Chris Vaughn-Martel, Member of VAUGHN-MARTEL LAW
Chris is the founding partner and principal of Vaughn-Martel Law.
He received his Bachelor of Arts from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York, and his Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School in Boston, Massachusetts. Prior to founding Vaughn-Martel Law in 2006, Chris worked as a Clerk and First Year Associate for a small real estate firm on Boston's South Shore.
Chris is currently admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
He is an active member of the American Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association, Boston Bar Association, as well as the Massachusetts Lesbian and Gay Bar Association.
Chris works with the Boston Bar Association's Lawyer Referral Service to provide legal representation to client throughout the Greater Boston area, and serves as a private pro bono attorney in connection with the Rape Survivors' Law Project at Boston's Victim Rights Law Center, providing legal representation for victims of sexual assault in privacy, safety, housing, education, employment, and financial compensation matters.
He also works as a mentor attorney with Massachusetts Transgender Legal Advocates, a group of law students and lawyers committed to addressing the needs of low income transgender people in Massachusetts.
Chris lives in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston with his husband, Brian, and their Springer Spaniel, Charlie.
Education
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL, (Boston, MA)
Juris Doctor, Legal Studies 2006
MARIST COLLEGE, (Poughkeepsie, NY)
Bachelor of Arts, History and Secondary Education 2000
Licenses
Professional Affiliations
Articles
Married Same-Sex Parents: Co-Parent Adoption is a Necessity
Submitted By: Chris Vaughn-Martel On: Sep 15th 2009
Category: Adoption, United States
One of the most enjoyable and rewarding aspects of my practice is assisting clients in building a family through adoption. The most common...
Same-Sex Marriage Requires an Immediate Update to Your Existing Personal Will
Submitted By: Chris Vaughn-Martel On: Sep 2nd 2009
Category: Wills, Massachusetts
In the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, more than twelve thousand same-sex couples have taken advantage of their new legal rights by marrying under the recognition of marital equality changes enacted five years previously. However, the legal status...
