Appointed by Massachusetts Bar Association President Christopher
P. Sullivan, the 2017-18 leaders of the MBA's sections and Young
Lawyers Division provide lawyers with up-to-date information on
specific areas of law, monitor law-related legislation, sponsor
professional education programs and provide information on the law
for the general public.
Here is a list of section and division leaders for this
association year.
Access to Justice
Raymond A. Yox, chair, South Coastal
Counties Legal Services Inc., Hyannis
Andrew P. Cornell, vice chair, Andrew P. Cornell
Attorney at Law, Cambridge
Business Law
TBA, chair
Maria Davis, vice chair, Todd & Weld LLP,
Boston
Civil Litigation
Eric P. Finamore, chair, Weston Patrick PA,
Boston
Paul J. Klehm, vice chair, Krasnoo, Klehm
& Falkner LLP, Andover
Civil Rights & Social Justice
Richard W. Cole, chair, Cole Civil Rights
and Safe Schools Consulting, Boston
Anuj Khetarpal, vice chair, Commonwealth of
Massachusetts/Office of the Attorney General, Boston
Complex Commercial Litigation
Laurence A. Schoen, chair, Mintz, Levin,
Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo PC, Boston
Matthew J. Ginsburg, vice chair, Gilbert
& Renton LLC, Andover
Criminal Justice
Georgia K. Critsley, chair, Massachusetts
Trial Court, Boston
Pauline Quirion, vice chair, Greater Boston
Legal Services
Dispute Resolution
Brian R. Jerome, chair, Massachusetts
Dispute Resolution Services, Boston
Sarah E. Worley, vice chair, Sarah E. Worley
Conflict Resolution PC, Boston
Family Law
Lloyd M. Godson, chair, Godson Legal Group
PC, Lynnfield
Kimberley J. Joyce, vice chair, Law Office of
Kimberley J. Joyce, Newton
Health Law
Donald Whitmore, chair, DEW Advisory LLC,
Watertown
Kathryn M. Rattigan, vice chair, Robinson +
Cole LLP, Providence
Judicial Administration
Thomas M. Bond, chair, The Kaplan/Bond
Group, Boston
Michael H. Hayden, vice chair, Morrison
Mahoney LLP, Boston
Juvenile & Child Welfare
Brian R. Pariser, chair, Department of
Children & Families, Boston
Valerie Torpey Irving, vice chair, Law Office
of Valerie Torpey Irving, Westwood
Labor & Employment
Margaret H. Paget, chair, Kurker Paget LLC,
Waltham
Meghan H. Slack, vice chair, Law Office of
Meghan Slack, Arlington
Law Practice Management
Susan Letterman White, chair, Letterman
White Consulting, Braintree
Dmitry Lev, vice chair, The Lev Law Firm,
Watertown
Law Student
Alvin Carter III, co-chair
Djanira P. Leal, co-chair
Probate Law
Kevin G. Diamond, chair, Rico, Murphy &
Diamond LLP, Millis
Maureen E. Curran, vice chair, Law Office of
Maureen Curran LLC, Boston
Public Law
Kerry T. Ryan, chair, Bogle, DeAscentis
& Coughlin PC, Quincy
Susan G. Anderson, vice chair, Commonwealth
of Massachusetts/Office of the State Treasurer, Boston
Real Estate Law
Nancy Weissman, chair, Law Offices of Nancy
Weissman, Lexington
Michael S. Rabieh, vice chair, Law Office of
Michael S. Rabieh, Belmont
Sole Practitioner & Small Firm
Val C. Ribeiro, chair, Law Office of Val C.
Ribeiro, Fall River
Barry J. Bisson, vice chair, Law Office of
Barry J. Bisson, Boston
Taxation Law
Patricia Ann Metzer, chair, Vacovec,
Mayotte & Singer LLP, Newton
Thomas G. Collins, vice chair, McCarter &
English LLP, Boston
Workers' Compensation
Marianne Swenson, chair, Curtin, Murphy
& O'Reilly PC, Boston
TBA, vice chair
Young Lawyers Division
Samuel A. Segal, chair, Law Offices of
Samuel A. Segal, Boston
Michael D. Molloy, chair-elect, Marcotte Law
Firm, Lowell