Needham Heights Lawyers

I have been in private practice exclusively in special needs law, elder law, and estate planning for 27 years. I have taught law school at the JD and LLM level since 2005, and recently stepped down as a full-time Professor and Director of the Graduate Program (LL.M.) in Elder Law and Estate Planning at Western New England University School of Law to return to full-time private practice as a partner at Special Needs Law Group of Massachusetts, PC (“SNLG”). I continue to teach in the LLM program at Western New England as an Adjunct Professor.

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Matthew Barach is a seasoned family law and divorce lawyer serving clients throughout Framingham, MA. He offers counsel for same-sex divorce, child custody, paternity, and various other legal issues. Attorney Barach holds a 9.3 Superb Avvo Rating and 20+ years of proven experience. It is Attorney Barach’s goal to resolve his clients’ cases in an efficient manner so that they can move forward with their lives. He is well-versed in all the laws surrounding divorce and similar cases and uses this insight to benefit his clients’ situations. Attorney Barach is also familiar with local judges, giving him an insider perspective...

Attorney Duo Liu works closely with the partnership to set the firm’s strategy and helps to execute it through his leadership of the business support team. In practice, Attorney Liu is a creative and accomplished litigator with a focus on complex commercial litigation in state and federal courts. The consistent attention and practical advice he gives clients often serves to defuse tensions and avoid conflicts. When disputes do occur, Attorney Liu is an effective, persuasive litigator whose extensive subject matter proficiency gives clients and client teams a distinct advantage. Attorney Liu has particular experience in establishing legal structures and operational plans for...

John Keefe is an experienced disability attorney practicing in the greater Boston area. Keefe Disability Law helps clients with all aspects of their Social Security disability claims, including the initial application for disability, appeals after a denial, Administrative law Judge hearings, and further appeals. Since 1994 we have handled over 12,000 Social Security disability claims. Keefe Disability law also helps clients with claims under Long Term Disability (ERISA) insurance policies. Keefe Disability law serves our disability clients who have a personal injury claim, a workers compensation claim, or been injured by a defective medical device or a defective drug....

David provides comprehensive advice to individuals, families and small businesses.
David concentrates in tax and estate planning, gift and estate tax return preparation, probate matters,
asset protection, business administration and succession, estate and trust administration, special
needs planning, and charitable planning. David advised families for over eight years at a downtown
wealth management firm on stock option planning, retirement planning, investment portfolio
management, insurance analysis, charitable bequests and income tax reduction strategies, prior to
becoming an attorney.

• Draft simple and pourover wills, revocable estate planning trusts, health care proxies and durable powers of attorney
• Draft asset protection trusts
• Draft self-settled and third party special needs trusts...

Michelle Newton was born and raised in Peabody, Massachusetts. She graduated from Stonehill College in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. During her undergraduate studies, she worked as an intern in the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office, Juvenile Division.

After obtaining her undergraduate degree, she attended New England School of Law, where she graduated cum laude in 2009. During law school, she was a member of the New England Journal on Criminal and Civil Confinement and worked as an intern for a personal injury and domestic relations attorney.

After being admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 2009, she began her...

Zachary D. Margules is a Partner at the Margules Law Group, P.A. Mr. He is licensed to practice in Florida, New York, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He is also licensed in the United States District Courts for the Southern District of Florida, Southern District of New York, and District of Massachusetts. Having multiple licenses allows Mr. Margules to handle complex and multistate litigation, sometimes involving disputes with multiple parties and in multiple jurisdictions. Mr. Margules is predominantly a business lawyer and commercial litigator, who also has experience as a sports and entertainment lawyer in the professional boxing and baseball...

Blanca G. Silvestrini, Esq. works on Puerto Rican Law. She received her law degree (J.D.), Magna Cum Laude, at the University of Puerto Rico and holds an advanced degree in law from Stanford University (J.S.M.). She was accepted to the Puerto Rican Bar in 1988 and since then has practiced as a counselor-at- law and consultant attorney in cases related to family law and inheritance law (probate). Attorney Silvestrini has taught law courses at Stanford Law School, the University of Puerto Rico and the Law School of the University of Connecticut. She also has served in the board of several...

Michael Moore provides the firm's Real Estate, Construction and Litigation practice groups with experienced counsel on complex matters. Prior to becoming Of Counsel, Mr. Moore was an associate attorney at the firm where he represented clients involved in real estate, construction, and business litigation related matters. As an associate Mr. Moore prepared a broad scope of litigation filings and for real estate transactional matters, he prepared a variety of agreements for residential and commercial real estate transactions, including offers to purchase, purchase and sale agreements, deeds and he also provided experienced legal representation at residential real estate closings. ...

Boston Immigration Attorney Trupti N Patel & Associates has been practicing business and family based immigration Since 1978 Since our inception, the immigration lawyers at the law firm of Trupti N Patel & Associates has been a strategic partner for both businesses as well as individuals seeking experienced, knowledgeable, dedicated and responsive Immigration attorney to guide them through the process of immigrating to the United States. Attorney Trupti Patel and her team has been highly successful in obtaining favorable results for their clients in all areas of immigration law including H-1B, PERM, E treaty trader or investor visas, employment or family...

Osterberg LLC is a boutique law firm focusing on intellectual property and federal court business litigation, and copyright and trademark licensing and counseling. We enforce and defend our clients’ most important intellectual property rights, and help solve their most challenging problems. We make our clients’ concerns our own, and work to achieve their goals within real-world time, financial and business constraints.

Our Immigration, personal injury and criminal lawyers, have successfully litigated in immigration, criminal and civil courts, both at the state and federal levels. We have defended immigrants from deportation / removal; helped them obtain U.S. visas, I-601 waivers (immigration pardons), U.S. residency via cancellation of removal / 10 year law , US residency (green card) through work, U.S. Green Card through family members, Citizenship / Naturalization, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and Asylum in the U.S. Our Boston Firm has also won a significant number of immigration appeals and law suits / writs of mandamus against the immigration service (USCIS); and...

Attorney Edward Molari has over ten years of experience handling criminal cases in Massachusetts. He has spent the vast majority of that time in private practice representing individual clients handling all criminal matters, including OUI, negligent motor vehicle operation cases, and domestic assault and battery. Edward Molari specializes in drug crimes, gun crimes, and crimes alleging violence.

Before launching Jackson & MacNichol, Jack practiced general civil and criminal litigation, including employee benefits and personal injury cases. “We narrowed it down to doing Social Security disability cases,” Jack says. “I decided it was something I enjoyed, and I was good at it.” After he had established his Social Security disability practice, a change in federal legislation allowed Jack to expand the firm’s practice areas to include representation of veterans seeking disability benefits. “It’s nice to give back to people who served our country, and it’s an area where people need enormous help and support,” he says. In addition...

We are litigators. We are attorneys who help Massachusetts employees that are owed overtime, unpaid wages, or have other issues at work. We help people misclassified as "independent contractors" recoup the benefits of employment - as well as pursuing general civil litigation across a wide array of topics.

Robert Bradley Setterbo II, Esq.’s practice has focused on Family Law and Domestic Relations cases for approximately 7 years in Boston and New Bedford, MA. serving the counties of Suffolk, Bristol, Plymouth, Essex, Middlesex, Worcester, Norfolk, and Barnstable. He has successfully handled Divorces, Child Custody, Visitation, Division of Assets and Debt, Spousal Support (alimony), Child Support, Relocations, Grandparent Visitation, Restraining Orders, and many other issues. Robert has personally handled dozens of cases from intake, through law and motion, hearings and requests for temporary orders, short trials and long trials, post-judgment modification motions and requests for relief. He has the...

I’m William J. Manchinton, Jr., a criminal defense attorney based in Massachusetts. I’ve been practicing law with the Law Office of Matthew W. Peterson since September 2024, where I focus on representing individuals facing criminal charges. My journey into this field wasn’t a straight line—I started in insurance defense, working on subrogation cases. But I quickly realized that my true passion lies in criminal law, where I can engage more directly with people and make a meaningful impact in their lives. I graduated from George Washington University in 2015 with a double major in Philosophy and History, two subjects that sharpened...

