Attorneys
Kenneth L. Brekka, Esq.
Partner
Kenneth L. Brekka, Esq.
Ken Brekka is a trial lawyer with 30 years of experience handling criminal and civil matters in the courts of Massachusetts. He has successfully represented clients charged with a wide variety of felony and misdemeanor crimes ranging from murder to drunk driving. Additionally, he has extensive experience in representing clients in divorce, custody, child support, visitation, and paternity cases. Other practice areas include Personal Injury Litigation, Business Transactions, Estate Planning, and Probates.
Practice Areas:
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
DIVORCE, CUSTODY, VISITATION, CHILD SUPPORT
CIVIL LITIGATION
TRUSTS AND ESTATE PLANNING
Education:
New England School of Law Boston, MA.
J.D., 1985, Summa Cum Laude
-Editor, New England Law Review
-Amos L. Taylor Award for Excellence in Scholarship
-Trustees Academic Scholarship
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY.
B.A. 1982
Bar Admissions/Associations:
Massachusetts State Bar, 1986
Rhode Island State Bar, 1985
Federal District Court, Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Worcester County Bar Association
Rhode Island Bar Association
Publications:
Guilty Until Proven Innocent: Pretrial Diversion and Retroactive Criminal Status-The Constitutionality of the 1982 Massachusetts Drunk Driving Law, 19 New. Eng. L. Rev. 377 (1984)
Clare Frain Brekka, Esq.
Partner
Clare Frain Brekka, Esq.
Clare Frain Brekka has over 30 years of experience handling real estate matters including residential and commercial transactions, mortgage loan closings, real estate disputes, and Landlord/Tenant issues. She has also handled and successfully settled numerous personal injury claims related to motor vehicle accidents, slip and fall, and dog bite cases. Her practice also includes advising clients regarding Wills, Trusts, Durable Powers Of Attorney, Health Care Proxies, Life Estates, Medicaid issues related to Long Term Care Facilities, as well as other Elder Law related matters.
Practice Areas:
REAL ESTATE
PERSONAL INJURY
ESTATE PLANNING
ELDER LAW
PROBATE
Education:
New England School of Law, Boston, MA.
J.D., 1985
Framingham State College, Framingham, MA.
B.A., 1982
Bar Admissions/Associations:
Massachusetts Bar 1985
Federal District Court, Massachusetts 1985
Worcester County Bar Association
REBA, Real Estate Bar Association for Massachusetts
William N. Brekka, Esq.
Associate
William N. Brekka, Esq.
Bill Brekka joined the firm in August 2016. During law school, he interned for Justice Mitchell J. Sikora of the Massachusetts Appeals Court as well as the Public Defender Division of the Committee for Public Counsel Services. After law school Bill handled Social Security Disability cases for nearly two years. He has worked on several hundred disability cases and conducted over fifty hearings before Administrative Law Judges.
Practice Areas:
SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY (SSDI/SSI)
WORKER'S COMPENSATION
PERSONAL INJURY
CHILDREN AND FAMILY LAW
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
MENTAL HEALTH LITIGATION
Education:
New England Law, Boston MA.
J.D. 2014, Magna Cum Laude
-Editor, New England Law Review
-Sandra Day O'Connor Full Merit Scholarship
-Trustee Academic Scholarship
-New England Scholar Award
College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA.
B.A. 2011 Cum Laude
-Edward F. Wall Prize
-National History Honor Society
Bar Admissions/Associations:
Massachusetts State Bar 2014
Worcester County Bar Association
CPCS Children and Family Law Trial Panel
CPCS District Court Trial Panel/Worcester County Bar Advocate Program
CPCS Mental Health Litigation Panel
Publications:
Diagnosis-Guilty: Commonwealth v. McLaughlin and the Conversion of Hospital Records into Criminal Convictions, 48 New. Eng. L. Rev. 399 (2014)
Extending the Mode-of-Operation Approach Beyond the Self Service Supermarket Context, 48 New. Eng. L. Rev. 747 (2014)
Kathleen F. Fisher, Esq.
kfisher@brekkalaw.com
Satellite Office:
20 Cabot Blvd., Suite 300, Mansfield, MA 02048
Associate
Kathleen F. Fisher, Esq.
Kathleen Fisher (Brekka) joined the firm in January 2024. After graduating from law school in 2016, Kathleen practiced at Sankey Law Offices for seven years in the areas of special education law, guardianships, special needs trusts, and employment discrimination. At Brekka & Brekka, Kathleen continues to represent families through the adult guardianship process and families of students with special education needs before the Bureau of Special Education Appeals. She also advises clients regarding special needs trusts and guardianship alternatives, such as Durable Powers of Attorney and Health Care Proxies.
Practice Areas:
GUARDIANSHIPS
SPECIAL EDUCATION LAW
SPECIAL NEEDS TRUSTS
Education:
New England Law | Boston, JD (cum laude) 2016
Editor, New England Law Review
Sandra Day O’Connor Full Merit Scholarship, 2013-2016
Service Award, 2016
New England Scholar, 2015-2016
College of the Holy Cross, Bachelor of Arts 2013
Women’s Track and Field, Co-Captain, 2012-2013
NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee, 2013
Bar Admissions:
Massachusetts Bar 2016
United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts 2017