Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

Apr 11, 2019

Studying for the bar

The Greater Newburyport Bar Association went on a beer-tasting tour at the Riverwalk Brewery in Newburyport on Feb. 28.

Apr 4, 2019

Make that a double: celebrity bartenders help bar group raise money for legal clinic

Raising nearly $18,000, the Hampden County Bar Association Legal Clinic fundraiser featured celebrity bartenders — including retired Judge Mary E. Hurley of the Governor’s Council and Pellegrini, Seeley, Ryan & […]

Mar 28, 2019

Latina ‘trailblazers’ honored by Hispanic National Bar Association

The Hispanic National Bar Association’s Region I celebrated Latina Leadership on March 6 at the offices of Holland & Knight in Boston. The event honored Christina Gonzalez, chief legal officer […]

Mar 28, 2019

Award-Worthy Public Service

Longtime friends and colleagues gathered at the Attorney General’s Office on March 13 to celebrate the career of Stephen H. Oleskey. AG Maura T. Healey presented Oleskey with the inaugural […]

Mar 21, 2019

Celebrating leadership in the legal community

A crowd of 450 showed up for the annual Leaders in the Law event sponsored by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly and New England In-House. The cocktail reception and dinner event, held […]

Mar 15, 2019

Legal Community Breakfast served by City Year Boston

More than 400 legal industry leaders gathered for City Year Boston’s 10th annual Legal Community Breakfast on March 1. The program featured remarks from City Year alumni Matthew Axelrod, partner […]

Mar 14, 2019

Crime and consequence

Chabad of Downtown Boston and the Anti-Defamation League New England have been co-hosting ‘Crime and Consequence,’ a six-session CLE though April 3 exploring criminal justice reform through a Jewish lens. […]

Mar 8, 2019

Real estate bar women’s group puts on a night of networking

More than 100 women and their guests gathered at Wellesley Bank’s new head office on Feb. 26 for a reception hosted by the Real Estate Bar Association’s Women’s Real Estate […]

Mar 1, 2019

Longtime university GC honored at ‘Pioneering Women of Color’ event

The Women’s Bar Association hosted its Pioneering Women of Color event on Feb. 7 at the offices of WilmerHale in downtown Boston. The reception honored Beverly E. Ledbetter, who retired […]

Mar 1, 2019

In the public domain

Suffolk University Law School celebrated Public Domain Day on Jan. 31 to mark the first time since the passage of the Copyright Term Extension Act in 1998 that works will […]

Feb 22, 2019

‘Civics Bee’ puts knowledge of lawyers, others to the test

The Massachusetts Bar Association hosted its sold-out “Civics Bee” on Feb. 13, raising more than $15,000 to benefit iCivics. The event pitted 16 teams of four people against each other […]

Feb 14, 2019

Legal community leaders make annual push for civil legal aid

Judges, bar leaders, private attorneys from more than three dozen law firms, and law students gathered at the State House on Jan. 24 for the 20th Annual Walk to the […]