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Notable & Quotable: MBA members in the media

Thursday, Jun. 15, 2017

Notable & Quotable

  • "Judge faces legal quagmire in teen texting suicide trial," Associated Press (June 15) -- MBA Chief Legal Counsel Martin W. Healy was referenced as a source in this AP article on the Michelle Carter trial, which appeared in several news outlets across the country.
  • "I-Team: Uber, Lyft drivers unaware of safety recalls," CBS Boston (June 8) -- MBA President Jeffrey N. Catalano was interviewed for this story on the safety of cars being driven by ride-sharing services Uber and Lyft.
  • "Judge to decide fate of woman in text message suicide trial," Boston 25 News (June 14) -- MBA member Peter Elikann, former chair of the MBA's Criminal Justice Section, was interviewed for a story about the Michelle Carter trial, which will be decided by a judge and not a jury.
  • "Rachelle Bond's testimony might not be enough to convict, legal specialists say," Boston Globe (June 9) -- MBA Chief Legal Counsel Martin W. Healy offered commentary about the testimony given by Rachelle Bond in the trial of Michael McCarthy.
  • "Experts worry criminal-records law violations aren't being caught," Boston Globe (June 13) -- MBA Criminal Justice Section Vice Chair Pauline Quirion, who is director of the CORI and Re-entry Project at Greater Boston Legal Services, was quoted in a piece on the state's CORI law.
  • "'Conviction integrity units' eyed as tool in reform push," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (June 12) -- MBA member Richard W. Cole, chair of the MBA's Civil Rights and Social Justice Section, was quoted in a piece about implementing statewide "conviction integrity programs," a plan endorsed by the MBA's House of Delegates at a May 18 meeting.
  • "Bar wary even after SJC rules against agency," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (June 12) -- MBA members David J. Correira, Don J.J. Cordell and Harry S. Margolis offered commentary on a recent SJC ruling.
  • "Nurse injured driving home for weekend can get comp," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (June 12) -- Deborah G. Kohl, chair of the MBA's Workers' Compensation Section and MBA members Jane Eden and Alan S. Pierce provided their thoughts on a recent ruling made by a Department of Industrial Accidents Reviewing Board panel.
  • Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (June 12) -- Photos from the MBA's Annual Dinner were featured in the "On the Town" section on the People in the Law page.