Sharyn T. Sooho

2 Newton Place, Suite 200
Newton, MA 02458-1634
617-969-1400 phone
617-964-1694 fax
sts@sooho.com e-mail

Education

J.D., Boston University School of Law, 1976
A.B., Art History, Brandeis University, 1969

Professional licenses

Admitted to practice in Massachusetts, January 1977.
Admitted to practice before Federal District Court, Court of Appeals, U.S. Supreme Court.

AV (highest professional and ethical rating)
in Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.

Affiliations

American Bar Association (Family Law Section)
Asian American Lawyers Assoc. of Massachusetts
Boston Bar Association (Family Law Section, Task Force on Ethnic and Racial Equality)
Massachusetts Bar Association (Family Law Section)
National Association of Asian Pacific Attorneys

Activities

Boston YWCA
Nominating Committee, 1995
Co-Chair of corporate giving, 1993-present
Friends of the Boston YWCA, 1987-present
Board member, 1984-86

Brandeis University National Alumni Association
Immediate Past President

Supreme Judicial Court Historical Commission (of Massachusetts)
Board Member, 1997 to present

 

Publications

Author of numerous articles on family law, published in The Family Law AdvisorŪ @DivorceNet.com; co-author with Steven L. Fuchs, Esq., How to File for Divorce in Massachusetts, Sphinx Publishing, 1996; second and third edition, Sourcebooks, July 1998 and January 2001; Mastering Cyberspace, with Steven L. Fuchs, Winter 1997 issue ABA journal, "Family Law Advocate." Marketing on the Internet, June 1997 Mass. CLE publication, "Rainmaking in the '90's: Gaining the Competetive Edge"; Closing Letters: Ensuring Compliance and Good Will, American Bar Assoc. Spring 1998 Family Law Section CLE Meeting.

Appearances

Annual Law Day speaker at Boston schools

Speaker on small business topics, Salem State College and Small Business Administration

Volunteer Lawyer for the Day, Middlesex and Norfolk County Probate and Family Courts

Speaker on Family Law topics, metropolitan Boston organizations and Continuing Education programs for the American Bar Association and Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education