Freya Allen Shoffner

After ten years in business herself, Freya Shoffner gave up her search for a good lawyer for her small company and her family and went to law school. Her goal was to build a law firm that could take care of a small business’ every legal need – from the initial brainstorm, through the years of careful tending, to the flood of profits when the benefits are secured for generations to come. She also wanted that firm to give families, in all asset brackets, the best estate planning possible.

Freya reached her goal, and now Boston has a law firm that takes excellent care of small businesses. Like the businesses it represents, the firm is small. Just a few attorneys, with decades of experience in business and in law, devote themselves to their clients and their needs.

Suffolk University Law School

J.D.

1988 - 1992

Honors: Phi Delta Phi, Magna Cum Laude

Adjunct Professor of Commercial Law

Suffolk University Law School

2018 - Current

Smash the Profitability Barricades!, Hartford Maven's World Women's Leadership Conference, Hartford, MA

August 4, 2018

A Maven's World

Join us to talk about the common events, practices, and misperceptions that surround women who own businesses and learn about the "must have’s" for successfully navigating the business world to build long-lasting success. Our session will feature discussion, highlights from Freya’s research on women-owned businesses who have built success, and interactive exercises designed to increase your skills. Come explore your next moves in a safe and supportive environment

Ultimate Wellness for Your Small Business, 8th Annual Maven's World Women's Leadership Conference, Randolph, MA

January 5, 2020

A Maven's World

Women's entrepreneurship is booming with over 11.3 million women-owned businesses in the United States today! Between 2007 and 2016, the number of women-owned businesses increased by 45%, compared to a 9% increase for all businesses. In 2018, women of color accounted for 47% of all women-owned businesses, employ 2.2 million people, and generate $386.6 billion in revenues. Businesses owned by women of color grew by 163% between 2007 and 2018. But! Many women-owned businesses simply aren’t healthy enough to survive Why? What holds us back?

So You Want To Start Your Own Law Practice?, Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts

October 24, 2019

Suffolk University Law School

. Starting your own law firm might just be the best decision you’ll ever make. Of course, there are challenges. Your friends and family will solemnly advise against it. You’ll hear all kinds of horror stories. And, you’ll need a totally separate set of skills from those you’ve used while practicing for someone else. Your law practice will be both a business and a profession, and this seminar will give you a solid approach to organizing, launching, branding, and succeeding in your own law practice

There's No Such Thing As a Blended Family, Society of Financial Service Professionals, Webinar

October 22, 2019

Society of Financial Service Professionals

Today’s families take many forms, from married couples with children from previous marriages and who have children together, to couples who are not married and have children from previous unions, to families with children born of surrogates, to grandparents who have adopted their own grandchildren just to name a few. These families have all sorts of complex estate and financial planning issues, including the potential disinheritance of their children and grandchildren, protecting their current spouse or partner from their children of a previous union, protecting assets from their former spouse and their children’s former spouses, and disputes about the authority and responsibilities between the various family groups. This Webinar will present several different family scenarios, identify the issues, point out what went wrong, and outline effective estate planning approaches that will solve the problem.

Smash the Profitability Barriers, 7th Annual Maven's World Women's Leadership Conference, Randolph, MA

January 5, 2019

A Maven's World

Join us to talk about the common events, practices, and misperceptions that surround women who own businesses and learn about the" must have’s" for successfully navigating the business world to build long-lasting success.

National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys

Member

2019 - Current

AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY INSTITUTE

Member

2018 - Current

The International Legal Honor Society of Phi Delta Phi

Member

1992 - Current

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers

ID Number: 560658

Since 1992

• Credit Cards Accepted