Manisha Bhatt, a Senior Attorney working at the Family
Unit of Greater Boston Legal Services – where she represents survivors of
domestic violence in divorce, paternity, and abuse prevention proceedings -- has
become President of the South Asian Bar Association of Greater Boston. She
succeeds Sa’adiyah K. Masoud of Donovan Hatem.
An alum of the Boston Bar Association's Public Interest Leadership Program
(2005 to 2006), Manisha has been a leader in creating bridges to diverse legal
communities. She was a principal architect of "Know Your Rights," an
award-winning program developed by the South Asian Bar Association of Greater
Boston (SABA). In 2007 she was honored as Board Member of the year, and in 2009
she won the North American South Asian Bar Association's Cornerstone
Award. In 2011, the BBA honored Manisha with its John G. Brooks Legal
Services Award.
Manisha serves on the Board of Editors of the Boston Bar Journal, and is
co-chair of the Pro Bono Committee of the BBA's Litigation Section. A graduate
of Boston College and Suffolk University Law School, she is fluent in Spanish
and Gujarati, a South Asian language. Born in Weymouth, MA, she grew up in
Brockton, MA.
Congratulations, Manisha Bhatt!