William Roa
Boston, MA
Licensed for 19 years
Law Degree
Awards
Primary Practice Area
Criminal Defense
Language
English Spanish
About
William Roa was born in Caguas, Puerto Rico, and for the first few years of his early childhood was raised in Bogota, Colombia. Colombia is where he first learned the Spanish language. Thereafter, he and his family immigrated to the United States and settled in Worcester, Massachusetts. In 1991, he earned a high school diploma from Doherty High School – Worcester, then in 1996, a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Massachusetts – Amherst, and finally in 2002, a Juris Doctorate degree from New England Law – Boston. In the meantime, he had worked for various employers, including city and state agencies, as well as, financial companies, and small to medium sized law firms.
Practices Areas
Criminal Defense
Immigration
Real Estate
Personal Injury
Family
Language
English Spanish
Contact
Reviews
He is an excellent lawyer, responsible, professional and very capable with a character to defend a case very well, I recommend him 100%
Me. Roa did an excellent job representing me.. he was well prepared and handled the proceedings extremely professionally. I would recommend Mr. Roa to anyone who needs the services of capable attorney.
Attorney Roa was diligent, competent and I felt strongly that he was on top of my case throughout the process. I was sued in small claims court and initially considered trying to handle it myself. I now know that would have been a foolish decision. A good lawyer is worth every penny. Lesson learned.
Mr Roa is a man of many talents and is very knowledgeable. My experience with him in the last 4 years where professional and resulted in the best outcome I could of never believed in but he sure did believe and didn’t let me down. He kept me up to date on all news about the case. His work was not gone unnoticed when I seen I was apart of my case. Other lawyers just handle the situations with less client 1 on 1. I know that I can trust and always contact Mr Roa. And he will be on his 10 toes ready. Appreciate the law office for all the hard work they did for me. Yes very recomendable his intelligence and word play is key in court.
Mr. William Roa was consistently professional, kind, and diligent. He responded to my urgent and short-notice need for an attorney. He represented me very well in court and was always timely and courteous. Great human, great lawyer!
I hired William Roa for two different issues during my campaign for the Massachusetts State House in 2018. His work was timely and thorough on both questions. On one of the questions, I was concerned enough about the reult that I contacted a couple of other lawyers to whom I had been referred. Unfortunately from my point of view, they all reached the same conclusions... I would certainly contact Mr. Roa again if I were in a similar situation.
Mr. Roa has represented my family and I during various real estate transactions, as has always exceeded our expectations with regard to professionalism, execution of legal transactions, attention to detail, and knowledge of applicable law. Both of our home buying processes were extremely easy and stress-free as a result of Mr. Roa's ability to negotiate and handle all aspects professionally and adeptly. We will definitely work will with again whenever we need legal consult in the future.
I hired William for a drug possession charge. He pulled together a package with my bio and all of the positive things I have in life as well as all the steps I was taking to better myself as a result of this arrest. The results were better than expected and I rec'd pre trial probation where the charges will be dismissed after 6 months. Couldn't be happier with William and everything he did both professionally and as a 'friend' to guide me through this difficult and scary time in my life.
Mr. Roa walked me through the steps, I was wrought with anger and fear knowing I was innocent. He explained the process of going to trial, took his time with me on several occasions, explained the law, dealt with my emotions through it all. During the trial... you could see him execute the case with concise precision. He is an honest Attorney and I am thankful we won my case.
Attorney William Roa handled a real estate closing for me. Initially he was referred to me by my broker and I planned to use him for this transaction alone. However, based on my experience I will absolutely use him again in the future. He was responsive, thorough, and helped the transaction go through on time and without any hiccups. Despite some unexpected title issues Attorney Roa did not charge me any more than his initial estimate and still had everything done in time. On the day of the closing he represented me well and was very much on point throughout the whole process. He also made sure to follow up regarding the release and deliver final paperwork for my records. I enjoyed working with Attorney Roa and would absolutely recommend him to my friends and family for their Real Estate or other legal needs.
He is an excellent lawyer, responsible, professional and very capable with a character to defend a case very well, I recommend him 100%
Me. Roa did an excellent job representing me.. he was well prepared and handled the proceedings extremely professionally. I would recommend Mr. Roa to anyone who needs the services of capable attorney.
Attorney Roa was diligent, competent and I felt strongly that he was on top of my case throughout the process. I was sued in small claims court and initially considered trying to handle it myself. I now know that would have been a foolish decision. A good lawyer is worth every penny. Lesson learned.
Mr Roa is a man of many talents and is very knowledgeable. My experience with him in the last 4 years where professional and resulted in the best outcome I could of never believed in but he sure did believe and didn’t let me down. He kept me up to date on all news about the case. His work was not gone unnoticed when I seen I was apart of my case. Other lawyers just handle the situations with less client 1 on 1. I know that I can trust and always contact Mr Roa. And he will be on his 10 toes ready. Appreciate the law office for all the hard work they did for me. Yes very recomendable his intelligence and word play is key in court.
Mr. William Roa was consistently professional, kind, and diligent. He responded to my urgent and short-notice need for an attorney. He represented me very well in court and was always timely and courteous. Great human, great lawyer!
