Lawyers e-Journal

Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011
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MBA members volunteer at the Oct. 5 Western Mass Dial-A-Lawyer.

Photos by Jennifer Rosinski.

Volunteer lawyers field more than 350 calls from Western Massachusetts residents

Volunteer lawyers fielded 358 calls from Western Massachusetts residents with legal concerns during the Massachusetts Bar Association's semiannual Western Massachusetts Dial-A-Lawyer on Oct. 5. Thirty lawyers donated their time for the program, which runs from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Residents who called in had questions on topics ranging from collections and bankruptcy to child custody to wills and estates. The legal advice is provided at no charge as a public service of the MBA.

The MBA's Dial-A-Lawyer program is co-sponsored by Western New England University School of Law, The Republican, El Pueblo Latino, the Massachusetts Association of Hispanic Attorneys and the Hispanic National Bar Association.

The MBA thanks the following volunteer attorneys:

  • Melissa L. Campana, Law Office of Patricia M. Hebert PC, Agawam
  • Charles R. Casartello, Jr., Pellegrini, Seeley, Ryan & Blakesley PC, Springfield
  • Kevin Chrisanthopoulos, Robinson Donovan, Springfield
  • Leslie A. Curley, Community Legal Aid, Pittsfield
  • Mary K. Eaton, Eaton & Rescia, LLP, East Longmeadow
  • John E. Garber, Weinberg & Garber PC, Northampton
  • Lisa L. Halbert, Bacon & Wilson, Northampton
  • Elizabeth D. Katz, Ostrander Law Office, Northampton
  • Mary Jo Kennedy, Bulkley, Richardson and Gelinas LLP, Springfield
  • Kimberly Klimczuk, Skoler, Abbott & Presser PC, Springfield
  • Kelly A. Koch, Bulkley Richardson and Gelinas LLP, Springfield
  • Stephen R. Manning, Stephen R. Manning PC, East Longmeadow
  • L. Jeffrey Meehan, Doherty, Wallace, Pillsbury & Murphy PC, Springfield
  • Amy J. Megliola, Siddall & Siddall PC, Springfield
  • Susan A. Mielnikowski, Cooley Shrair PC, Springfield
  • Francis K. Morris, Brookline
  • Thomas D. O'Connor, Jr., Attorney at Law, Springfield
  • Melissa L. Pagel Ryczek, Brodeur-McGan PC, Springfield
  • Stephen J. Phillips, Dunn T. Phillips PC, Springfield
  • Christopher D. Reavey, Franklin Hampshire Juvenile Court
  • Andrea R. Reid, Reid & Gaudet Law Group LLP, Springfield
  • Timothy A. Reilly, Law Offices of Timothy A. Reilly PC, Florence
  • Katherine A. Robertson, Hampden County District Attorney's Office, Springfield
  • Daniel Mark Rothschild, Bulkley Richardson and Gelinas LLP, Springfield
  • Denise M. Shear, Ostrander Law Office, Northampton
  • Michael Siddall, Siddall & Siddall PC, Springfield
  • Gillian Szlachetka Dubay, Szlachetka Dubay PC, Chicopee
  • Teresa E. Stevens, Stephen R. Manning PC, East Longmeadow
  • Peggy A. Torello, Attorney at Law, Greenfield
  • Gregory A. Wolf, Law Office of Gregory A. Wolf, Pittsfield
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