Category: Recent Announcements

Yesterday, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed into law the state’s most sweeping alimony reform in decades. The new law is designed to erase what many attorneys, judges and divorcing parties believed to be an outdated and often times inconsistent formula for determining alimony...

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court last week ruled that a judge may ask potential jurors about the “CSI effect.” a defendant in an Essex County murder case had argued that a judge’s questioning directed at potential jurors about whether they believed that the...

AILA Consumer Advisory on the Obama Administration's Immigration Announcement posted Aug 23, 2011, 7:54 AM by Michael Vosilla   [ updated Aug 23, 2011, 8:52 AM ]

Today, Department of Homeland Security Secretary, Janet Napolitano, speaking on behalf of President Obama, announced that discretionary relief may be available to non-criminal offenders currently in removal/deportation proceedings.  Secretary Napolitano reiterated that DHS's primary focus would be on "enhancing border security and identifying...

USCIS Director Mayorkis blogs on the progress made by USCIS regarding the 9/11 Commission Recommendations.  For more information, please click here.

The Diversity Visa Lottery, otherwise known as the Green Card Lottery is administered by the U.S. Department of State.  If you receive an e-mail from someone claiming you won the Green Card Lottery, IT IS A SCAM.  The Department of State does not utilize e-mail...

On June 22, 2011, the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR) released a press release announcing that it was enhancing its outreach to combat immigration fraud.  As of this date, all immigration courts will be distributing a flyer to help in...

Nicholas LaFountain & PeggyAnn K. Wollman would like to extend a special thanks to Century 21 Commonwealth, especially Rita Gardner and Diane Taber, for inviting them to participate in their Landlord Rights and Responsibilities Information Session....

Landlord Rights and Responsibilities Information Session posted May 18, 2011, 3:35 PM by Michael Vosilla   [ updated May 19, 2011, 7:30 AM ]

It was announced that Temporary Protection Status (TPS) for Haitian beneficiaries has been extended until January 22, 2013. Further, it was announced that Haiti is being re-designated for TPS, meaning that TPS is now available for Haitians who...