The Massachusetts Bar Association has chosen 21 attorneys as academy fellows for the 2024-25 class of the MBA's Leadership Academy, a program for attorneys with three-10 years of experience that is designed to recruit and nurture future bar and civic leaders. The fellows, who were selected after an intensive application process, represent a diverse group of talented young attorneys from across the commonwealth.
The MBA's Leadership Academy provides fellows with an opportunity to network, collaborate and build relationships with bar leaders; develop and enhance leadership skills important to their future in the legal profession; and get an insider's look at the important role the MBA plays within the legal system.
Here are the 2024-25 MBA Leadership Academy fellows:
- David Armas, Norfolk County District Attorney's Office, Canton
- Megan Baker, Chartwell Law Offices, Wellesley Hills
- Karen Bobadilla, De Novo, Cambridge
- Nancy Braman, DLA Piper US LLP, Boston
- Emily Butcher Repetto, Holland & Knight LLP, Boston
- Arthur Czugh, Massachusetts Probation Service, Boston
- Krista Ellis, Community Legal Aid, Springfield
- Garrett Gee, Stoneman Chandler & Miller LLP, Boston
- Ginger Gibbs, Thornton Law Firm LLP, Boston
- Taylor Henley, Committee for Public Counsel Services, Youth Advocacy Division, Malden
- Korinna Locke, Fedele & Murray PC, Norwood
- Christian Milde, U.S. District Court, Boston
- Jonathan Murray, KP Law PC, Boston
- Ryan Paine, Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch Ford LLP, Boston
- Allison Pash, Committee for Public Counsel Services, Northampton
- Sarah Ruter, Hirsch Roberts Weinstein LLP, Boston
- Courtney Ryder, The Law Office of Merril S. Chin LLC, Peabody
- Ana Schwarz, Rubin and Rudman LLP, Boston
- George Somi, Worcester County District Attorney's Office, Worcester
- Monica Towle, Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete LLP, Boston
- Tyler Weber, Keches Law Group PC, Milton and Wilmington