Massachusetts Lawyers Valerie Qian to Vincent Wai-Kaung

1 Courthouse Way , Boston , Massachusetts 01701

Practice Areas: Government

Valerie was born in Wisconsin, grew up in Hong Kong, and has been in the Boston area since 2004. She has been an Associate at Skylark Law & Mediation, P.C. (formerly Kelsey & Trask, P.C.) since February 2013, where she focuses on family law litigation, mediation, collaborative law and juvenile law.. Valerie received her BA in English (magna cum laude) from Wellesley College in 2008, and her JD from Boston University School of Law in 2011. Valerie was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in November 2011.. Valerie is conversant in Cantonese and Spanish, and also has a working knowledge of Mandarin.

Firm: Law Offices of Valerie B. Robin, Inc

101 Federal Street, Suit 1900 , Boston , Massachusetts 02110

Practice Areas: Business

Firm: Parker Scheer LLP

One Constitution Center , Boston , Massachusetts 02129

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Vincent A. Tofani is of counsel to Parker Scheer LLP and serves as an associate of the firm’s criminal practice group. Attorney Tofani has assisted clients in various areas of criminal defense, including white collar, crimes of violence, fraud, narcotics and motor vehicle offenses. He also has expertise in drunk driving and OUI cases, as well as extensive experience in issues relating to search and seizure, and has been involved in numerous successful motions to suppress evidence and motions to dismiss.. While studying law, Mr. Tofani volunteered his time assisting in case preparation in the Major Crimes Bureau of the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. The Major Crime Bureau investigates and prosecutes felony cases in Suffolk County, including, but not limited to robberies, burglaries, assaults, sexual assaults including rape, forgery, vehicular felonies and homicide cases, that result in arrests or indictments for manslaughter and/or criminally negligent homicide.. Mr. Tofani was recently inducted into The National Trial Lawyers Association: Top 40 Under 40, “a new professional organization comprised of America’s top young trial lawyers.” Mr. Tofani also consistently participates as a volunteer judge in the American Bar Association National Moot Court Competition. He is an active member in both the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Police Accountability Project, furthering the stated mission “to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States.” Additionally, he’s a member of the Wounded Warrior Project, Cradles to Crayons, the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer and a participant in Lawyers Have Heart. Presently, Mr. Tofani brings his experience and passion for all areas of criminal law to the criminal practice group at Parker Scheer LLP.. In 2012, Mr. Tofani was named a Massachusetts "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers Magazine, an honor given to the top 2.5% of lawyers under the age of 40 who have been practicing for less than ten years.

Firm: Tentindo, Kendall, Canniff & Keefe LLP

510 Rutherford Avenue , Boston , Massachusetts 02129

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor , Social Security Benefits & Disability, Workers Compensation, Workers Compensation, Workers Compensation

Firm: Murray Law Office

2 Center Plz Ste 620 , Boston , Massachusetts 02108

Practice Areas: Personal Injury

Vincent Murray is a principle and founding member of Murray Law Office. He has represented injured clients for over thirty eight years and helped to author the nations first No Fault Insurance Law (PIP) as counsel to the Committee on Insurance in Massachusetts. He represents individuals and businesses in all areas of the firm's practice, in personal injury matters, in business litigation, in probate and estate matters, and in criminal matters.

Firm: Dhar Law, LLP

Schrafft's City Center Powerhouse , Charlestown , Massachusetts 02129

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense , Family , Immigration & Naturalization , Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Federal Crime, Violent Crime, White Collar Crime, Domestic Violence, Sex Crime

