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CHANGES AND ADDITIONS TO THE 2021 MASSACHUSETTS LAWYERS DIARY AND MANUAL® SINCE PUBLICATION The following material supplements the information in the 2021 edition, and includes both election-related changes and other changes and corrections to the 2021 edition: Page 25 MASSACHUSETTS STATE COURTS Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Ralph D. Gants died September14, 2020, shortly after the 2021 edition went to press. The new Chief Justice is Kimberly S. Budd, formerly an Associate Justice. ThefollowingarenewAssociateJustices: Dalila Argaez Wendlandt, formerly an Associate Justice of the Appeals Court Serge Georges, Jr., formerly an Associate Justice of the Boston Municipal Court Department Appeals Court Dalila Argaez Wendlandt is no longer an Associate Justice of the Appeals Court. She is now an Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court. Diana L. Maldonado is no longer an Associate Justice, having retired. Marguerite T. Grant is a new Associate Justice of the Appeals Court. Maureen A. Walsh is a new Associate Justice of the Appeals Court.

Page 27 Superior Court The following are new Associate Justices of the Superior Court: Robert W. Harnais Daniel J. O’Shea (formerly a Justice of the District Court Department) Kristen R. Buxton Maureen Mulligan Susan Sullivan Land Court Department Kevin T. Smith is a new Justice (Confirmation Pending).

Page 30 Probate and Family Court Department Kimberly Moses Smith is a new Associate Justice.

Page 31 District Court Department Maureen A. Walsh is no longer a Regional Administrative Justice. She is now an Associate Justice of the Appeals Court. The following are new Circuit Justices of the District Court: Michelle D. Fentress Robert W. Harnais Honor Segal Danielle L. Williams The following are no longer Justices of the Appellate Division, Northern District: Mark S. Coven Daniel C. Crane Gregory C. Flynn The new Presiding Justice is Matthew J. Nestor. ThefollowingarenewAssociateJusticesofthe Appellate Division, Northern District: Robert A. Brennan Franco J. Gobourne Megan Streff Spring William P. Hadley is no longer Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, Western District: The new Presiding Justice is Jennifer A. Stark. Paul Hart Smyth is a new Associate Justice of the Appellate Division, Western District. 6/3/21

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Page 31 (Cont’d) Boston Municipal Court Department Serge Georges, Jr. is no longer an Associate Justice of the Boston Municipal Court. He is now an Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court. John E. Garland is a new Associate Justice.

Page 32 Juvenile Court Department Joanna Rodriguez is a new Circuit Justice of the Juvenile Court:

Page 33 MASSACHUSETTS COURTS AND OFFICES, BY COUNTY Probate and Family Court, Barnstable Division Arthur C. Ryley is no longer Presiding Justice, having retired. The position is subject to appointment. Housing Court, Southeastern Division Although some court sessions are still heard in Barnstable, there is no longer a Barnstable office for the Court. Contact the Fall River office for Cape and Islands matters.

Page 34 District Court, Falmouth Division Sharon Frances Lalli (formerly Criminal Clerk Magistrate of Superior Court, Plymouth County) is a new Associate Justice.

Page 39 Probate and Family Court Department, Bristol Division Kimberly Moses Smith is a new Associate Justice.

Page 40 Housing Court, Southeastern Division Although some court sessions are still heard in Barnstable, there is no longer a Barnstable office for the Court. Contact the Fall River office for Cape and Islands matters. District Court, Attleboro Division Daniel J. O’Shea is no longer First Justice. He is now an Associate Justice of the Superior Court.

Page 43 Public Administrators, Bristol County Kimberly Moses Smith is no longer a Public Administrator. She is now an Associate Justice, Probate and Family Court, Bristol Division. Marita Durkin Gray is a new Public Administrator; 10 N.Main St., Fall River 02720; (508) 646-1111; Fax: (508) 646-1425. Housing Court, Southeastern Division Although some court sessions are still heard in Barnstable, there is no longer a Barnstable office for the Court. Contact the Fall River office for Cape and Islands matters.

Page 47 District Court, Haverhill Division Patricia A. Dowling is no longer First Justice, having retired. The new First Justice is Cesar A. Archilla. Mary F. McCabe is an additional Associate Justice.

Page 48 District Court, Lynn Division Brian V. Sullivan is no longer Clerk-Magistrate, having retired. ThenewClerk-Magistrateis Michael F. Hogan formerlyanAssistant Clerk-Magistrate, MaldenDivision).

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Page 50 Essex County District Attorney's Office Kristen R. Buxton, is no longer an Assistant District Attorney. She is now an Associate Justice of the Superior Court.

