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Rebecca Tatem


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781-327-1916




Civil litigation, labor and employment litigation,
divorce and family law


Rebecca C. E. Tatem represents clients in labor and employment litigation, divorce and family law, and business and other civil litigation.  Attorney Tatem is admitted in Massachusetts and before the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Since joining Smith Lee Nebenzahl, Attorney Tatem has worked on a variety of labor and employment, business, and divorce and family law matters, including:
  • Labor and employment: Attorney Tatem has represented dozens of employees with claims for unpaid wages or overtime wages under the Massachusetts Wage Act and Massachusetts and Federal overtime laws.
  • Divorce and family law:  Attorney Tatem has represented clients in the Massachusetts probate courts in divorce and family law cases and actions for child support, child support modification, and paternity.
  • Labor and employment: Attorney Tatem has appeared in the Massachusetts courts and before the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination in labor and employment claims alleging employment discrimination and/or sexual harassment.
  • Civil litigation: Attorney Tatem has handled litigation involving business disputes, landlord tenant issues, and consumer claims under the Massachusetts consumer protection statute.

Attorney Tatem graduated from Boston College Law School in 2011.  While at Boston College, Attorney Tatem participated in the law school's clinical program, representing victims of domestic violence in Massachusetts probate courts.  She also interned with the Department of the Interior in Newton, Massachusetts, and the EPA in Boston, Massachusetts.

Attorney Tatem also received a master's degree in Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology magna cum laude from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Louvain) in Belgium in 2000, and a bachelor's degree in Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology summa cum laude and with departmental honors from Wellesley College in 1998.  Before attending law school, Rebecca helped excavate the Roman levels of Tel Dor in Israel, and was Ceramics Supervisor at a Celt-Iberian site in Villa Martin, Spain.
Becca is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society



Massachusetts Divorce and Family Law Resources

  • Massachusetts Child Support Guidelines
  • Massachusetts Divorce and Family Lawlinks to statutes, court rules, and other divorce and family law resources.

Labor and Employment Resources

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