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Marisa A. DeFranco

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  • Middleton, MA
  • Licensed for 25 years
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About Marisa

Practice areas

  1. Immigration: 90%

    26 years

  2. Child abuse: 10%

    23 years

Languages spoken

English

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DeFranco Law

14 North Main Street
Middleton, MA, 01949

    Resume

    License
    StateStatusAcquiredUpdated
    MAActive199605/30/2022
    We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
    Avvo Contributions
    Legal answers1
    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
    Cape & Islands Democratic Council Jefferson Jackson DinnerKeynote Speaker-Candidate for U.S. Senate2012
    CBS Boston, Nightside with Dan Rea2012 Presidential Debates- Analyst2012
    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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    Lawyer Kevin Patrick Seaver

    Kevin Seaver, Immigration Attorney on Dec 2, 2017
    Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

    I endorse this lawyer. I have worked with Attorney DeFranco and she is an outstanding advocate for her clients.

    Lawyer William D Kickham

    William Kickham, Immigration Attorney on Nov 4, 2017
    Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

    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.

    Lawyer Kevin Patrick Seaver

    Kevin Seaver, Immigration Attorney on Dec 2, 2017
    Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

    I endorse this lawyer. I have worked with Attorney DeFranco and she is an outstanding advocate for her clients.

    Lawyer William D Kickham

    William Kickham, Immigration Attorney on Nov 4, 2017
    Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

    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.

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    Diann Slavit, Immigration Attorney on Oct 29, 2012
    Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

    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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