Jason V. Owens | Lynch & Owens, P.C.

Jason V. Owens | Senior Partner

Phone: (781) 253-2049
Fax: 781-741-5050

Areas of Expertise

The Architect of High-Stakes Matrimonial Strategy

Jason V. Owens has spent over fifteen years at the vanguard of the Massachusetts legal landscape, specializing in the strategic disentanglement of estates with collective valuations exceeding $500 million. As a practitioner whose work frequently reaches the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) and the Appeals Court, Jason does not simply practice the law—he is instrumental in shaping it.

Landmark Advocacy & Appellate Authority

A recognized authority on complex financial litigation, Jason was a primary architect in the landmark Openshaw v. Openshaw case before the SJC, a matter that redefined the boundaries of "marital lifestyle" and savings alimony in Massachusetts. His appellate practice is defined by a focus on business valuation, sophisticated alimony structures, and child support for high-earning families, and includes significant awards of appellate legal fees for his clients.

Sophisticated Financial & Technical Mastery

Jason’s practice is a destination for high-net-worth individuals, executives, and business owners facing "first impression" legal challenges. He possesses a rare depth of experience in technical areas that fall outside the scope of general family law, including:

Tax Equalization & "Double Dipping" Analysis: Implementing sophisticated tax-neutral asset transfers and defending against the inequitable double-counting of business income.
Complex Trust & Asset Intervention: Analyzing the reach of discretionary and spendthrift trusts and securing "shadow" assets such as private equity "carry," phantom stock, and cryptocurrency.
Valuation of Emerging Entities: Expert navigation of pre-clinical biomedical and pre-revenue tech companies where intellectual property and venture capital funding create unique valuation hurdles.
Prenuptial Precision: Crafting bespoke premarital agreements for individuals with significant pre-existing wealth and complex corporate interests.

The "Behind-the-Bench" Perspective

Before founding Lynch & Owens, Jason served as a Judicial Clerk for the Massachusetts Probate and Family Court, where he worked directly with twelve judges across Barnstable, Bristol, and Essex counties. This foundational experience—drafting the very Judgments and Orders that govern family law—provides him with a surgical understanding of judicial psychology and the mechanics of the Massachusetts court system.

Recognition & Thought Leadership

A prolific author of over 75 long-form legal analyses, Jason has been a frequent contributor to publications including Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, and the Boston Herald. He is a sought-after speaker for Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) and continuing education providers, where he has presented on the division of esoteric assets—including fine art, yachts, and rare collectibles—and the technical nuances of the Massachusetts Child Support Guidelines.

Jason has been named a Massachusetts Super Lawyer every year since 2020 and maintains a perfect 10.0 "Superb" rating on Avvo. He leads a hand-selected team of attorneys at Lynch & Owens, providing a "Special Forces" approach to high-stakes litigation from the firm's Hingham headquarters.

Bar Admission

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
U.S. District Court, Massachusetts
First Circuit Court of Appeals

Education

J.D. Suffolk University Law School
B.S. University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Awards

Super Lawyers Rising Star 2017
Super Lawyer 2020-2025
Avvo 10.0 Certified
MCLE Panelist: Impact of Openshaw on Alimony
MCLE Panelist: Evidence Admissibility in Family Law
MCLE Keynote Panelist: 21st Annual Family Law Conference 2018
MCLE Panelist: Negotiating, Substantiating & Codifying Alimony Agreements
Moderator: 2019 Plymouth County Probate & Family Judges' Annual Roundtable
Expert Commentary: CBS Boston, “Ana and Brian Walshe's 3 children in state custody as investigation continues”
Expert Commentary: New York Times, "For Divorced Parents, Navigating Coronavirus Is a Balancing Act"
Expert Commentary: Boston Globe, "For Divorced Copules with Children, Coronavirus Creates Added Challenges"
Expert Commentary: MA Lawyers Weekly, "Appeals Court strikes down support order in alimony dispute"
Expert Commentary: MA Lawyers Weekly, "Homestead Act shields father from contempt order over support"
Expert Commentary: MA Lawyers Weekly, "Stock options not factored into husband’s alimony obligations"
Expert Commentary: MA Lawyers Weekly, "Glitches found in worksheet for child support guidelines"
Expert Commentary: MA Lawyers Weekly, "Arizona Twitter policy spurs call to shame ‘deadbeat’ dads"
Author: Determining Self-Employment Income for Child Support Purposes: The Massachusetts View Compared with the National View, 16 Suffolk J. Trial & App. Advoc. 171 (2011),
Strafford Seminars Panelist: Dividing High Value Items in Divorce
Expert Commentary: Boston Herald, "Martels given guardianship"