Maria E. DeLuzio, Esq., Partner
617-328-1660 ext: 16         
mdeluzio@hiatthoke.com

Professional Experience

Ms. DeLuzio is the firm’s Senior Business and Real Estate Litigator and Chair of the Employment Practice group.  She is an accomplished trial attorney who has tried cases in numerous Massachusetts courts, as well as the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. Additionally, Ms. DeLuzio has argued before the Appeals Court of Massachusetts and the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, including a case of first impression that was noted in Lawyers' Weekly as one of the top 100 cases for that year. 

Further, Ms. DeLuzio provides pre-litigation counseling to public and private employers.  She advises and assists clients in maintaining compliance with employment laws and minimizing the effects of litigation.  She also conducts workplace training on sexual harassment and anti-discrimination issues and has served as an independent investigator for employers faced with internal investigation claims.

Civic Activities

Ms. DeLuzio is an active member of the Advisory Counsel for Bentley Women’s Leadership Institute and is a past member or the Northeastern University School of Law Aumna/ae Board.  She also teaches at Northeastern University in the paralegal and the graduate accounting programs and has served on the curriculum development committee for the Legal Nurse Consulting Program. Ms. DeLuzio often serves as a panelist and chair for MCLE continuing legal education seminars and has participated in the Massachusetts Bar Association's mock trial program as a judge.  

Education, Bar Admissions, & Memberships

Juris Doctorate, 1988, Northeastern University School of Law; Bachelor of Science, 1985, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Admitted to practice: January, 1989 Massachusetts

Member: Massachusetts Bar Association, American Bar Association

Ms. DeLuzio lives with her husband and two children in Needham, Massachusetts.