2007–08 Section Council Chairs

Access to Justice

Ellen J. Zucker

Ellen J. Zucker practices at Burns & Levinson LLP in Boston, where she concentrates on business litigation, labor, employment and employee benefits and white collar criminal defense. She received her B.A. from Wesleyan University, her M.S. in Political Theory from the London School of Economics and Political Science and her J.D. from Boston College Law School.

Business Law

Peter D. McDermott

Peter D. McDermott practices in the Boston office of Banner & Witcoff LTD where he works with technology-based businesses to obtain and enforce patents and other intellectual property rights. He received his undergraduate degree from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and his J.D. from Suffolk University Law School.

Robert J. Kerwin

Civil Litigation

Jeffrey N. Catalano

Jeffrey N. Catalano is a partner at Todd & Weld LLP in Boston where he represents victims of catastrophic injuries in the areas of medical negligence, product liability, class action and other personal injury cases. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Scranton and his J.D. from Boston College Law School.

Criminal Justice

Lee J. Gartenberg

Lee J. Gartenberg has been the Director of Inmate Legal Services for the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office since 1982. He received his undergraduate degree from Binghamton University and his J.D. from Boston University School of Law.

Family Law

Fern L. Frolin

Fern L. Frolin is an attorney, mediator and partner at Grindle, Robinson, Goodhue & Frolin in Wellesley where she focuses her practice on family law. She received her undergraduate degree from Ohio State University and her J.D. from Boston College Law School.

General Practice, Solo & Small Firm

Patrick Francomano

Patrick Francomano, of the Law Office of Patrick Francomano, has been an active member of the MBA for more than 15 years. He has served as a member of the Law Practice Management Section Council and on various MBA committees, including the Solo/Small Firm Committee and the Lawyers in Transition Committee. A graduate of the New England School of Law, he practices in North Attleborough.

Susan A. Huettner

Susan A. Huettner practices in Falmouth at the Law Office of Susan A. Huettner PC. Huettner has been an active member of the MBA for more than a decade, serving on the Family Law and Law Practice Management Section Councils and several different MBA committees, as well as the House of Delegates. Huettner received her bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College and her J.D. from Indiana University.

Health Law

Susan G. Anderson

Susan G. Anderson is general counsel and the legal services developer for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs. She received her undergraduate degree from Mount Holyoke College and her J.D. from Boston University School of Law.

Frank J. Riccio

Frank J. Riccio maintains a private practice in Braintree where he concentrates on medical and dental malpractice; product liability; liquor liability; general negligence; crime victim's law; insurance law, and appellate law (civil). He received his undergraduate degree from Boston College, his D.M.D. from Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry and his J.D. from Suffolk University Law School. 

Individual Rights and Responsibilities

Kevin G. Powers

Kevin G. Powers is a partner at the Boston law firm, Rodgers, Powers & Schwartz LLP, where he concentrates on labor and employment law. He received his undergraduate degree from Stonehill College and his J.D. from Suffolk University Law School.

Judicial Administration

Kathy Jo Cook

Kathy Jo Cook practices at Keches & Mallen PC, in Taunton, where she concentrates on personal injury and general negligence law. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Texas and her J.D. from Suffolk University Law School.

Labor & Employment

David E. Belfort

David Belfort is a founding member and the managing member of Corrigan, Bennett & Belfort PC, in Cambridge, where he concentrates on civil litigation with an emphasis on employment and business matters. He earned his undergraduate degree from Hobart College in New York and his J.D. from Franklin Pierce Law Center in New Hampshire.

Catherine E. Reuben

Catherine E. Reuben currently practices at Robinson & Cole LLP, in Boston, where she concentrates on labor and employment law and litigation. Her diverse clients include both private and nonprofit businesses and professional organizations involved in industries ranging from technology and health care to pharmaceuticals and journalism. She earned her undergraduate degree from Amherst College and her J.D. from Harvard Law School.

Law Practice Management

Alan J. Klevan

Alan J. Klevan practices with his wife at Klevan & Klevan LLP in Wellesley. He received his undergraduate degree from Brandeis University and his J.D. from Suffolk University School of Law.

Probate Law

Edward Notis-McConarty

Edward Notis-McConarty has been a partner at Boston's Hemenway & Barnes since 1985, where he has concentrated his practice in the areas of commercial litigation, probate litigation, personal injury and tort claims, dispute resolution and fiduciary work. He received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University and his J.D. from Boston College Law School.

Property Law

Diane McDermott

Diane McDermott is a partner at McCarter English LLP in Boston where she focuses on numerous aspects of real estate law including permitting and development, leasing, conveyancing, foreclosure, and purchase and sale transactions. She received her undergraduate degree from Boston College and her J.D. from Suffolk University Law School.

Public Law

Robert Lawrence Quinan Jr.

Public Law co-chair Robert Lawrence Quinan Jr. works for the Office of the Attorney General in Boston. He received his J.D. and M.S.F.S. from Georgetown University.

Michele E. Randazzo

Public Law co-chair Michele E. Randazzo is a principle at the Boston office of Kopelman & Paige PC. She received her J.D. from Suffolk University Law School.

Taxation Law

Brian D. Bixby

Brian D. Bixby practices at Burns & Levinson LLP in Boston, where he concentrates on estate planning, fiduciary administration and probate court litigation. He received his undergraduate degree from Brown University and his J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law.