Probate and Family Court contacts

Find lists of administrative office personnel, judicial case managers, assistant judicial case managers, registers, first assistant registers, assistant registers, chief probation officers, and assistant chief probation officers by division.

Chief Justice Brian J. Dunn

Honorable Brian J. Dunn, Chief Justice
Probate and Family Court Administrative Office
3 Center Plaza
Suite 210
Boston, MA 02108

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Administrative office personnel

Honorable Brian J. Dunn, Chief Justice
Domenic DiCenso, Deputy Court Administrator
Danielle Smokler, Assistant Deputy Court Administrator
Vincent Procopio, Assistant Deputy Court Administrator (Manager of Court Operations)
Denise Fitzgerald, Assistant Deputy Court Administrator - Legal Counsel
Matthew Abraham, Senior Program Manager
Sean Buckley, DOR Sessions Clerk
Samantha Canica, Senior Program Manager for Guardianship Diversion
Simone Desousa, Assistant Clerk Magistrate / Oversight Officer
Hanna Dignard, Case Manager 
Nile Drochak, DOR Sessions Clerk
Leslie Girardi, Court Oversight Officer
Marisol Henrique, Project Coordinator
Lydia Hochheimer, Case Manager
Eric Joy, DOR Sessions Clerk
Nicholas Lesbirel, eCourts Business Analyst
Lisa MacKenzie, Senior Program Manager
Jenna Mastropietro, Project Coordinator
Linda Medonis, Senior Program Manager
Gabriela Mejia, Operations Supervisor
Keith Nalbandian, Case Manager
Brian Pariser, Deputy Legal Counsel 
Steven Passatempo, Child Support Processing Clerk
Carina Perez, Court Oversight Officer
Emma Polen, DOR Sessions Clerk
Joanne Powell, Head Administrative Assistant
Kari Southern, Deputy Legal Counsel
Yenny Tarayan, Project Manager

Barnstable

Judge's Lobby

Ashton Pouliot, Judicial Case Manager
Lauren Friel, Assistant Judicial Case Manager

Register's Office

Anastasia Welsh Perrino, Register
Sarah Long, First Assistant Register
Heidi Couture, Assistant Register
Karen Wehner, Assistant Register

Probation Department

Donna Feinberg Rachwal, Chief Probation Officer
Christopher Hercun, Assistant Chief Probation Officer

Berkshire

Judge's Lobby 

Lisa McCormack, Judicial Case Manager
Donna Morelli, Assistant Judicial Case Manager

Register's Office

Anthony P. Patella, Register
Megan Tesoniero, First Assistant Register 
Alida McDarby, Assistant Register

Probation Department

Amy Koenig, Chief Probation Officer
Stephen Nickoski, Assistant Chief Probation Officer

Bristol

Judge's Lobby

Kathryn Silveria, Judicial Case Manager
Kelli Moors, Assistant Judicial Case Manager
Tricia Poole, Assistant Judicial Case Manager
Franklin Silveira, Assistant Judicial Case Manager
Jennifer Walsh, Assistant Judicial Case Manager
Lisa Azar, Assistant Judicial Case Manager

Register's Office

Thomas C. Hoye, Jr., Register
Juliane Clark, First Assistant Register
Kimberly Pedro, Assistant Register
Stephanie Tavares, Assistant Register

Probation Department

Michele Mullin, Chief Probation Officer
Joyce George, Assistant Chief Probation Officer
Laurie Plante, Assistant Chief Probation Officer

Dukes

Register's Office

Daphne Devries, Register 

Probation Department

All probation issues are handled by Barnstable Probate and Family Court.

Essex

Judge's Lobby

Laura Hatton, Judicial Case Manager
Kristen Davis, Assistant Judicial Case Manager
Zona Sharfman, Assistant Judicial Case Manager
Elizabeth Tangney, Assistant Judicial Case Manager
Valerie Cooney, Assistant Judicial Case Manager
Christine Maguire, Assistant Judicial Case Manager
Sarah Chiaradonna, Assistant Judicial Case Manager

Register's Office

Pamela A. Casey O’Brien, Register
Lisa Gregson, First Assistant Register
Katelyn Lynch, Assistant Register

Probation Department

Patrice O'Brien, Chief Probation Officer
Jessica Grassia, Assistant Chief Probation Officer
Christal Mori, Assistant Chief Probation Officer

Franklin

Judge's Lobby

C. Anne Fitzgerald, Judicial Case Manager
Allison Laughner, Assistant Judicial Case Manager

Register's Office

John F. Merrigan, Register
Brenda Dedinas, First Assistant Register
Kimberly Skorupski, Assistant Register

Probation Department

John Johnson, Chief Probation Officer
Jennifer Neumann, Assistant Chief Probation Officer

Hampden

Judge's Lobby 

Kristina Bordieri, Judicial Case Manager
Jocelyn Axelson, Assistant Judicial Case Manager
Elizabeth Bala, Assistant Judicial Case Manager
Melissa Campana, Assistant Judicial Case Manager
Kelly Zawistowski, Assistant Judicial Case Manager
Matthew Schmidt, Assistant Judicial Case Manager

