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William Roa
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Biography
William Roa was born in Caguas, Puerto Rico, and for the first few years of his early childhood was raised in Bogota, Colombia. Colombia is where he first learned the Spanish language. Thereafter, he and his family immigrated to the United States and settled in Worcester, Massachusetts.
In 1991, he earned a high school diploma from Doherty High School – Worcester, then in 1996, a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Massachusetts – Amherst, and finally in 2002, a Juris Doctorate degree from New England Law – Boston. In the meantime, he had worked for various employers, including city and state agencies, as well as, financial companies, and small to medium sized law firms.
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Licensed in Massachusetts for 23 years
State: Massachusetts
Acquired: 2002
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Location
Law Offices of William Roa
90 Canal Street, 4th Floor, Boston, MA, 02114
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Posted by Eufry | October 16, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes
Sharpest in The BayState
Mr Roa is a man of many talents and is very knowledgeable. My experience with him in the last 4 years where professional and resulted in the best outcome I could of never believed in but he sure did believe and didn’t let me down. He kept me up to date on all news about the case. His work was not gon...
Posted by Mr. Jessi Stewart Hotakainen | September 24, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes
A Must Have Attorney
Mr. William Roa was consistently professional, kind, and diligent. He responded to my urgent and short-notice need for an attorney. He represented me very well in court and was always timely and courteous. Great human, great lawyer!
Posted by Clark | May 22, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Election Campaigns & Political Law
Political Campaign Issues
I hired William Roa for two different issues during my campaign for the Massachusetts State House in 2018. His work was timely and thorough on both questions. On one of the questions, I was concerned enough about the reult that I contacted a couple of other lawyers to whom I had been referred. Unf...
Posted by anonymous | May 19, 2020 | Lawsuits & Disputes
Do not hire as a tort lawyer
consulted with this person- and his mannerisms were honestly shocking and insulting and he made my mother and me very uncomfortable. I went to him as a tort lawyer- I’m the victim and he treated me like a criminal. Even the police took me more seriously. Don’t hire him as a tort lawyer even if he tel...
William Roa
Replied last May 19, 2020My questioning was not meant to make you feel uncomfortable, but obviously it did, and I apologize. Please understand that when I became aware that the statute of limitations, that is the time in which you have the right to bring a claim, may have expired I had to inquire as to why you were just now contacting a civil attorney. Furthermore, in civil cases damages are an essential part of the case, and thus, I had to inquire into that as well.
Posted by anonymous | April 03, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Drug Crime
Exactly what I needed.
I hired William for a drug possession charge. He pulled together a package with my bio and all of the positive things I have in life as well as all the steps I was taking to better myself as a result of this arrest. The results were better than expected and I rec'd pre trial probation where the charg...
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Experience
Work Experience
2008 - 2008
Adjunct Instructor, Quincy College
2004 - 2007
Attorney, Catholic Charities Of Boston
2002 - 2003
Legal Product Specialist, Putnam Investments
2001 - 2002
Hearing Officer, Boston Housing Authority
Associations
Suffolk Lawyers for Justice
Massachusetts Bar Association
Sample of Legal Cases
Commonwealth v. L.P.C
After trial not guilty
M.L. v. XYZ Insurance Company
$20,000 settlement
Commonwealth v. C.S.
After trial not guilty
R.G. v. XYZ Company
$4,500 settlement
Commonwealth v. A.R.
After trial not guilty
B.R. v. J.K.
Awared joint legal custody, child support reduced, and child visitation increased
Department of Homeland Security vs. J. R.
After trial Cancellation of Removal allowed
Commonwealth vs. M.L.D.
After trial not guilty
A. B. vs. City of
$25,000 settlement
Education
2002
New England Law Boston
JD - Juris Doctor
1996
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Languages
English
Spanish
Activity
Legal Answers
Legal Answers
Q&A
Im charged for quitting scene with a person injured
19 Dec 2021
Q&A
Might get a misdemeanor HELP
23 Apr 2017
Q&A
Summons for Clerk's hearing states Defendant is "household/family member," which is he not.
04 Apr 2017