Karen Wright

EDUCATION

University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, B.A., May, 1981, English and Sociology

  Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, J.D., June, 1985

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Practicing attorney in Massachusetts since December, 1985.  In her career, Karen has argued appeals to the Massachusetts Court of Appeals and the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.

Superior Court/District Court Experience: 

Represented clients in criminal and civil matters, filed pleadings, brought motions, attended depositions, hearings and trials.

Probate & Family Court Experience:    

Karen has handled all aspects of family law including divorce, estate administration, probate, guardianship, adoption, name changes, conservatorships, trusts, paternity cases, divorce modifications, and equity cases. She has filed cases in Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, Middlesex, and Barnstable Counties.  In addition to drafting wills, trusts, powers of attorney, health care proxies and living wills, Karen has been involved in difficult and unique areas of probate including petitions to divide real estate, will contests, rescission of deed issues, out-of-state probate problems, and child custody contests. She regularly counsels clients on estate planning and elder law issues.

Land Court and Real Estate Experience: 

Karen has filed cases in the Massachusetts Land Court involving adverse possession, land registration and de-registration issues. She has performed thousands of title examinations in the Registries of Deeds and Land Court offices for Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, Middlesex, Barnstable, Worcester, Essex, and Nantucket Counties. She has conducted thousands of real estate closings for dozens of lenders including sales, refinances, second mortgages and bridge loans.  She has represented buyers and sellers in all phases of real estate law from negotiating Purchase & Sale Agreements to zoning and subdivision issues.   She is an approved title insurance agent for several Massachusetts title insurance companies.

Other Areas of Interest: 

Karen is a fifth generation resident of Mansfield, where she lives with her husband and two boys. Over the years she has been active in the schools, scouts, sports and church.  She volunteers at the local food pantry, is a member of the Mansfield Lions Club, and serves on the board of trustees of the Spring Brook Cemetery Corporation.