Register's Office

Rosemary Saccomani, Register
Mary Keeler, First Assistant Register 
Maureen Murray, Assistant Register
Craig Ornell, Assistant Register

Probation Department

John Gilpatrick, Chief Probation Officer
Laura Garrant, Assistant Chief Probation Officer
William Hurley, Assistant Chief Probation Officer

Hampshire

Judge's Lobby 

Corey Carvalho, Judicial Case Manager
Sarah Chatterton, Assistant Judicial Case Manager

Register's Office

Mark Ames, Register
Lori Landers-Carvalho, First Assistant Register
Jill Kelley, Assistant Register of Probate

Probation Department

Ronald J. Waskiewicz, Chief Probation Officer
Jo-Ana Lopez, Assistant Chief Probation Officer

Middlesex

Judge's Lobby 

Colin McKinnon, Judicial Case Manager
Saira Buckley, Assistant Judicial Case Manager
Krishna Butaney, Assistant Judicial Case Manager 
Lisa Casey, Assistant Judicial Case Manager 
Renee Khan, Assistant Judicial Case Manager 
Margaret Reilly, Assistant Judicial Case Manager 
Alexandra Sisk, Assistant Judicial Case Manager 
Edward Tucker, Assistant Judicial Case Manager
Alissa Brill, Assistant Judicial Case Manager 

Register's Office

Tara E. DeCristofaro, Register
David Fleischman, First Assistant Register 
Maria Dunn, Assistant Register 
Joseph Impemba, Assistant Register
Jamie Jordan, Assistant Register
Toni Natola, Assistant Register

Probation Department

G. Scott Angelo, Chief Probation Officer
Jennifer Mann, Assistant Chief Probation Officer

Nantucket

Register's Office

Sarah Maxwell, Register

Probation Department

All probation issues are handled by Barnstable Probate and Family Court.

Norfolk

Judge's Lobby

Jason Caton, Judicial Case Manager
Matthew Charest, Assistant Judicial Case Manager 
Kathryn Hannon, Assistant Judicial Case Manager 
Jennifer Maggiacomo, Assistant Judicial Case Manager 
Goro Matsuo, Assistant Judicial Case Manager 
Stephanie Perret, Assistant Judicial Case Manager

Register's Office

Colleen Brierley, Register
Michael Barbadoro, First Assistant Register
Jay Fielding, Assistant Register
JohnJoe Hallissey, Assistant Register 

Probation Department

Teresa M. Plante, Chief Probation Officer
Claudine Bala, Assistant Chief Probation Officer
Barbara Barrett, Assistant Chief Probation Officer

Plymouth

Judge's Lobby

Benjamin Harley, Judicial Case Manager
Nickeisha Davidson, Assistant Judicial Case Manager
Mary Looney, Assistant Judicial Case Manager
Claudia Magnus, Assistant Judicial Case Manager
Kaitlin Murray, Assistant Judicial Case Manager
Alexandra Tara, Assistant Judicial Case Manager

Register's Office

Matthew J. McDonough, Register
Brett Marie Ribeiro, First Assistant Register
Dawn MacGregor, Assistant Register
Ryan Madden, Assistant Register

Probation Department

Laurie Plante, Chief Probation Officer
David Decosta, Assistant Chief Probation Officer
John O'Connor, Assistant Chief Probation Officer

Suffolk

Judge's Lobby 

Patrick Yoyo, Judicial Case Manager
Kristen Antolini, Assistant Judicial Case Manager
Sharon Blocker, Assistant Judicial Case Manager
Amanda Bourgeois, Assistant Judicial Case Manager
Kathleen Kavey, Assistant Judicial Case Manager
Erica Sandra Lewis-Bowen, Assistant Judicial Case Manager

Register's Office

Stephanie L. Everett, Esq., Register
Gregg Tarayan, First Assistant Register 
Tanya Brussa-Pagan, Assistant Register
Emily Mahoney, Assistant Register 

Probation Department

Edwin P. Welch, Chief Probation Officer
Eric Gable, Assistant Chief Probation Officer
Kelly Imbriano, Assistant Chief Probation Officer

Worcester

Judge's Lobby

Susan Walton, Judicial Case Manager
Matthew Blouin, Assistant Judicial Case Manager
Alicia Doherty, Assistant Judicial Case Manager
Fionnuala Girard, Assistant Judicial Case Manager
Eden Prendergast, Assistant Judicial Case Manager
Lana Simmons, Assistant Judicial Case Manager

Register's Office

Stephanie K. Fattman, Register
Michael Dirlinger, First Assistant Register
Sean Gallagher, Assistant Register
Lisa Delgado, Assistant Register

Probation Department

Ryan Hartigan, Chief Probation Officer
Penny Welch, Assistant Chief Probation Officer