Lawyers e-Journal
Thursday, Sep. 20, 2012
Section News: Upcoming meetings and special section events
Attend the Sept. 24 Individual Rights, Property Law and Access to Justice section council meetings. Join in the Sept. 25 Business Law Section council meeting. Register for the Sept. 27 Criminal Section Council meeting and the Labor & Employment open meeting on MCAD's ADR initiative. Assist the Probate and Family Court by attending the Oct. 5 Conciliation Training.
Individual Rights &
Responsibilities Section Council meeting
Monday, Sept. 24, 4-5:30
p.m.
MBA, 20 West St., Boston
The next meeting of the Individual
Rights & Responsibilities Section Council is scheduled for
Monday, Sept. 24 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. All section members are
invited to attend.
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Property Law Section Council
meeting
Monday, Sept. 24, 5:30-7
p.m.
MBA, 20 West St., Boston
The next meeting of the Property Law
Section Council is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 24 from 5:30 to 7
p.m. All section members are invited to attend.
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Access to Justice Section Council
meeting
Monday, Sept. 24, 6-7:30
p.m.
MBA, 20 West St., Boston
The next meeting of the Access to
Justice Section Council is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 24 from 6 to
7:30 p.m. All section members are invited to attend.
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Business Law Section Council
meeting
Tuesday, Sept. 25, 6-7:30
p.m.
MBA, 20 West St., Boston
The next meeting of the Business Law
Section Council is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 25 from 6 to 7:30
p.m. All section members are invited to attend.
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Criminal Justice Section Council
meeting
Thursday, Sept. 27, 5:30-7
p.m.
MBA, 20 West St., Boston
The next meeting of the Criminal
Justice Section Council is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 27 from
5:30 to 7 p.m. All section members are invited to attend.
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Labor & Employment Section open
meeting
MCAD announces new ADR
initiative -- keeping your options open
Thursday, Sept. 27, noon-2 p.m.
MBA, 20 West St., Boston
The Massachusetts Commission Against
Discrimination has announced a new alternative dispute resolution
initiative which will impact all practitioners who appear before
the commission. You are cordially invited to attend the Labor &
Employment Section open meeting on Thursday, Sept. 27 regarding the
commission's Collaborative Law Pilot Project. The panel will
include:
- Moderator John F. Tocci, Tocci Goss & Lee PC;
- Commissioner Sunila Thomas-George, MCAD;
- Linda Cohan, MSW, CSC; and
- Michael A. Zeytoonian, Esq., Zeytoonian Center for Dispute
Resolution LLC.
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Conciliation Training
Friday, Oct. 5, 8:30 a.m.-5:30
p.m.
Boston Bar Association, 16 Beacon St., Boston
Are you wondering how you may assist
the Probate and Family Court at a time when budgetary constraints
and staffing shortages create particular challenges, while
simultaneously learning skills that may expand and grow your law
practices at little or no cost to you?
The Massachusetts Bar Association and Boston Bar Association
cordially invite family law practitioners with at least five years
of domestic relations experience to participate in a conciliation
training at the BBA, 16 Beacon St., Boston on Friday, Oct. 5 from
8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Presenters include:
- Hon. Robert W. Langlois (ret.)
- Fran Giordano, Esq.
- Lloyd Godson, Esq.
- Geraldine McEvoy, Esq.
- Eugene Nigro, Esq.
- Joanne Romanow, Esq.
- Victoria Rothbaum, Esq.
- Gayle Stone-Turesky, Esq.
At this program, you will become
certified as a conciliator, enabling you to be placed on the
Probate and Family Courts' list of trained conciliators. Attendance
at the program is FREE, except for the fees associated with
materials if you do not print them out yourself.
In exchange, you will be asked to commit to volunteering for at
least one day at the Probate and Family Court as a conciliator or
for a "conciliation" project such as the pilot program at the
Suffolk Probate and Family Court.
There are limited spots left to participate in this unique
opportunity, so please respond quickly if you wish to attend.
Participants will be able to attend on a first come, first serve
basis.
If you are already a trained conciliator and are interested in
volunteer conciliation opportunities, please contact the Boston Bar
Association's Family Law Steering Committee. Registration is
required to attend.