Page 56 District Court, Springfield Division Danielle L. Williams is no longer an Assistant Clerk-Magistrate. She is now a Circuit Justice, District Court Department.

Page 62 Probate and Family Court, Middlesex County The two addresses for the court in Cambridge have relocated. The new address is 10-U Commerce Way, Woburn 01701; (781) 865-4000; Registry Fax: (617) 225-0781; Judges Lobby Fax: (781) 528-2318; Probation Office Fax: (617) 374-9845

Page 64 District Court, Cambridge Division William Trevaun Bailey is a new Justice. Robert W. Harnais (a Circuit Justice) is an additional Justice.

Page 65 District Court, Lowell Division Stephen B. Geary is a new Justice. District Court, Malden Division Michael F. Hogan is leaving office as an Assistant Clerk-Magistrate. He was appointed a Justice of the District Court, LynnDivision (Confirmation Pending).

Page 66 District Court, Newton Division James M. Murphy (formerly an Assistant Clerk-Magistrate, Woburn Division) is a new Justice.

Page 67 District Court, Woburn Division James M. Murphy is no longer an Assistant Clerk-Magistrate. He now a Justice of the District Court, Newton Division.

Page 70 Housing Court, Southeastern Division Although some court sessions are still heard in Barnstable, there is no longer a Barnstable office for the Court. Contact the Fall River office for Cape and Islands matters.

Page 77 Superior Court, Plymouth Division, Criminal Business Sharon Frances Lalli is no longer Criminal Clerk-Magistrate. She is now a Justice of the District Court, Falmouth Division.

Page 78 Housing Court, Southeastern Division Although some court sessions are still heard in Barnstable, there is no longer a Barnstable office for the Court. Contact the Fall River office for Cape and Islands matters.

Page 82 Superior Court, Suffolk Division, Criminal Business Michelle D. Fentress is no longer an Assistant Clerk-Magistrate. She is now a Circuit Justice of the District Court Department.

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Page 84 Boston Municipal Court Department Serge Georges, Jr. is no longer an Associate Justice of the Boston Municipal Court. He is now an Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court. John E. Garland is a new Associate Justice.

Page 91 District Court, Fitchburg Division Carol T. Vittorioso has been nominated to be Clerk-Magistrate (Confirmation Pending). District Court, Gardner Division Whitney J. Brown is no longer Clerk-Magistrate. She is now a Justice, Westborough Division. The position is subject to appointment

Page 92 District Court, Westborough Division Whitney J. Brown is a new Justice.

Page 93 District Court, Winchendon Division Acting Clerk-Magistrate Whitney J. Brown is no longer Clerk-Magistrate. She is now a Justice, Westborough Division. The position is subject to appointment District Court, Worcester Division AndrewJ. Abdella is a new Associate Justice. Juvenile Court, Worcester County Division Brendan J. Moran has been nominated to be Clerk-Magistrate (Confirmation Pending).

Page 105 MUNICIPAL DIRECTORY

Boston Martin J. Walsh is no longer Mayor of Boston, having been appointed U.S. Secretary of Labor. The ActingMayor is Kim M. Janey.

Page 122 Franklin All Faxes intended for the Police Department should be sent to the Police Department Fax numbers (instead of the general Municipal Fax number), which are (508) 520-4747 and 7950.

Page 194 COSTS AND FEES Federal Post-Judgment Interest Rates The following are Federal Post-Judgment Interest Rates which took effect after the 2021 edition went to press: Aug. 21, 2020 ...... 0.13% Nov.20,2020 ...... 0.11% Aug. 28, 2020 ...... 0.13% Nov.27,2020 ...... 0.11% Sept. 4, 2020...... 0.12% Dec.4,2020 ...... 0.11% Sept. 11, 2020...... 0.14% Dec.11,2020 ...... 0.10% Sept. 18, 2020...... 0.13% Dec.18,2020 ...... 0.09% Sept. 25, 2020...... 0.12% Dec,25,2020 ...... 0.09% Oct. 2, 2020...... 0.12% Jan.1,2021 ...... 0.11% Oct. 9, 2020...... 0.13% Jan.8,2021 ...... 0.10% Oct. 16, 2020...... 0.13% Jan.15,2021 ...... 0.11% Oct. 23, 2020...... 0.13% Jan.22,2021 ...... 0.10% Oct. 30, 2020 ...... 0.12% Jan.29,2021 ...... 0.09% Nov. 6, 2020 ...... 0.13% Feb.5,2021 ...... 0.07% Nov. 13, 2020 ...... 0.12% Feb.12,2021 ...... 0.07%

