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One Fund Support for Marathon
Victims
"Their lives will never be the same and they're
relying upon and hoping that they don't slip through the cracks
during this, the second round of disbursements."
MBA President Douglas K.
Sheff, NECN, June 20
Sheff was interviewed by NECN for a story on a group of Boston
Marathon bombing victims still seeking financial compensation from
One Fund Boston, which plans to distribute $19 million in a second
round of disbursements. The MBA hosted a press conference on June
20 that led to coverage by the Boston Globe, WHDH, FOX25, WCVB, the Boston Business Journal, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly and BostInno. "Now that we have time...there's an
opportunity to evaluate the people and consider their injuries in
full," said attorney Paul White in the Globe story. White serves as
the Chair of the MBA's Marathon Bombing Victims Legal Assistance
Program.
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Suspects Defending Themselves
"Once in awhile we have these
cases come through that make everybody's blood boil but it really
is firmly embedded in the American law that people can represent
themselves and confront their accusers."
MBA Past Criminal Justice
Section Chair Peter Elikann, FOX25, June 20
Elikann provided his analysis of accused rapist Marcos Colono
representing himself at trial in Suffolk Superior Court last week.
"It's unbelievably rare that anybody is so foolish to do this,
particularly in a serious case," Elikann told FOX25.
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Governor's Council
"Governors and presidents share a power unrivaled
by the legislative branch: their ability to shape policy for
generations through the judicial appointment process."
MBA Chief Legal Counsel and Chief
Operating Officer Martin W. Healy, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, June
12
The latest "Healy on the Hill" column ("Governor's Council as
kingmaker") in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly explores the
entity of the Governor's Council and the unique power it wields in
the state. Healy writes, "The council impacts all citizens with its
workmanlike fashion of thoroughly vetting every judicial candidate,
from the Supreme Judicial Court to the local District Court."
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Of Note:
- MBA Past President Richard P. Campbell appeared as a live guest
on the FOX25 Morning News to discuss the topic of attorneys looking
at the social media profiles of jurors or potential jurors (June
24). The American Bar Association published a Formal Opinion on this topic in April.