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DAVID WILKINSON, CFLS, AAML, received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from the University of Washington, one of the highest ranked undergraduate business schools in the United States, where he was awarded membership to the National Dean’s List. Mr. Wilkinson received his Juris Doctor degree from California Western School of Law School, where he received the highest grade in both Contracts II and Arbitration Law, and graduated in the top one-third of his class.
As co-founder of Wilkinson & Finkbeiner, David practices exclusively family law for the firm, handling all facets of the practice area, from straightforward negotiation and preparation of pleadings to complex litigation. David has previously represented small and large asset clients in all types family law matters.
While the Wilkinson & Finkbeiner, LLP philosophy adheres to a settlement-as-a-first-option, litigation-as-a-final-option mentality, several recent cases handled by David evidence the broad range of his competence in both regards. An extensive list of example cases that David has handled can be accessed here:
David is also an experienced mediator and settlement coordinator for divorce and other family law cases. David has tried and successfully argued countless family law matters with high-value property valuation and property issues, dealing with multimillion dollar real estate, dividing stock, stock options, and restricted stock units, and dealing with extremely high income levels as it relates to spousal support.  David has also helped hundreds of wonderful clients with “normal” lives, providing a wide range of representation services to meet every client’s budget and time constraints.
David is active in the community serving as a Lawyer of the Day and assisting new attorneys with “how to” run their practices.  David currently serves as a panel referral member of the Boston Bar Association and Bristol County Bar Association and formerly a volunteer for the Legal Aid Society. Previously, David served as a pro bono supervising attorney for the California Western School of Law and University of California San Diego joint collaborative legal-medical Community Law Project and received the Judge Judy Keep Award for his outstanding service.
David regularly teaches other attorneys on various issues relating to family law practice, most recently at the Boston Bar Association, “Technology & Divorce: Helpful Tips for Family Law Practitioners” (2016).
David is a Fellow with the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), which signifies David’s vast experience in the field of family law.
David is also designated as a Super Lawyer – Rising Star.
Finally, outside of the practice of family law, David spends all of his time with family including spending quality time with his two young children.  He relocated from California to Massachusetts with his family in the past several years and continues to expand the firm with offices on the South Coast as well as Boston.


David Kiley Wilkinson

At Wilkinson & Finkbeiner LLP, our family law attorneys are committed to providing our clients with outstanding value and service in family law. 

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