of the Bar Association

Annual Report 2010 No matter where you are…

there’s a place for you here! there’s a place for you here

no matter where you are… Dear Friends and Colleagues:

Richard McCarthy e live in a time of uncertain funding for organizations like bankruptcy in the Bankruptcy Court, under the Board Chair Wthe Volunteer Lawyers Project (VLP) that deliver pro bono supervision of experienced VLP staff attorneys. As a result, legal services. But these challenges do not dim the ardor of students learn to handle, and resolve, real world legal problems, the many volunteer attorneys who give of themselves to enable and VLP multiplies the number of clients it can serve. VLP to succeed in its mission. To encourage volunteers while providing essential services This year the Annual Report focuses on the volunteer to deserving clients, VLP staff attorneys manage lawyer for the attorneys who make VLP tick. While clients in need are VLP’s day programs in various courts, including the Housing Court and raison d’etre, there would be no VLP without volunteer attorneys Probate Court. VLP staff set up mobile offices in the courts to who give of themselves. process potential clients, determine eligibility and suitability, and VLP attorneys VLP attorneys are a cross section of the legal profession, assign clients to volunteer attorneys. Under the Limited Assis- are a cross united by their desire to serve. Law students from the area tance Representation rules the volunteer attorney’s representa- section of the law schools, newly minted attorneys, single practitioners, tion need be no more than one day. But it is a rare attorney legal profession, government attorneys, in-house corporate counsel, attorneys whose commitment is so limited. Many of the attorneys for a day united by their in both small and large firms—all participate. Experienced agree to take responsibility for the client’s case for as long as it desire to serve. securities law attorneys are introduced to the world of Housing takes, to its conclusion. Court and Probate Court, bringing their resources to bear on This year VLP celebrates the local bar’s spirit of volunteer- behalf of needy clients. Attorneys newly admitted to practice ism, and the creative efforts of VLP staff to develop “bite size” join the court community, and gain useful experience, while opportunities to enable busy attorneys to begin with a limited providing invaluable help to their pro bono clients. commitment, and then become hooked on the spirit of volunteer- Volunteer attorneys are not easily described or labeled. ism. VLP has done its part by offering a variety of options VLP’s Senior Partners for Justice utilizes experienced attorneys for the delivery of legal services that are user friendly to both to assist in mentoring and training. attorney and client. VLP works to remove real and perceived At the other end of the spectrum are law students. In one obstacles to volunteering, including inexperience and trepidation. VLP program, over thirty Boston College School of Law and The large numbers of attorneys who respond to this opportunity is University of -Dartmouth School of Law students the best evidence of the Volunteer Lawyers Project’s success. have served as VLP interns representing debtors filing for If you have not already done so, please sign up. From our Executive Director

There is a place for you at the Volunteer Lawyers Project of the (VLP). Sheila Hubbard Executive Director

