West Groton Lawyers

Long & DiPietro, LLP represents school districts and school superintendents.

Julio R. Hernando joined the firm in 1997 from the Norfolk County District Attorney's office where he served as an Assistant District Attorney in Quincy District Court and as the Assistant District Attorney in charge of the Stoughton District Court. Mr. Hernando is a graduate of Saint Anselm College where he was awarded his B.A. and of Suffolk University Law School where he received his Juris Doctorate degree. He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States District Court for Massachusetts and all Massachusetts Courts. Mr. Hernando concentrates his practice in the areas of Estate Planning...

Robert "Drew" Lane joined the firm in 1993 immediately after serving as an Assistant District Attorney for the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office. Attorney Lane prosecuted cases for the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office in both the Quincy and Stoughton Massachusetts District Courts. Attorney Lane graduated from St. Anselm College, Manchester, New Hampshire in 1989, where he was awarded his Bachelor of Arts Degree mastering in Political Science and Suffolk University Law School where he earned his Juris Doctorate Degree. Attorney Lane is admitted to all Massachusetts Trial Courts and the United States District Court for Massachusetts. Attorney Lane is...

Attorney Scott B. Brilliant has been practicing personal injury law for over 13 years. He graduated cum laude from Suffolk University Law School and was thereafter admitted to the Massachusetts Bar. He has also been licensed to practice in the Federal Court of Massachusetts. Before opening his own firm, Attorney Brilliant worked as an insurance claims adjuster. This experience gives him extra abilities in dealing with insurance companies, as he understands what evidence is needed to file a successful claim. Mr. Brilliant personally handles each of his clients’ cases and makes himself available to answer any questions or concerns that...

My name is Attorney Marc Roberts and I want to let you know a little about me and what I believe about the law. I am a graduate of the University of Hartford with a Bachelorâs of the Arts Degree obtained from majoring in Psychology. I obtained my law degree at Roger Williams University School of Law in 2004. I passed the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Bar Examinations in 2004 and have been a practicing attorney ever since. My career started off as an Assistant District Attorney for the Bristol County District Attorneyâs Office where I was stationed primarily in the...

Attorney Stephen A. Roth founded the Law Office of Stephen A. Roth after nearly a decade practicing in various courts here in Massachusetts and around the country. He draws on that experience to offer his clients quality representation regarding a variety of matters in the areas of U.S. immigration law and criminal defense. In addition to his significant experience in litigation, Stephen offers consultations to companies and employees regarding solutions to their employment-based immigration issues. As an experienced immigration attorney, Stephen has represented both large corporations and small startups in their pursuit to onboard quality talent. Whether battling...

Kaylene M. Crum is partner and cofounder of BCL Law LLP. She represents injured workers in all aspects of Workers’ Compensation and Social Security matter before the Department of Industrial Accidents and the Social Security Administration. Attorney Crum is an active participant in Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education regularly serving as faculty for Workers’ Compensation Seminars. She is an active member of the Women's Bar Association, WILG, Massachusetts Bar Association, Bristol County Bar Association, and Plymouth County Bar Association. Attorney Crum is a graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno, (B.S. 2008) and New England School of Law | Boston, (J.D....

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...

Amy Puliafico joined The Law Firm of Ullian and Associates, P.C. in 2013. She represents clients on the South Shore and the Boston area in consumer bankruptcy (Chapter 7, 11 and 13) and divorce and family law issues. Amy received her undergraduate degree from Boston University and her law degree from Suffolk University Law School in 2011. While at Suffolk Law, Amy was a member of the Journal of High Technology Law. Her article “Offshore Wind: What Steps Need to be Taken to Ensure it has a Future in America” was published by the Journal in 2011. ...

Heidi A. Nadel is a founder and principal of Cross Nadel LLC. With nearly two decades of sophisticated and diverse trial and appellate experience, Heidi concentrates her practice on civil litigation across a broad spectrum of areas, with a focus on complex commercial and other business disputes, closely-held business and governance litigation, probate, intellectual property, and civil rights litigation, and appeals in all areas of the law. She has represented individual and business clients in federal and state courts, before regulatory commissions and before state administrative tribunals, and in Tribal Court in a wide range of matters. Heidi has handled...

As a former Assistant District Attorney, Attorney Ciraulo has obtained extensive knowledge and the requisite experience to help each client resolve his or her case either through negotiation or litigation. Having handled thousands of criminal matters and having tried to verdict more than four hundred cases, you can trust Attorney Ciraulo to analyze each and every aspect of your case, scrutinize the conduct of the police, protect your legal rights, and fully explain to you all of your options.

Attorney Ciraulo and his team of former prosecutors have earned a reputation for results one victory at a time. ...

