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 Peter F. Zupcofska

Peter F. Zupcofska

Partner

Office Phone: 617.345.3755
Location: Boston, MA
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Massachusetts
New York
U.S. Supreme Court

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Mr. Zupcofska's areas of focus include will contests, contested accountings, reformation of trusts, pre-marital agreements, divorce, adoption, guardianship, conservatorship and paternity proceedings and the specialized needs of the gay and lesbian community in all areas relevant to private client issues.

Prior to re-joining Burns & Levinson LLP, Mr. Zupcofska was a partner in the Estate Planning Group at the law firm Bingham McCutchen LLP. He was formerly Assistant Register at Norfolk County Probate and Family Court. He has served as guardian ad litem in a number of probate and family law cases, special administrator, as commissioner in insolvency, discovery master, commissioner for purposes of partitioning real property and as counsel for children.

Mr. Zupcofska has been sought out to provide commentary on pending family law and probate matters, having been quoted in TIME Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly and has been interviewed on NPR radio. He is also noted in a Gentlemen's Quarterly (GQ) magazine article in the July 2007 issue and the subject of a DETAILS magazine profile in the October 2011 issue. Mr. Zupcofska is a contributing author to the MCLE publication A Practical Guide to Estate Planning in Massachusetts.

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Quotes:

  • 5/3/2013, The Wall Street Journal - For Gays, Breaking Up Is Hard to Do—or Measure
    Peter Zupcofska was quoted in this article by Carl Bialik.
  • 11/15/2012, New York Magazine - The New Etiquette of Same-Sex Weddings
    Peter Zupcofska was quoted in this article by Mickey Rapkin.
  • 9/14/2011, Details - Where there's Gay Marriage Comes...The Rise of Gay Divorce
    Peter Zupcofska was featured in this article by Mickey Rapkin.
  • 5/14/2009, The Bilerico Project - Before you go over the Falls
    Peter Zupcofska was quoted in this Q&A session.

Recent Articles and Publications:

The Legal Etiquette of Same-Sex Marriage
Boston Spirit Magazine, March/April 2013

State of our unions
The Boston Globe, June 10, 2012

Get To Know Us
Boston Spirit Magazine, May/June 2012

The Massachusetts Divorce Law Practice Manual
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (MCLE), 2012
Co-editor: Peter F. Zupcofska, et al. Other Burns & Levinson contributing authors: Ronald Barriere, Brian Bixby, Elizabeth Crowley, Lisa Cukier, Robin Lynch Nardone, Robert O'Regan, Susan Stenger, Nancy Van Tine and Peter Zupcofska.

Speaking Engagements:

MCLE Program, 6.10.2010
Role: Chair
Topic: Fiduciary Litigation in the Probate Court

The Anatomy of Enforceable Ante-Nuptial and Post-Nuptial Agreements, 5.3.2010
Location: Massachusetts Bar Association
Role: Faculty Member

MCLE 13th Annual Family Law Conference 2010, 3.19.2010
Location: MCLE Conference Center, Boston MA
Role: Speaker
Topic: Caselaw and Legislative Update 2010

The Unique Complexities of Gay Marriage and Divorce, 3.16.2010
Location: Boston College Law School
Role: Speaker