year Reunion Committee
- 2012 - 2014 Massachusetts Probate and Family Court Task Force: “A Child’s Voice”
- 2013 - Co-Chair, Sub-Committee on Training
- 2013 – 2017 - Walker, Board Member