I hired William Roa for two different issues during my campaign for the Massachusetts State House in 2018. His work was timely and thorough on both questions. On one of the questions, I was concerned enough about the reult that I contacted a couple of other lawyers to whom I had been referred. Unfortunately from my point of view, they all reached the same conclusions... I would certainly contact Mr. Roa again if I were in a similar situation.
Mr. Roa has represented my family and I during various real estate transactions, as has always exceeded our expectations with regard to professionalism, execution of legal transactions, attention to detail, and knowledge of applicable law. Both of our home buying processes were extremely easy and stress-free as a result of Mr. Roa's ability to negotiate and handle all aspects professionally and adeptly. We will definitely work will with again whenever we need legal consult in the future.
I hired William for a drug possession charge. He pulled together a package with my bio and all of the positive things I have in life as well as all the steps I was taking to better myself as a result of this arrest. The results were better than expected and I rec'd pre trial probation where the charges will be dismissed after 6 months. Couldn't be happier with William and everything he did both professionally and as a 'friend' to guide me through this difficult and scary time in my life.
Mr. Roa walked me through the steps, I was wrought with anger and fear knowing I was innocent. He explained the process of going to trial, took his time with me on several occasions, explained the law, dealt with my emotions through it all. During the trial... you could see him execute the case with concise precision. He is an honest Attorney and I am thankful we won my case.
Attorney William Roa handled a real estate closing for me. Initially he was referred to me by my broker and I planned to use him for this transaction alone. However, based on my experience I will absolutely use him again in the future. He was responsive, thorough, and helped the transaction go through on time and without any hiccups. Despite some unexpected title issues Attorney Roa did not charge me any more than his initial estimate and still had everything done in time. On the day of the closing he represented me well and was very much on point throughout the whole process. He also made sure to follow up regarding the release and deliver final paperwork for my records. I enjoyed working with Attorney Roa and would absolutely recommend him to my friends and family for their Real Estate or other legal needs.
He is an excellent lawyer, responsible, professional and very capable with a character to defend a case very well, I recommend him 100%
Me. Roa did an excellent job representing me.. he was well prepared and handled the proceedings extremely professionally. I would recommend Mr. Roa to anyone who needs the services of capable attorney.
Attorney Roa was diligent, competent and I felt strongly that he was on top of my case throughout the process. I was sued in small claims court and initially considered trying to handle it myself. I now know that would have been a foolish decision. A good lawyer is worth every penny. Lesson learned.
Mr Roa is a man of many talents and is very knowledgeable. My experience with him in the last 4 years where professional and resulted in the best outcome I could of never believed in but he sure did believe and didn’t let me down. He kept me up to date on all news about the case. His work was not gone unnoticed when I seen I was apart of my case. Other lawyers just handle the situations with less client 1 on 1. I know that I can trust and always contact Mr Roa. And he will be on his 10 toes ready. Appreciate the law office for all the hard work they did for me. Yes very recomendable his intelligence and word play is key in court.
Mr. William Roa was consistently professional, kind, and diligent. He responded to my urgent and short-notice need for an attorney. He represented me very well in court and was always timely and courteous. Great human, great lawyer!
I hired William Roa for two different issues during my campaign for the Massachusetts State House in 2018. His work was timely and thorough on both questions. On one of the questions, I was concerned enough about the reult that I contacted a couple of other lawyers to whom I had been referred. Unfortunately from my point of view, they all reached the same conclusions... I would certainly contact Mr. Roa again if I were in a similar situation.
Mr. Roa has represented my family and I during various real estate transactions, as has always exceeded our expectations with regard to professionalism, execution of legal transactions, attention to detail, and knowledge of applicable law. Both of our home buying processes were extremely easy and stress-free as a result of Mr. Roa's ability to negotiate and handle all aspects professionally and adeptly. We will definitely work will with again whenever we need legal consult in the future.
I hired William for a drug possession charge. He pulled together a package with my bio and all of the positive things I have in life as well as all the steps I was taking to better myself as a result of this arrest. The results were better than expected and I rec'd pre trial probation where the charges will be dismissed after 6 months. Couldn't be happier with William and everything he did both professionally and as a 'friend' to guide me through this difficult and scary time in my life.
Mr. Roa walked me through the steps, I was wrought with anger and fear knowing I was innocent. He explained the process of going to trial, took his time with me on several occasions, explained the law, dealt with my emotions through it all. During the trial... you could see him execute the case with concise precision. He is an honest Attorney and I am thankful we won my case.
Attorney William Roa handled a real estate closing for me. Initially he was referred to me by my broker and I planned to use him for this transaction alone. However, based on my experience I will absolutely use him again in the future. He was responsive, thorough, and helped the transaction go through on time and without any hiccups. Despite some unexpected title issues Attorney Roa did not charge me any more than his initial estimate and still had everything done in time. On the day of the closing he represented me well and was very much on point throughout the whole process. He also made sure to follow up regarding the release and deliver final paperwork for my records. I enjoyed working with Attorney Roa and would absolutely recommend him to my friends and family for their Real Estate or other legal needs.