Barbara Markessinis

I started out studying biochemistry but after a year on the morgue collecting tissue samples and doing autopsies I decided to go in a different direction which, was computer programmer/analyst. Then I finally bit the bullet and went to law school. After working in firms and for the NYS Attorney General, I opened up my own practice in 2006 in the Berkshires. This has been the biggest and most rewarding challenge of my life. Most notably, I once appeared in front of Judge Judy Scheindlin in Manhattan Family Court. What a long strange trip it's been...

Albany Law School

J.D. | Law

1988 - 1990

Honors: Justinian Honors Society Cameron-Danaher Prize

Wheaton College

B.A. | bio/chem

1978 - 1981

Honors: Wheaton Alumnae Scholar, National Honor's Society

Solo Practitioner

Barbara Markessinis, Esq.

2006 - Current

General practice including business transactions, collections, children and family Law, estate planning, general litigation, probate and real estate.

Senior Attorney

New York State Attorney General's Office

1993 - 1998

Office of the Attorney General - Certify real property titles and prepare closing papers for acquisitions and appropriations including municipal bond projects. Prepare Attorney General Reports and Opinions on matters concerning public lands. Division for Youth - Prepare pleadings and motion papers for general civil litigation. Prepare same for and appear in family court extension of placement hearings. Prepare closing papers for acquisitions and appropriations including municipal bond projects.

Justinian Honors Society

Albany Law School

1991

Award for high academic honors

Cameron-Danaher Prize

Albany Law School

1991

Award for highest GPA in NY Civil Procedure

Wheaton Alumnae Scholar

Wheaton College

1981

Award for high academic honors

Berkshire County Bar Association

Member

2016 - Current

MA Bar

Member

1997 - Current

New York State Bar  # 2418655

Member

1991 - Current

Massachusetts

Since 1997

New York

Since 1991

Collections

Estate Planning

Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills

Family Law

Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law

Landlord Tenant

Evictions, Housing Discrimination, Landlord Rights, Rent Control, Tenants' Rights

Real Estate Law

Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law

Elder Law

Probate

Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests