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• MBA welcomes 2008-09 section council chairs
• MBA invites members to November Gala Dinner at Moakley Courthouse in Boston
• Dozens of vendors, raffle prizes including a "stay and play" package at Ocean Edge on Cape Cod to be featured at upcoming Legal Tech Expo
• Featured member benefit: Free educational series, "Women and Money: A Working Woman’s Guide to Achieving Financial Independence"
• Massachusetts Bar Foundation to host grantee receptions on Sept. 25 and Oct. 2
• MBA sponsoring free fall programs
• Upcoming CLE seminar and program schedule
• Lawyers Eco-Challenge Eco-Tip of the Week

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Section chairs gather to discuss the 2008-09 MBA association year at the recent Section Council Orientation on Tuesday, Sept. 9.

MBA welcomes 2008-09 section council chairs

New slate of chairs futher diversifies MBA leadership

Appointed by Massachusetts Bar Association President Edward W. McIntyre, the 2008-09 chairs of the MBA’s 17 sections and Young Lawyers Division, provide lawyers with up-to-date information on specific areas of law, monitor law-related legislation, sponsor professional education programs and provide information on the law for the general public. 

This year, the MBA welcomes six returning section chairs and 22 new chairs to the association's leadership. The 28 section/division chairs hail from across the state and will be responsible for much of the association's activity through the year under the leadership of the officers.  

Here is a list of section and division leaders for this association year.

 Access to Justice

• James T. Van Buren, Law Office of James T. Van Buren, Fitchburg

Business Law Section

• Stephen Y. Chow, Burns & Levinson LLP, Boston (left)
• Robert J. Kerwin, Tarlow, Breed, Hart & Rodgers PC, Boston (right)

Civil Litigation

• Kimberly Yunee Jones, Foley Hoag LLP, Boston  

Criminal Justice

• Gloria Y. Tan, Harvard Law School’s Criminal Justice Institute, Cambridge 

Family Law

• Thomas J. Barbar, Deutsch, Williams, Brooks, DeRensis & Holland PC, Boston (left)
• Veronica J. Fenton, Law Office of Veronica J. Fenton, Lenox (right)

General Practice, Solo & Small Firm

• Kevin P. Scanlon, Barron & Stadfeld, Boston (left)
• Neil Kumar Sherring, Dakoyannis & Sherring, Westwood (right)

Health Law

• Frank J. Riccio, Law Office of Frank J. Riccio, Braintree (left)
• George M. Thompson Jr., Law Firm of George Thompson, Westborough (right)

Immigration Law

• Marc D. Freiberger, Yarashus, Wagner, Cook, Freiberger & Washienko LLC, Boston (left)
• Roy Jack Watson Jr., Watson Law Offices, Bedford (right)

Judicial Administration

• James C. Donnelly Jr., Mirick, O’Connell, DeMallie and Lougee LLP, Worcester 

Juvenile and Child Welfare

• Michael E. Donnelly, Anna Maria College, Paxton 
• Wendy Wolf, Committee for Public Counsel Services’ (CPCS) Juvenile Defense Network, Roxbury

Labor & Employment

• David E. Belfort, Corrigan, Bennett & Belfort PC, Cambridge (left)
• Catherine E. Reuben, Robinson & Cole LLP, Boston (right) 

Law Practice Management

• Rodney Dowell, Law Office Management Assistance Program, Boston (left)
• Alan J. Klevan, Klevan & Klevan LLP, Wellesley (right)

Probate Law

• John G. Dugan, Doherty, Ciechanowski, Dugan & Cannon PC, Franklin 

Property Law

• E. Christopher Kehoe, Robinson & Cole, Boston (left)
• Josephine A. McNeil, Citizens for Affordable Housing in Newton Development Organization, Newton (right)

Public Law

• Margaret J. Hurley, Central Mass. Regional Office of the Attorney General’s Office, Worcester (not pictured)
• Mary T. Feeney, Bowditch & Dewey LLP, Framingham 

Taxation Law

• Brian D. Bixby, Burns & Levinson LLP, Boston

Young Lawyers Division

• Michael Broderick