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Marisa A. DeFranco

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  • Middleton, MA
  • Licensed for 22 years
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About Marisa

Practice areas

Child abuseImmigration
  1. Immigration: 90%

    23 years

  2. Child abuse: 10%

    20 years

Languages spoken

English

Contact

14 North Main Street
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DeFranco Law

14 North Main Street
Middleton, MA, 01949

http://www.yourimmigrationcenter.com

Resume

License
StateStatusAcquiredUpdated
MAActive199609/16/2019
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Legal guides4
Awards
Award nameGrantorDate granted
Top Woman of LawMassachusetts Lawyers Weekly2011
Beacon of Justice AwardNational Legal Aid & Defender Association2010
Work Experience
TitleCompany nameDuration
Owner/AttorneyDeFranco Law2009 - Present
Of Counsel, Immigration Practice ChairDevine Millimet & Branch2007 - 2009
Owner/AttorneyLaw Office of Marisa DeFranco1997 - 2007
Associations
Association namePosition nameDuration
Massachusetts Bar AssociationChair, Immigration Section Council2009 - 2011
Massachuetts Commission on the Status of WomenCommissioner (appointed by State Senate President)2008 - 2012
American Immigration Lawyers AssociationNational Liason Committee2006 - 2007
American Immigration Lawyers AssociationChair, New England Chapter2005 - 2006
Women's Bar Association, Legislative Policy CommitteeMember1999 - 2004
Publications
Publication nameTitleDate
Boston HeraldOP ED: Dole Out Work Visas Fairly2013
LGBT Asylum NewsAmerica grants a gay, deaf Ugandan asylum2011
Massachusetts Bar Association Section ReviewGender Asylum-Bringing the Law into the 21st Century2010
Massachusetts Bar Association publicationEthical Issues in Employment and Family-Based Practice2009
Women’s Bar AssociationFive Myths of Immigration2006
Education
School nameDegreeGraduated
Suffolk University Law SchoolJD - Juris Doctor, Cum Laude1996
University of DaytonBA - Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude1992
Speaking Engagements
Conference nameTitleDate
CBS Boston, Nightside with Dan Rea2012 Presidential Debates- Analyst2012
Cape & Islands Democratic Council Jefferson Jackson DinnerKeynote Speaker-Candidate for U.S. Senate2012
Immigration Law Basics PlusEthics2011
AAUW Taunton, Remarkable Young WomenEqual Pay and Comparable Work2010
Women’s Bar Association"VAWA: Advocacy in the Immigration Context,"2006
Legal cases
Case nameOutcome
Waiver of I-751 Joint PetitionWON--Approval

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Kevin Seaver, Child abuse Attorney on Dec 2, 2017
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I endorse this lawyer. I have worked with Attorney DeFranco and she is an outstanding advocate for her clients.

William Kickham, Criminal defense Attorney on Nov 4, 2017
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I know Atty. DeFranco through the broadcast media community in Massachusetts. She is very knowledgeable in the area of immigration law and I endorse this lawyer.

Diann Slavit

I endorse this lawyer.Marisa is a true professional. She is very committed to doing the best job she can do in anything she pursues. Marisa is a very bright, organized, and diligent individual who is easy to talk to and feel that she really cares about you. I have seen her take on tough situations very aggressively while maintaining her sense of decency and compassion. I consider Marisa a trusted colleague as well as a friend.

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