DEVLIN FARMER: Offering a Road Map to Resolution
Devlin Farmer has assisted hundreds of clients as a mediator and as a collaborative lawyer over his more than 20-year career in both Canada and the US.
Devlin began his legal career with a public interest focus, managing a legal aid office in Fort St. John, British Columbia and as the Coordinating Attorney for the Pro Bono Legal Project, in Malden, Massachusetts. He represented clients in bail hearings, child apprehension cases, custody battles, evictions, appeals and other administrative and court hearings. After his legal aid career, Devlin spent five years investigating and prosecuting judges as the senior Staff Attorney at the Massachusetts Commission on Judicial Conduct.
In 2011, Devlin concentrated his practice on family law and in 2015 founded his own firm in Northampton, Massachusetts. He is dedicated to helping individuals and families achieve fair results without a court battle. He has played a leadership role in the legal community as a founding member of Western Massachusetts Dispute Resolution Professionals, as a Team Coordinator for the Family Resolutions Specialty Court (FRSC), and as a court appointed conciliator and mediator. He is currently the President of the Massachusetts Council on Collaborative Law (MCLC).
Since 2018 Devlin has been an Adjunct Professor of Law at Western New England School of Law where he teaches mediation. In 2015, he published Representing Yourself in Court with both Canadian and American editions.
In his spare time, Devlin enjoys biking (ask him about his Iron Curtain gravel adventure in 2022), long novels and spending time with family. Also, he has had a surprising number of bear encounters.
Devlin began his legal career with a public interest focus, managing a legal aid office in Fort St. John, British Columbia and as the Coordinating Attorney for the Pro Bono Legal Project, in Malden, Massachusetts. He represented clients in bail hearings, child apprehension cases, custody battles, evictions, appeals and other administrative and court hearings. After his legal aid career, Devlin spent five years investigating and prosecuting judges as the senior Staff Attorney at the Massachusetts Commission on Judicial Conduct.
In 2011, Devlin concentrated his practice on family law and in 2015 founded his own firm in Northampton, Massachusetts. He is dedicated to helping individuals and families achieve fair results without a court battle. He has played a leadership role in the legal community as a founding member of Western Massachusetts Dispute Resolution Professionals, as a Team Coordinator for the Family Resolutions Specialty Court (FRSC), and as a court appointed conciliator and mediator. He is currently the President of the Massachusetts Council on Collaborative Law (MCLC).
Since 2018 Devlin has been an Adjunct Professor of Law at Western New England School of Law where he teaches mediation. In 2015, he published Representing Yourself in Court with both Canadian and American editions.
In his spare time, Devlin enjoys biking (ask him about his Iron Curtain gravel adventure in 2022), long novels and spending time with family. Also, he has had a surprising number of bear encounters.
Professional Memberships
Law Society of British Columbia 1999 (non-practicing)
Supreme Judicial Court, Massachusetts 2002
U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts 2002
International Association of Collaborative Practitioners
Massachusetts Bar Association
Hampshire County Bar Association
Franklin County Bar Association
Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation (MCFM)
Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council - Board Member and President
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
Supreme Judicial Court, Massachusetts 2002
U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts 2002
International Association of Collaborative Practitioners
Massachusetts Bar Association
Hampshire County Bar Association
Franklin County Bar Association
Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation (MCFM)
Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council - Board Member and President
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
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- Court appointed mediator
- Collaborative Lawyer (Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council and the International Association of Collaborative Practitioners)
- Limited Appearance Representation certified, Massachusetts Probate and Family Court
- Court appointed Conciliator
- Notary Public