Having reached my one year anniversary as Executive Director, I have learned firsthand that there is a place at VLP that can match your experience level, your time availability, and your commitment to pro bono work, all while fulfilling the very important mission of VLP to provide high quality, pro bono legal services to low-income residents of the greater Boston area. Your level of experience —whether law student, recent law school graduate, newly admitted attorney, in the early years of law practice, experienced attorney, Everyone ben- or retired. Your available time —whether you have only a few hours a month or have the ability to take a case from start to finish. Your desire to give back —the satisfaction that comes with knowing you have made a real difference in someone else’s life. Whatever efits when you your need, VLP can provide a valuable and rewarding experience. Everyone benefits when you donate your time, talent, and energies donate your to VLP in service of our clients. time, talent, VLP staff give and get. The staff at VLP are some of the most dedicated and talented individuals with whom I have had the and energies to pleasure to work. The attorneys, paralegals, the managers, the administrative and support staff, and the interns all work together to VLP in service ensure that our clients are served and our volunteers supported. As a volunteer, you can expect to receive training, mentoring, and cases of our clients. that have been pre-screened and evaluated. In return, VLP staff receives a capable pool of attorneys to match our clients’ needs. Volunteers give and get. As a volunteer, you are the reason that VLP is able to deliver legal services to so many low-income clients. In these challenging economic times, the demand for legal representation has only increased. Consequently, the resources to meet this need must come from a variety of places. Your time and donations are a great part of these resources. In return, you get to prevent a family with small children from losing the home they have lived in for decades; you enable a grandparent to obtain guardianship of a grandchild when the parent is no longer able to provide adequate care; you enable a low wage worker to obtain relief from unfair and mounting debt. And if that weren’t enough, there is the added benefit to your professional development of having the opportunity to learn new areas of the law and develop new legal and advocacy skills. Clients give and get. At the center of all we do are the clients that are served. Clients who receive services have entrusted to all of us an important piece of their lives, in the hopes that they will receive the help they are seeking. And in the vast majority of cases, we are able to provide that help. At VLP we give, we get. At VLP you give, you get. There’s a place for you with us. there’s a place for you here >> Law Students >> Senior Partners for Justice offers a Public Service Internship has tapped into the talents of law students by in the Probate & Family Court for law students who want to VLP partnering with various Boston area law schools to provide critical assistance to unrepresented litigants while These law launch student programs in bankruptcy, unemployment gaining invaluable hands-on experience with family and students have insurance, family law and guardianship matters. probate practice. Law student interns from all the Boston area law schools are placed in the Suffolk, Middlesex, and secured economic >> A joint project with Professor Ingrid Hillinger of Boston Norfolk County Probate and Family Courts, working directly relief for many College Law School and Professor Michael G. Hillinger of alongside courthouse staff. “Alums” of the internship and clients during the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School of Law other law students also provide critical help with the times of has served numerous low-income debtors in obtaining Guardianship Clinics and Family Law Courtroom Lawyer relief through a bankruptcy discharge. The law students transition while for the Day projects. developing their have assisted in the screening, preparation, and filing of Chapter 7 Petitions for bankruptcy, resulting in a “fresh administrative start” for many of our clients. advocacy skills. Mentoring and Senior Partners for Justice >> VLP has also collaborated with Carolyn Goodwin, the In its unique mentoring program, VLP matches experienced Associate Director for the Public Service Office of Career practitioners with attorneys who represent VLP clients in a variety Development and Public Service at Boston University of areas of the law. You may be a lawyer in transition who is School of Law, and Mia Friedman and Susan Prosnitz of beginning your legal career, re-entering law practice after raising the Rappaport Center at Suffolk University Law School, a family or running a business. You may be entering an area of to launch unemployment insurance projects. In these practice that is new to you or have a desire to learn a new area of initiatives, law students, supervised by faculty members, law or develop a new skill set. VLP’s mentoring project can represent clients appealing the denial of unemployment provide invaluable support and guidance. benefits by the Division of Unemployment Assistance. VLP is developing new methods of mentoring including These law students have secured economic relief for many group mentoring, that invites mentees to attend a session clients during times of transition while developing their with an experienced attorney who answers questions and administrative advocacy skills. explains the law or process; shadowing, in which an experienced From the Simple to the Complex attorney allows a mentee to accompany him or her through There are times when the clients of VLP need only limited time all aspects of a case the attorney had taken for representation; and assistance. The required help could be as simple as filling out expert moderated email discussion groups; and guided legal forms or very limited assistance with a discrete matter in observation of courtroom proceedings. court. Often these matters can be handled by newer attorneys. In its unique For mentors and mentees alike, the relationship provides There are other instances when clients need a greater mentoring pro- equally important benefits. The mentor fulfills a desire to pay it investment of time and an attorney more experienced in their gram, VLP matches forward or give back to their own mentors: particular field of law because the matter is more complex. experienced These claims would simply never have been pursued without I can remember how much I appreciated being mentored when practitioners the pro bono efforts of more experienced lawyers. In these I first went into practice and how important it was for me to be cases, lawyers assert and prosecute legal claims that are life with attorneys able to call on more senior attorneys when I had questions. transforming for our clients. who represent VLP — Arlene Bernstein, retired family law attorney One case resolved in 2010 illustrates this reality: Clients clients in a variety and Senior Partners for Justice mentor who are husband and wife came to VLP with a claim that their of areas of the law. current employer was not paying them for all the hours they The mentee gains the support needed to provide were working and was not paying overtime for hours in excess high quality representation: of 40. The case was referred to Andrew Dennington of Conn Having a mentor has already been a valuable experience for Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peish and Ford, LLP. Attorney Dennington me so far. I just took my first guardianship case, and my mentor filed a complaint on behalf of the clients in Suffolk Superior Court has been not only very responsive and available to answer my and had a two day bench trial. After the trial, a Superior Court questions, but she has also offered encouragement and praise Judge issued a decision finding that the employer failed to as I handle my very first case as an attorney. It’s comforting to pay approximately $60,000 in wages to the clients. Subsequently have someone to guide me but also cheer me on! the case was settled for $85,000 being paid to the clients. — New Attorney continued >> client or to collaborate with other attorneys to meet all of the << continued client’s needs. In a recent case, a client sought VLP’s assistance in a web of legal issues. The client faced eviction and needed the assistance of a housing attorney to defend against the eviction. In summarizing the case, Attorney Dennington said it best: In addition, the client had a granddaughter in her custody in need “(A)ll in all, a very satisfying result for two deserving, hard- of legal guardianship. The grandchild’s mother was dead and the working clients!” child’s father was parts unknown and had never played a role in In these cases, Some clients come to VLP with a myriad of legal issues the child’s life. A family law attorney was able to secure perma- and require assistance from one or more knowledgeable nent legal guardianship for the client, allowing the client to lawyers assert and attorneys in a variety of legal subject areas. This gives attorneys obtain a lease that listed the granddaughter and ensured prosecute legal the opportunity to explore new areas of law for a particular adequate space and housing for everyone in the family. Having claims that are resolved the guardianship issue, the client wanted to designate a life transforming successor guardian for her granddaughter, in the event of the for our clients. client’s death. Finally, the client faced substantial credit card debt in excess of $8000, with mounting interest and penalties for her nonpayment. A bankruptcy attorney assisted the client and was able to discharge the credit card debt. At the close of all the cases the client had with VLP, she was able to move on with her life in a new apartment, caring for her granddaughter, free of debt, and In 2010, participating attorneys donated comfortable in the knowledge that she had a will that provided a over 17,500 pro bono hours which future guardian for her grandchild. Three different experienced {}we conservatively value at $3,700,000. attorneys collaborated to meet all of the client’s legal needs. 2010 Reception Award Winners

