A registered nurse was her first career working in pediatrics and maternal child health for 10 years until graduating from New England School of Law and passing the Bar in 1998 . Attorney Schaefer initially worked for the Massachusetts HMO Association as staff counsel her first year out of law school and began her own practice in 1999. Early in her career she represented women on a pro bono basis through the women’s Bar Foundation’s program. This experience played a foundation for the many years of family law work that has followed. Having a boutique family law practice that was based in Cambridge Massachusetts for almost 20 years and has now relocated to Woburn Massachusetts for the past several years.

Terence Christian Scheurer, a graduate of Iona College and Touro Law School, is a Trial attorney specializing in the areas of matrimonial and family law for over 28 years. Mr. Scheurer is also experienced in general litigation, real estate, foreclosure defense, and wills, trusts and estates. Mr. Scheurer was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1994. He is also admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York. He took the road less travelled and immediately opened his own law practice upon graduating law school. He represents individuals in all aspects of matrimonial and family law, including equitable distribution of assets, child custody, spousal support, child support, pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, and cases involving relocation of children’s residence by the custodial parent. Mr. Scheurer will handle your matter from consultation to courtroom. He understands the emotional toll a divorce takes on a client and that assigning associates or other staff members without staying “hands on”, only creates more stress for the client. From the outset, Mr. Scheurer works with his clients to determine their short and long term goals. He recognizes the importance of compassion and patience while staying laser focused on protecting his client’s rights when dealing with tough adversaries. He learned early on that the best way to negotiate a fair settlement in a divorce case is to be thoroughly prepared.