| VOICES OF THE BAR |
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| HEADLINES |
| Boston Bar Association Praises Gov's Level Funding of Legal Aid |
| Congratulations, Justice Duffly! |
| Volunteer for the M. Ellen Carpenter Financial Literacy Program |
| Will You Be Tweeting From Walk to the Hill? |
| 2011 Summer Jobs Program Scorecard |
| LAW FIRM NEWS |
| 18 BBA Sponsor Firms Named Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality |
| Brown Rudnick Adds Corporate Partner to Boston Office |
| Hinckley, Allen & Snyder Names New Partners |
| Robinson & Cole Partner Joins New England Law as Adjunct Professor |
| Sullivan & Worcester Announces New Partner |
| AFFINITY BAR NEWS |
| Register for the MBLA's 2011 Annual Gala |
| Network with the South Asian Bar Association |
| ISSUESPOT - THE BBA'S PUBLIC POLICY BLOG |
| Briefs, Bills, and Budgets |
| FROM THE STATE COURTS |
| Chief Justice Mulligan Names Dr. Ronald P. Corbett, Jr. Commissioner of Probation for a Two-Year Term |
| Notice of Vacancies on the CPCPS |
| PRO BONO |
| Pro Bono Opportunity for Business Lawyers |
| Boston Pro Bono Roundtable |
| PHOTO ALBUMS |
| The Cutting Edge Issues in Criminal Law |
| New Lawyers Wine Tasting |
| Health Law Career Panel |
| Brave New World: The Tax Relief Act of 2010 |
| FEATURED CLE |
2/2/2011 - Health Care: Recent Developments in Legislation and Law Enforcement
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2/10/2011 - Commercial Office Leasing Basics
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2/15/2011 - Commercial Real Estate Outlook for 2011: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly!
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| PLANNING AHEAD |
2/1/2011 - Building Bridges, Building Trust, and Building the Case: Trauma-Informed Advocacy and Cultural Competence Skills for Pro Bono Advocates
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2/1/2011 - 4th Annual Young Bar Meets Bench Program
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2/8/2011 - Representing Military Personnel, Veterans, and their Families in Family Court
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2/9/2011 - Professor Ogletree on Race, Class, and Crime in America
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| Panelists providing the Federal Perspective at the BBA's recent Cutting Edge Issues in Criminal Law . . . Joseph F. Savage Jr. (Goodwin Procter), Jack Pirozzolo (First Assistant United States Attorney), Judge Nancy Gertner (United States District Court), Martin Healey (Regional Trial Counsel, Securities and Exchange Commission) and Martin Richey (Supervising Assistant Federal Public Defender) |
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| THE WEEK AHEAD |
| Monday, January 31, 2011 |
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No Meetings Scheduled |
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| Tuesday, February 01, 2011 |
| 8:30A |
Environmental Law Section Steering Committee Meeting - at BBA |
| 11:30A |
Senior Lawyers Section Steering Committee Meeting - at BBA |
| 12:00P |
Tax Exempt Section Steering Committee Meeting - at BBA |
| 12:00P |
Real Estate Section Steering Committee Meeting - at BBA |
| 4:00P |
4th Annual Young Bar Meets Bench Program - at BBA Speakers: Hon. Henry J. Boroff of U.S. Bankruptcy Court - Springfield; Hon. William C. Hillman of U.S. Bankruptcy Court; Hon. Melvin S. Hoffman of U.S. Bankruptcy Court-Worcester; Hon. James P. Lynch Jr. of U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Bankruptcy Law Section, New Lawyers Section
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| 5:30P |
Labor & Employment Law Section Steering Committee Meeting - at BBA |
| 5:30P |
BBA Group Mentoring Meeting for Group #6 - at Choate Hall & Stewart LLP, Two International Place more info / RSVP>>
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| Wednesday, February 02, 2011 |
| 8:30A |
New Lawyers Section Steering Committee Meeting - at BBA |
| 11:00A |
Walk to the Hill - at Massachusetts State House, 1 Ashburton more info / RSVP>>
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| 12:00P |
Proxy Solicitation Developments - at BBA Speakers: Bruce Goldfarb of Okapi Partners LLC
Investment Companies and Advisers Committee
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| 12:00P |
A Discussion of State and Local Tax Policy Initiatives - at BBA Speakers: Timothy Sweeney of Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
State & Local Tax Committee
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| 4:00P |
CLE- Health Care: Recent Developments in Legislation and Law Enforcement - at , 16 Beacon Street Speakers: Michael Kirk Loucks of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP; Lawrence Vernaglia of Foley & Lardner LLP; John M. Griffin of Covidien; Tamara L. Joseph of Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Gregory E. Demske of Office of Inspector General; Brien T. O'Connor of Ropes & Gray LLP; Zachary Cunha of U.S. Attorney's Office; Howard Sklamberg of U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Martin F. Murphy of Foley Hoag LLP; Susan G. Winkler of U.S. Attorney's Office; Julie Batal of Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Ingrid Schupbach Martin of Dwyer & Collora, LLP; Jeremy M. Sternberg of U.S. Attorney's Office
Criminal Law Section, Health Law Section
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| Thursday, February 03, 2011 |
| 12:00P |
Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Section Steering Committee Meeting - at BBA |
| 12:00P |
The New Massachusetts Certified Housing Development Tax Credit - at BBA Speakers: Christine McClave of Mass Dept. of Housing and Community Development; Forrest David Milder of Nixon Peabody LLP; Bart Mitchell of Mitchell Properties LLC
Affordable Housing Committee
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| 12:30P |
Genetic Privacy: Regulating and Protecting Genetic Information in the 21st Century - at BBA Speakers: Jeremy Gruber of Council for Responsible Genetics; Winnie Roche of Boston University School of Public Health
Labor & Employment Law Section, Life Sciences Committee, Privacy Law Committee, Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Section, Health Law Section
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| 12:30P |
Update on Massachusetts Lobbying and Public Records Laws - at BBA Speakers: Donald White of Massachusetts Office of Secretary of the Commonwealth; Shawn A. Williams of Massachusetts Office of Secretary of the Commonwealth
Environmental Litigation Committee
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| 4:30P |
M. Ellen Carpenter Financial Literacy Program Training Session - at BBA
Bankruptcy Law Section
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| Friday, February 04, 2011 |
| 12:00P |
Intellectual Property Law Section Steering Committee Meeting - at BBA |
| 12:00P |
A Conversation on Chief Justice Margaret Marshall's Legacy with Rudolph Kass - at BBA Speakers: Hon. Rudolph Kass of The Mediation Group
Senior Lawyers Section
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