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The Massachusetts Bar Association presented its 2024 Access to Justice Awards to 10 attorneys during an event held on June 6 at the Sheraton Framingham. The annual celebration featured a keynote address by State Sen. Jamie Eldridge and honoree introductions by members of the MBA's Access to Justice Section Council, which selects the award recipients each year.

Thank you to Gold Sponsor Brown Rudnick LLP for helping to make this wonderful event possible.

Click here to view event photos by Eric Haynes.

Congratulations to the 2024 Access to Justice Award winners:

Row 1: Rising Star Award winner Luis Vargas Rivera (left) of Brown Rudnick LLP and Legal Services Award winner Audrey Richardson of Greater Boston Legal Services.

Row 2: Legal Services Award winner Christina (Tina) Paradiso (left) of Community Legal Services and Rising Star Award winner Paul Kominers of Anderson & Kreiger LLP.

Row 3: Defender Award winner Carlos Brito (left) of the Committee for Public Counsel Services and Pro Bono Publico Award winner Elizabeth A. Ritvo of Brown Rudnick LLP.

Row 4: Race, Equity & Inclusion Award winner Iris Coloma-Gaines (left) of the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute and Prosecutor Award winner Donald Xenos of the Worcester County District Attorney's Office.

Row 5: Jayne Tyrrell (top left), wife of the late Antone “Gerry” Singsen, who won the Lifetime Achievement Award; and Lifetime Achievement Award winner Julia K. Landau (bottom left) of Massachusetts Advocates for Children. Pictured right are Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. (left) and MBA Chief Legal Counsel and Chief Operating Officer Martin W. Healy.

Pictured in Row 6 is State Sen. Jamie Eldridge, who gave the keynote address at the event.