Phillip M. Rutahweire, Esq.

Phillip Rutahweire joined the firm in 2016 as a legal intern working under the supervision of attorneys Val C. Ribeiro and Love Macione. In 2018, he was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar and is now an Associate Attorney at the firm. Although Mr. Rutahweire assists clients facing a broad range of legal problems, his primary focus is on Immigration matters.

Mr. Rutahweire completed his undergraduate studies at Brown University in 2013. Prior to joining the firm as an Associate, Mr. Rutahweire studied law at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School of Law where he served as a lead editor on the school’s Law Review Journal. In 2018, he graduated from law school at the top of his class.

Idelta DaSilva, Esq.

Idelta DaSilva is the Managing Attorney for the firm’s Family Law practice. She is an experienced litigator with more than ten years of experience representing clients in divorce, custody, paternity, adoption, and guardianship actions. Ms. DaSilva’s legal career began in 2009 at the Brockton Probate and Family Court where she worked as a Safe Plan Advocate helping individuals to obtain abuse prevention orders. Prior to joining the firm in 2013, she worked at South Coast Counties Legal Services in New Bedford, Massachusetts assisting individuals with legal actions pertaining to probate, domestic relations, unemployment, social security benefits, and public assistance benefits.

Ms. DaSilva completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and then attended the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s School of Law where she obtained her Juris Doctor degree.