Expert in complex Personal Injury, Business Law and other Specialized Practices

Our Law Firm has over 40 years of Experience

The Law Office of Frank Gaynor has advised hundreds of Massachusetts clients about family law matters since 1980. If you need assistance in dealing with your family situation, or would just like to learn what options are available to you, please visit our website to learn more about the issues involved in various types of family law actions. www.GaynorLegal.com

Boston Real Estate Attorney Mai Huynh concentrates her practice in residential and commercial real estate including financing, leasing, acquisitions and sales. She also focuses on helping small to mid size businesses with formation, including Incorporations, LLC, LLP, helping each client to protect their interests and minimize the risks that come with starting a business.

She is a member of REBA and an agent for Catic, New England's largest domestic title insurance underwriter, and represents many clients in the purchase and sale of residential and commercial properties.

Attorney Huynh also focuses on family based immigration, helping...

I graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the Massachusetts School of Law. While attending law school in the evenings, I worked with a well-known civil litigation firm in Worcester. After earning my law degree, I stayed on at the firm as a full-time associate, where I represented clients in personal injury, property damage, and workers' compensation claims. Eager to broaden my horizons and accumulate more experience, I later moved to a prominent firm in Boston, continuing my focus on personal injury cases. In 2019, I decided to return to my roots in central Massachusetts and joined Doucette &...

When you are in need of legal services, there’s nothing more important than having a knowledgeable attorney you can count on. Attorney James M. Sears has been practicing law, serving the North Shore and Metropolitan Boston Areas since 1989. He is experienced and well-versed in the laws of the Commonwealth and its municipalities and dedicated to the needs of his clients.

As a tax attorney, James M. Sears brings his knowledge and skills to all areas of his practice. Attorney Sears ensures all of his clients are informed and receive thorough expert legal services, which is why Attorney James M. Sears...

Our MA law firm specializes in criminal law cases after conviction. We handle appeals, motions for a new trial, motions to revise and revoke sentences, guilty plea withdrawals, parole hearings, and commutation petitions. Attorney Mary T. Rogers won a United States Supreme Court case as co-counsel on June 25, 2009. The case, Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, has widespread application to all criminal cases throughout the U.S. The Court ruled that under the Sixth Amendment all defendants have the right to confront and cross-examine forensic crime analysts. The government cannot rely on the forensic lab report in place of live testimony....

I have been handling employment law cases for over 25 years. My practice is limited to representing employees. Our firm focuses on wage and hour issues (including tips violations, unpaid wages or commissions, overtime, misclassification) and discrimination cases.

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...

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...

Carah Kiley is an estate planning and probate attorney with KLG Estate Planning & Probate Attorneys. Carah works with both individuals and families throughout Massachusetts and New Hampshire to create and implement estate plans to meet their specific goals and needs to help secure the financial futures of their families and legacies.

Carah began her legal career with a New Hampshire title company and law firm, and has handled thousands of real estate transactions throughout Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Through her work in these transactions including legal document preparation, complex title defect resolution and review of trust documents, she developed a...

Ryan Donahue is an experienced litigator who is in court every day on behalf of clients. Attorney Donahue began his career in 2010 as an Assistant District Attorney in Worcester County. During his years as a prosecutor he handled hundreds of cases from arraignment to trial in both District Court and Superior Court. Attorney Donahue has a deep understanding of how the government builds a case against an individual and what strategies will likely succeed, both in negotiations with prosecutors before trial and in arguments before a judge or jury. Attorney Donahue has extensive experience...

Nick concentrates his practice in the fields of business and estate planning; counseling business owners and other individuals in a variety of matters including structuring business transactions, generational transfer of business interests, contract disputes and environmental matters. His practice provides counseling and representation at the highest level of sophistication and effectiveness, at affordable rates.

Attorney and Mediator assisting clients in family law and child welfare issues, throughout the Greater Boston area.

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...

Michael Akerson joined the firm over 17 years ago. Since that time he has fostered a diverse and successful litigation practice, focusing upon complex litigation and representing both individuals and corporations in all stages of litigation and in pre-litigation strategy. He is recognized as one of the area's most experienced civil, administrative and criminal litigators in the field of public official misconduct cases. Another large component of his practice is representing individuals involved in serious personal injury matters involving automobiles, as well as those injured due to workplace misconduct, including harassment and discrimination. He also counsels numerous corporations on a...

Austin Joyce has trial experience with Reardon, Joyce & Akerson, P.C. in federal and state trial courts involving civil and criminal matters with appellate experience in federal and state courts. Austin is a general practice attorney with emphasis on police misconduct and discrimination cases. Before joining Reardon, Joyce & Akerson P.C., Austin gained experience with various aspects of probate, criminal law, estate and fiduciary taxes, foreclosures, residential real estate, civil litigation, corporate law, UCC practice, banking law, and legal research with the Law Offices of Austin M. Joyce in Auburn, MA. Visit our website: http://www.rja-law.com