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Notable & Quotable: MBA members in the news and more
Thursday, April 6, 2023
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MBA Executive Management Board member
Peter Elikann
appeared on NECN to
preview
and
recap
the April 4 arraignment of former President Donald Trump. Elikann was also interviewed on
Boston 25 News
following the announcement that Trump had been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury.
"5 for Good: Paralegal training program in courts offers students with autism skills, job experience,"
WCVB
(April 3).
Hon. Angela M. Ordoñez
, an associate justice of the Barnstable County Probate and Family Court, who founded and co-chairs the MBA's Tiered Community Mentoring Program, was interviewed about her support for the Paralegal Assistant Training program for students with autism.
"Photos of minor auto damage admissible to rebut injury claim,"
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
(April 3). MBA Judicial Administration Section Council member
Kathy Jo Cook
commented on an Appeals Court decision that defense counsel in a rear-end collision case could introduce photos showing minor damage to the parties' vehicles to argue that the plaintiff's injuries were less severe than she claimed.
"Bar on transfer of marital home unenforceable,"
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
(April 3). MBA member
Ana E. Schwarz
discussed an Appeals Court decision that a provision in a couple's separation agreement requiring mutual consent for any future sale or transfer of their marital home was unenforceable.
"Four-day work week wave may have crested,"
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
(April 3). MBA Labor & Employment Section Council Chair
Michelle M. DeOliveira
, Labor & Employment Vice Chair
Valerie C. Samuels
and MBA member
Peter J. Moser
discussed the prospect of employers adopting a four-day work week.
"Law firms need systems in order to run efficiently,"
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
(April 3). MBA Solo/Small Firm Law Practice Management Section Council member
Christopher F. Earley
wrote an article explaining why law firms should create systems in order to run more efficiently.
"1st Circuit: Judge could offer own expertise on guns in criminal case,"
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
(April 3). MBA Criminal Justice Section Council member
D. Christopher Dearborn
commented on a First U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision that a federal judge did not overstep his authority when he cited his personal experience with firearms in ruling that prosecutors had successfully argued for revoking a drug defendant’s supervised release.
"ABOTA annual dinner draws crowd of lawyers and judges,"
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
(April 3). The annual dinner of the Massachusetts chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates was attended by several MBA members, including retired Superior Court Judge
Karen F. Green
, retired Superior Court Judge
Bonnie H. MacLeod
of the Dispute Resolution Section Council, Appeals Court Chief Justice
Mark V. Green
, Superior Court Judge
Maureen Mulligan
, Appeals Court Judge
John C. Englander
,
John J. Barton
, MBA Past President
Douglas K. Sheff
, Superior Court Chief Justice
Heidi E. Brieger
, Superior Court Judge
Janet L. Sanders
,
Kathy Jo Cook
of the Judicial Administration Section Council, U.S. District Court Judge
William G. Young
, Appeals Court Judge
Kenneth V. Desmond Jr.
,
Elizabeth Reidy
,
Edward T. Hinchey
and
Patrick T. Jones
.
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MBA to honor MacLeod with Public Service Award
HOD members vote to support foster child bill of rights, additional Probate and Family Court judges
Join the MBA for an Access to Justice Awards Celebration at the Sheraton Framingham
Participate in a raffle and free events for MBA Member Appreciation Month
LRS Committee, Young Lawyers Division co-sponsor April Dial-A-Lawyer program
Register for a free seminar on racial justice and data collection
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