BU Law: Individual Advising with Claire Forkner (’09), Associate, Family Law Section, Lee, Rivers & Corr LLP

Claire Koehler Forkner is an associate with Lee, Rivers & Corr LLP (formerly Lee & Levine LLP). Ms. Forkner graduated from The Johns Hopkins University (with honors, double major in English and History of Art, 2006) and from Boston University School of Law (2009), where she served as a director for the J. Newton Esdaile Moot Court Program. She has been recognized as a Massachusetts “Rising Star” by Boston Magazine’s and Law & Politics’s Super Lawyer publication (2013). Before joining Lee, Rivers & Corr LLP, Ms. Forkner gained experience in matrimonial and child custody litigation issues. During law school in addition to participating in moot court programs and directing the Esdaile program, Ms. Forkner took several classes in the LLM Tax program and founded and served as president of the Boston University School of Law Running Club. Ms. Forkner is a member of the Family Law section of the Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA) and worked with Kevin M. Corr on the MBA’s 21st Annual Family Law Conference program. Ms. Forkner is also on the Family Law Steering Committee of the Boston Bar Association and was recently on the Board of Directors for the Women’s Bar Association. Ms. Forkner is admitted to practice in both Massachusetts and Maryland. *To sign up for an individual advising appointment, please email lawcdo@bu.edu or sign-up on the board located outside of the CDO. Times are 9:10, 9:30, 9:50, and 10:10 am.*