This is a general practice law office located in the Norfolk County seat of Dedham. Cases are accepted in family law (divorce, paternity, contempt, prenuptial agreements, abuse, grandparent visitation and adoption), real estate law (buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants), and civil and criminal trials (personal injury, negligence, motor vehicle offenses, OUI, assault, etc.). Other legal matters are accepted and referrals to other attorneys will be made when appropriate. No fee is charged for the first appointment.

Areas of Practice

• Domestic Relations (Divorce, Custody, Support, Adoption, etc.)
• Real Estate
• Criminal Law
• Civil Litigation
• Probate and Estates

Litigation Percentage

• 75% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Massachusetts, 1978
• U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1979
• U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1979
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1983

Education

• Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, New York, 1978
  J.D.
  Honors: Cum Laude
  Honors: Justinian Society
  
  
• University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1975
  B.A.
  Honors: Cum Laude
  Major: History
  
  

Published Works

• Revised 6B Appleman, Insurance Law and Practice, SS 4252-4260 , West, Buckley ed. 1979
• Drafted, 1977/78, Op.Atty.Gen., No. 15, Massachusetts, 1977

Representative Cases

• Broadhurst v. Nader, 1998 Mass. App. Div. 104 ( 1998)
• Ballo v. Cushing Street, LLC, 16 Land Ct. Rptr. 171 ( 2008)

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Adjunct Professor, Paralegal and Criminal Justice Courses, Newbury College, 1982 - Present

Honors and Awards

• Winner of the Ron Smith's Celebrity Look-Alike Contest as the Michael Dukakis Look-Alike, 10/1988

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Norfolk County Law Library Foundation
  Board of Directors
  
  
• Massachusetts Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• Real Estate Bar Association of Massachusetts
  Member
  
  
• American Civil Liberties Union
  Member
  
  
• First American Title Insurance Company
  Agent
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Law Office of Alan J. Pransky, Sole Practitioner, 1980 - Present
• Newbury College, Brookline, MA, Adjunct Professor, 1982 - Present
• O'Connelll & Macarelli, P.C., Lynn, MA, Attorney, 1978 - 1980

Pro Bono Activities

• South Middlesex Legal Services

Ancillary Businesses

• Adjunct Professor - Newbury College, Brookline, MA, 1982-Present

Fraternities/Sororities

• Kappa Kappa Psi

Birth Information

• 1953, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America