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The Massachusetts Bar Association will present the MBA President's Award to Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell at the 2025 Annual Dinner on Thursday, May 8, at the Westin Boston Seaport District, 425 Summer St., Boston. 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.

On Jan. 18, 2023, Campbell was sworn in to be the 45th attorney general of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, pledging to build economic prosperity and stability for all residents, prioritize the mental health and well-being of children, stop cycles of incarceration and violence, and ensure the people across the state have access to the AG's Office regardless of their zip code, language or ability.

Growing up in Roxbury, Campbell’s life was filled with instability. When she was 8 months old, she lost her mother to a car accident while going to visit her father in prison. She and her brothers bounced around — living with relatives and sometimes in foster care — until her father got out of prison when she was 8 years old, and she met him for the first time.

Campbell and her family relied on public housing and food assistance while her grandmother struggled with alcoholism. Her two brothers cycled in and out of the prison system. She lost her twin brother, Andre, when he passed away while in the custody of the Department of Corrections as a pretrial detainee.

Thanks to loving relatives, community support and a network of teachers who encouraged her, Campbell turned pain into purpose. She graduated from Boston Latin School and then worked her way through college with the help of grants and student loans, graduating from Princeton University and UCLA Law School.

After earning her law degree, she worked as a legal services attorney for the EdLaw project, defending the rights of children and their families — particularly those with disabilities.

Campbell also practiced law at Proskauer LLP as an employment attorney, and ultimately left to serve the public as general counsel at the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission, working across 101 cities and towns to address regional challenges like health care access, transportation, affordable housing and climate change.

Campbell served as legal counsel to Gov. Deval Patrick, working to improve the state’s education and transportation systems and move forward an agenda of equity across the state.

In 2015, Campbell successfully ran for the Boston City Council, becoming the first woman to represent District 4 on the council. Her first piece of legislation was the Community Preservation Act, which still generates over $20 million annually for new affordable housing, historical preservation, and parks and open space. In 2018, she was unanimously elected City Council president — the first Black woman to hold the title. 

Keynote speaker

The Annual Dinner will also include a keynote address by U.S. Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Massachusetts).

A member of the U.S. Senate since 2013, Markey is national leader on energy, environmental protection and telecommunications policy; has a prolific legislative record on major issues across the policy spectrum; and has a deep commitment to improving the lives of the people of Massachusetts and the country.
 
Click here for his full bio.

Tickets and Sponsorships

Visit the MBA's Annual Dinner webpage to purchase individual tickets and select from one of the following sponsorship opportunities:

Champion of Justice Sponsor: $10,000

• Two tables for 10
• Two full-page advertisements in the dinner program
• Logo featured at the reception bars, hors d’oeuvres tables and on dinner menus
• Logo/firm name projected at the event and featured on the MBA website
• Sponsorship-level recognition in Lawyers eJournal
• Additional prominent recognition at the event
• Vendor table in designated location with restrictions — limited availability

Platinum Sponsor: $7,500

• One table for 10
• Full-page advertisement in the dinner program
• Logo featured at the reception bars, hors d’oeuvres tables and on dinner menus
• Logo/firm name projected at the event and featured on the MBA website
• Sponsorship-level recognition in Lawyers eJournal
• Additional prominent recognition at the event

Gold Sponsor: $5,000

• Table for 10
• Full-page advertisement in the dinner program
• Logo/firm name projected at the event and featured on the MBA website
• Additional prominent recognition at the event

Silver Sponsor: $2,500

• Table for 8
• Half-page advertisement in the dinner program
• Logo/firm name projected at the event and featured on the MBA website

Bronze Sponsor: $1,750

• Table for 8
• Firm name included in the dinner program
• Logo/firm name projected at the event

Thank you to our current sponsors:

Champion of Justice
MBA Insurance Agency
Santoro & Gray LLC

Platinum
Aperture LLC
CNA Insurance
TOSSc3

Gold
Kenney & Sams PLLC
Meehan, Boyle, Black & Bogdanow PC
Morrison Mahoney LLP
Peabody & Arnold
Rockland Trust
Todd & Weld LLP 
Turco Legal

Silver
Arrowood LLP
Breakstone, White & Gluck PC
Callahan, Barraco, Inman & Bonzagni PC
Cohen Cleary PC 
Conn Kavanaugh
Diller Law
Eden Rafferty
Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP 
Hirsch Roberts Weinstein LLP
Justia
Keches Law Group 
Lubin & Meyer PC
Marcotte Law Firm
Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys 
Massachusetts Bar Foundation
McGrath Kane Law
Milne Law 
MJP Wealth Advisors
Nifty Marketing
Ringler Associates
Sloane and Walsh LLP
Sweeney Merrigan

Bronze
Bergstresser & Pollock PC
Boston College Law School
Boston University School of Law
Boyle | Shaughnessy Law PC
Chartwell Law
Exponent  
FAZ Forensics 
Floyd Advisory
Haverhill Bank
Hinckley Allen 
JAMS
Kazarosian Costello LLP
Krasnoo, Klehm & Falkner LLP
Law Offices of Samuel A. Segal
Magna
Mass Defense Lawyers Association
MDD Forensic Accountants
Mirick
Sherin and Lodgen LLP
The Kaplan/Bond Group
University of Massachusetts School of Law  

Additional information on this event will be forthcoming.