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Brooks & DeRensis, PC.Managing Principal
Valerie Swett

Valerie Swett

1.8
1 review

260 Franklin St., Ste. 700, Boston, MA 02110

Real Estate Title, Commercial Leasing, Commercial Mortgages and 11 more

About Valerie Swett

Valerie Swett is a lawyer practicing real estate title, commercial leasing, commercial mortgages and 11 other areas of law. Valerie received a B.A. degree from University of Rochester in 1971, and has been licensed for 50 years. Valerie practices at Brooks & DeRensis, PC. in Boston, MA.

Valerie Swett (Boston, Massachusetts)

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July 18, 2022
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Valerie swett is incredibly disingenuous and not trustworthy. She and several of her colleagues have Ben involved in an intricate labyrinth of deception and deceptive business practices. She is rude and has defrauded me in family trusts. Setting up accounting departments at law firms. Hopscotching to three law firms while having access to accounts that were being moved around. She is intelligent. She is not personable. She is controlling and manipulative. She has commingled assets of mine. Signs off on bogus accountings without ever providing proof of funds or bank statements. She personally has profited immensely from the deception and fraud of family trusts. Refusing to give me a stimulus check that was mine and writing a seperate check signing her personal name on it she has been transferring assets and now is ignoring and hanging up on me. She is mean and nasty and calculating. Divorce files have disappeared from the probate court

 

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Areas of Law

  • Real Estate 1
    • Commercial Leasing
  • Eminent Domain
  • Housing Law 1
    • Affordable Housing
  • Trusts and Estates 1
    • Estate Planning
  • Other 10
    • Real Estate Title
    • Commercial Mortgages
    • Conservation Easements
    • Boundary Disputes
    • Commercial Real Estate Foreclosure
    • Nonprofit Organizations Law
    • Decedents Estates
    • Trust Administration
    • Estate Administration
    • Probate

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Managing Principal
    Firm Name
    Brooks & DeRensis, PC.

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1976, Illinois
    1980, Massachusetts
    Memberships
    Boston, Massachusetts, Illinois State and American Bar Associations
    Massachusetts Womens Bar Association
    Christian Legal Society
    Women Presidents Organization.
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Northwestern University
    Class of 1976
    J.D.
    with honors
    Other Education
    University of Rochester
    Class of 1971
    B.A.
    Economics

    University of Rochester
    Class of 1971
    B.A.
    with high distinction

Valerie Swett

Managing Principal at Brooks & DeRensis, PC.
1.8
1 review

260 Franklin St., Ste. 700Boston, MA 02110U.S.A.

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