April
Headlines
Lawyers Journal
By Krista Zanin
Faced with a dire need to protect access to justice for all citizens of the commonwealth, attorneys and judges last month urged legislators to protect the court system during the MBA-sponsored Lobby Day for Court Funding.
Kathleen M. O'Donnell, a longtime MBA member and officer who is associated with the Marcotte Law Office in Lowell, has been nominated as Massachusetts Bar Association president-elect for the 2003-2004 association year. She will become president in September 2004.
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| Photo by David Spink |
| MBA President Joseph Vrabel addresses an overflow crowd at the start of the fourth annual Walk to the Hill for Civil Legal Aid on March 5 in the Great Hall of the State House. State funds for legal services face a 33 percent cut under Gov. Romney's budget plan. |