Jolee E. Vacchi, Esq.
Family Law Attorney & Mediator
Known as "The Compassionate Divorce Attorney," Jolee E. Vacchi is the Founding Attorney of Foundations Family Law & Mediation Center based in Worcester, Massachusetts. She is licensed to practice in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and is a certified Coercive Control Trauma-Informed Attorney by the Coercive Control Consulting Institute. While being an empowering and calming presence for her clients, Jolee also has the uncanny ability to transform into a zealous and compelling legal advocate when the occasion calls for it. Once dubbed “The Weapon” by an opposing party in a divorce case, one of her favorite sayings is: “Underestimate Me– That Will Be Fun.” Jolee emphatically believes that the best outcomes for families in legal conflict most often result from negotiated settlements. She is a Collaboratively-trained attorney and Certified Divorce and Family Law Mediator and leverages her expertise and experience in alternative dispute resolution to obtain optimal results for her clients. In addition to her interests in alternative dispute resolution and settlement negotiations, Jolee also enjoys working on high-conflict cases involving the potential removal/relocation of children out-of-state, representing survivors of domestic abuse and coercive control, and contested guardianships of a minor. Jolee also prioritizes providing free divorce education and resources to empower clients to make informed decisions. She co-hosts the Divorce Detox podcast and also volunteers her time as a panelist at monthly divorce education webinars with the Vesta Divorce organization.