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SUMMARY:Senior Partners for Justice Virtual Luncheon with Justice Elspeth B. Cypher
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Justice Elspeth B. Cypher’s talk on Language Matters: Femicide as a Case in Point. \n  \nA Short Biography of Justice Elspeth B. Cypher \nElspeth B. Cypher\, Associate Justice\, was appointed to the Supreme Judicial Court by Governor Charlie Baker. Justice Cypher was born in Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, on February 26\, 1959. She received a B.A.\, magna cum laude\, from Emerson College in 1980 and a J.D.\, cum laude\, from Suffolk University Law School in 1986\, where she served on the Suffolk University Law Review. \nFrom 1986 to 1988\, she was an associate at the Boston law firm of Grayer\, Brown\, and Dilday. In 1988 she became an Assistant District Attorney in Bristol County\, where she served for the next twelve years. From 1993 to 2000\, she was chief of the Appellate Division of that office and argued many cases before the Supreme Judicial Court and the Appeals Court. In 2000 Governor Paul Cellucci appointed her to the Appeals Court\, and she took her seat as an Associate Justice on December 27\, 2000. \n  \nFor many years Justice Cypher was an adjunct professor at Southern New England School of Law (now the University of Massachusetts School of Law – Dartmouth)\, where she taught courses on legal writing; criminal procedure; criminal law; and women\, law\, and the legal system. She has participated in numerous educational programs for judges and lawyers and has written extensively about developments in criminal law in Massachusetts. Active in the Massachusetts Bar Association\, Justice Cypher has served as co-chair of its criminal law section. She was the recipient of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly’s Lawyer of the Year Award in 2000 for her work in the long-running prosecutions of James M. Kater for the murder of Mary Lou Arruda. \n  \nIn 2012\, Justice Kent B. Smith asked her to co-author a fourth edition of his books in the Massachusetts Practice Series\, Criminal Practice and Procedure. Before he passed away in October 2012\, she assumed responsibility for the supplement in 2013\, and the fourth edition was published in 2014. \nPlease click HERE to register for this event
URL:https://communitylegal.org/event/senior-partners-for-justice-spj-monthly-meeting-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Pro Bono
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220302T090000
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SUMMARY:Worcester Probate and Family Court Remote Lawyer for the Day Program
DESCRIPTION:Community Legal Aid and the Worcester County Bar Association (WCBA) sponsor this Probate and Family Court Remote Lawyer for the Day Project in partnership with the Worcester Court Services Center. \nThis service coordinates a virtual session over Zoom every Wednesday morning between 9-12 PM. The project aims to connect financially-eligible litigants with volunteer attorneys to provide limited assistance in the form of counsel and advice and/or drafting assistance in family law matters. \nDesigned with convenience in mind\, volunteers will sign up to appear for a one-time counsel and advice session for pro se litigants navigating the divorce process during one of our weekly sessions. The program will provide increased access to legal services for low income litigants in a remote environment. \nPlease use the link below to sign up to volunteer with this project: \nhttps://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0444ACAB2CA0F58-worcester50 \nQuestions and additional information requests should be sent to Pro Bono Coordinator Brittany Raposa at braposa@cla-ma.org or Pro Bono Coordinator Colleen Brady at cbrady@cla-ma.org
URL:https://communitylegal.org/event/worcester-probate-and-family-court-remote-lawyer-for-the-day-program/2022-03-02/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Pro Bono
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220301T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220301T110000
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SUMMARY:Worcester District Court Small Claims Session Remote Lawyer for the Day Program
DESCRIPTION:The Remote Lawyer For the Day program is a collaborative pro bono project with the Worcester County Bar Association (WCBA) that provides limited assistance to low-income debtors in the Worcester District Court\, Small Claims Session. Held every Tuesday morning between 8:45 – 11:00 A.M. via Zoom. \nPlease use the following link to to sign up to volunteer in March\, April\, and May 2022. Thank you! \nhttps://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0444ACAB2CA0F58-worcester47 \nFor information\, please contact Pro Bono Coordinator\, Choyce McIntosh at: cmcintosh@cla-ma.org
URL:https://communitylegal.org/event/worcester-district-court-small-claims-session-remote-lawyer-for-the-day-program/2022-03-01/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Pro Bono
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220215T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220215T143000
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SUMMARY:Senior Partners for Justice (SPJ) Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Hampden Probate and Family Court Assistant Judicial Case Manager Kelly Flynn Zawistowski in her role as the President of the Massachusetts Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts.