Vikas S. Dhar is a defense attorney who protects professionals and companies facing white-collar criminal investigations, business disputes, professional crises and other matters presenting licensing and public relations risks. He is widely recognized as a leader in the New England legal community. As an accomplished "Top 40 Under 40" criminal defense attorney, he has been selected by his peers as a New England Super Lawyer/Rising Star in the area of White-Collar Criminal Defense for each of the past 10 years by Boston Magazine. His firm's philosophy on socially conscious business practices and community contributions have been profiled by Forbes, the American Bar Association Journal, the Boston Globe and the Boston Business Journal.. Regarded as powerful in the courtroom and unflappable at the negotiating table, Vikas talks fast because he thinks fast, and clients rave about his simultaneously calming demeanor, friendliness and never-ending energy reserves. Vikas was recently tapped by the U.S. District Court to sit on a Merit Selection Panel to recommend a new Federal Magistrate Judge and to advise on the reappointment of a sitting Federal Magistrate Judge. Vikas has been recognized by the National Trial Lawyers Organization as a Top 100 Massachusetts Defense Attorney, and alongside a U.S. Congressman and other honorees, he was presented with an “Excellence in the Law: Up & Coming Attorney” award by the Massachusetts Bar Association and Lawyers Weekly.. In addition to protecting his clients’ interests in criminal investigations, Vikas has earned a reputation for swiftly resolving personal crisis situations, enabling him and his defense team to successfully represent a host of prominent professionals, corporations, closely-held businesses, as well as university students facing first-time investigations or indictments. While his intense, full-field approach has led to trial victories, his primary strategic goal is always to persuade the government to decline to prosecute during the initial phase of any investigation and to secure pre-trial dismissals when possible.. Vikas is committed to making a positive impact on the community and participates in a variety of legal and business initiatives in greater Boston. He frequently contributes to training seminars, continuing education workshops and currently serves as a pro bono panel member for Senior Partners for Justice, a non-profit that promotes access to justice by assisting pro se family law litigants.. Dhar Law is a Boston law firm with a core commitment to socially conscious business practices. The firm is built on the drive to provide exemplary legal services to each client in a dynamic, forward-thinking and collaborative environment. The firm has an optimistic and inquisitive approach to solving problems, and to learn more about Dhar Law’s unparalleled commitment to its clients and community, visit .

Firm: Vigorito Law

100 State St , Boston , Massachusetts 02109

Practice Areas: Business, General Litigation, Real Estate

Firm: Law Office of Victorya Manakin

180 Wells Avenue , Newton , Massachusetts 02459

Practice Areas: Contracts & Agreements, Corporate & Incorporation, Employment & Labor, Personal Injury

Firm: Santoro & Gray, LLC

131 Dartmouth Street, 3rd Floor , Boston , Massachusetts 02116

Practice Areas: Personal Injury

Victoria Santoro is the co-Founder of Santoro & Gray Law. She co-founded the firm with her longtime trial partner Jessica Gray after fourteen years in the field of personal injury law. A skilled trial attorney, she handles a variety of different types of cases including UBER/rideshare collisions, pharmaceutical litigation, wrongful death, product liability, and sexual assault. Notable results include a multi-million-dollar verdict against an international hotel chain for the wrongful death drowning of a father of four. Santoro has also had several seven-figure plaintiff's verdicts. During the height of the COVID crisis, she prevailed in the state’s first entirely remote civil jury trial.. Extremely active in the Massachusetts Bar Association, Attorney Santoro currently serves as the MBA President for the 2024-2025 association year. She is past Chair of the Young Lawyers Division, is a member of the Civil Litigation Section Council and past chair of the Oliver Wendell Holmes Scholarship Committee. Attorney Santoro co-chaired the Boston Bar Association’s Recently Elected Partners Forum from 2017-2019.. In her first year of eligibility, Attorney Santoro was voted a Super Lawyers Rising Star and has received this recognition every year since. In 2014, she received an Excellence In The Law “Up & Coming Lawyer” award from Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. In 2022, she was announced in Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch in three practice areas: Products Liability, Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice. She was named to the 2022 Top Women of Law by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. Santoro was awarded an Emerging Women Leaders in the Law honor by the Women's Bar Assocation at their 2024 annual gala. She has also been named to the 2025 Best Lawyers in America list for personal injury litigation.

