Massachusetts Bar Association leaders joined bar associations from across the country to participate in American Bar Association Day in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, April 9. ABA Day brings lawyers together to advocate for issues of importance to the organized bar.
Among the issues discussed this year were adequate funding for the Legal Service Corporation, judicial security and upholding the rule of law. The MBA team also shared the MBA’s recent Statement in Defense of the Rule of Law, which now has been joined by 
36 organizations, including law firms and other bar associations.
Top photo (from left): Boston Bar Association President-elect Suma V. Nair, BBA President Matthew V.P. McTygue, MBA President Victoria M. Santoro, U.S. Sen. Edward J. Markey, MBA Chief Legal Counsel and Chief Operating Officer Martin W. Healy, and MBA President-elect Michael H. Hayden.
Middle photo (from left): Santoro, U.S. Rep James P. McGovern, Hayden, Healy, and MBA Director of Policy and Operations Lee Constantine.
Bottom photo: The MBA team in front of the U.S. Capital (from left): Hayden, Santoro, Healy, Constantine.