Jennifer M. Clark
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Jennifer M. Clark is a partner at Casner & Edwards, LLP. She is a seasoned family lawyer with over 20 years of experience. Her practice spans courtroom advocacy, trial litigation, mediation and negotiation on divorce, paternity, custody, adoptions, guardianships, will contests, and prenuptial agreement matters. She routinely handles high conflict custody matters, removal cases, and high-level asset protection or division matters. Jennifer also has substantial experience in domestic violence protection cases.
Jennifer is dedicated to helping clients navigate some of life’s most difficult decisions and transitions. She has vast experience navigating the court system and advocating for her clients in a compassionate and skillful manner. She combines her strong legal knowledge with practical solutions to achieve favorable outcomes.
Jennifer also routinely volunteers with the Norfolk County Conciliation Program by providing her conciliation services pro bono to assist the Court with resolving contested matters. She is also appointed by the Courts as an ARC counsel to represent children during contested custody cases.
At the outset of her education and career, her early work in juvenile defense, which included interning for the Rhode Island Public Defender’s Juvenile Division and representing indigent youth in delinquency matters as a Student Attorney for the Juvenile Justice Clinic at Suffolk University Law School, demonstrates her longstanding commitment to advocacy across family law.
Jennifer’s leadership in the field is reflected through numerous honors, including recognition by The Best Lawyers in America, and Massachusetts Super Lawyers. She has also been appointed on the Massachusetts Bar Association’s Family Law Section as a Council Member. She frequently presents at continuing education programs and Massachusetts Bar Association events and she was a guest lecturer at Suffolk University Law School a number of times.
Honors & Awards
Lawdragon, Leading Family Lawyer, 2026
The Best Lawyers in America - Family Law, 2023-2026
Massachusetts Super Lawyers, “Rising Star,” 2009-2018
Massachusetts Super Lawyers, Women’s Edition
- Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
JD, Suffolk University Law School
BS, Saint Michael’s College
- Council Member, Massachusetts Bar Association Family Law Section
- Member, Greater Boston Inn of Court
- Member, Norfolk Bar Association
Seminars
- Panelist, “Intersection of Family Law and the New Tax Laws,” Massachusetts Bar Association
- Guest Lecturer, “Financial Issues in Family Law Course,” and “Family Law Trial Practice Course,” Suffolk University School of Law
- Moderator, “Along the Path of the Alimony Reform Act” and “High Conflict Custody Matters, Contact Resistance, and Putting the Children in the Middle,” Massachusetts Bar Association Annual Conference, 2017 and 2018