Print Publications, Media Appearances, Speaking Engagements, Lectures, and Mentorship
Print publications include Same-Sex Domestic Violence, Strategies for Change, co-authored with Beth Leventhal. For over a decade, this volume has been the standard reference guide relied upon by district attorneys’ offices, domestic violence organizations, and universities. I have also written about women in the law, the effect of DCF involvement in family law, and other domestic-relations topics. Time Magazine, the Boston Globe, and other media have quoted me on various legal matters. I have been on the faculty and chaired programs for lawyers through Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education and the Social Law Library. Speaking engagements include lectures to judges, police departments, medical schools, and universities regarding child custody matters, appellate practice, LGBTQ families, domestic violence, and other topics. I have taught classes at Northeastern University School of Law, Wheelock College, and Boston University Law School. I serve as a mentor for the Women’s Bar Foundation Family Law Project.
Media Appearances
August 27, 2020 - Radio Entrepreneurs segment: Parallels Between Divorce & Estate Planning with Attorney Sandy Lundy of LundyLegal and Attorney Deb Danger of Danger Law
July 30, 2020 - Radio Entrepreneurs segment: Signs Of Cognitive Impairment & Create Safeguards For Your Business with Attorney Sandy Lundy of LundyLegal
March 23, 2020 - The Safety Net
In early spring of 2020, Attorney Sandy Lundy joined host Attorney Susan Howards, from the Brookline Interactive Group, for a candid discussion on Same Sex Domestic Violence matters. Finessing this subject with her trademark sensitivity and care, Sandy answered questions surrounding the perceptions regarding the similarities and differences between heterosexual and same sex relationships, as well as the specific dynamics which commonly characterize domestic violence in a same sex partnership.
A few important points were brought out in this discourse. First, in a divorce proceeding, the prime concern is what is in the best interests of the children. She pointed out that in family and probate court, judges consider that harm has been perpetrated on the children, if they have witnessed domestic violence in the home. Second, since she began her law practice, there has been more education and training made available for judges, hospital personnel, and police authorities to become more aware of and attuned to these circumstances when encountering such a situation. Offering a third point, Sandy expressed a warm invitation to anyone who is suffering in this type of scenario to please seek help and that there are many social assistance programs, which are not restricted to hetero victims of domestic violence, but open to gay and lesbian victims, as well.