Massachusetts Bar Association Executive Management Board member
Lee J. Gartenberg will receive the Greater Lowell Bar Association's
Normand D'Amour Award for 'Lawyer of the Year.' The award was given
out at the Greater Lowell Bar Association's Annual Dinner Meeting
on June 3 at the Vesper Country Club in Tyngsborough.
Gartenberg has worked as the director of Inmate Legal Services in
the Middlesex County Sheriff's Office for over 25 years where he
oversees the legal needs of more than 1,000 inmates in the county
detention system.
This past year, Gartenberg sat on the committee convened by Chief
Justice for Administration and Management Robert A. Mulligan and
Court Administrator Lewis H. "Harry" Spence that assisted the trial
court in selecting Edward Dolan as the new commissioner of
probation.
In 2008, Gartenberg received the MBA's Gold Medal Award. The award
is presented to individuals who have provided outstanding legal
services that have both benefitted the legal profession in
Massachusetts and demonstrated a commitment to public
service.
Gartenberg has served the state bar association in many capacities
as a long-time MBA member and leader. In 2007, Gartenberg served as
chair of the Criminal Justice Section and represented the MBA on
Gov. Deval L. Patrick's Anti-Crime Council. In addition, Gartenberg
has contributed to the MBA's Budget and Finance Committee, House of
Delegates, Judicial Administration and Individual Rights &
Responsibilities sections.
Gartenberg received his law degree from Boston University School of
Law.