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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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New Record for BBA Summer Jobs Program -- 57 and Counting

The Boston Bar Association's Summer Jobs Program, celebrating its 20 year anniversary this June, has secured a record 57 summer jobs for Boston Public High School students, with two and a half weeks still remaining for firms to sign on. Read more.

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Read this week's Issue Spot

A Quick Take on the Senate Ways & Means Budget. For the full post, click here.

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Bench-Bar Bankruptcy Conference Facilitates Networking with Ambassador Program

In addition to offering a 50% discount on the registration price for all attorneys who are first-time attendees of the conference, the Bankruptcy Section is pleased to welcome these first-time attendees, new attorneys and law students to network with senior members of the Section through the Bankruptcy Section Ambassador Program. Read more.

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Justice is Sweet is June 27

Get your skewers ready for the sweetest event of the summer! For more information on sponsoring or purchasing tickets, Click here.

On Friday, November 4th, the Boston Bar Association will be holding a CLE titled: The New Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code at the Millennium Bostonian Hotel, where a fantastic panel of experts will be discussing new procedures for handling probate matters that will come into effect on January 2, 2012 under the "MUPC." The word "uniform" caught our eye and had BBA Week thinking about one thing everyone loves to dress up for -- Halloween. BBA Week couldn't decide if it wanted to ask about great costumes our members have worn or seen in the past or what our members plans were for this Halloween...so we asked both!

"What is the best Halloween costume you have ever worn (or seen)?
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What are your plans for Halloween this year? "

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.

	Nancy Keller-Go - Day Pitney "Some year's back I went to a costume party dressed as the Seven Seas. There I met a dashing gentleman dressed as a portion of Picasso's Guernica (his nine other friends being various other parts of the picture). As it turned out, I have quite a fondness for modern art (but no particular fondness for swimming) and he is an avid diver and island-hopper with little to no interest in art (and even less in costume parties), who went along with a costume entirely produced by his friends. Nevertheless we discovered that we had many other things in common and have now been married for almost ten years. We will be trick-or-treating with our kids this year. My husband shall not be wearing a costume, but the kids and I shall, as is traditional."
	Stacylyn M. Dewey - Ropes & Gray "This is my first Halloween as a Big Sister through the Big Sister Association of Greater Boston, and I cannot wait to take my Little Sister trick-or-treating! We are both very excited about making costumes and collecting candy."
	Brian Harney - Attorney at Law "The best Halloween costume I have ever worn was when I dressed up as "The Man With the Yellow Hat" from Curious George. I wore it out to a large Halloween costume party and was surprised by how popular it was, given that it was an unoriginal store-bought costume. A number of people (who were also in costumes) wanted to take pictures with me. Maybe it was because I had the perfect accessory, a Curious George stuffed animal that I carried with me the entire night."
	Johanna L. Matloff - Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford I plan to be trick-or-treating with two little "monkeys."
	Natasha Wright – Project Hope "My Halloween plan is to go to Spooky World with my family to settle our bet on who will scream louder - my 16 year old son or my 12 year old daughter. I bet my son would."