ABOUT US

George DesMarteau and Louise Rossi Beale are highly respected attorneys offering over 75 years of combined legal experience to clients throughout Rochester, NY and surrounding areas. DesMarteau & Beale is a general practice law firm providing effective and attentive legal services in a variety of areas including commercial and residential real estate, estate planning and administration, business and corporate ventures, family and matrimonial law, education law and municipal law, including a focus on fire district and fire department matters.

We are personally committed to helping our clients resolve legal challenges successfully and efficiently. Meeting the needs of our clients is our one and only priority - this includes accommodating requests for in-home consultations when possible.

WHAT WE OFFER

Commercial Real Estate

Residential Real Estate

Estate Planning

Municipal Law

Family & Matrimonial Law

Business Law

George DesMarteau

George is a native of the Boston MA area and attended Tufts University, majoring in History, and Boston University School of Law. He has been in private practice in Rochester for over forty years. His practice concentrates on commercial and residential real estate, estate planning and administration, the representation of small businesses and education law.

Admission to Practice:
New York State Bar 1974
U.S. District Court, Western District of New York, 1974

Education:
Boston University School of Law, J.D., 1973
Tufts University, B.A., 1970

Professional Affiliations:
Monroe County Bar Association (Member Real Estate and Trusts & Estates Sections)

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Louise Rossi Beale

Louise has been practicing law for over 34 years. Louise’s areas of practice include family law, residential real estate, estate planning and administration including wills and powers of attorney, fire district and fire department law. Within her family law practice, Louise has extensive experience in divorce and separation, child custody and visitation, child support, post divorce enforcement and modification, pre and post nuptial agreements, adoption and collaborative law.

Collaborative law is a non-adversarial approach to family law matters which assists people in resolving their differences by crafting solutions and achieving agreements which meet their and their families’ needs without resort to court.

Admission to Practice:
New York State Bar 1982
U.S. District Court, Western District of New York, 1982
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, 1982

Education:
State University of New York at Buffalo Law School, J.D., 1981
LeMoyne College, B.A., 1978

Professional Affiliations:
Monroe County Bar Association, (Family Law Section member)
Collaborative Law Association of the Rochester Area, Inc.
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals

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FROM OUR CLIENTS

I hope you know how much I appreciate all you've done for me.

- Sheila W.

You're the best. Thank you.

- Karen F.

I can't thank you enough for all you've done for me. I don't know what I would have done without your help and support.

- Tracy S.

Thanks!!! Your assistance is so appreciated and as always you do a great job threading the needle.

- Mark S.

Thanks for all you do!

- Barb R.

This why we have you. Perfect!

- Bridget S.