Pepperell Workers' Compensation Lawyers

Nelia M. DeStefano, the managing partner for the firm, has served as the Chief Financial Officer for Brian Cunha & Associates for the past 25 years. Mrs. DeStefano, who speaks Portuguese, was born in Sao Miguel, Azores and has aided in the delivery of legal services to many of Brian Cunha & Associates Portuguese-speaking clients.

Mrs. DeStefano concentrates her practice in all aspects of personal injury law. She is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts and the Roger Williams University School of Law. She is admitted to practice law in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island. In addition to her administrative...

Sharon D. Sybel is an accomplished personal injury attorney who has been with the firm since 1989. Her practice primarily focuses on extensive litigation in the areas of product liability, medical malpractice, consumer protection, motor vehicle/motorcycle accidents, premise liability, dog bites, nursing home negligence and wrongful death claims. Ms. Sybel has dedicated her legal career, with over 20 years experience, in obtaining fair and just compensation for our clients who have suffered injury through the negligence of others. She is licensed to practice law in the states of Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

Ms. Sybel earned a Bachelor of Science degree Cum...

Ms. Alegria concentrates her practice in personal injury law and also handles a variety of probate matters related to the firms personal injury practice. She was featured in two legal journals in 2006 annd 2007 for her key role in having Brian Cunha & Associates achieve the 5th and 12th largest jury verdicts in Massachusetts in a single year. Before joining the firm, Ms. Alegria, a licensed real estate broker, was president of a real estate company, RMA Realtors, based in Bristol, R.I.

Attorney Alegria, a member of the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Bars, was graduated from Rhode Island College and...

Attorney Sabra has practiced as a trial attorney in personal injury, worker’s compensation, and criminal defense in Massachusetts for more than 35 years. He works hard for his clients and does not conclude their case until he gets the best possible result.

Attorney Luiz is originally from Dartmouth and has strong ties to the South Coast community. He attended law school in his hometown at the University of Massachusetts School of Law. Russell was among the first entering class of the University of Massachusetts School of Law and was an active member of the student government. During law school, Russell had several internships including working for the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office. He was also his law school’s American Bar Association Liaison and tutored entering law students as a Dean’s Fellow.

Immediately after being sworn into the Massachusetts Bar, Attorney Luiz began litigating...

Attorney Michael E. Kiernan is a Partner at RKM Law with extensive experience representing the interests of workers' compensation parties before administrative judges at various statewide offices of the Department of Industrial Accidents. Attorney Kiernan represents clients in civil and criminal defense cases in District, Superior and Federal Court. Attorney Kiernan served as an appointed member to the Bristol County Board of Bar Overseers' Disciplinary Hearing Committee from 2011 to 2013. He also served on the Norwell Board of Appeals from 2004 - 2014. He currently serves on the Board of Directors and was president of the Plymouth County Bar...

Matthew Viveiros is a graduate of the Roger Williams University School of Law and Providence College. Attorney Viveiros has been admitted to practice in both state and federal courts in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

He has successfully represented clients and their claims. He has secured settlements or favorable judgments in both jurisdictions.

Attorney Viveiros specializes in the representation of:
• Injured seamen and their families
• Jones Act and wrongful death claims
• Injured construction workers in both
workers' compensation and third-party
liability claims
• Individuals injured in motor vehicle accidents
•...

Albert is from Wyoming, Michigan, a very small town where his parents owned a small, family-owned Chinese restaurant. Being exposed to business very early on in his life, Albert always had an interest in business and entrepreneurship. In high school, he started forming what would later become a successful on-demand iPhone repair company, A&E Fixit. ​ Albert would later attend Michigan State University with a major in Political Science. He interned at the Michigan House of Representatives while co-managing A&E Fixit, which was later accepted into the MSU Hatch, a student entrepreneurship consortium in Michigan State. ​ Albert graduated from Michigan State University in...