Travers | Dombroski

Edward F. Dombroski, Jr.

Managing Partner

BIO

With nearly two decades of experience in all aspects of family law, Ed has developed a distinguished practice focused on sophisticated litigation, from complex financial issues to challenging child custody matters.  He is also experienced in international custody litigation under the Hague Convention. Ed represents clients throughout Massachusetts, across the country, and around the world in matters in the Massachusetts state and Federal Courts.    

Ed is often called upon by local and national media outlets to provide legal analysis and perspective on family law issues   He also lectures on financial issues in family law.  Consistently selected over ten years by Law & Politics as a MA Super Lawyers “Rising Star,” Ed has been featured in Boston Magazine.  

As a Trustee of the Massachusetts Bar Foundation, Ed helps oversee grantmaking to expand access to legal services.  He previously served on the Board of Directors for RESPOND, Inc., New England’s first domestic violence agency.  After serving on the Town of Wakefield's Finance Committee, Ed was elected as a Town Councilor, a position he currently holds, and was selected to serve a term as Council Chairman.

In his free time Ed enjoys snowboarding, running marathons, and competing in sprint triathlons. 

EDUCATION

Boston University School of Law (J.D., 2002); Third-Year Editor, American Journal of Law & Medicine. Finalist, Stone & Semi-Finalist, Esdaile Moot Court

Union College (B.A. cum laude, 1998; MBA Program,

1998-99)

BAR ADMISSIONS

Massachusetts, 2002; New York, 2003;

U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 2012 

MEMBERSHIPS

Boston Bar Association (Member, Family Law, Small and Sole Practitioners Section); Massachusetts Bar Association (Member, Family Law); New York State (Member, Family Law); and American Bar Association (Member, Family Law, Practice Management) Bar Associations; Massachusetts Bar Foundation (Life Fellow since 2006, Board of Trustees since 2018); Union College Alumni Club of Boston (Past President and Past Executive Board Member); Member, USA 500 Clubs; Past Member, Massachusetts Academy of Trial Lawyers. 

 PUBLISHED CASES

Emery v. Sturtevant, 91 Mass. App. Ct. 502 (2017)

Ortmeyer v. Billings, 91 Mass. App. Ct. 1125 (2017) (1:28 Decision)