About Us
Garreta Law Office is a law firm founded with the purpose of serving its clients in the most important and decisive moments of their lives. Garreta Law has a deep connection with the community, representing clients from the United States and other parts of the world.

About Us

Welcome to Garreta Law Office.

Garreta Law Office é um escritório de advocacia fundado com o propósito de servir seus clientes nos momentos mais importantes e decisivos de suas vidas. Sob o comando da Dra. Rafaela Garreta, advogada licenciada no Brasil e nos Estados Unidos, o Garreta Law Office tem uma profunda ligação com a comunidade, representando clientes dos Estados Unidos e de outras partes do mundo.

Garreta Law LLC, is a reference in legal services in Massachusetts; it was born from the dream of its founder Rafaela Garreta. With sixteen years of experience in attending to the public, our goal is to offer legal solutions in the most diverse areas of law, supporting our clients in the most important and decisive moments of their lives.
Our main office is located in the heart of historic Medford, 10 minutes from downtown Boston, with excellent accessibility and comfort to serve our clients well.
With 90% of our team composed of highly qualified, trained, and graduated Brazilians, located in Latin America, Europe, Africa, and the USA, we establish a relationship of trust with our client because besides speaking the native language, as immigrants, we understand the expectations that are generated when we hire a law firm to represent our interests. In addition, Garreta Law has a consolidated work with the community, where the encouragement and promotion of Brazilian culture is widely supported by our office as well as volunteering through the provision of services through Non-Governmental Organizations. We are Brazilians, taking care of Brazilians. However, our differential does not stop there: we are qualified to serve anyone, in any country and with any nationality, because besides the preparation with the mastery of other languages, our office maintains solid partnerships with lawyers from Latin America, Europe, and other states in the United States. This connection allows Garreta Law LLC to offer a broad service, speeding up the processes and obtaining as many excellent results as possible for the clients. Schedule your visit and find an environment of excellence, integrity, respect, compassion, and diversity. Here, we take an interest in your story, and each case is discussed with a specialized team that outlines personalized strategies and guidance for you to achieve the success you so desire. This has been our legacy.

Rafaela Garreta, ESQ

Rafaela Garreta Prats Serrano was born in Rio de Janeiro and from a very early age understood that law would be part of her life. From a Christian family, with an education based on the principles of justice and equality, she was raised in a highly literate environment, having attended excellent schools, including the Prestigious Military School – Vocational Course in Accounting and Administration, and received all the support to become a professional of excellence. Behind an excellent professional there will always be a family dedicated to building this professional.
Determined to make Law her purpose in life, Rafaela Garreta began her academic studies in 2001, attending law school at Estácio de Sá in Rio de Janeiro. In 2006, she was approved by the OAB (Brazilian Lawyers Association), which authorized her to work as a lawyer and open her first law office in Rio de Janeiro. Rafaela Garreta consolidated her career in Brazil as a lawyer. In 2007, she began her studies in the United States, where she received a Ll.M. in American and International Law from Northeastern University School of Law.
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Inscrita na Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil

Admitida na Suprema Corte de Massachusetts

Admitida no Tribunal Federal Americano do Distrito de Massachusetts

Admitida pelo Escritório Executivo de Revisão de Imigração

Honors received by Dr. Rafaela Garreta

  • Member of the Brazilian Lawyers Association, Rio de Janeiro Section, Brazil (2004-Present);
  • Member of the Women’s Leadership and Development Institute (2009-Present), Massachusetts, USA;
  • Elected youngest vice-president of the board of directors of the Brazilian Worker’s Center, Massachusetts, USA (2009-2011);
  • Elected the first woman and youngest president of the board of directors of the Brazilian Worker Center, Massachusetts, USA (2011-2013);
  • Member of the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health, Massachusetts, USA (2011-2013);
  • Elected the speaker of the master’s class at Northeastern University School of Law, Massachusetts, USA; (2014);
  • Member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, USA (2014-Present);
  • Nominated for the award of Student of Excellence at Northeastern University School of Law, Massachusetts, USA (2014);
  • Recognition from the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (MassCOSH) for commitment and dedication to the working community (2015);
  • Appointed member of the advisory board of the Community Dispute Settlement Center, CDSC, Massachusetts, USA (2015);
  • Member of the American Honor Society of legal studies Lambda Epsilon Chi, USA (2016-Present);
  • Recognition from the Lambda Epsilon Chi American Legal Studies Honor Society for high academic satisfaction, USA (2016);
  • Member of the American Lawyers Association, USA (2016-Present);
  • Member of the Massachusetts Lawyers Association, Massachusetts, USA (2016-Present);
  • Elected board member of the Community Dispute Settlement Center, CDSC, Massachusetts, USA (2016-2017);
  • Recognition from Cambridge Health Alliance for contributions to Portuguese-speaking communities, Massachusetts, USA (2017);
  • Appointed as a member of the advisory board of the Community Dispute Settlement Center, CDSC, Massachusetts, USA, (2017-Present);
  • Voted the best immigration lawyer in Massachusetts by the readers of Brazilian Magazine, Massachusetts, USA (2019);
  • Member of the Massachusetts Association of Real Estate Lawyers, USA (2020 – Present);
  • Member of the Council of Representatives of Brazilians Abroad for Legal and Consular Affairs, USA (2020-2021)
  • Vice-President of the Council of Brazilian Citizens in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (2020);
  • Elected Superadvocate Rising Star by Thomson Reuters, USA (2021);
  • President of CDLE-USA
  • Chamber of Store Owners and Entrepreneurs, USA (2022 – Present);
  • Recognized by Brazilian Success Award, Massachusetts, USA(2022);
  • Recognized Business WomanBusiness Elite’s 40 under 40, North America (2022);
  • Recognized a 2022 Personality of the Year by Brazilian Times, Massachusetts, USA (2022);
  • Ambassador for Peace in Brazil , Brazil (2022).

Community Service

Rafaela Garreta, Esq. has been bringing her support to the community through Garreta Law, doing volunteer and philanthropic work. Some of the community actions :

  • Volunteer lawyer and co-founder of Chris Foundation, USA;
  • Volunteer lawyer for Casa Worship Church, USA;
  • Volunteer lawyer for the Brazilian Worker Center, Massachusetts, USA;
  • Volunteer lawyer for the New England Community Center, Massachusetts, USA;
  • Volunteer Lawyer, New England Community Center, Massachusetts, USA;
  • Advisor of the Board of Directors, Community Dispute Settlement Center, Massachusetts,
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  • Member of the Citizens Council of Boston, Massachusetts, USA (Alternate for the Women’s Empowerment and Domestic Violence portfolio);
  • Advisor Of the Council of Representatives of Brazilians Abroad (Legal and Consular Issues).

OUR TEAM

Our team is made up of renowned, award-winning professionals.

Browse to get to know the professionals who work with us. A team that became an international reference through hard work and dedication.
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Arlei Xavier

Foreign Trained Attorney

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Isadora Suzart

Office manager

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ISABELLA MARONGIO

Law Clerk

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Started Journey

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2016

We employed lawyers

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2017

Winning best awards

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Improved team

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OUR EXPERIENCES

Why should you choose us?

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