Attorney Blake M. Mensing is The Mensing Group LLC's Founder and Chief Counsel and brings a no-nonsense approach to cannabis law in Massachusetts. Blake earned a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2005), a J.D. from American University Washington College of Law (2010), an M.A. in International Affairs with a concentration in Global Environmental Policy from American University School of International Service (2010), and an LL.M. in Environmental Law from the George Washington University Law School (2011), where he was a Randolph C. Shaw Graduate Environmental Fellow. Blake received the Dean's Award for Professional Responsibility for exemplifying proficiency...

Sarah Santiano is an associate at Jeffrey Glassman Injury Lawyers concentrating her practice in civil litigation. Prior to joining the team as an attorney, Sarah served as a law clerk in the firms workers compensation division, beginning in January 2014. Sarah earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2012 and her Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School in 2015. During law school, Sarah was a practicing student attorney under SJC Rule 3:03 in Suffolk’s Education Advocacy Clinic, where she provided legal assistance to Boston public school students. Sarah zealously advocates her client’s interest with the highest level...

Attorney Michael J. Heineman concentrates his practice at Heinlein, Beeler, Mingace & Heineman, P.C., on representing those who have been injured through the fault of others. His practice is focused on helping injured individuals though the civil litigation process, from initial case evaluation and investigation through trial and appeal, if necessary.

Attorney Heineman began his legal practice working in the area personal injury litigation at Newman Durso & Itzkowitz in Boston where his focus was on premises liability and sexual assault claims. In 1996 he founded Mingace & Heineman, PC with his partner Christopher Mingace and together they developed an active...

Attorney Mansfield serves as a Managing Attorney at O'Neil Hauser Mansfield, P.C. He is a graduate of Suffolk University Law School and has been practicing in the field of immigration for the past 13 years. He specializes in adjustment of status, naturalization, provisional waivers of inadmissibility and other waivers of inadmissibility. He also frequently represents clients filing asylum, affirmative and defensive, both before USCIS and the Immigration Court. He is an expert in drafting motions to reopen and other motion practice, withholding of removal, cancellation of removal, both lawful permanent residents and non-lawful permanent residents, challenging charges of removability, marital...

Denise Dolan joined the Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Criminal Lawyers as an associate attorney in 2010. There she handles and assists with cases at various stages of criminal proceedings. Prior to joining the firm, Denise gained extensive experience in criminal defense practice as a summer associate at the firm as well as at the Law Office of Robert J. Wheeler. Denise has also served as a judicial law clerk at Chelsea District Court and as a legislative intern to the Judiciary Committee of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. While with the Judiciary Committee, Denise assisted staff attorneys in preparing a...

With 20 years experience, Michelle L. DelMar, Esq. provides business, trademark, contract and corporation advice and representation. Michelle helps start new businesses, existing Businesses grow and executives achieve their goals.

Mr. Barry J. Bisson, a native of Massachusetts, is a graduate of Northeastern University School of Law and currently serves on the Alumni Board of Directors. Mr. Bisson is licensed to practice law in Massachusetts, New York, several federal courts and the Supreme Court of the United States. He represents individuals and businesses in a variety of areas, including criminal defense, personal injury, contracts, and employment matters.

Whether it is an individual or business, it is important to Mr. Bisson that his clients receive the exceptional representation that they deserve, and that they have someone standing in their corner, fighting hard...

Attorney Rado earned her law degree from Suffolk University Law School and is licensed to practice law in Massachusetts. Rachel has had a passion for immigration law for years and has experience in both family and employment immigration processes, as well as deportation defense. Rachel truly understands how important good legal representation is when going through the immigration process as she has experienced it within her own family. Rachel felt that by opening her own practice she would be more effective in helping the community with their immigration needs. In 2011, Rachel founded the Law Offices of Rachel L. Rado...