Lawyers e-Journal
Thursday, May. 5, 2011
Section News: Upcoming meetings and special section events
Join in the May 9 Juvenile & Child Welfare Bench-Bar open meeting. Attend the May 10 Family Law, General Practice, Solo & Small-Firm and Health Law Section meetings. Individual Rights and Taxation Law meet May 11. Save the Date: Limited Assistance Representation training session, May 25.
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Juvenile & Child Welfare
Bench-Bar open meeting
Monday, May 9, 3:30-5:30
p.m.
Worcester Courthouse, 50 Harvard St., Worcester
The MBA's Juvenile & Child Welfare Section Council is
sponsoring this open bench-bar presentation at the Worcester
Courthouse, 50 Harvard St., Worcester. This meeting is free to all
attorneys interested in the practice of Juvenile & Child
Welfare Law.
Panelists include: Hon. Carol A. Erskine, first justice, Worcester
Juvenile Court; Crispin Birnbaum, Esq., general counsel, DYS; and
Brendan P. Murray, Esq., Department of Social Services. Peter A.
Hahn, chair of the MBA's Juvenile & Child Welfare Law Section
Council will serve as moderator.
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Family Law Section Council
meeting
Tuesday, May 10, 5:30-7
p.m.
MBA, 20 West St., Boston
The next meeting of the Family Law Section Council is
scheduled for Tuesday, May 10 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, May 10, 5:30-7
p.m.
MBA, 20 West St., Boston
The next meeting of the General Practice, Solo &
Small-Firm Section Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 10
from 5:30 to 7 p.m. All section members are invited to attend.
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Health Law Section Council
meeting
Tuesday, May 10, 5-6:30
p.m.
MBA, 20 West St., Boston
The next meeting of the Health Law Section Council is
scheduled for Tuesday, May 10 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. All section
members are invited to attend.
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Individual Rights &
Responsibilities Section Council meeting
Wednesday, May 11, 4:30-6
p.m.
MBA, 20 West St., Boston
The next meeting of the Individual Rights &
Responsibilities Section Council is scheduled for Wednesday, May 11
from 4:30 to 6 p.m. All section members are invited to attend.
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Taxation Law Section
Council meeting
Wednesday, May 11, 5-6:30
p.m.
MBA, 20 West St., Boston
The next meeting of the Taxation Law Section Council is
scheduled for Wednesday, May 11 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. All section
members are invited to attend.
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SAVE THE DATE: Limited Assistance
Representation training session
Wednesday, May 25, 4-7
p.m.
Barnstable Probate and Family Court, 3195 Main St.,
Barnstable
The MBA's General Practice, Solo &
Small-Firm and Access to Justice Sections are co-sponsoring a
series of open meetings on Limited Assistance Representation (LAR)
around the commonwealth. The next in this series will be held at
the Barnstable Probate and Family Courthouse on Wednesday, May 25
from 4 to 7 p.m. Hon. Edward Ginsburg (ret.),
Stephen M. McGonigle, Esq. of the Law Office of
Stephen M. McGonigle, Robert A. Brown Esq. of
Brown & Barbosa PC and Ilene Mitchell Esq.,
Probate and Family Court Administrative Office will discuss the
following issues:
- What is LAR;
- How LAR can benefit both the legal profession and clients with
limited means;
- How to qualify for LAR; and
- What forms and agreements you will need to streamline your LAR
practice.
Upon completion of this training
session, attorneys will be certified to use Limited Assistance
Representation in all divisions of the Probate and Family
Court.
To R.S.V.P., click here. Space
is limited.