The Senior Partners for Justice Gideon’s Trumpet Award went to John Garrity (above). The Denis Maguire Pro Bono Awards went to Mary K.Y. Lee (above, third from left) and to Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP (right). First row from left to right: Tammie Garner, Pro Bono Coordinator, Christa Von der Luft, VLP Board Member, and Mary Ryan, Partner. Behind them are David Ferrera, Partner and Judi Berry, Legal Assistant.

2010 Annual Reception speakers, left to right: Sheila Hubbard, The Honorable Judge Edward M. Ginsburg (Ret.), Founder, VLP Senior Partners for Justice, The Honorable Paula M. Carey, Chief Justice, Massachusetts Probate and Family Court, and John J. Regan, President, Boston Bar Association. 2010 Income and Expenditures (unaudited)

Income Expenses

Grants and contracts ...... 2,417,788 Lawyers ...... 752,219 Contributions ...... 36,166 Paralegals ...... 78,483 Interest and other ...... 35,613 Administration ...... 209,723 Carryover from previous years ...... 594,000 Law students ...... 12,936 Fringe benefits and payroll tax...... 298,270 Total Income and Reserves ...... 3,083,567 Space ...... 157,781 Telephone ...... 9,328 Supplies and printing ...... 39,118 Other 4% Postage and delivery ...... 12,984 Consumer 21% Equipment maintenance, lease, support ...... 29,025 Equipment purchases ...... 38,393 Library and online research ...... 9,826 Train/recruit/retain volunteers ...... 54,543 Employment Staff and board training...... 15,786 and Benefits 15% Staff and board travel...... 23,242 Litigation ...... 12,117 Family 39% Insurance ...... 11,851 Breakdown Housing 21% of cases Audit ...... 15,000 Program services ...... 33,800 opened in 2010 Interpreters ...... 49,361 Miscellaneous ...... 23,416 Subgrants ...... 638,150

Total Expense ...... 2,525,351 About Our n addition to operating its core pro bono effort, VLP contracts programs, including VLP, and provides advice when services Partners Iwith two subgrantees to augment its services. These partners are not available or necessary. are the Legal Advocacy and Resource Center (LARC) in Boston MWLS provides a full range of civil legal services and MetroWest Legal Services (MWLS) in Framingham. in 40 communities west of Boston. VLP supports its pro bono LARC runs a hotline that assists 12,000 to 15,000 callers effort, which engages local attorneys in representing clients each year. The staff refers clients to appropriate legal service and staffing an advice desk at family court.

