Our Attorneys

Background

Bar Admissions

  • Pennsylvania, 2001
  • Maryland, 1999
  • U.S. District Court, Maryland, 2000

Education

  • Washington College, B.A. cum laude, 1996
  • University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D. cum laude, 1999

Clerkships

  • Law Clerk - Baltimore City Circuit Court, 1999-2001

Affiliations & Honors

Family Justice Advisory Board of Montgomery County, Chairperson, 2020-present

American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Fellow, 2014-present

  • AAML Foundation, Fellow,  2016 – present
    • AAML Pennsylvania Chapter, Board of Governors, 2017-2020
    • AAML Pennsylvania Chapter, Board of Examiners, 2017-2020, 2022-present

Pennsylvania Bar Association

  • Family Law Section, Member, 2001-present
    • Chair Elect, 2023
    • 1st Vice Chair, 2022
    • 2nd Vice Chair, 2021
    • Secretary, 2020
    • Treasurer, 2019
    • Council Member, 2007 – 2010, 2011 - 2014
    • Membership Committee, Co-Chair, 2014 - 2019
    • Custody Local Rules Committee, Chair, 2011
    • Program Committee, Member, 2009 - 2012
    • Executive Committee, 2013 - 2014, 2019-2026
  • Women in the Profession, Member, 2010-present
  • Membership Development Committee, Member,  2018- present

Montgomery Bar Association 

  • Board of Directors 2012 - 2014
  • Executive Committee, 2012 - 2015
  • Family Law Section:
    • Chair, 2015
    • Vice-Chair, 2014
    • Secretary, 2013
    • Treasurer, 2012
    • Member, Practicum Committee, 2004 – 2005
    • Custody Committee, Chair, 2006, 2011
    • Equitable Distribution/Alimony Committee, Chair,  2009
  • Montgomery Bar Foundation, Fellow, 2013-present
  • Judiciary Committee, Member, 2016-2018
  • Women in Law Committee, Co-Chair, 2011
  • Children and the Law Committee, Member, 2004-present
  • Member, Nominating Committee, 2015, 2016, 2022, 2023
  • Law Reporter Committee, Member, 2011-2013; Secretary 2011;  Treasurer  2012;  Chair  2013
  • Diversity Committee, Member, 2004-present
  • Community Network Committee; Member, Vice-Chair 2012 - present
  • Long Range Planning Committee, Member, 2016-2019
  • Leadership Academy, Member, 2014 - 2015
  • Montgomery Bar Foundation, Fellow, 2013 – present
  • Law and Liberty Civics Program, Educator to 6th grade students in Norristown, PA, 2011 – present

Montgomery Child Advocacy Project

  • Board of Directors, 2015 – present
  • Volunteer Attorney, 2011 – present

Montgomery County Commission on Women & Families, 2016-2020 

Legal Aid of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Volunteer Attorney, 2008 – present

Honors

  • AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®
  • Suburban Life Magazine, Five-Star Attorney - Divorce/Family Law, 2022-present
  • Main Line Today, Top Lawyer, 2018-2019, 2021-present
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association Special Achievement Award, 2018
  • Montgomery Bar Association, Committee of the Year, Community Outreach Committee, 2016
  • Montgomery Bar Association President’s Award, 2015
  • Best Lawyers in America© Lawyer of the Year, Family Law - Philadelphia, 2020
  • Best Lawyers in America© Lawyer of the Year, Family Law Arbitration - Philadelphia, 2022
  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America© , Family Law, 2016-present
  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America© , Family Law Arbitration, 2018-present
  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America© , Family Law Mediation, 2022-present
  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America© , Collaborative Law: Family Law, 2022-present
  • Selected to Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, 2015-present
  • Top 50 Women Lawyers, 2018-present
  • Top 100 Pennsylvania Lawyers, 2018-2022
  • Top 100 Philadelphia Lawyers, 2018-2022
  • Selected to Pennsylvania Rising Stars, 2008, 2010 – 2014
  • Ten Leaders, Matrimonial & Divorce Law, Greater Philadelphia, 2020-present
  • Ten Leaders, Matrimonial & Divorce Law, Greater Philadelphia, Age 45 and Under, 2010-2019
  • Doris Jonas Freed American Inn of Court for Family Law, Member, 2004-2017
  • Recipient, Frederick Cohen Award of Excellence, 2009, 2011, 2015
  • 2011 Pennsylvania’s Lawyers on the Fast Track, The Legal Intelligencer

