Landlord & Tenant
Represent landlords with their legal needs. Draft and negotiate residential and commercial leases. Handle eviction proceedings from start to finish, from the initial notice through judgment and enforcement.
The Firm
Personalized counsel, built over a career in Boston courts.
Centeio & Associates LLC was founded to offer more tailored, personalized legal services, pairing decades of courtroom experience with the attention of a boutique practice.
Attorney · Founder
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José Couto Centeio
Attorney José Centeio, founder of Centeio & Associates LLC, brings over three decades of experience and dedication to his practice. A graduate of Tufts University and Boston College Law School, Attorney Centeio has built a distinguished career specializing in landlord and tenant, real estate, collection, and civil litigation matters. With over 35 years of experience, combined with his multilingual skills, he has been able to provide personalized legal services.
After spending over 25 years as a partner at Nathanson & Goldberg, P.C., Attorney Centeio decided to start Centeio & Associates LLC, to offer more tailored legal services. Attorney Centeio’s extensive experience, combined with his passion for the law, ensures that clients receive the highest level of attention and representation.
Associate Attorney
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Golnar Roughani
Golnar Roughani is an Associate Attorney licensed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, practicing civil litigation, landlord and tenant, estate planning, and real estate law. She earned her Honours Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto and her Juris Doctor from New England Law | Boston, where she also completed a Certificate in Intellectual Property Law.
Before law school, she spent four years in personal injury and civil litigation practices, gaining hands-on experience in case development, litigation strategy, and client advocacy. That preparation shapes how she works today: understanding each client’s goals from the outset, communicating clearly at every step, and delivering practical, effective representation.
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Megan Wong
Megan is a graduate from Boston University with a B.S in Health Sciences. She is currently a paralegal at Centeio and Associates LLC.
As the firm’s paralegal, Megan supports the attorneys across landlord and tenant, real estate, and civil litigation matters, assisting with case preparation, court filings, and day-to-day client communication. She takes pride in keeping every matter organized and moving forward, and is happy to help with any inquiries at the email below.