Attorney Profiles

Estelle Regolsky concentrates in the practice of immigration law. She represents individuals seeking temporary or permanent status through employment, family relationship, political asylum or other means and businesses seeking visas for potential employees as well as permanent residents seeking citizenship. Clients are represented before the U.S.Citizenship and Immigration Services (C.I.S.) at local District Offices and at the various regional Service Centers. Clients are represented in removal or deportation proceedings before the Executive Office for Immigration Review and before the Board of Immigration Appeals for appeals.

     Estelle Regolsky is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the National Lawyers Guild. She served on the Executive Board of the New England Chapter of AILA for six years and was Chapter Chair in 2002-2003. She served as AILA N.E. liaison to Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) from 2003 to 2007. She has been a frequent panelist at continuing education seminars involving immigration and naturalization for MCLE (Mass. Continuing Legal Education), AILA, Suffolk U. Advanced Legal Studies, and other organizations. For many years she has been a mentor to fellow attorneys in the family immigration area. She speaks French and Spanish. Estelle Regolsky is a 1983 graduate of Northeastern University School of Law. She also holds an A.B. degree from Antioch College, a B.Ed. from the University of Toronto, and an M.A. from the University of Wisconsin.

Frances (“Cookie”) Avrin concentrates in residential real estate law and preparation of wills, powers of attorney and health care proxies.  She represents Buyers and Sellers in all aspects of their purchases and sales including negotiating purchase and sale agreements, representation at closing and preparing co-ownership agreements. She also prepares deeds and assists Sellers in resolving title issues. Our office represents lenders and peforms real estate closings. We also do condominium conversions and represents condominium associations for review and revisions of condominium documents.

     Frances (“Cookie”) Avrin is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA), the Real Estate Bar Association for Massachusetts (REBA) and is a title agent for national title insurance companies. She is a 1982 graduate of Northeastern University School of Law. She holds a B.A. degree from University of Michigan and a M.S.W. from Boston University School of Social Work.