Gayle is the chair of the domestic relations & probate litigation practice group and has represented clients in family law and probate matters for almost four decades. Her practice includes divorce, modification, custody, paternity, pre- and post-nuptial agreements, guardianships, administration of estates, and probate litigation. Gayle is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, and she has consistently been named a Massachusetts Super Lawyer.

Gayle is certified as a mediator for family and probate matters, and certified to litigate complex financial matters. She is also qualified as a “Category F” guardian ad litem and recently completed her training as a “Category V” parenting coordinator. She serves as the appointed public administrator for Middlesex County, assisting the court system in the management of estates.

Gayle is an active member of the legal community. She has served as co-chair of the family law section of the Boston Bar Association and is currently co-chair of the section’s Legislative Committee. She has also served as an editor for the Section Review Magazine of the Massachusetts Bar Association. She was appointed to serve on a state task force concerning the guidelines for child-support in divorce matters.

Since 2014, Gayle has served on the faculty of the probate and family court’s “Lawyer for a Day” program, providing training to lawyers who volunteer to help indigent clients on a walk-in basis. She is also frequently asked to provide training of family lawyers on subjects such as conciliation of cases, the child support guidelines. She regularly serves as a faculty member for programs put on by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, the Boston Bar Association, the Massachusetts Bar Association, and the Divorce Center.