Education:

Boston College Law School, Newton, MA, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, 2006

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, B.A., English and American Literature and Language, magna cum laude, 2001

Admissions:

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

United States District Court, District of Massachusetts

United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Affiliations:

Boston Bar Association

American Bar Association

Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts

Co-President, The National Organization for Women, Massachusetts Chapter

 

Victoria L. Steinberg

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vsteinberg@dwyercollora.com

 

"Dwyer & Collora is unique among firms in its extraordinary ability to navigate the litigation process with ease and confidence, and to achieve the most fair result for each of its clients.  I share the firm's commitment to pursuing justice in every case, and going the extra mile to ensure success."

Victoria Steinberg is an attorney at Dwyer & Collora, LLP who represents clients in all of the firm's practice areas, including criminal defense, employment, health care and complex civil litigation.

Ms. Steinberg served as a law clerk to the Honorable William Meade and Honorable Susan Beck in the Massachusetts Appeals Court before joining Dwyer & Collora, LLP, in 2007.   She is a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College and earned her J.D. magna cum laude from Boston College Law School, where she was awarded the Cornelius J. Moynihan Award.  As a student lawyer, Ms. Steinberg was selected to participate in the Rapapport Honors Program, through which she was a fellow at Jane Doe, Inc., the Massachusetts Coalition against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence.  Through the Boston College Legal Assistance Bureau, she represented low-income clients in administrative and probate proceedings.

Areas of Representation:

Ms. Steinberg is a litigation associate specializing in complex civil and criminal defense cases in federal and state courts.  She practices in employment litigation representing individuals and companies in a wide variety of disputes, including employment-related contract, tort and discrimination cases.  She represents individuals and entities in all phases of civil and criminal litigation including agency investigations, civil and criminal discovery, trial preparations, post-conviction litigation, sentencing and appeals.

Recent Cases:

  • Defense of close corporation in employment dispute involving allegations of fraud, breach of contract, and failure to provide equity.
  • Representation of employees of state agency alleging race and gender discrimination.
  • Representation of hospital executive in dispute concerning post-employment benefits.
  • Defense of psychiatrist accused by Board of Registration of Psychiatry of violating licensing regulations.  
  • Representation of a local employer regarding employee personnel issue and subsequent personnel policy revisions.
  • Representation of former employee in tech industry regarding unlawful termination.
  • Advice to resigning employee at a local university regarding severance agreement and contract terms. 
  • Represents clients pro bono in criminal matters in state court on referral from Massachusetts Women’s Bar Foundation Framingham Project for Incarcerated Women.