URL:https://communitylegal.org/event/senior-partners-for-justice-spj-monthly-meeting/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Pro Bono
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220208T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220208T143000
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SUMMARY:SPJ Mentoring Chat: The Many Faces of ZOOM: Consulting\, Mediating and Litigating via ZOOM- How to Make it Work
DESCRIPTION:The Many Faces of Zoom: Consulting\, Mediating and Litigating via Zoom-How to Make it work \nOur panelists \nAttorney Vickie Rothbaum is a family law practitioner. She is a founder of SERV\, the Settlement and Early Resolution Volunteer Project established in the Suffolk Probate and Family Court in 2012 with the mission of providing on-site conciliation for pro se litigants to assist the Court with the high volume of these cases. Until COVID\, SERV volunteers were present at the Court twice weekly to work with litigants resulting in a significant amount of settled cases. Since March 2020 SERV volunteers have attempted virtual conciliation. \nThe Honorable Joan Feeney (Ret.) served on the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts for over twenty-six years. Since her retirement\, she participates as an arbitrator and mediator with JAMS\, Judicial\, Arbitration and Mediation Services in Boston. She is also an active volunteer with SERV. \nAttorney John Fiske is a family law mediator with the law firm of Healy\, Fiske and Richmond in Cambridge. He has been active in promoting family mediation in New England and nationally and has written extensively on the topic. He is a founder and director emeritus of the Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation and served as co-chair of the MCLE Family Law Conference from 2017-2019. \nVLP Senior Staff Attorney Colin Harnsgate in VLP’s Consumer and Bankruptcy units since 2018. His practice focuses on debt collection\, eviction defense\, and affirmative consumer litigation. Colin graduated from Suffolk University Law School in 2016\, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Suffolk Transnational Law Review. \nClick HERE to register for this event
URL:https://communitylegal.org/event/spj-mentoring-chat-the-many-faces-of-zoom-consulting-mediating-and-litigating-via-zoom-how-to-make-it-work/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Pro Bono
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220125T130000
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SUMMARY:SPJ-W Luncheon with Attorney Erin Bradbury
DESCRIPTION:Learn About Bonding Evidence in Custody Cases! \nWe are pleased to announce that attorney Erin Bradbury\, will be joining us virtually for our luncheon. She will speak on a very important topic: Bonding Evidence in Custody Cases. \nA short Biography of Erin Bradbury: \nErin Bradbury is a sole practitioner in Worcester County\, where she has a litigation practice specializing in Guardianships of minors and adults\, probate matters and appeals. \nShe is a graduate of Smith College and Suffolk University Law School and has been a member of the Massachusetts Bar since 1997. She is the past President of the Board of Directors for Elder Services of Worcester Area\, Inc. \nClick HERE to register for the event.
URL:https://communitylegal.org/event/spj-w-luncheon-with-attorney-erin-bradbury/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Pro Bono
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211221T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211221T143000
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SUMMARY:Senior Partners for Justice Luncheon with Kristina Bordieri
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars for our monthly luncheon. Kristina Bordieri\, will be joining us. Don’t miss out!\nAbout this event \nLearn about the Massachusetts Guardianship Association! \nWe are pleased to announce that\, Attorney Kristina Bordieri will be joining us virtually for our luncheon. She will speak about The Massachusetts Guardianship Association. \nA short biography of Kristina Bordieri\nKristina Bordieri\, Esq. is an Assistant Judicial Case Manager at the Hampden Division\, Probate and Family Court. She currently serves on the state – wide Guardianship Committee which focuses on improving the forms and procedures relating to guardianships of minors and guardianships of incapacitated persons. She is also the Hampden Division Probate and Family Court’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Co-Coordinator. \nAttorney Bordieri previously worked in private practice at the Law Offices of James M. Smith where she focused her practice in all aspects of family law including divorce\, paternity cases\, child custody cases\, guardianships and appellate matters. In her practice\, she handled a wide variety of cases including high conflict divorce cases with business evaluation issues\, many of which were resolved through attorney-assisted mediation. \nAttorney Bordieri received her Juris Doctor and LL.M in elder law and estate planning from Western New England University School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science\, with a minor in Criminal Justice\, from the University of Connecticut. She is admitted to practice in both Connecticut and Massachusetts. In addition to her duties as President of the Board of the Massachusetts Guardianship Association\, she is also a member of the Hampden County Bar Association. \nClick HERE to register for this virtual event!
