About Philip J.
Philip J. Byers graduated from Suffolk University Law School in 1974 after beginning his studies in 1971. He maintained a long relationship with his alma mater, returning as a lecturer and panelist in the Advanced Legal Studies Department beginning in 2005 and contributing to legal scholarship earlier as a contributing author to "Unmarried Couples" in 2003. Those ties reflect a career that blends practice, teaching and involvement in professional groups.
Byers's public roles extend beyond the classroom. Since 1997 he has served as a conciliator for the Essex County Bar Association, a position that has kept him regularly involved in local dispute resolution. In 2013 he joined the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and took on two national-level responsibilities for that organization: liaison officer for National Alimony Trends on the Academy’s National Committee, and membership on the Amicus Curiae Committee for the Academy. He also holds a membership in the Lawrence Bar Association from 2016 onward.
Those association roles place him in the center of professional conversations about family law, especially alimony and appellate positions advanced through amicus briefs. As liaison officer he has tracked and reported on evolving approaches to spousal support. On the Amicus Curiae Committee he has participated in decisions about where the Academy should file or support briefs on matters affecting matrimonial law.
Byers’s teaching and writing have paralleled his committee work. His lectures and panel appearances at Suffolk University Law School have addressed practical and doctrinal issues that affect family law practitioners. The contributing author credit on "Unmarried Couples" reflects an interest in how the law treats nonmarital relationships and the legal questions that arise in property and support disputes.
He practices from the Law Office of Philip J. Byers. His practice profile shows steady involvement in family and matrimonial law through local and national channels. Colleagues and judges encounter him most often on issues related to spousal support, settlement processes and the kinds of appellate issues that prompt amicus participation.
He continues to maintain a private practice handling family law matters and remains active in professional committees and local bar activities, concentrating his current work on matrimonial and family law issues.
