Get to Know... Stefania Boscarolli
February 2, 2026
As a young girl, Stefania Boscarolli remembers being fascinated by the “foreign world.” Growing up in a small town in northern Italy’s Dolomites, she envisioned a life that promised opportunities and experiences beyond what her small, tranquil, market town could offer. Today, Stefania is a dual-credentialed lawyer, holding degrees from Italy and the United States. A member in Bond’s Long Island office, Stefania focuses her practice on trust and estate planning, wealth preservation, business succession planning and trust and estate administration.
With a warm, inquisitive, personality and a willingness to engage with people of all ages and backgrounds, Stefania has been able to readily create community wherever her travels have taken her.
Hailing from a family of attorneys and judges held some influence over her career path, but before committing to a course of study, Stefania pursued a stronger calling; to live in America. While attending high school, Stefania learned of a student exchange program which enabled students to study abroad. Captivated by the idea, Stefania didn’t hesitate to leap on the opportunity. Those who know Stefania will attest to her assertion, “I can be ambitious and when I have a goal, dream, or idea, I am very determined.
“This opportunity to study in the U.S. was a gift for me. There is not as much diversity in Italy as there is in America and I’ve always been interested in other cultures, people, and viewpoints. During the application process alone I met so many amazing people.”
The study abroad program asks each prospective exchange student to select three countries of interest for placement consideration. Students are then matched with a host family. Stefania got her first choice--studying in the USA-- and was subsequently matched to an American family. She was soon headed for a year in Anchorage, Alaska.
While Alaska might not have been the America Stefania envisioned, her time there had a profound and lasting effect on her life from the very first day. Upon arriving in Alaska ahead of the start of the school year, she spent a week sailing the local waters with her intrepid host family. For Christmas, the family cross country skied to a remote cabin to spend the holidays.
“It was the most amazing year and helped to shape the focus of my future decisions. My host family, who were transplants from the lower 48 states, became my second family. I learned so much from them. They were outdoorsy and could do anything, even build a house. The access to nature I had was transformative, from the wildlife to the northern lights. I also made a lifelong connection to their children, particularly their daughter. She was starting high school that year and we were both stepping into a whole new world. We bonded like sisters. She was matron of honor at my wedding.
“I was really blessed during my time there. My Italian friends in the U.S. program, including one who ended up in California, had more of a traditional and less of a life-changing experience than I did.”
As she had hoped, the year abroad validated Stefania’s interest in this country and its legal system. Upon returning to Italy, she attended law school and started practicing at her family firm while studying for the LSATs. “Nothing short of a full U.S. Juris Doctor would do for me. If I was going to practice in the States, I wanted to do it properly.”
She enrolled in the accelerated JD program at Gonzaga University School of Law, where she was able to graduate in 15 months by utilizing a few credits from her Italian degree and attending a summer semester in lieu of an internship.
Despite the rigors of law school, Stefania found time to enjoy the spectacular hiking and biking opportunities Washington State offers. She also found her Gonzaga experience to be very different from her Italian education in Padua. “From a strictly legal viewpoint, in the States you read cases, learn case law, interpret and respond. There’s more interaction, more engagement, and it’s more practical. Italian law school is more lecture-based and theoretical, and the professors maintain more of a master/student relationship in contrast to the American professors, some of whom would extend a dinner invitation to their family home. I also loved that Gonzaga was a smaller school. We were a community who did things together.”
At a continuing education conference, Stefania met an Italian attorney with an international estate and tax practice in New York City. She moved east to intern at his firm before joining a general practice firm. She was living in Queens and commuting to the city when she was introduced to Ralph Rosella, who was then the managing partner of Lazer, Aptheker, Rosella & Yedid. They hit it off. Stefania joined the firm as an associate. Although she started in the litigation group, she soon joined the real estate group. When COVID-19 hit, she moved to the trust and estate group.
Stefania knew little of Long Island, but quickly found another “family” and strong mentors among her new colleagues, which was further bolstered when the firm combined with Bond in 2022. “The merger has presented growth opportunity and deep resources with colleagues who can address my questions on any topic, both within and outside of my department. Any trepidation I had about working for a large firm quickly dissipated, and having recently achieved membership in the firm confirms that I’ve found my place.”
In addition to her success at Bond, Stefania has stepped into a new role, as mother to one-year-old Sofia. She and her husband, Arthur, have settled in East Meadow, which is both home and a base from which to explore Long Island and all the New York area has to offer.
“I’m grateful to everyone on my path; my Italian and American families, my professors and my mentors, all of whom have helped me step outside myself to follow my dreams and ambition to get to where I am today. I am confident with the knowledge of who I am and what I want.”
