Background
Bowser, Junior, Charles J. was born on August 2, 1945 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
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Charles J. Bowser, Junior.
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Boston College (Bachelor of Arts, 1967). Boston College School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1970).
Career
Worked at Lee, Levine & Bowser (Boston, Master of Arts) specializing in Family Law, Probate, Estate Planning, Matrimonial Arbitration. Admitted to the bar, 1970, Massachusetts and United States. District Court, District of Massachusetts.
1972, United States.
Court of Appeals, First Circuit. 1977, United States. Supreme Court. Justice, Massachusetts Trial Court, Probate and Family Court Department, Plymouth Division, 1988-1991.
Certified Matrimonial Arbitrator, 1993.
Naifeh and White, The Best Lawyers in America, Woodward and White, 1984-1988, 1993-1996. Company-Author: "Estate Planning - Effect of Divorce," Volume 22, Number.
1 Boston Bar Journal, January 1978. "Bigamy: An Old Emphasis on Good Faith," 2 Massachusetts Family Law Journal 25, July, 1984.
Contributor: Massachusetts Family Law Journal, Volume 8, Number.
2, July, 1990. Volume 8, Number. 4, November, 1990. Faculty: "Family Law and Advocacy Institute," Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, 1982, 1984-1992.
"Motions, Discovery and Negotiated Marital Agreements," MCLE, March, 1984.
"Divorce Judgments and Post Divorce Problems," MCLE, December, 1984. Negotiation of Premarital Contracts," Harvard Law School, February,1983. "Direct and Cross Examination of an Expert," Massachusetts Bar Association, April, 1988.
"Psychologists and Psychiatrists and the Courts," The Cambridge Series, Cambridge Hospital, October, 1988.
"Probate and Family Court Judicial Forum," MCLE, November, 1988. "Current Issues in Family Law," Plymouth County Bar Association, December, 1988.
"Current Issues in Family Law," National Judicial College, San Diego, California, February, 1989. "Alternative Dispute Resolution - View from the Bench," Mediation Training Associates, Incorporated., February, 1989.
"Current Issues in Family Law," Master of Business Administration, Plymouth and Bristol County Bar Associations, March, 1989.
"Use of Psychological Testing and Evaluations at Trial," Committee for Public Counsel Service, March, 1989. "Family Law Experts Series," Suffolk University Law School, April, 1989. "Property and Custody Rights of Unmarried Couples," Master of Business Administration, April, 1989.
"Children"s Issues in Divorce Cases," MCLE, May, 1989.
"Recent Developments in Domestic Relations Law - View from the Bench," Master of Business Administration, June, 1989. "Alimony, Support and Division of Property," Suffolk University Law School, 1989.
"Examination of the Expert," Family Law Symposium, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Massachusetts and California Chapters), October, 1989. AAML Program, "The Impact of Federal Law on Domestic Relations Practice," Massachusetts Chapter Symposium, October 1995.
"Use of Expert Witnesses," Suffolk University Law School, March, 1990.
"Family Law Advocacy Project," Committee for Public Counsel Service, March, 1990. "How to Read and Analyze Tax Returns and Financial Statements in Divorce Cases," MCLE, May, 1990. "Coping with the Difficult Client," The Divorce Center, Incorporated., May, 1990.
"Recent Developments in Family Law," Master of Business Administration and Middlesex County Bar Association, May, 1990.
"Emergency Judicial Response - Medical Emergencies," Flashner Judicial Institute, May, 1990. "Emerging Issues for the Family Law Practitioner," Master of Business Administration, June, 1990.
"Romance versus Realism" All About Those "Other" Agreements," Boston Bar Association, September, 1990.
"Probate and Family Court Judicial Forum," MCLE, October, 1990. "Interspousal Torts in Domestic Relations Cases," Bachelor of Business Administration, November, 1990, "Trends in Family Law: A Vertical View from the Bench," Master of Business Administration, January, 1991.
"Top 25 Family Law Cases of the 1980"s," Master of Business Administration and Worcester County Bar Association, February, 1991. "Special Assets and Liabilities in Divorce," MCLE, October, 1991.
"Using Masters Mediation and Arbitration in Probate and Family Court Cases," MCLE and Flashner JudicialInstitute, November, 1991.
"Client Advocacy: How to be Sharp Without Being a Shark," Master of Business Administration, January, 1992. "Divorce: The College Education Conundrum," Bachelor of Business Administration, January, 1992. "Modification of Alimony and Child Support Judgments," Commissioner of Probation Magazine, May, 1992.
"College Expenses in Divorce Settlements and Trials," American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, May 1993.
"Family Law Forum," Master of Business Administration Nantucket Bar Association, October 1993. Contributing Author: Massachusetts Family Law Manual, Haskell C. Freedman, et al, Chapter 24, Findings of Fact, 1986, supplemented 1991 and 1996.
Bachelor of Business Administration Seminar on Child Support Guidelines, September 1993. Master of Business Administration/Nantucket County Bar Association Family Law Forum, October 1993.
Director, Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange, Incorporated., 1981-1985.
Governor"s Standing Committee on Unmet Legal Needs of Children, 1986-1990. Member: Boston (Member: Probate and Family Law Section, Annual Dinner Dance Committee, 1986). Massachusetts (Member, Probate Law Section, Estate Planning and Administration Section, Family Law Section, Family Law Section Newsletter Committee, 1990, Family Law Section Council, 1991-1992, Chairman, Family Law Section Education Committee, 1991.
Committee on the Probate and Family Court, 1994) and American (Member: Family Law Section, 1970.
Judicial Administration Section, 1988-1991) Bar Associations. Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (Family Law Curriculum Advisory Committee, 1990-1992).
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Member: Massachusetts Chapter, 1977. Board of Managers, 1979-1981, 1987-1990, 1993.
Treasurer, 1993-1996.
Vice-President, 1996. Program and Education Committee, 1989-1992. Chairman, 1991-1992; Long Range Planning Committee, 1989-1994.
Committee for Public Counsel Services, Certification Committee for Appellate Counsel, 1993).
Achievements
Membership
Member: Boston (Member: Probate and Family Law Section, Annual Dinner Dance Committee, 1986). Massachusetts (Member, Probate Law Section, Estate Planning and Administration Section, Family Law Section, Family Law Section Newsletter Committee, 1990, Family Law Section Council, 1991-1992, Chairman, Family Law Section Education Committee, 1991. Committee on the Probate and Family Court, 1994) and American (Member: Family Law Section, 1970.
Judicial Administration Section, 1988-1991) Bar Associations.
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (Family Law Curriculum Advisory Committee, 1990-1992). American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Member: Massachusetts Chapter, 1977.
Board of Managers, 1979-1981, 1987-1990, 1993. Treasurer, 1993-1996.
Vice-President, 1996.
Program and Education Committee, 1989-1992. Chairman, 1991-1992; Long Range Planning Committee, 1989-1994. Committee for Public Counsel Services, Certification Committee for Appellate Counsel, 1993).