URL:https://communitylegal.org/event/senior-partners-for-justice-luncheon-with-kristina-bordieri/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Pro Bono
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211214T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211214T140000
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SUMMARY:Senior Partners for Justice Mentoring Chat with Tracy Meyers
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an important conversation with Tracey Meyers! Test Negative\, Stay Positive; Learning to Cope with Stress in the age of Covid-19.\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\nTest Negative\, Stay Positive; Learning to Cope with Stress in the age of Covid 19.\nWhat draws law professionals to the field is that they are often are helpers. They solve problems\, come up with solutions\, and guide others through major upheavals and challenges. However\, the impact of the pandemic and now the return to a “new normal” has created feelings of helplessness\, confusion\, and emotional distress among the entire population and law professionals are not exempt from these stressors. As a profession\, lawyers and legal professionals are even more vulnerable to mental health and substance abuse difficulties than the general population due to the challenging nature of their work and these preexisting issues are exacerbated during these extraordinary times. \nThis interactive webinar focuses on developing a toolkit for wellbeing in and out of the workplace to manage stress including: \nHow lawyers are coping during the age of covid-19. \nLearn about the impact of stress on professional satisfaction \nRecognize the signs and symptoms of distress in colleagues and oneself. \nDevelop a robust tool kit for wellbeing in and out of the workplace. \nCreate a compassionate workplace \nLearn about resources that are available to help \nA short bio of Tracey Meyers\nDr. Tracey Meyers a licensed clinical psychologist in Massachusetts\, Connecticut\, and New York. She joined LCL in August of 2020 following her work for the State of Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services where she spent over 15 years working as a clinical neuropsychologist and most recently as the director of behavioral intervention services for inpatient services.   Tracey has a strong commitment to integrative medicine for mental health and wellness and leads mindfulness and yoga programs for groups\, individuals\, and professionals in the workplace. \nClick HERE to register for this event
URL:https://communitylegal.org/event/senior-partners-for-justice-mentoring-chat-with-tracy-meyers/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Pro Bono
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211027T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211027T180000
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SUMMARY:United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts Pro Bono Awards Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Friday\, October 27th at 4:30 PM via Zoom to applaud this year’s bankruptcy pro bono attorneys\, including spotlights of CLA volunteers Attorney Maegan Hurley and Attorney Wendy Mead. \n*Registration details to follow \n 
URL:https://communitylegal.org/event/united-states-bankruptcy-court-for-the-district-of-massachusetts-pro-bono-awards-ceremony/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Pro Bono
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211014T130000
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SUMMARY:Senior Partners for Justice - West Volunteer Appreciation Event
DESCRIPTION:Join us Thursday\, October 14th at 1 PM via Zoom to present our Senior Partners for Justice–West (SPJ-W) Volunteer Appreciation Awards to four outstanding Hampden County volunteers. Congratulations to this year’s honorees: Attorney Helena Friedman\, Attorney Marie Jablonski\, Attorney Sheila Mulholland\, and Attorney Mary Samberg. \nOur guest speaker will be Attorney Laura Gal\, Co-Chair of the Massachusetts Access to Justice Commission and Managing Attorney for Family Law at Greater Boston Legal Services\, who will discuss ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has brought new opportunities and new obstacles to the challenge of providing access to justice for all in our Massachusetts court system. \nClick HERE to register for this event.
URL:https://communitylegal.org/event/senior-partners-for-justice-west-volunteer-appreciation-event/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Pro Bono
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211007T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211007T190000
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SUMMARY:Community Legal Aid's 70th Anniversary Event
DESCRIPTION:Join us Thursday\, October 7th at 5 PM to recognize CLA’s 70th Anniversary Pro Bono Award Recipients. This prestigious award recognizes the long-standing commitment of two superstar pro bono attorneys: Attorney Rhonda Bachrach of Worcester\, and Attorney Mary Samberg of West Springfield. \nClick HERE to register for this event.
URL:https://communitylegal.org/event/community-legal-aids-70th-anniversary-event/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Pro Bono
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211007T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211007T180000
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SUMMARY:Community Legal Aid's 70th Anniversary Celebration
DESCRIPTION:This special celebration will commemorate Community Legal Aid’s 70th Anniversary of providing free legal assistance to low-income and elderly residents of Central and Western Massachusetts. \nOur virtual event will celebrate the current and past achievements of the organization\, and honor the staff\, board members\, volunteers\, legal community and others who supported Community Legal Aid or one of its predecessor organizations. This will be a memorable evening that you will not want to miss! \nRegister today for CLA’s virtual event celebrating 70 Years of Fighting for Justice. \nEvent and speaker details will be added as the celebration approaches. Interested in being a corporate sponsor of CLA’s 70th Anniversary Celebration? Learn more.
URL:https://communitylegal.org/event/community-legal-aids-70th-anniversary-celebration/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:General Events
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