Massachusetts Bar Association
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 ... [Read More]
Who
a Board member December 2003, has been appointed Vice Chair of the board effective December 2004. He is a sole practitioner who specializes in criminal and civil litigation and corporate risk management. His office is in Concord, Massachusetts, where he is of counsel to the firm of McWalter, Barron & Boisvert. Admitted to the Bar in 1977 after graduating from Georgetown Law School, Mr. DeGelleke served two terms as a Hearing Officer for the Board of Bar Overseers, serves as an arbitrator for the Massachusetts Bar Association Fee Arbitration Board, and teaches trial advocacy in the Harvard Law School Trial Advocacy Workshop. A member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA), he provided pro bono representation to the family of a September 11 victim in making a claim with the Victim Compensation Fund as part of the Trial Lawyers Care program. ... [Read More]
SENATOR SCOTT P. BROWN
Massachusetts Conveyancers Association; Massachusetts Bar Association; Wrentham Lions; 100 Club; United Chamber of Commerce; Neponset Valley Chamber of Commerce; North Attleboro/Plainville Chamber of Commerce; American-Israel Public Affairs; United States Triathalon Federation; Major, Massachusetts Army National Guard; Military Triathlon Association. ... [Read More]
REPRESENTATIVE HAROLD P. NAUGHTON, JR.
ORGANIZATIONS: Massachusetts Bar Association; Worcester County Bar Association; Clinton Area Bar Association; Northern Worcester County Bar Association; Assumption College Alumni Association; Suffolk University Law School Alumni Association; Elks; Clinton Exchange Club; American Bar Assocation. ... [Read More]
MBA: The Lawyer Referral Service of the Massachusetts Bar Association
Since a significant number of problems appear at first to be legal in nature, but in fact, do not require the services of a lawyer, a comprehensive resource directory has been compiled by the Lawyer Referral Service which can assist you in resolving your problem. How to Get Help To contact the Massachusetts Bar Association's Lawyer Referral Service , you may call (617) 654-0400 in the Boston area or TDD (617) 338-0585. Outside Boston you may call toll-free 1-800-392-6164. As previousrly stated, there is no charge to call the Lawyer Referral Service, and your first half-hour consultation with an LRS attorney is only $25.The Massachusetts Bar Association also offers free help through its Dial-a-Lawyer call-in program. On the first Wednesday of each month, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., volunteer lawyers are available to answer your basic legal questions by phone. Dial-a-Lawyer may be reached at (617) 338-0610. Posted on Mar 20, 2000 ... [Read More]
SBA - MASSACHUSETTS District Office - Local Resources
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Massachusetts Court System Press Release - May 10, 2005
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT INVITES AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION ... 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]
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Essex County Bar Association LRS ... Bristol County Bar Association ... Massachusetts Bar Association Lawyer Referral & Information Service ... [Read More]
Address by Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall to the Massachusetts Bar Association - March 5, 2005
Massachusetts Bar Association ... By its own estimate, each year at least 100,000 litigants appear in the Probate and Family Court without counsel. As part of ongoing efforts to eliminate the practical and procedural barriers to justice for these litigants, and for all users of the Probate Court, Chief Justice Sean Dunphy recently approved two initiatives developed by the Steering Committee on Performance and Accountability, chaired by Judge David Sacks. Probate Court forms will now be published on the internet, saving time and money for both attorneys and litigants, and greatly improving access for those who cannot easily come to our courthouses. Second, within the next two months, an automated self-help program for guardianship of minors cases will be available in English and Spanish over the internet and in courthouses. The Probate Court's research shows that approximately 85% of these cases are filed by self-represented litigants. The self-help program wil ... [Read More]
Press Release - May 26, 2005
Martha Rush O'Mara has been a sole practitioner in Melrose since 1993. She has served as an administrative assistant and as a paralegal in the Child Support Enforcement Division of the Massachusetts Department of Revenue, and as an administrative aide in the Massachusetts State Senate. Ms. O'Mara is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Juvenile Bar Association, and the National Association of Counsel for Children. She is also a member and past president of the Massachusetts Association of Women Lawyers. She does volunteer work for Discovering Justice and Senior Partners of the Volunteer Lawyers Project, among others. Ms. O'Mara holds a J.D. degree from New England School of Law, an M.A. degree, cum laude, from Salem State College, and a B.S. degree, cum laude, from Salem State College ... [Read More]
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