Firm: The Law Firm of Victoria C. Spetter

1340 Centre Street, Suite 103 , Newton , Massachusetts 02459

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Criminal Defense, Child Custody, Child Support

My passion to help people less fortunate than myself initially led me to law school.  Upon graduating from Penn, I went to work for the Legal Aid Society in Brooklyn, New York in the Criminal Defense Division.  I worked there for a number of years, until my husband's job required us to move.  I continued to work as a public defender for many years, in many states, and helped an innumerable number of clients with their criminal and family law cases.  Ultimately, when i had my second child, I left public interest law, and went into private practice.  I have been in private practice since 2002, and i continue to take on pro bono cases so that i can help those less fortunate.. When i am not practicing law, you can find me volunteering in my children's elementary, middle and high school, on the tennis court, or out running the streets of Newton and Boston.

Firm: Koufman & Frederick, LLP

145 Tremont Street , Boston , Massachusetts 02111

Practice Areas: Civil Rights

Victor Koufman is a graduate of Harvard College and Northeastern University School of Law. With over eighteen years' experience in negotiations and litigation, Victor's practice includes general litigation, insurance defense, contract negotiations and disputes, and real estate. For five years he served as an Assistant District Attorney in the Middlesex District Attorney's Office in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He also served as an associate at the Boston law firm of Hale & Dorr, until he established his own practice and firm in 1992.

Firm: Social Security Law Group

35 India Street , Boston , Massachusetts 02210

Practice Areas: Social Security

THE SOCIAL SECURTY LAW GROUP is a primier, Nationwide SSDI law firm. We were established in 1994, and have successfully represented over 75,000 clients nationwide, from the Initial Application stage to a complaint in Federal District Court.  In addition to our exceptional staff, our unparrelled technology called StatusStar allows you to have instant access to your SSDI claim on your smart phone.. We are not "Advocates".  We are attorneys and we are a Law Firm.  All our Attorneys are in-house, invested SSLG Staff Attornyes who will accompany you on one of the most critical days of your life. Call us today for a Free Consultation.

Firm: Fields and Dennis LLP

80 William Street, Suite 210 , Wellesley , Massachusetts 02481

Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation, Mediation

Vicki L. Shemin, J.D., LICSW, ACSW, a partner at Fields and Dennis LLP, has been consistently recognized on a national and state level for showing dedication, compassion, leadership and excellence in family law and alternative dispute resolution. She is the honored recipient of 2018 Top Women of Law award and has been distinguished as a 2018 Massachusetts Super Lawyer. For the past several years, she was named a “Top Ten Attorney in Family Law in Massachusetts” and this year has again been honored as a “Top Rated Lawyer: Women Leaders in the Law.”. With her dual-degree in law and clinical social work, Attorney Shemin is distinctively well-suited to offer clients an array of dispute resolution options including mediation, collaborative law, settlement negotiations, parenting coordination, divorce consultation and coaching, guardian ad litem evaluative opinions, premarital and postnuptial agreements – and she even has a subspecialization in handling cases for those interested in working on “agreements to stay married.”

Firm: Law Office Of Vesper Gibbs Barnes

10 Malcolm X Blvd Unit 2 2 , Boston , Massachusetts 02119

Practice Areas: Personal Injury

The founder and senior counsel of her own practice since 1991, Vesper Gibbs Barnes is a warm, sophisticated and poised professional who goes the distance for her clients. Over 20 years Real Estate experience makes her a “go-to” general and special counsel to businesses and real estate development organizations. This includes establishing limited liability companies (LLC’s), condominium developments and other real estate holding structures. A legal adviser to businesses on key real estate issues, Attorney Barnes has served as borrower’s counsel in the financing of several major projects, including but not limited to:. The Grove Hall Mecca Retail Center,. Stanwood Street Residential Development,. Nu-Life Real Estate Development (residential condominiums), and. Imani Veterans Elderly Housing.. Attorney Barnes also adeptly guides clients through the twists and turns of buying and selling residential property.. Equipped with a wealth of Landlord/Tenant law experience, Ms. Gibbs Barnes represents large property management companies and property owners in summary process evictions, building code violations and related matters. Her clients include several major real estate management companies in the City of Boston.. At some point in life you may need a good family and probate attorney. Exceptionally dedicated to her clients, Attorney Barnes brings an innate discernment and compassion to her Family and Probate Law practice, whether working closely with clients in divorce proceedings, settling estates or in drafting wills and probate documents.. In the area of Corporate Law, Attorney Barnes expertly drafts corporate documents, including by-laws and articles of organization. Additionally, Attorney Barnes helps establish non-profit organizations by drafting the necessary documents and guiding the new entity through the mind field of filing applications for federal recognition as non-profit organizations. Her experience in organizational management lends itself to sound legal advice on general corporate matters.. The Boston Housing Court has appointed Attorney Barnes as a Receiver regarding distressed real estate.  Attorney Barnes was successful in bringing these properties back to habitability eliminating blight in the neighborhood. The Superior Court of the Commonwealth of Massasschuetts has also appointed Attorney Barnes as Receiver to work with tenant organizations.

