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Sania Santos

Sania is a passionate attorney inspired by a deep-rooted commitment to serving clients from urban and low-income communities. With a 2010 B.A. in Legal Studies from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Sania went on to earn a J.D. from New England Law School in 2014, where she focused on immigration law. She began her career by representing insurance companies and litigating cases related to personal injury, premises liability and construction disputes. Within three years, Sania became a partner at Alves Santos P.C. in 2017, providing legal presentation surrounding real estate transactions and personal injury claims.

Sania’s launch of her law firm, Silva Santos PC in 2023 was motivated by her own parents’ challenges as they navigated a complex court system made all the more difficult by a language barrier. People in this situation need exceptional, sympathetic legal guidance. Sania’s purpose is to guide clients through the decision-making processes of their cases and help them regain their sense of empowerment. She knows how meaningful securing a substantial settlement can be for hard-working families like her own, creating real opportunities for the future through education and homeownership.

As a native Cape Verdean, Sania has assisted many Cape Verdean Creole speakers in and around the Boston metropolitan area, helping them successfully engage with the legal process. A board member of the Massachusetts Black Lawyer’s Association since 2022, she currently acts as coordinator of the “Know Your Rights” seminar series in the Boston area.

Sania is most fulfilled when she’s helping injured clients tell their story in a way that vividly captures their experience and earns them a just settlement, and when she’s guiding clients in real estate transactions to create generational assets. Aside from her work in the community and the legal profession, she finds joy in working out, spending time with family, exploring the world with friends, becoming a role model for young women, and continuing to defy the status quo.

Kadeem Apply

Kadeem C. Apply is an associate in Nutter’s Corporate and Transactions Department. He represents businesses of all sizes on a wide range of corporate law issues, including mergers, acquisitions, and venture capital financings.

Dedicated to giving back to the community, Kadeem serves on the board of directors of Massachusetts Advocates for Children (MAC).

Kadeem gained legal experience as an intern with the Hon. Kimberly S. Budd, Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, and the Hon. Valerie A. Yarashus of the Massachusetts Superior Court. He also interned with the Major Felony Unit at the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.

During law school, Kadeem was recognized on the Supreme Judicial Court Adams Pro Bono Honor Roll. He served as a staff member of the Journal of Trial & Appellate Advocacy, vice president of the Criminal Law Association, and executive director of the Trial Competition. In addition, Kadeem was a member of the Black Law Students Association and the SJC Committee of Pro Bono Legal Services.

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Suffolk University Law School, J.D.

Boston University, B.S.

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Femi Adeyemi

Femi is an Associate based in BAL’s Boston office. He works in all aspects of employment-based immigration, including nonimmigrant and immigrant visa matters, using his empathy and experience to guide clients through the complex legal landscape. His personal immigration journey inspired his pursuit of a career in immigration law. While in law school, Femi served as a student attorney in the Suffolk Law School Immigration Clinic, as the executive editor of the Suffolk Transnational Law Review, and as associate director for the Student Bar Association’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee. Prior to joining BAL, Femi was an attorney at an immigration law firm in Boston. Education Suffolk University Law School, J.D. University of Massachusetts at Lowell, M.S., Criminology University of Massachusetts at Lowell, B.A., Criminal Justice and Legal Studies, cum laude Languages English, Yoruba Admissions State Bar of Massachusetts

Gary Howell-Walton

BIOGRAPHY Gary Howell-Walton is an attorney whose practice covers a variety of complex litigation matters, including commercial disputes, regulatory enforcement matters, internal investigations, and appeals. Mr. Howell-Walton maintains an active pro bono practice, and has represented clients seeking support related to housing, public benefits, and immigration status. EDUCATION JD, Northeastern University School of Law Senior Editor, Northeastern University Law Review MSW, Community Organization, Planning and Administration, University of Southern California BA, Psychology and Spanish Studies, Andrews University ADMISSIONS Massachusetts US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit US District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Courtney Herndon

Courtney is an intellectual property attorney whose practice is focused on patent litigation in Federal District Courts and before the US International Trade Commission. She is also a key member of teams arguing cases at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Courtney is relied upon by trial team leaders for in-depth legal and economic analysis in cases involving global high tech, biotech and medical device companies. She is a key member of the team at all stages of trial preparation. She takes fact depositions, drafts and responds to pleadings and motions, and prepares witnesses and attorney teams for depositions. Courtney develops and drafts fact and expert witness statements, motions and responses, pleadings, briefs, and legal memoranda. She also prepares damages positions in federal district court cases and economic domestic industry positions unique to the ITC. In addition, Courtney researches and drafts appellate briefs and assists in preparing for oral argument before the Federal Circuit. Courtney also maintains an active pro bono practice, in which she counsels and represents clients in matters related to domestic and sexual violence, immigration, and civil appeals.

Courtney serves on the Advisory Committee formed by Mintz’s Managing Member to address issues related to the recruitment and retention of minority attorneys. In conjunction with her role as member of the Intellectual Property Litigation recruiting committee, Courtney recruits and interviews diverse and intellectual property-focused summer associate and lateral candidates. She is also active in the firm’s diversity and associate mentoring programs. Courtney works closely with and mentors summer and junior associates of the Intellectual Property litigation section. She is active in MIATTY, the firm’s minority affinity group for attorneys and senior legal professionals of color, and Mintz’s Women’s Initiative, through which she mentors law students. Courtney was selected to serve as Mintz’s 2020-2021 representative to the Leadership Council for Legal Diversity’s Pathfinder Program for high-potential, early career attorneys.

Prior to joining Mintz, Courtney clerked for Associate Justice Geraldine Hines of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and Associate Justice Vickie L. Henry of the Massachusetts Appeals Court. During law school, Courtney served as a judicial intern to Judge William G. Young of the United States District Court, District of Massachusetts, and to Justice Hines (then an Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Appeals Court).

While attending New England Law, Courtney was a three-time recipient of the New England Scholar Award and served as the Editor-in-Chief of the New England Law Review. At her law school commencement, Courtney was honored with the Trustee Bradbury Gilbert Award for Excellence in Achievement.

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