Category: Recent Announcements

The Department of State has released the August 2012 Visa Bulletin and can be found here: http://travel.state.gov/pdf/visabulletin/visabulletin_August2012.pdf.  If you have any questions, or think that your priority date is now or may be current in the near future, please contact one of the

The short answer is no, not always. For residential landlords, security deposits often cause much more harm than good. Under M.G.L. c. 186, § 15B, a residential landlord who accepts security deposits must adhere to a stringent set of statutory requirements. Failure to do so,...

Deferred Action for Certain Young Immigrants posted Jun 28, 2012, 3:06 PM by Michael Vosilla   [ updated Jun 28, 2012, 3:06 PM ]

AILA CONSUMER ADVISORY: DEFERRED ACTION posted Jun 21, 2012, 9:40 AM by Michael Vosilla   [ updated Jun 21, 2012, 3:00 PM ]

Please be advised that at this time there is currently no mechanism for U.S.C.I.S. to accept affirmative applications for deferred action.  All applications submitted at this time will be rejected.

Deferred Action to be available for DREAMers posted Jun 15, 2012, 8:09 AM by Michael Vosilla   [ updated Jun 19, 2012, 1:11 PM ] In keeping with President Obama's push towards focusing deportation resources on those who...

Recently, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that the 2009 legislative amendments to the Massachusetts Tort Claims Act, at least to the extent that they apply to interest on a judgment, are not applied retroactively.  At issue in Smith v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority was...

Divorce and the Family Business posted May 7, 2012, 12:30 PM by Andrew Kenney   [ updated May 7, 2012, 12:32 PM by Michael Vosilla ] Last week, the Massachusetts Appeals Court ruled in Cesar v....

Signed into law by Governor Deval Patrick, the Post Conviction Access to Forensic and Scientific Analysis Act provides those convicted of a crime a right to access and analyze scientific and forensic evidence from their cases.  The Act also sets up new regulations designed to preserve such...

Immigration Consequences of Malicious Destruction of Property posted May 15, 2012, 7:49 AM by Michael Vosilla The First Circuit Court of Appeals decided in Neto v. Holder that the crime of malicious destruction of property under M.G.L....