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E-newsletter of the Boston Bar Association December 14, 2009
The Boston Bar Association
BBA LEADERS IN HD
Grace Lee, First Deputy Treasurer & General Counsel, State Treasurer's Office
VOICES OF THE BAR
On which current TV series would you most want to be a guest star?
HEADLINES
Real People Suffering Impact of State Court Budget Cuts
Upcoming Adams Ball Raises over $350K and Counting
Introduce a Boston Teen to the Legal Profession
Year-End Gift Befitting a Lawyer
BBA Past President Renée Landers to be Honored
BBA Closed Friday, December 18
PHOTO ALBUMS
Affinity Bar-BBA Holiday Reception
New Lawyers 8th Annual Pro Bono Reception
Family Law Section Holiday Reception
AALAM's 24th Annual Harry H. Dow Memorial Legal Assistance Fund Dinner
SPONSOR FIRM NEWS
Which BBA Sponsor Firms Made BBJ's Top Pro Bono List?
Good News from Foley Hoag
GBLS Plays Key Role in Preserving Affordable Housing
McDermott Will & Emery - Amy Ferrer Promoted to Partner
Sugarman - Neil Sugarman Named "Boston Best Lawyers Product Liabilty Litigator of the Year"
FROM THE FEDERAL AND STATE COURTS
Read Chief Judge Sandra Lynch's Statement on Frank Coffin, a Judge with a "Listening Heart"
Melvin Hoffman Selected for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Worcester
First Circuit Court of Appeals Appoints New Clerk
Joseph Laws, Federal Public Defender for the District of Puerto Rico to Retire
News from the SJC
MEET THE BBA STEERING COMMITTEES
Senior Lawyers Section
PLANNING AHEAD
12/14/2009 - Update from the Hill: the FY10 and FY11 Budgets
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12/14/2009 - State Criminal Justice Package
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12/15/2009 - Goals and Priorities of the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable
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12/16/2009 - Protecting Your Company From H1N1
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Experts discuss federal economic stimulus funding and federal and state prosecutions. L-R: James McKinlay (AGO); Michael Pineault (Clements & Pineault); Jack Pirozzolo (USAO); Doug Rice (MA Recovery and Reinvestment Office); Rachel Hershfang (US SEC); Michael Galvin (Dwyer & Collora); Nicholas Walsh (Suffolk DA's Office); Jim O'Brien (AGO) William Athanas (Waller, Lansden, Dorth & Davis); Thomas Dwyer (Dwyer & Collora)
THE WEEK AHEAD
Monday, December 14, 2009
12:00P Delivery of Legal Services Steering Committee - at BBA
12:00P Tax Section Steering Committee Meeting - at BBA
12:30P Update from the Hill: the FY10 and FY11 Budgets - at BBA
Speakers: Charles Murphy of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Delivery of Legal Services Section, Administration of Justice Section
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4:00P State Criminal Justice Package - at BBA
Speakers: Gerard Leone of Middlesex County District Attorney's Office;
Gregory Massing of Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security;
Barbara Dougan of Families Against Mandatory Minimums;
Charles Murphy of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Criminal Law Section
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
8:30A Ethics Committee - at BBA
12:00P Senior Lawyers Holiday Lunch - at Boston College Club, Triple Eagle Room
12:00P Goals and Priorities of the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable - at BBA
Speakers: Geoffrey Why of Department of Telecom & Cable
Energy and Telecommunications Law Committee
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12:00P Leasing and Investment Sales: End of Year Market Review & 2010 Market Forecasts - at BBA
Speakers: Ronald Perry of Colliers Meredith & Grew;
Frank Durand of Colliers Meredith & Grew
Leasing Committee
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12:00P Round Table Discussion of the Potential Impact of the Federal Circuit’s Rehearing of Ariad v. Lilly - at BBA
Speakers: James Haley of Ropes & Gray LLP-NY;
David Forman of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
Life Sciences Committee
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12:30P Economic Analysis of Class Certification Before and After Hydrogen Peroxide - at BBA
Speakers: Tasneem Chipty of Charles River Associates
Antitrust Committee
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6:00P Leadership Holiday Party - at BBA
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
10:00A A Coffee Toast to the BBA Task Force on Preventing Wrongful Convictions - at BBA
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12:00P Protecting Your Company From H1N1 - at BBA
Speakers: Jeffrey Brody of Jackson Lewis LLP;
Pilar Schultz of Biogen Idec Inc.
Corporate Counsel Committee
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12:00P The Status of Patentable Subject Matter: a Bilski update following oral argument in the Supreme Court - at BBA
Speakers: Anne Small of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP - NY
Intellectual Property Litigation Committee
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12:00P Introducing the New Lawyers Section Publication Subcommittee - at BBA
New Lawyers Section, Solo & Small Firm Section
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12:30P Health Law Section Steering Committee - at BBA
5:00P Environmental Law Section Holiday Party - at BBA
Environmental Law Section
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Thursday, December 17, 2009
8:30A Diversity and Inclusion Steering Committee Meeting - at BBA
12:00P Acquisition of Tax Title Property - at BBA
Speakers: Kathleen O'Donnell of Kopelman and Paige, P.C.
Title & Conveyancing Committee
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3:30P Solo & Small Firm Section Steering Committee - at BBA
4:00P How to Work a Room - at BBA
New Lawyers Section, Solo & Small Firm Section
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Friday, December 18, 2009
  BBA Closed - No Meetings Scheduled
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