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Housing Court Offers Ample Opportunities for Fee-Generating Limited Assistance Representation

Limited assistance representation (LAR) has been offered in the Massachusetts Housing Court for the past three years, but it is still underutilized both by litigants and attorneys. BBA Week wanted to find out more about what LAR looks like in the Housing Court from an attorney’s perspective, and specifically focus on whether it is a viable economic model for lawyers looking to build a solo practice.

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Anti-Gun Violence Advocate John Rosenthal to Speak at 16 Beacon

On April 24th the BBA Criminal Law Section will welcome John Rosenthal, Founder of Stop Handgun Violence and President of Meredith Management, who will speak about his efforts to increase public awareness of gun violence and recently filed legislation regarding gun control.

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Administration of Justice Committees

• BMC ADR Program
  The Boston Municipal Court/Boston Bar Association Alternative Dispute Resolution (BMC/BBA ADR) Program allows volunteers to use their ADR skills to help litigants at the BMC. There, volunteers provide both pretrial case conferencing and mediation. For more information, contact Sonia Shah, Public Service Manager, at sshah@bostonbar.org or 617-778-1976.
• Court Funding Work Group
  The Section produces an annual report on funding for the Courts. To inquire about opportunities, please contact the Section Co-Chairs.
• Steering Committee
  The leadership committee of the Section organizes programs and discusses policy. To inquire about opportunities, please contact the Section Co-Chairs.