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New BBA Members receive the rest of this year for free!

Pay now and not only will you lock in this year’s dues rate, your membership will be good through the next program year (August 31, 2014). Learn More!

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20 Years Later, Summer Jobs Program Still Giving Urban Youth a Chance to Succeed

Come June the BBA Summer Jobs Program will celebrate its 20th anniversary. After a record setting year of providing paid internships to 58 Boston Public High School students, the program will have reached more than 440 diverse Boston youth. Learn more.

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Trusts & Estates Year in Review 2013

An annual hit among estate planning practitioners, this seminar offers a rare opportunity to learn about the year’s significant developments in Massachusetts and federal laws. The panelists will cover Massachusetts legislative developments, and review significant tax and state law cases and regulations between June 2012 and June 2013. For more, click here.

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Ted Olson to Keynote Annual Meeting

Former Solicitor General of the United States will speak at Boston Convention Center on 9/27. For more information on sponsoring or purchasing tickets, Click here.

On Wednesday, April 20th, the BBA's Estate Planning Committee will be sponsoring Planning for Pets in Light of Massachusetts New Pet Trust Law, where a panel of experts will introduce the new legislation, provide specific examples of the new law and discuss other planning mechanisms involved in pet trusts. In response to this event, BBA Week was curious what its members looked for in a pet, so we asked:

"What is your ideal pet? "

If you would like to respond to a future Voices of the Bar, make sure you send a headshot, and contact Eric Fullerton at efullerton@bostonbar.org.

	Jennifer Rushlow - Anderson Kreiger "It's so hard to choose - I love them all. But I do think dogs are great pets for lawyers - they provide a great incentive to spend more time outside, and their unconditional love is the perfect antidote to a stressful day. All the better if you can provide a loving home for a rescue dog. My own recently adopted pup is a total delight, and starting the day with a dog walk has been a great addition to my daily routine."
	Ruth A. Mattson - Bowditch & Dewey, LLP "Lawyer seeks ideal pet. Must be alive (sorry, pet rock). Must have plenty of personality (clams fail this test). Must be able to come let me know when it needs something (this rules out anything in a tank or cage). Most importantly, must love affection (shout out to Captain Kitty)."
	Nancy Kaplan - Keegan Werlin LLP "I can't imagine ever living without a dog. My ideal pet is a dog who doesn't shed, doesn't drool, acts as my protector but doesn't bark unnecessarily, and loves me unconditionally. Luckily for me, I have been blessed with a beautiful yellow lab, Hendrix, who fits all of the above (with the exception of the shedding)."
	Claudia T. Centomini - Day Pitney LLP "Although technically not a pet, I wish that I had a horse that could speak. I would love to know from what ailments it suffers. The horse, however, would not be my current horse because I know that he would whine and complain about everything! It would have to be a more stoic horse than I have now."