Legislative Hearings

Massachusetts Bar Association representatives testify at the Statehouse on legislative topics of interest to the legal profession. This page will be updated with relevant hearing dates when they become available.

Below are some recent legislative hearings where the MBA has testified:

Feb. 6, 2008

Joint Committee on the Judiciary

Statehouse, Boston

Senate bills 868 and 999

Massachusetts Bar Association General Counsel Martin W. Healy testified in support of bills that would increase the hourly rate for private attorneys representing poor clients.

Jan. 24, 2008

Joint Committee on the Judiciary

Statehouse, Boston

Senate bill 843 and House bill 1652

Massachusetts Bar Association President David W. White Jr. testified in favor of bills that would overhaul the commonwealth’s archaic probate system by passing the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code.

Nov. 13, 2007

Joint Committee on the Judiciary

Statehouse, Boston

Massachusetts Bar Association President David W. White Jr. testified for the repeal of mandatory minimums for non-violent drug crimes and an increase in both parole opportunities and treatment programs.

Sept. 18, 2007

Joint Committee on the Judiciary

Statehouse, Boston

Massachusetts Bar Association Criminal Justice Section Council Chair Lee Gartenberg testified in favor of comprehensive reforms to Massachusetts CORI laws, which he said are necessary to help those with criminal pasts turn into productive citizens.