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Marisa A. DeFranco
About Marisa
Practice Areas
2
Practice Areas
Immigration
90%
30 years
Child Abuse
10%
27 years
Fees and Rates
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Licensed in Massachusetts for 29 years
State: Massachusetts
Acquired: 1996
No misconduct found
Location
DeFranco Law
14 North Main Street, Middleton, MA, 01949
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Experience
Honors
2011
Top Woman of Law, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
2010
Beacon of Justice Award, National Legal Aid & Defender Association
Work Experience
2009 - Present
Owner/Attorney, DeFranco Law
2007 - 2009
Of Counsel, Immigration Practice Chair, Devine Millimet & Branch
1997 - 2007
Owner/Attorney, Law Office of Marisa DeFranco
Associations
2009 - 2011
Massachusetts Bar AssociationChair, Immigration Section Council
2008 - 2012
Massachuetts Commission on the Status of WomenCommissioner (appointed by State Senate President)
2006 - 2007
American Immigration Lawyers AssociationNational Liason Committee
2005 - 2006
American Immigration Lawyers AssociationChair, New England Chapter
1999 - 2004
Women's Bar Association, Legislative Policy CommitteeMember
Sample of Legal Cases
Waiver of I-751 Joint Petition
WON--Approval
Education
1996
Suffolk University Law School
JD - Juris Doctor, Cum Laude
1992
University of Dayton
BA - Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude
Speaking Engagements
2012
CBS Boston, Nightside with Dan Rea
2012 Presidential Debates- Analyst
2012
Cape & Islands Democratic Council Jefferson Jackson Dinner
Keynote Speaker-Candidate for U.S. Senate
2011
Immigration Law Basics Plus
Ethics
2010
AAUW Taunton, Remarkable Young Women
Equal Pay and Comparable Work
2006
Women’s Bar Association
"VAWA: Advocacy in the Immigration Context,"
Publications
2013
Boston Herald
OP ED: Dole Out Work Visas Fairly
2011
LGBT Asylum News
America grants a gay, deaf Ugandan asylum
2010
Massachusetts Bar Association Section Review
Gender Asylum-Bringing the Law into the 21st Century
2009
Massachusetts Bar Association publication
Ethical Issues in Employment and Family-Based Practice
2006
Women’s Bar Association
Five Myths of Immigration
Languages
English
Activity
Legal Answers
Legal Guides
Legal Guides
Legal Guide
21ST CENTURY IMMIGRATION: ARE YOU AN ENTREPRENEUR? THE U.S. HAS GOT A DEAL FOR YOU
15 Mar 2013
Legal Guide
NOTHING FREEZES BUSINESS LIKE ICE--ARE YOU I-9 COMPLIANT?
15 Mar 2013
Legal Guide
H-1B Blackout: Feeling Lucky?
15 Mar 2013