Massachusetts Bar Association President Edward W. McIntyre has appointed the following members to serve as leaders for the association’s 17 sections and Young Lawyers Division during the 2008-09 year, effective Sept. 1:
Access to Justice — James T. Van Buren, Attorney at Law, Fitchburg.
Business Law — Steven Y. Chow, Burns & Levinson LLP, Boston;
Robert J. Kerwin, Tarlow, Breed, Hart & Rodgers PC, Boston.
Civil Litigation — Kimberly Yunee Jones, Foley Hoag LLP, Boston.
Criminal Justice — Gloria Y. Tan, Harvard Law School Criminal Justice Institute, Cambridge.
Family Law — Thomas J. Barbar, Deutsch, William, Brooks, DeRensis & Holland PC, Boston;
Veronica J. Fenton, Law Office of Veronica J. Fenton, Lenox.
General Practice, Solo & Small Firm — Kevin P. Scanlon, Barron & Stadfeld PC, Boston;
Neil K. Sherring, Dakoyannis, Curtin & Sherring LLC, Westwood.
Health Law — Frank J. Riccio, Law Office of Frank J. Riccio, Braintree;
George M. Thompson Jr., UnumProvident Corp., Worcester.
Immigration Law — Marc D. Freiberer, Yarashus, Wagner, Cook, Freiberger & Washienko LLC, Boston
Roy J. Watson Jr., Watson Law Office, Bedford.
Individual Rights — Steven L. Wollman, Davids & Wollman, Swampscott.
Judicial Administration — James C. Donnelly Jr., Mirick, O’Connell, DeMallie & Lougee LLP, Worcester.
Juvenile & Child Welfare — Michael E. Donnelly, Anna Maria College, Paxton;
Wendy Wolf, CPCS Youth Advocacy Project, Roxbury.
Labor & Employment — David E. Belfort, Corrigan, Bennett & Belfort PC, Cambridge; Catherine E. Reuben, Robinson & Cole LLP, Boston.
Law Practice Management — Rodney Dowell, Law Office Management Assistance Program, Boston;
Alan J. Klevan, Klevan & Klevan LLP, Wellesley.
Probate Law — John G. Dugan, Doherty, Ciechanowski, Dugan & Cannon PC, Franklin.
Property Law — E. Christopher Kehoe, Robinson & Cole LLP, Boston;
Josephine A. McNeil, Can-Do, Newton.
Public Law — Mary T. Feeney, Bowditch & Dewey LLP, Framingham;
Margaret J. Hurley, Massachusetts Attorney General’s office, Worcester.
Taxation Law — Brian D. Bixby, Burns & Levinson LLP, Boston.
Young Lawyers Division — Michael D. Broderick, Department of Children and Families, Lawrence.