Grants Sponsors

Legal Services Corporation Leland J. Adams, Jr. Alexandra Furth Christine O’Connor Eric J. Rutt Massachusetts Bar Foundation Martin L. Aronson Roy A. Hammer Daniel Ossoff Adam J. Ruttenberg George H. and Jane A. Mifflin Memorial Fund Walter Bernheimer Erin K. Higgins and Kathleen M. Quinn Jan Shepard Urban Edge Community Development Corporation Janet E. Bostwick Douglas B. Rosner Michael Rader Robert Smith Kim M. Clarke William Knowlton Kenneth A. Reich William B. Tyler Benefactors Mary M. Connolly William S. McDermott Edward S. Rooney, Jr. Christa von der Luft Thomas A. Monti McGrath & Kane Patricia R. Hurley Kimberly A. Fletcher Stuart T. Rossman Albert W. Wallis Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Raymond Kwasnick Peisch & Ford Richard J. McCarthy Donors Hemenway & Barnes Kathleen E. McGrath Samuel A. Adams Claire Fleming Brian Lamkin Andrew Meyer Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly William Patton Edward J. Bander Thayer Fremont-Smith Heather Leary Christina Montgomery Sullivan & Worcester James Prendergast Lynn Barenberg Mia Friedman Michael Lecaroz Joanne Moses Deborah Bornheimer Mary K. Ryan Shirley D. Bayle Rebecca Gagne Timothy Lee Alice Oliff W. Lee and Nancy Dunham Charles Steenburg Arlene L. Bernstein Alan S. Geismer, Jr. Joel Leeman Jan Peretz Anne L. Gero Tamara Wolfson Patrick F. Brady Edward M. Ginsburg Scott Pomfret Donna Stoehr Hanlon Lisa C. Wood John G. Brooks Patricia Gorman Karen J. Levitt Lee W. Rabkin Jason Carrozza Michael Greco William F. Looney Terry Phillip Segal Gifts to the Meg Connolly Leadership Opporunities Fund Andrew Cohn Elaine Inker Robert Marchand Eileen M. Shaevel Matthew Conroy Calvin Heinle Gordon A. Martin, Jr. Maxwell David Solet Catherine M. Conneely Robert Crabtree William A. Horne Diane McDermott Joseph Steinfield Sheila A. Hubbard Robert J. Diettrich Richard Johnston Laurie A. McKeown Barbara Theberge Stephen Oleskey and Judith Tick Kimberly Donlon James L. Kenefick Josephine A. McNeil Laura Unflat Psujek Donovan Family Peter J. Fellman Patrick J. King Howard D. Medwed Marion Zimmerman Seyfarth Shaw Charitable Foundation William Kirchick Paul C. Menton Jerry Aaron Victor Bass Chris Borzumato Lisa Carrigan Theodore W. Connolly James Vincent DiNatale Elie Abouzeid Andrew Batchelor Matthew Bowie Arwyn Carroll Erin Conroy Ellen M. DiPaola Volunteer Lawyers Miriam Achtenberg Jessica S. Batsevitsky Daniel S. Braese Charlene Carroll Timothy Cormey Sara Discepolo Project thanks Marjorie A. Adams Cynthia Bauman Darren Braham Jason Carrozza Andrew P. Cornell Emmanuel Dockter the following Frank Addivinola Shirley Bayle Amy Bratskeir Nathalie R Castor John Cornell Patricia B. Doherty attorneys who Jon Adler Lauren Bell Vail R Breed Brett J. Celedonia Susan Costa Audrey Donovan donated their Nadir Ahmed Sarah E. Bellino Tess Brennan Seunghee Cha Dan Cowan Amy M. Dorsey Andrew Ain Kimberly Bender William Brisk Linda Champion Kerry Craven Daniel J. Dufresne services in 2010 