Boston Municipal Court (BMC) Clerk-Magistrate Daniel J. Hogan, Esq.
The Massachusetts Bar Association will honor Boston
Municipal Court (BMC) Clerk-Magistrate Daniel J. Hogan,
Esq. with the MBA President's Award at the April 28 MBA
Annual Dinner. The President's Award is bestowed upon those
individuals who have made a significant contribution to the work of
the MBA, to the preservation of MBA values, to the success of MBA
initiatives, and to the promotion of the MBA leadership role within
the legal community of Massachusetts.
Hogan began his career in public service as an entry level
procedures clerk I in 1988. He ultimately moved up the ranks from
assistant clerk-magistrate to first assistant clerk-magistrate
before being sworn in as BMC's clerk-magistrate in March 2000.
Throughout his career, Hogan has worked to improve the effective
and efficient administration of justice, not only in his office,
but throughout the courts of the commonwealth. He continues to be a
steadfast advocate for the full and fair funding of our courts and
through automation and collaboration he strives to achieve full
access to justice for every court user.
"Dan fulfils a critical role at the BMC -- one of the busiest
courts in the commonwealth -- by serving as the court's go-to
resource, whether you're a member of the public, bar, client,
legislator or law enforcement officer," said MBA Chief Legal
Counsel and Chief Operating Officer Martin W. Healy. "He has
tirelessly worked to improve the administration of justice and he
plays a tremendous statewide role in numerous policy and
legislative matters within the legal community. The MBA is honored
to present him with this year's President's Award in recognition of
his commitment to access to justice."
In 2015, Hogan was appointed by the Supreme Judicial Court as a
member of the Access to Justice Commission. He also serves on the
Trial Court Public Access to Court Records Committee, the Strategic
Leadership Team and the MassCourts Statewide Governance Committee.
Hogan has established a teaching partnership with the Harvard Law
School Defenders Program and has been elected president of the
Suffolk University Law School Alumni Board of Directors twice. He
is the longest serving president of the statewide Association of
Magistrates and Assistant Clerks. In May 2015, Hogan was selected
and received the American Bar Association's Difference Maker Award
in recognition of his continuing contributions towards improving
access to justice.
The Annual Dinner will also include a keynote address by
award-winning novelist and screenwriter Dennis Lehane, the presentation of the 2016 MBA
Legislator of the Year Award to Senate President Stanley C. Rosenberg
(D-Amherst), a scholarship award to a third-year law student and
the 2016 Access to Justice Award recipients.
Sponsorship
opportunities include:
- Platinum Sponsor ($5,000)
Table for 10, full page ad in dinner program, firm logo projected
at the dinner, sponsorship level recognition in Lawyers
Journal and displayed on MBA website
- Gold Sponsor ($3,500)
Table for 10, 1/2 page ad in dinner program, firm logo projected
at the dinner, sponsorship level recognition in Lawyers
Journal and displayed on MBA website
- Silver sponsor ($2,500)
Table for 10, 1/4 page ad in dinner program, firm logo projected
at the dinner