The Massachusetts Bar Association will hold its Annual Gala on Thursday, May 11, at the Westin Boston Seaport District, 425 Summer St., Boston. Juliette Kayyem, Faculty Chair of the Homeland Security Program at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, will deliver the keynote address.

The MBA Annual Gala will also include the presentation of the MBA's Chief Justice Edward F. Hennessey Award to Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Kimberly S. Budd, the Gold Medal Award to MBA Past President Christopher A. Kenney, Esq. of Kenney & Sams PC, the Public Service Award to Hon. Bonnie H. MacLeod (ret.) of JAMS, the Legislator of the Year Award to Rep. Michael S. Day (D-Stoneham), and the Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Scholarship to Nini D. Sprinkle.

Individual ticket and table registration for this event is due by Friday, May 5, at noon.

Questions regarding this event can be directed to MBA Membership and Marketing Manager Heather Robertson by email at Hrobertson@massbar.org. To register over the phone, please call (617) 338-0530.