Farias Family Law
“I would recommend them to anyone who needed to have any family law issues handled.”
Best Divorce Lawyers in New Bedford, MA
15 firms listed · 13 in New Bedford · 1 open weekends · 10 rated 4.5+
Data verified October 18, 2026
Karabin Law
“One of the best lawyers I've ever worked with and pays attention to details.”
Horan McLean Law Offices
“The attention and service I received was personalized, and I was always made to feel that I was important to Atty Mc Lean and her office staff.”
Law Office of Jillian G. Ellis
Pateakos & Poulin
“My wife and I have purchased multiple investment properties and we use Pateakos & Poulin every time.”
Saunders and Saunders
“She has consistently been professional, hard working, and supremely responsive.”
The 15 firms listed for New Bedford, MA take divorce and separation work. Everything shown about their process, consultations and hours is drawn from each firm's own website, and the star ratings and quoted lines come from public reviews.
Area overview: New Bedford, MA
13 of the 15 firms we list are based in New Bedford; the other 2 serve New Bedford from Fall River (9 mi). The firms on this page are rated from 3.9 to 5.0 across 384 reviews; 3 have 50 or more reviews and 10 are rated 4.5 or higher. When clients rate these firms on specific qualities, they most often praise professionalism (94%), responsiveness (88%) and quality (74%). 1 is open on weekends. The practice areas the firms on this page list most often on their websites are alimony (2), child custody (2), child support (2), estate planning (2) and guardianships (2). 6 have a BBB rating of A or A+. Domain records put 11 websites of the firms on this page at ten or more years old; the oldest dates from 2006. 1 lists coupons or special offers. We have a website on file for 12 of the firms on this page; 11 publish a contact page and 6 list a public email. We count these figures across the firms on this page; distances are straight-line, and hours and prices change, so confirm the details with the firm before you book a consultation.
Why does this page list divorce firms beyond New Bedford?
13 of the 15 firms have an address in New Bedford, so the page fills out with listed practices from other towns. Distance matters less than it used to, since most of a divorce runs on documents and calls rather than meetings.
Ponichtera & Denardis
“Ann and Dan are very understanding and helpful in all that they do.”
Attorney Timothy P. Horan
“Attorney Horan is one of the good ones , smart, articulate and all around good guy .”
Attorney Daniel J. McColgan
“He was my court appointed Lawyer for a case and did a fantastic job in getting my case dismissed.”
Law Office of Lewis A. Armistead, Jr.
Furtado LAW
“My case was handled with professionalism and care, almost it was emotionally exhausting due to the complexity.”
Larock Guy Attorney
“Im a little late for a review, but he represented my boyfriend 3 years ago, and I cannot describe how caring, professional, and detail oriented this lawyer was.”
Marie K. Spring
“She's great she always answers the phone she always gets back to you I recommend Marie”
Law Office of David Carron
“Dave's a great guy and knowledgeable Lawyer!”
Botelho LAW Group
“Perfect service, total customer attention, excellent professionals....”
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