Paul J. Toland Named to Boston Super Lawyers Rising Stars 2026 List

Boston Attorney Paul J. Toland Named to Super Lawyers Rising Stars List for Seventh Consecutive Year

BOSTON, Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Toland Law, LLC announced today that founder and managing attorney Paul J. Toland has been selected to the 2026 Massachusetts Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers, marking his seventh straight year of recognition since 2020. The selection honors his work at the intersection of immigration law and criminal defense, where a single criminal charge can decide whether a non-citizen stays in the United States. Immigrants and families facing an immigration matter in Massachusetts can find more information at https://www.paultolandlaw.com/immigration/.

"Everyone accused of a crime, whether guilty or innocent, needs an experienced criminal attorney who will provide sound legal advice, protect their rights, and defend them vigorously and effectively," says Founder Paul J. Toland. "You can't take a chance on an inept or inexperienced attorney."

Super Lawyers selects Rising Stars through a peer-influenced, research-driven process, and no more than 2.5 percent of lawyers in each state receive the designation. Toland has been licensed in Massachusetts since 2012 and is admitted to the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Toland's commitment to immigrants is personal. Raised by a Colombian mother and an American father in a bilingual, bicultural home, he came to understand the immigrant experience early on and built Toland Law to help immigrants succeed on their journey to the United States. Today, he and his team serve clients in English, Spanish, and Portuguese and are active on social media and YouTube.

That combination drives how Toland Law handles every case. For a non-citizen, a conviction that a citizen might absorb can lead to deportation or permanent inadmissibility. So, before a plea is considered, the firm weighs the immigration consequences, and before an immigration application is filed, it screens for criminal history that could derail the application. Toland has vacated dozens of criminal convictions for immigrant clients, protecting them from removal and opening paths to lawful status.

How Toland Law Helps Clients in Boston, Massachusetts

Few legal problems carry higher stakes than a threat to your freedom or your future in the United States, and for many of Toland Law's clients, both are on the line at once. The firm represents immigrants, families, and employers before the immigration courts, USCIS, the Board of Immigration Appeals, the federal courts, and U.S. consulates abroad. It also defends individuals in District and Superior Courts across Massachusetts. Because the firm practices both immigration law and criminal defense in Boston, each client receives a single coordinated strategy: no plea is weighed without considering its immigration consequences, and no application is filed without screening for criminal history that could derail it. Services include:

• Family-based petitions, green cards, and citizenship for immigrants and their relatives
• Asylum, Temporary Protected Status, and Special Immigrant Juvenile status for those seeking protection
• Removal and deportation defense, including ICE custody matters
• Vacating prior criminal convictions that threaten immigration status
• Defense against OUI, drug crimes, including trafficking, theft, property, fraud, and white-collar charges
• Representation in domestic violence, violent crime, sex crime, and homicide cases
• Probation violation defense and sealing criminal records

About Toland Law, LLC

Toland Law, LLC is a Boston law firm concentrating on immigration law and criminal defense. It was founded by Paul J. Toland, Esq., a former Worcester County Assistant District Attorney and a graduate of the University of Rochester and the Massachusetts School of Law at Andover. The firm represents immigrants, their families, and employers in matters ranging from family petitions, green cards, citizenship, and asylum to removal defense. It also defends individuals facing criminal charges throughout Massachusetts. Their attorneys bring backgrounds rooted in the United States, Colombia, and Ghana to their work, and the firm serves clients in English, Spanish, and Portuguese from its office in downtown Boston.

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