Peter A. Belmonte, Esq.

A lifelong Massachusetts resident, I am a graduate of Saint John’s Prep ’69, Harvard College ’73 and Boston University Law School, ’76.  I have been married for 35 years and have three adult children and one grandson. I live and practice in Melrose, Massachusetts. I have been in private practice for thirty-five years with an increasing emphasis on real estate, estate planning and domestic relations. Having handled hundreds of contested divorces and witnessed firsthand the mostly needless anguish that parties endure to obtain a fair resolution of their disputes, I have become an enthusiastic advocate of Mediation and Collaborative Law. Collaborative Law requires that the parties hire lawyers, who while representing their interests, are required to work collaboratively to reach a fair result. If they cannot achieve an agreement both parties have … ...Read More