Presentations & Publications

  • Presenter, PBI, Family Law Institute, April 2023
  • Presenter, PBA FLS Winter Meeting, AAML Presentation, “Timing is Everything,” January 2023
  • Presenter, PBI, Gray Divorce:  Issues and Considerations 2022, June 2022
  • Presenter, PBI Presenter, PBA FLS Winter Meeting, AAML, Hot Tips, January 2022
  • Moderator, PBA FLS:  Asset or Income? Let’s Spin the Wheel and Find Out!, July 2019
  • Moderator, Montgomery County Commission on Women and Families Annual Awareness Event:  “Nevertheless She Persisted:  Honoring Women Who Fight All Forms of Discrimination Against Women”, October 2018
  • Presenter PBI:  The Lawyers’ Guide to Appraisals and Appraisers, August 2018
  • Presenter PBA FLS:  The Evolution of Family Law: Past, Present and Future, July 2018
  • Presenter MBA FLS: Avoiding Pitfalls of QDROs and the Valuation and Division of Retirement Benefits, June 2018
  • Presenter PBI: Child Custody: Practice Ready Skills Training, February 2017, October 2017
  • Presenter PBA FLS: The Secret of Support Remedies, January 2017
  • Presenter, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, A Family of Laws for Family Lawyers, June 2016
  • Presenter, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, The Second Season, Issues in Divorce Over 50, November 2015
  • Presenter, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 20 Hot Tips in Family Law, May 2015
  • Presenter, PBI’s Family Law Institute, Valuation of a Small Business on a Tight Budget / Valuing Small Business in Divorce, April 2015
  • Program Moderator, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Intersection of Legal and Mental Health Issues in Custody Cases, October 2014
  • Program Moderator, Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section, Valuation of Small Businesses in Divorce Matters, July 2014
  • Presenter, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, A Family of Laws for the Family Lawyer, June 2014
  • Course Planner, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Pennsylvania's Custody Statute: Over Two Years Later and Still Evolving, August 2013
  • Presenter, Montgomery Bar Association Family Law Section, Toby Lynn Dickman Seminar, December 2012
  • Moderator, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, A Family of Laws for Family Lawyers, May 2012
  • Presenter, PBI’s Family Law Institute, April 2012
  • Presenter, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Pennsylvania's New Custody Statute, January 2011
  • Presenter, Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section, Extra! Extra! Pennsylvania's New Custody Statute Enacted!, January 2011
  • Presenter, Exclusense Webinar What Family Lawyers Need to Know About Using Facebook as an Effective Tool for Online Evidence, November 2010
  • Contributing Author to Pennsylvania Bar Institute Press, Slicing Up the Pie; Property Distribution in Pennsylvania, Chapter 9: Effectuating Distribution of Award/Agreement, 2010, 2012, 2016
  • Court Authorized to appoint Counsel Or Guardian Ad Litemin in Termination Proceedings, Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, December 2012
  • Equal Amenities at Both Parents’ Houses Not The Standard for Child Support in High Income Cases in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, March 2009
  • The Value of Civility in the Legal Profession, Philadelphia Business Journal, February 2012
  • Is a Prenuptial Agreement Right For Your Business?, Philadelphia Business Journal, March 2009
  • When are Gifts Treated as Income?, Sidebar Newsletter, 2004

Melissa (Missy) M. Boyd

As a family law attorney, Missy Boyd concentrates on all aspects of family law. She has dedicated much of her professional career to preserving the rights of children and their families.  She advocates in various areas including, but not limited to, divorcepre-nuptial and post-divorce agreementschild custody and support, equitable distribution, alimony, adoptions, protection from abuse, and juvenile law. She has dedicated much of her professional career to preserving the rights of children and their families.

Ms. Boyd is the chairperson for the Family Justice Advisory Board of Montgomery County. The FJAB examines and recommends ways the courts and their partners can effectively improve the County's overall Family Court system.

She is a frequent presenter on family law topics for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, the Family Law Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, and the Montgomery Bar Association.

Some of Missy's noteworthy accomplishments as an attorney include:

  • Arbitrating high-conflict, complex, high-net-worth equitable distribution matters
  • Advocating for children facing abuse and neglect in Pennsylvania juvenile courts
  • Facilitating financial independence for spouses by obtaining generous alimony awards in addition to favorable judgments
  • Successfully representing parents seeking substantial custody terms of their minor children
  • Regular appointments as Guardian Ad Litem by Montgomery County judges in high conflict child custody cases
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Missy is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.  She also is a member of the family law sections of the American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, and the Montgomery Bar Association. Missy previously served as the chair of the Family Law Section of the Montgomery Bar Association.

A graduate of Washington College and the University of Baltimore School of Law, she has received the highest possible rating from Martindale-Hubbell. Missy has been named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer for eight years. Plus, she's been cited as a Best Lawyer in America since 2016. Finally, she's been ranked among the 10 Leaders of Matrimonial Law in Philadelphia.

Ms. Boyd has been certified as a Family Law Arbitrator by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

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