Lawyers e-Journal
Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011
Section News: Upcoming meetings and special section events
Join in the Feb. 28 Law Practice Management meeting. Attend the March 1 GPSSF, Access to Justice, Business Law meetings and the March 2 Civil Litigation meeting. The Public Law meeting will be held March 3. Save the date for the March 9 Juvenile & Child Welfare Section Council open bench-bar meeting. Update your resume and apply for a YLD 2011-12 leadership position.
Law Practice Management Section
Council meeting
Monday, Feb. 28, 5:30-7
p.m.
Taylor Law Office, 2 Main St., Ste 320, Stoneham
The next meeting of the Law Practice Management Section Council
will be held at Taylor Law Office in Stoneham on Monday, Feb. 28
from 5:30 to 7 p.m. All section members are invited to attend.
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General Practice, Solo &
Small-Firm Section Council meeting
Tuesday, March 1, 5:30-7
p.m.
MBA, 20 West St., Boston
The next meeting of the General Practice, Solo & Small-Firm
Section Council is scheduled for Tuesday, March 1 from 5:30 to 7
p.m. All section members are invited to attend.
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Access to Justice Section Council
meeting
Tuesday, March 1, 6-7:30
p.m.
MBA, 20 West St., Boston
The next meeting of the Access to Justice Section Council is
scheduled for Tuesday, March 1 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. All section
members are invited to attend.
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Business Law Section Council
meeting
Tuesday, March 1, 6-7:30
p.m.
MBA, 20 West St., Boston
The next meeting of the Business Law Section Council is scheduled
for Tuesday, March 1 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. All section members are
invited to attend.
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Civil Litigation Section Council
meeting
Wednesday, March 2, 4:30-6
p.m.
MBA, 20 West St., Boston
The next meeting of the Civil Litigation Section Council is
scheduled for Wednesday, March from 4:30 to 6 p.m. All section
members are invited to attend.
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Public Law Section Council
meeting
Thursday, March 3, 5:30-7
p.m.
MBA, 20 West St., Boston
The next meeting of the Public Law Section Council is scheduled
for Thursday, March 3 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. All section members are
invited to attend.
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Juvenile & Child Welfare
Section Council Open Bench-Bar Meeting
Wednesday, March 9, 3:30-5:30
p.m.
Brockton Courthouse, 215 Main St., Brockton
The MBA's Juvenile & Child Welfare
Section Council is sponsoring its third bench-bar presentation at
the Brockton Courthouse on Wednesday, March from 3:30 to 5:30
p.m.
This presentation will focus on the Standing Order for Care and
Protection Trials, implementation of new law for young adults (ages
18-22) in DCF custody and harassment prevention orders.
The program will be moderated by Peter A. Hahn, chair, Juvenile
& Child Welfare Section Council and guest speakers include:
Hon. James J. Torney, Jr., first justice, Barnstable County
Division, Juvenile Court; Hon. Mary M. McCallum, first justice,
Norfolk County Division, Juvenile Court; Crispin Birmbaum, general
counsel, Deparment of Youth Services; and James Morton, case
manager, Juvenile Court Department.
The meeting is free to all attorneys interested in the practice of
juvenile & child welfare law.
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Considering a Young Lawyers
Division Leadership Position?
Update your resume and be on the lookout for an upcoming
announcement from the Young Lawyers Division Nominating Committee.
In the coming months, we will seek to fill positions on the
Division's Executive Board and appoint County and At-Large
Directors to lead the division. This is an excellent way to build
leadership skills and gain valuable insight and experience in team
building, group dynamics, parliamentary procedure, and the inner
workings of the Massachusetts Bar Association. Contact Committee
Chair Jake Skinner at [e-mail AttorneySkinner] or Division Board of
Directors' Chair-Elect Scott Heidorn at [e-mail sheidorn] with any questions.