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Page 194 (Cont’d) Federal Post-Judgment Interest Rates (Cont’d) Feb. 19, 2021 ...... 0.07% Apr.30,2021 ...... 0.05% Feb. 26, 2021 ...... 0.08% May7,2021 ...... 0.06% Mar. 5, 2021 ...... 0.08% May14,2021 ...... 0.05% Mar. 12, 2021 ...... 0.09% May21,2021 ...... 0.05% Mar. 19, 2021 ...... 0.07% May28,2021 ...... 0.04% Mar. 26, 2021 ...... 0.07% Apr. 2, 2021 ...... 0.06% Apr. 9, 2021 ...... 0.06% Apr. 16, 2021...... 0.06% Apr. 23, 2021...... 0.07%

Page 250 STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

Gaming Commission Edward Bedrosian, Jr. is no longer Executive Director. The new Executive Director is Karen Milne Wells.

Page 267 FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

ExecutiveOfficeofthePresident Donald J. Trump is no longer President. The new President is Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Mark R. Meadows is no longer Chief of Staff. , Anthony Ornato and Daniel Scavino are no longer Deputy Chiefs of Staff. Jared C. Kushner is no longer Senior White House Advisor. Patrick A. Cippollon is no longer General Counsel. Kellyanne E. Conway is no longer Counselor to the President. Robert C. O’Connor is no longer Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. John Fleming, M.D. and Alyssa Frank are no longer Assistants to the President Ben Williamson is no longer Director of Strategic Communications. KayleighMcEneny is no longer Press Secretary. Timothy A. Pataki is no longer Director of the . Jason D. Greenblatt is no longer Special Representative for International Negotiations. Kelly Craft is no longer Ambassador to the United Nations. is the new Chief of Staff Jennifer O’Malley Dillon is the new Deputy Chief of Staff. Mike Donilan is the new senior White House Advisor. is the new General Counsel. Steve Ricchetti is a new Counselor to the President. Jeffrey D. Zients is a new Counselor to the President (COVID Response Coordinator) Jacob J. (Jake) Sullivan is the new Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Avril D. Haines is the new Director of National Intelligence. Gina McCarthy is the new White House Climate Coordinator. John F. Kerry is the new Special Presidential Envoy for Climate. is the new Director of White House Domestic Policy Council. Brian C. Deese is the new Director of the National Economic Council. Cathy Russell is the new Director of the of Presidential Personnel Julie Chávez Rodriguez is the new Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Relations. Louisa Terrell is the new Director of the Office of Legislative Affairs. Carole Johnson is the new Chair of th e National Pandemic Testing Board. is the new Director of Communications. Pili Tobar is the new Deputy Communications Director. is the new Press Secretary. Cedric L. Richmond is the new Director of the Office of Public Engagement. Linda Thomas-Greenfield is the new Ambassador to the United Nations.

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Page 267 (Cont’d) Office of Management and Budget John M. (Mick) Mulvaney is no longer Director. The position is subject to appointment is no longer Deputy Director. Tim Soltis is no longer Deputy Controller. Council of Economic Advisors is no longer Acting Chair. Donald Kenkel is no longer Chief of Staff. Steven Braun is no longer Director of Macroeconomic Forecasting. The new Chair is Cecelia Rouse. The new Members of the Council are Jared Bernstein and .

Page 268 National Security Council Robert C. O’Brien is no longer Assistant to the President to National Security Affairs. The new Assistant to the President to National Security Affairs is Jacob J. Sullivan. Office of the Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer is no longer the U.S. Trade Representative. ThenewU.S.TradeRepresentativeisKatherine Tai. Council on Environmental Quality Mary B. Neumayr is no longer Managing Director. The new Managing Director is Brenda Mallory. Homeland Security Council is no longer Deputy Assistant to the President for Homeland Security. ThenewWhiteHouseDeputyHomelandSecurityAdvisorisElizabeth Sherwood-Randall. The new Deputy Natl. Security Advisor for Cyber- and Emerging Technology is Anne Neuberger. Office of Science and Technology Policy Dr. Kelvin Droegemeir is no longer Assistant to the President and Director. The new Director is Dr.EricS.Lander. Office of National Drug Control Policy Jim Carroll is no longer Director. The new Director is Regina LaBelle (Acting). Office of Management and Administration Monica J. Block is no longer Acting Director. The new Director is Anne Filipic. Office of the Vice President of the United States Michael R. Pence is no longer the Vice President. is no longer Chief of Staff. Matt Morgan is no longer Counsel to the Vice President. The new Vice President is Kamala D. Harris. ThenewChiefofStaffisHartina M. (Tina) Flournoy. The new Communications Director is Ashley Etienne. The new Chief Spokesperson is Symone Sanders. Department of Agriculture George E. (Sonny) Perdue is no longer Secretary of Agriculture. The new Secretary of Agriculture is Tom Vilsack.