Firm: White & Associates

11 Beacon Street , Boston , Massachusetts 02108

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

White & Associates, P.C., is lead by Veronica J. White who has over 19 years of experience of aggressive trial litigation on behalf of criminal defendants.. She has successfully litigated major felony cases before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and the Massachusetts Superior and District Courts. She has published opinions before the First Circuit Court of Appeals and litigated before . District Court. Attorney White is fluent in English, Spanish and Italian with a proficiency in French and graduated from Suffolk Law School Cum Laude. Her background includes conducting forensic crime scene analysis for retired members of the FBI, clerking for the Computer Crimes Division and Drug Task Force of the U.S. Attorney’s Office and investigating major felony cases in Washington D.C.

Firm: Law Offices of Veronica C. Viveiros

600 Worcester Road, Suite 403 , Framingham , Massachusetts 01703

Practice Areas: Real Estate, Business, Estate Planning, Litigation

I am a longtime resident of the Metrowest area. I understand that each client is going through a major life event, whether it be the purchase of a home, a death in the family, creating an estate plan, or resolving a real estate dispute.  My goal is to ease your mind.  I do this by keeping you informed on the status of your case, communicating the "next steps", reviewing your options with you,  and answering  your questions in a timely manner.  Client service and communication are critical in an attorney /client relationship.  I have been practicing law for over 24  years, and am able to assist  you with all Real Estate matters and Estate Planning needs.  Please call me to schedule a consultation.

Firm: Vard R. Johnson

18 Tremont Street 210 , Boston , Massachusetts 2108

Practice Areas: Immigration & Naturalization

Firm: VGR Law Firm

10 Milk Street , Boston , Massachusetts 02108

Practice Areas: Real Estate

Valerio Romano is an attorney with VGR Law Firm located in Boston, Massachusetts.  He is an expert in the regulatory environment surrounding medical marijuana dispensaries in Massachusetts.  He is frequently quoted in the media about the dispensary licensing process, including local zoning, permitting, housing, leasing, and other issues facing applicants and program participants.  Currently, he represents several dispensary applicants in the Commonwealth.  He also represents medical marijuana caregivers and patients in both criminal and civil matters.  Valerio is recognized for his superior knowledge surrounding the complex relationship between federal and state laws as well as the risks associated with each.. Valerio started his career in California, focusing primarily on criminal defense.  He worked with J. Tony Serra, a famous San Francisco attorney and defender of basic human rights. During law school, Valerio clerked at the San Francisco Federal Public Defender's office, helping supervising attorneys defend federal criminal defendants.. Valerio recently taught a Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education course, speaking on the challenges and political climate surrounding the licensing of medical marijuana dispensaries in Massachusetts, with a focus on real estate.  He has also instructed fellow attorneys and paralegals at the National Business Institute on legal research.. Prior to law school, Valerio worked in the IT industry in the Bay Area.  He worked as a Unix Administrator for NBC's internet portal, NBCi and as a network engineer for Internet Service Providers.  Valerio is also a licensed Real Estate Broker in Massachusetts.. As a hobby Valerio started , a legal research website offering sample pleadings and motions online.

Firm: Clark Lau LLC

One Main Street , Cambridge , Massachusetts 02142

Practice Areas: Immigration

Firm: Vidoli Couture

265 Medford St , Somerville , Massachusetts 02143

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Elder