Charles Hunsinger focuses his practice on fiduciary litigation and divorce and family law.
In all of his work, Charles enjoys explaining the complexities of various legal strategies to clients, clarifying the issues, and strategizing with clients to take into account the unique circumstances of their lives.
Charles views each case as a puzzle to solve so that his clients can move forward constructively. “I consider family law and fiduciary litigation opportunities to move forward and to define new relationships between and among people, rather than as simply the end of a marriage or a person’s life,” he says. To do so, he listens carefully to his clients’ concerns and addresses them with compassion, practicality, and a scholarly focus on the law, both substantive and procedural.
Articles + Talks
Articles
- Co-author, MCLE Probate Manual, 5th Edition, “Will Contests, Compromises, and Practical Steps to Avoid Litigation,” 2022
- Co-author, MCLE Divorce Law Practice Manual, 5th Edition, “Child Support,” 2023
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
- U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
Education
- J.D., Northeastern University School of Law
- B.A., Hamilton College
- Argued an appeal of an international parental kidnapping case to the First Circuit
- Briefed appeal of contempt judgment successfully arguing that the Probate and Family Court did not err in ordering the opposing party to pay money to our client pursuant to the parties’ separation agreement and winning an award of appellate attorneys fees for our client
- Argued multiple complaints for contempt
- Presented multiple emergency motions in both divorce and post-divorce matters
- Experienced in representing people seeking guardianship or conservatorship over another person
- Authored motion for summary judgment on novel issue involving divorce and probate estates in Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code
- Experienced with Massachusetts appeals, including primary authoring of petitions for interlocutory review, appellant and appellee briefs, and oppositions to petitions to reinstate appeals
- Argued and won opposition to motion to dismiss
- Defended multiple clients’ depositions
- Represented multiple clients contesting wills
- Primary author of appellant brief in First Circuit case
- Experienced in counseling clients in developing settlement proposals and relative merits of various courses of action
- Represented multiple clients, alone and on teams, at conciliations and mediations of divorce actions
- Represented multiple clients, either alone or on teams, at mediation, conciliation, and other negotiations on contested will and trust matters