Page 269 Department of Commerce Wilbur L. Ross, Jr. is no longer Secretary of Commerce. The new Secretary of Commerce is Gina M. Raimondo .Bureau of the Census Steven Dillingham is no longer Director. The Acting Director is Ronald S. Jarmin.

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Page 271 Department of Defense Dr.MarkT.Esperis no longer Secretary of Defense The new Secretary of Defense is Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III (Ret.). The new Deputy Secretary is Kathleen Hicks. The new Undersecretary for Policy is Colin Kahl.

Page 272 Department of Education Betsy DeVos is no longer Secretary of Education. The new Secretary of Education is Miguel A. Cardona. Department of Energy Dan Brouillette is no longer Secretary of Energy. The new Secretary of Energy is Jennifer M. Granholm. Department of Health and Human Services Alex M. Azar II is no longer Secretary of Health and Human Services. The new Secretary of Health and Human Services is Xavier Becerra. The new Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services is Rachel Levine, M.D. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Robert R. Redfield, M.D. is no longer Director. The new Director is Rochelle Walensky, M.D. (Confirmation Pending).

Page 273 Food and Drug Administration Dr. Stephen P. Hahn is no longer Commissioner. The new Commissioner is Dr. Janet Woodcock (Acting). Office of the Surgeon General Vice Admiral Jerome M. Adams, M.D., M.P.H. is no longer Surgeon General. The new Surgeon General is Dr. Vivak Murphy (Confirmation Pending). Department of Homeland Security Chad F. Wolf is no longer Acting Secretary. The new Secretary is Alejandro N. Mayorkas.

Page 275 Department of Housing and Urban Development Benjamin S. Carson, M.D. is no longer Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. The new Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is Marcia L. Fudge.

Page 276 Department of the Interior David L. Bernhardt is no longer Secretary of the Interior. The new Secretary of the Interior is Deb Haaland. Department of Justice William P. Barr is no longer Attorney General. Jeffrey A. Rosen is no longer Deputy Attorney General. The new Attorney General is Merrick B. Garland. Drug Enforcement Administration Timothy J. Shea is expected to leave office as Acting Administrator. The new nominee for Administrator is Anne Milgram (Confirmation pending).

Page 278 Department of Labor Eugene Scalia is no longer Acting Secretary of Labor. The new Secretary of Labor is Martin J. Walsh, who was Mayor of Boston at the time of his nomination (Confirmation Pending).

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Page 280 Department of State Michael R. Pompeo is no longer Secretary of State. The new Secretary of State is Anthony J. Blinken. Department of Transportation Elaine L. Chao is no longer Secretary of Transportation. The new Secretary of Transportation is Peter P.M. (Pete) Buttigieg.

Page 282 Department of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin is no longer secretary of the Treasury. The new Secretary of the Treasury is Janet L. Yellen. The new Deputy Secretary is Adewale Adeyemo (Confirmation Pending).

Page 283 Department of Veterans Affairs Robert L. Wilkie, Jr. is no longer Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The new Secretary of Veterans Affairs is Denis R. McDonough. Central Intelligence Agency Gina Haspel is no longer Director. The new Director is William J. Burns.

Page 284 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Kathy Kraninger is no longer Director. Th e new Director is Rohit Chopra (Confirmation Pending). Environmental Protection Agency Andrew R. Wheeler is no longer Administrator. The new Administrator is Michael S. Regan.

Page 292 Securities and Exchange Commission Walter J. (Jay) Clayton is no longer Chair. The new Chair is Gary Gensler (Confirmation Pending). Small Business Administration Jovita Carranza is no longer Commissioner. The new Commissioner is Isabel Guzman (Confirmation Pending).

Page 294 U.S. Agency for Global Media Michael Pack is no longer Chair. Grant Turner is no longer C.E.O. The new Acting C.E.O. is Kelu Chao.

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CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION

U.S. Representatives Joseph P. Kennedy III is leaving office as Representative for the 4th Congressional District The new Representative for the 4th Congressional District is Jacob D. (Jake) Ausincloss (Democrat), 1524 Longworth House Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20515; Tel. (202) 225-5931; Fax: (202) 225-0182; Attleboro Office, 8 N. Main St., Suite 200, Attleboro 02703; Newton Office, 29 Crafts St., Suite 375, Newton 02558.

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Page 319 MASSACHUSETTS HOSPITALS ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY ACCORDING TO CITIES Effective October 1, 2020, the “reasonable fee” for a copy of a medical record, in accordance with G.L. c. 111, § 70, shall be calculated as follows: Base charge of not more than $26.36 per request; plus $.89 per page for the first 100 pages, and $.45 per page exceeding Page 100

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