Boston Massachusetts Lawyer
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights - Commissioner Braceras
Ms. Braceras’s articles on politics, culture, and law have appeared in the Boston Globe (where she was a regular contributor during the 2000 presidential election), as well as in the Boston Herald, Legal Times of Washington, National Review Online, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Times, The Weekly Standard, and The Women’s Quarterly. She has appeared as an expert on politics and legal issues on a variety of broadcasts, including CNN Morning News, ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, Fox Special Report with Tony Snow, and New England Cable News (NECN). ... [Read More]
How to File a Complaint
You should not expect the Office of the Bar Counsel or the Board of Bar Overseers to provide legal services or advice. If you wish tobe referred to a lawyer you might contact the Massachusetts Bar AssociationLawyer Referral Service at (617) 654-0400 in Boston or (866) MASSLRS whichis (866) 627-7577 or the Boston Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service at(617) 742-0625. The lawyers at the Office of the Bar Counsel do not andcannot represent you personally in the matters of which you complain. ... [Read More]
BBO/OBC - Board of Bar Overseers
The Board of Bar Overseers was established by the Supreme Judicial Court in 1974 as an independentadministrative body to investigate and evaluate complaints against lawyers. Although both the Board is an official bodysubject to the supervision of the Supreme Judicial Court, no public funds are spent to support it. The Board'sexpenses come solely from the annual registration fees paid by lawyers. ... Site Index Home Board of Bar Overseers Office of the Bar Counsel Attorney-Client Assistance Program Clients' Security Board What’s New Employment Opportunities Upcoming Public Hearings How to File a Complaint Registration Department Look Up a Lawyer Change your Address Ethical Questions & Articles Rules Disciplinary Decisions since 1999 Search this Site Lawyer Referral Services Links and Resources ... [Read More]
Massachusetts Court System Press Release - May 10, 2005
Boston --- The Supreme Judicial Court today announced that it has invited the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Professional Discipline to provide a consultation visit and report on the lawyer discipline system of Massachusetts. Under the program, a team, consisting of a member of the Standing Committee, an experienced disciplinary counsel, and lawyers from the ABA Center for Professional Responsibility visit a jurisdiction, interview those with a role in the state’s disciplinary system, and make recommendations designed to assist in the administration of the system. ... [Read More]
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
Supreme Judicial Court Public Information Office Press Release - Supreme Judicial Court Invites American Bar Association Team to Study Massachusetts Lawyer Discipline System ... Supreme Judicial Court Public Information Office Press Release - Fifteen Trial Court Employees Honored in Awards Ceremony at John Adams Courthouse; Boston Municipal Court Operations Supervisor Richard A. McKinnon Named Employee of the Year ... [Read More]
MBA: The Lawyer Referral Service of the Massachusetts Bar Association
When you call the Lawyer Referral Service, in the Boston area at (617) 654-0400 and free outside of Boston at (800) 392-6164, a Lawyer Referral Service representative will speak to you to determine whether you require the services of a lawyer. Be prepared to briefly describe your situation so that the Lawyer Referral Service representative can determine what kind of assistance you need. The Lawyer Referral Service does not provide free legal service or give out legal advice. If the Lawyer Referral Service representative determines that you need the help of a lawyer, you will be given the name, address and telephone number of a lawyer. It is your responsibility to contact the lawyer directly. The Lawyer Referral Service will take your name and address, but will only provide your name to the lawyer. You will not be contacted directly by the lawyer. ... [Read More]
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Massachusetts Bar Association Lawyer Referral & Information Service ... National Lawyer Guild LRS ... Boston, MA ... [Read More]
Timeline
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a graduate of Boston University led a march from Roxbury to a rally on Boston Common to protest the evils of school segregation in Boston. Dr. King spoke at the State House and in June the legislature passed The Racial Imbalance Act requiring school desegregation. ... John S. Rock , a noted Boston lawyer, became the first African-American to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court and the first Black person to speak before the U.S. House of Representatives. ... [Read More]
The State Library of Massachusetts - Services - Databases and Other Electronic Resources
Full-Text articles from the Boston Globe are available on a dedicated computer in the Periodicals area (4th Floor). (Remote access not available -- The Boston Globe is available remotely through Proquest and Newsbank Newspaper Databases with a proper library card). ... Search for articles in the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Patriot Ledger, Worcester Telegram & Gazette, New York Times and Wall Street Journal. ... The following database is provided through the Boston Library Consortium, and is available both on-site and remotely. Remote access requires a valid State Library of Massachusetts or other Boston Library Consortium library card. ... [Read More]
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
Supreme Judicial Court Public Information Office Press Release - Supreme Judicial Court Invites American Bar Association Team to Study Massachusetts Lawyer Discipline System ... Supreme Judicial Court Public Information Office Press Release - Fifteen Trial Court Employees Honored in Awards Ceremony at John Adams Courthouse; Boston Municipal Court Operations Supervisor Richard A. McKinnon Named Employee of the Year ... [Read More]
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