Lawyers e-Journal
Thursday, May. 12, 2011
Section News: Upcoming meetings and special section events
Join in the May 17 Labor & Employment and Criminal Justice meetings. Labor & Employment will host a May 23 open forum with EEOC Chair Jacqueline Berrien and a May 24 open meeting on legislative initiatives. Attend the May 23 Business Law meeting. LAR training, Probate Law, Judicial Administration are scheduled for May 25. Participate in Civil Litigation and Public Law meetings on June 1 and a Public Law on June 2. Save the date: Immigration Law meeting and social on June 9.
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Labor & Employment Section
Council meeting
Tuesday, May 17, 4:30-6
p.m.
MBA, 20 West St., Boston
TThe next meeting of the Labor & Employment Section Council
is scheduled for Tuesday, May 17 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. All section
members are invited to attend.
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Criminal Justice Section Council
meeting
Tuesday, May 17, 5:30-7
p.m.
MBA, 20 West St., Boston
The next meeting of the Criminal Justice Section Council is
scheduled for Tuesday, May 17 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. All section
members are invited to attend.
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Labor & Employment open
forum
Afternoon with EEOC Chair
Jacqueline Berrien
Monday, May 23, 2-4 p.m.
MBA, 20 West St., Boston
Join the Labor & Employment Section at an open forum on
Monday, May 23 from 2 to 4 p.m., to meet and hear from the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Jacqueline A. Berrien.
Members of the EEOC's Boston-area office and New York district
office, which have jurisdiction over enforcement of federal
anti-discrimination laws in Massachusetts and New England, will
also be in attendance, along with Massachusetts Commission Against
Discrimination commissioners and other members from various New
England Fair Employment Practice Agencies.
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Labor & Employment open
meeting
Legislative initiatives
impacting Massachusetts employers and employees
Tuesday, May 24, noon-2 p.m.
MBA, 20 West St., Boston
Join the Labor & Employment
Section as they host a panel discussion on legislative initiatives
which could significantly impact Massachusetts employers and
employees, as well as the practice of employment law. The
prestigious panel will be comprised of representatives William N.
Brownsberger (D-Belmont), Lori A. Ehrlich (D-Marblehead) and Martin
J. Walsh (D- Dorchester). The panelists will discuss, among other
legislative initiatives, the following specific proposed bills:
- House Bill 1409 which would amend the Massachusetts Maternity
Leave Act (sponsored by Rep. Walsh);
- House Bill 1411 which would amend the Massachusetts Wage Act
(by making treble damages mandatory only upon willful violation)
(sponsored by Representative Walz);
- House Bill 2293 which would regulate the use of
non-competition/non-solicitation agreements (sponsored by
Representatives Brownsberger and Ehrlich);
- House Bill 1398 which would require employers to provide paid
sick leave to employees (sponsored by Representative Khan).
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Business Law Section Council
meeting
Tuesday, May 24, 6-7:30
p.m.
MBA, 20 West St., Boston
The next meeting of the Business Law Section Council is
scheduled for Tuesday, May 24 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. All section
members are invited to attend.
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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.
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Probate Law Section Council
meeting
Wednesday, May 25, 5-6:30
p.m.
MBA, 20 West St., Boston
The next meeting of the Probate Law Section Council is
scheduled for Wednesday, May 25 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. All section
members are invited to attend.
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Judicial Administration Section
Council meeting
Wednesday, May 25,
4:30-6 p.m.
MBA, 20 West St., Boston
The next meeting of the Judicial Administration Section
Council is scheduled for Wednesday, May 25 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. All
section members are invited to attend.
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Municipal Tax Practice Group
meeting
Wednesday, June 1,
5-6:30 p.m.
MBA, 20 West St., Boston
The next meeting of the Municipal Tax Practice Group meeting
is scheduled for Wednesday, June 1 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. All Taxation
Law section members are invited to attend.
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Civil Litigation Section Council
meeting
Wednesday, June 1,
4:30-6 p.m.
MBA, 20 West St., Boston
The next meeting of the Civil Litigation Section Council
meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, June 1 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. All
section members are invited to attend.
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Public Law Section Council
meeting
Thursday, June 2 5:30-7
p.m.
MBA, 20 West St., Boston
The next meeting of the Public Law Section Council meeting is
scheduled for Thursday, June 2 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. All section
members are invited to attend.
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Immigration Law Section meeting and
social
Thursday, June 9, 5:15-6:30
p.m.
MBA, 20 West St., Boston
All Immigration Law section members are invited to join the
Immigration Law Section Council for its last meeting of the
2010-2011 association year on Thursday, June 9 from 5:15 to 6:30
p.m., hosted by IRR Section Chair Marisa DeFranco and Vice Chair
Gerald Rovner. We'd like to hear your thoughts and suggestions as
we review the past year and look to the new one. Practice questions
are also welcome.
We'll end with an informal social
across the street at Max and Dylan's beginning at 6:30 p.m.