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Independent Investigation
into Remy Case
"We commend District Attorney Marian Ryan for
heeding the calls of the Massachusetts Bar Association and others
in seeking an independent review of the Jared Remy matter. Ryan's
pick of two highly respected prosecutors, former Essex District
Attorney Kevin Burke and Norfolk County Assistant District Attorney
Jeanmarie Carroll, will ensure a transparent review and help
instill public confidence in the administration of justice."
MBA Chief Legal Counsel Martin
W. Healy, Boston Herald, Aug. 22
Healy applauded Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan's
appointment of outside investigators to look into the DA office's
decision not to request bail on a repeat offender in the Jared Remy
case. Healy was also quoted in The Boston Globe and the
Salem News, and he appeared as a call-in guest on
"NightSide with Dan Rea" on WBZ Radio.
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Drug Lab Report
"The depth of the crisis is unfathomable and reveals what can only
be described as an unconscionable level of gross negligence at the
state drug lab. The crisis will continue to negatively impact the
state's budget and reverberate throughout the commonwealth's
judicial system for years to come."
MBA Chief Legal Counsel Martin
W. Healy, Boston Globe, Aug. 20
Healy was quoted by The Boston Globe and several other
news outlets after Gov. Deval L. Patrick's administration announced
that 40,323 criminal cases may have been impacted by the actions of
Annie Dookhan, a chemist who worked in the William Hinton State
Drug Laboratory.
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Lawyers Give Back
"We're really caretakers. We really do care, and we
do a lot of good things for the communities in the
commonwealth."
MBA President-elect Douglas K.
Sheff, "Nightside with Dan Rea," WBZ Radio, Aug.
14
A guest on the show, Sheff countered the myth of lawyers as
"takers" while promoting the MBA's Working Families, Consumer
Advocacy and Justice for All initiatives.