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Since establishing a private practice, Attorney Bretta represents clients in areas such as tax, bankruptcy, corporate and business law, and immigration matters.
Ms. Bretta has had several notable achievements in Bankruptcy Court, including but not limited to, three first-impression decisions in her clients’ favor.
She litigated the first case in which a debtor’s chapter 13 bankruptcy was dismissed as a result of bad faith filing. She successfully litigated on behalf of a client who sought to modify his mortgage on a property which housed a portion of his principal residence in order to save a substantial amount of money, reducing his mortgage from $196,000 to $36,000, and saving the property from foreclosure.
Attorney Bretta also argued a case which appeared in Lawyer’s Weekly, in which she won an appeal before the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, modifying a judgment against a bank in which a mortgage was improperly recorded against the incorrect property. Recently, she won an appeal before the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel involving a $2.1 Million Judgment against her client.
Ms. Bretta has also litigated several waiver and cancellation of removal cases in the United States Immigration Court in Boston, Massachusetts. In each instance, she has been able to obtain a favorable result of a Waiver or a Cancellation of Removal for her client, and, eventually, preserve their resident status in the United States.
Attorney Bretta is also knowledgeable in the defense of “responsible person” penalties before the Internal Revenue Service, as well as the Department of Revenue, and deals with both taxing authorities, as part of bankruptcy work, and as income tax advocacy services outside of the bankruptcy forum.
Attorney Bretta has been admitted to practice in both state and federal Courts, such as:
Attorney Bretta is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, and frequently provides pro bono services through various agencies in the Boston area.
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Acquired: 1986
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77 Mystic Ave, Medford, MA, 02155-4613
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Posted by Edward | December 21, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Bankruptcy & Debt
Bankruptcy pro Bono. Ed Shea
Attorney Laurel Bretta and her team were wonderful. Laurel took my bankruptcy case on pro Bono. Laurel was very thorough and represented me excellently. I am currently dealing with some disabilities but she was so kind, patient and helped me through step by step. She did a great job I have to ment...
Posted by Sarah | April 28, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Bankruptcy & Debt
Compassionate, Caring, Professional and Competent
Laurel is an incredible attorney with a big heart. I have always felt more like I was being treated like family than just another client. Laurel and her team are a force to be reckoned with. Paula and Liz in the office are always pleasant and more than helpful. With an incredibly stressful process li...
Thank you for your kind words, Laurel
Posted by Irene | September 01, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Foreclosure
Incredible service
I was in the middle of a "legal situation" and the outlook was not good and i was going to lose my home. A friend recommend Attorney Bretta because he had worked with her in the past. The service was incredible. Laurel was able to accomplish in months what the previous attorney couldn't do in over...
Posted by Janice Switzer | July 11, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Real Estate
Excellent representation
I have retained the services of Laurel Bretta in 2 difficult real estate transactions in the past year. The first transaction was a family estate sale of the home I and my siblings grew up in. Emotions ran high and the process was a power struggle from the beginning with my siblings. Laurel introduce...
Posted by rockmjl - Mark | February 27, 2014 | Lawsuits & Disputes
Bretta & Grimaldi - Best legal firm!
Honesty would not be a description generally attributed to describe A lawyer, but Laurel Bretta and her staff were hard working, persistent, honest and had more integrity than anyone I have ever had the pleasure to work with. Laurel and her staff pursued my case with unwavering diligence. I would hig...
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Personal injury lawyer
1986
JD - Juris Doctor
1976
BS - Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts