Overview

Boston Law Collaborative, LLC has been named a "Tier One" firm on the Best Lawyers / U.S. News & World Report list of Best Law Firms, in three categories: Mediation, Arbitration, and Family Law Mediation.

BLC is a multidisciplinary law firm devoted to conflict resolution and the practice of collaborative law. Our goal is to save our clients time, money, and the emotional upheaval produced by litigation. Do we also go to court? Only when necessary. Many years of experience have taught us that problem-solving and effective negotiation produce better results. And with experienced professionals from the fields of law, mediation, and psychology, BLC offers clients a full range of services and support.

"If your only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail."- Abraham Maslow.

BLC looks for alternatives to litigation – the legal system's traditional, adversarial method of dispute resolution. Our tools are collaborative law, mediation, arbitration, and case evaluation. Our approach is to seek common ground and find better solutions.

BLC was founded in August 2003 by David Hoffman, who was a partner at Hill & Barlow, where he served as a mediator, arbitrator, and attorney. David teaches courses on Mediation and Collaborative Law at Harvard Law School, where he is the John H. Watson, Jr. Lecturer on Law.

BLC has won two prestigious awards for its innovative approach. In 2009, the American Bar Association gave BLC its annual Law as Problem-Solver Award. In 2010, the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution gave BLC its annual Law Firm Award for Excellence in Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Articles about BLC have appeared in the Boston Globe and the ABA Journal, among other places.

More information about the firm can be found at www.blc.law

Founded:
2003
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Practice Areas:
12
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Best Lawyers Recognized:
3

Rankings

Regional

Boston

Tier
1
Boston
Arbitration
Tier
1
Boston
Mediation
Tier
2
Boston
Family Law Mediation
Tier
3
Boston
Family Law
Tier
3
Boston
Insurance Law

Firm Leadership

David A. Hoffman
Founding Member

About Our Clients

The following is a partial list of law firms that have been involved as counsel in cases in which BLC has served as mediator and/or arbitrator:

• Abrams, Roberts, Klickstein & Levy LLP

• Adler, Pollock & Sheehan, P.C.

• Antico Barrett Burke & Kornitsky, LLP

• Ardiff & Morse, P.C.

• Arnold & Porter LLP

• Atwood & Cherny, P.C.

• Baker Botts, LLP

• Barron & Stadfeld, P.C.

• Benjamin & Benson

• Berman, Fox & Christian, LLP

• Bingham McCutcheon, LLP

• Bonin & Marashian

• Bourgeois, Dresser, White & Beard

• Bowditch & Dewey, LLP

• Brecher, Wyner, Simons, Fox & Bolan, LLP

• Brody, Hardoon, Perkins & Keston LLP

• Brown, Rudnick, Berlack, Israels LLP

• Burns & Levinson, LLP

• Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, LLP

• Casner & Edwards, LLP

• Choate, Hall & Stewart, LLP

• Cohen, Spievack & Wagner, LLP

• Corwin & Corwin LLP

• Davis, Malm & D'Agostine, P.C.

• Day, Berry & Howard LLP

• Dechert, Price & Rhoads LLP

• Demeo & Associates, P.C.

• Deutsch, Williams, Brooks, Derensis & Holland, P.C.

• DLA Piper • Donnelly, Conroy & Gelhaar, LLP

• Donoghue, Barrett & Singal, P.C.

• Donovan Hatem, LLP

• Dresser & White

• Duane Morris, LLP

• Dwyer & Collora LLP

• Eckert, Seamans, Cherin & Mellott LLC

• Edwards & Angell, LLP

• Egan, Flannagan and Cohen, P.C.

• Engel & Schultz LLP

• Epstein, Becker & Green, P.C.

• Esdaile, Barrett & Esdaile

• Foley & Lardner LLP

• Foley, Hoag & Eliot LLP

• Friedman & Atherton LLP

• Gadsby & Hannah LLP

• Gilmore, Rees, Carlson & Cataldo, P.C.

• Goguen, McLaughlin, Richards & Mahaney, LLP

• Goodwin Procter LLP

• Goulston & Storrs LLP

• Greenberg Traurig, LLP

• Hanify & King P.C.

• Helman & Neustadt

• Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP

• Holland & Knight, LLP

• Holtz & Reed, LLP

• Howard, Timson, White & O’Neil

• Hutchins, Wheeler, & Dittmar P.C.

• Inker, White & Aronson P.C.

• Jackson Lewis LLP

• Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP

• Klieman, Lyons, Schindler & Gross

• Krokidas & Bluestein LLP

• LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, LLP

• LeClair Ryan LLP

• Lee & Levine LLP

• Looney, Cohen, Reagan & Aisenberg, LLP

• Lucash, Gesmer & Updegrove LLP

• Lurie & Krupp LLP

• Lynch, Brewer, Hoffman & Sands, LLP

• Marcus, Errico, Emmer & Brooks, P.C.

• Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP

• McDermott, Will & Emery LLP

• McLean Law Group

• Meehan, Boyle, Black & Fitzgerald, PC

• Melick, Porter & Shea, LLP

• Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, P.C.

• Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.

• Mirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee LLP

• Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP

• Morrison, Mahoney & Miller LLP

• Mountain, Dearborn, Whiting LLP

• Newman & Newman, P.C.

• Nixon Peabody LLP

• Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP

• Nystrom, Beckman & Paris, LLP

• O'Melveny & Myers LLP

• Orsi, Arone, Rothenberg, Iannuzzi & Turner, LLP

• Palmer & Dodge LLP

• Paul Weiss, Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP

• Paul, Frank & Collins P.C.

• Peabody & Arnold LLP

• Peabody & Brown LLP

• Perkins, Smith & Cohen, LLP

• Phillips & Angley P.C.

• Pierce & Mandell, P.C.

• Post, Kirby, Noonan & Sweat, LLP

• Posternak, Blankstein & Lund LLP

• Prince, Lobel, Glovsky & Tye LLP

• Proskauer Rose LLP

• Pyle, Rome & Lichten P.C.

• Quirk, Chamberlain & Marsh, P.C.

• Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster LLC

• Rainer, Walsh & O'Connor

• Rappaport & Rodgers

• Ravech, Roy & Ravech P.C.

• Reynolds, Rappaport & Kaplan, LLP

• Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

• Robinson & Cole LLP

• Rodgers, Powers & Schwartz LLP

• Ropes & Gray, LLP

• Rose & Associates

• Rosenberg & Schapiro P.C.

• Rosenfeld & Rafik, P.C.

• Rubin and Rudman LLP

• Sally & Fitch LLP

• Sandulli, Grace & Shapiro P.C.

• Schwartz & Horwitz PA

• Seder & ChandlerLLP

• Seyfarth Shaw, LLP

• Sheehan, Phinney, Bass & Green PA

• Sherburne, Powers & Needham PC

• Sherin and Lodgen, LLP

• Shilepsky O'Connell Casey Hartlan Michon Yellen, LLP

• Sidley & Austin, LLP

• Sloan and Walsh, LLP

• Stern, Shapiro, Weissberg & Garin LLP

• Sugarman, Rogers, Barshak & Cohen, P.C.

• Sullivan & Sullivan P.C.

• Sullivan & Worcester LLP

• Sullivan, Weinstein & McQuay P.C.

• Swartz & Swartz

• Todd & Weld LLP

• Tucker, Heifetz & Saltzman, LLP

• White, Inker & Aronson, P.C

• Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, LLP

• Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicket LLP

• Witmer Karp & Warner LLP

• Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

Rankings

Regional

Boston

Tier
1
Boston
Arbitration
Tier
1
Boston
Mediation
Tier
2
Boston
Family Law Mediation
Tier
3
Boston
Family Law
Tier
3
Boston
Insurance Law

Practice Areas

Boston Law Collaborative LLC has been ranked by Best Law Firms for excellence in 5 specialties, reflecting the firm's commitment to delivering outstanding legal services.
Additionally, the firm provides services in these practice areas:
  • Arbitration
  • Business Disputes
  • Collaborative Law: Family Law
  • Commercial
  • Consumer Protection Law
  • Employment Law - Individuals
  • Family Law
  • Family Law Arbitration
  • Family Law Mediation
  • Insurance
  • Personal Injury
  • Securities Regulation

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®

Boston Law Collaborative LLC proudly has 3 lawyers recognized for their outstanding professional performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. This peer-reviewed honor highlights individual excellence and directly qualifies the firm for consideration in the prestigious Best Law Firms rankings. For over four decades, Best Lawyers has been the gold standard for recognizing top legal talent, serving as the cornerstone for Best Law Firms awards. Learn more about our rigorous Best Lawyers research and selection process.
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Awards

Boston Law Collaborative LLC is honored to be recognized for excellence by Best Law Firms and other leading legal industry organizations. Our rankings and awards reflect the dedication, skill, and results our attorneys deliver across a wide range of practice areas. In addition to our Best Law Firms awards, Boston Law Collaborative LLC has earned accolades from respected national and regional publications for outstanding legal service and professional achievement. Explore our awards below to learn more about how Boston Law Collaborative LLC continues to set the standard for quality legal representation.
2014 Best Law Firm - US News & World Report
International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution's Law Firm Award for Excellence in ADR
American Bar Association’s Lawyer as Problem-Solver Award
2015 Best Law Firm - US News & World Report
2016 Best Law Firm - US News & World Report
2011 Best Law Firm - US News & World Report
2010 Best Law Firm - US News & World Report
2012 Best Law Firm - US News & World Report
2013 Best Law Firm - US News & World Report

Offices & Contacts

Newton, MA
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