Suzan Akyali Elaine M. Benkoski Rebecca Brodie Nicole T. Charleson Lucia Cucu Bryan Duggan Jehan Allen Jonathan Mace Bent Alexander Bromley Katherine A. Chekouras Josef Culik Keith Durden Nicholas Allen Anne L. Berger John R. Brooks Sean Chen Sean Cullen Timothy Durken Wendy Allis Jessica Berk Sara Brophy Walther Chen Kristie Ann Cummings Susanna Dyer Muthna Alsahlani Neil J. Berman Erin G. Brown Ann Chernicoff Daniel Curto Nancie L. Edgren Ann Thacher Anderson Robert Bernheimer Francis Brown Jenny H. Cho James Czapla Pauline Edmonds Jennifer Andrade Arlene L. Bernstein Marianne Brown Patricia Christello Patricia D’Agostino Mary Joanna Edwards Christy Andrzejewski Jennifer Bernstein Stacey Brown Rose R. Church Isaac Dale Elizabeth Eggert Lindsay Apple Judi Berry Jennifer Broxmeyer Caitlin Cianflone Kevin Daly Thomas H. Ehrich Mark E. Archer Roger Bertling Stephanie A. Bruce Daniel J. Ciccariello Elisabetta Daneu Gabriella Eisner Zoe Argento Valeria J. Bianco Angelina A Bruce-Flounory Julie Ciollo Hyman G. Darling Thomas Elkind Maria G. Arlotto Brian Bixby Kevin Buckley Richard D. Clarey Caryn Daum Suzanne Elovecky Dawn Ash Erica Bigelow Kristyn Bunce Alyssa Clough Vipin Davessar Brieanne Elpert Pam Atkinson Peter Douglas Bilowz Edward M Burns Sarah Carter Clunan Christopher Davis Patricia Gimbel Epsteiin Michael Avitzur Neal Bingham Jerald D. Burwick Clifford R. Cohen Chris Day Joanne Erickson Steven Ayr Jennifer E. Bird-Pollan Richard J. Butts David Cohen Sal De La Guardia Rebecca Estomago Julia Baddour Allison Bizzano Monica Cafaro Heather Cohen Hannah M. Dean Jennifer Ewing Sandra Badin Elizabeth Black Timothy R. Cahill Rebecca Fricker Cohen Mark DeFeo Susika Fai Claudia Baeza Todd Blodgett Brian Cahillane Andrew Cohn Megan Delehanty Michele Jan Feinstein Paula Bagger Charlotte Bodell Gina J. Calabro Joshua Coleman Michael DeMarco Peter Fellman Alexander N. Baker Olga Bogdanov Amanda L. Califano Jennifer Collins Andrew Dennington Mark Fennell David G. Baker Sabrina Bohun Anthony Califano Kenneth C. Collinson Rebecca Diamond Hugh F. Ferguson Jessica Baker Aimee Bonacorsi Michael J. Callahan Shani Rea Collymore Jennifer DiCarlo Brandyy Fernandes Richard Baldwin Sarah Rachel Boonin Matt Cameron Pattye Comfort Tracey Dickau David Ferrera Peter M. Barlow Peter Domenic Bordonaro Christopher M. Candon Thomas B. Concannon Anthony DiClaudio George Field Jared Barnes Devorah Borenstein Caroline Capon Melissa Conner Jill DiGiovanni Debra Finkel Ilan Barzilay Deborah Hill Bornheimer Dennis J. Carey Sarah Connolly Anna R. DiMaria Marten Finlator Kevin Finnegan Julia Glazer Audrey Heidt Sharon V. Jones Sebastian N. Korth Rachel Lipton Andrew Fischer Morton A Glazer James C. Heigham Maureen Jones Devine Sarah Kosiavelon Brett Little Yuliya Fisher Hayley Goddeau Calvin J. Heinle Diana Jong Gazion Kotoni Lisa Logerfo Ellyn Iris Fishkin Lloyd Godson Judith Ann Heller Connie Jordan Angel Kozeli Amanda B. Loring Fiske Angela Gomes Lisa Ellen Herrington Leslie Jordon Hannah Krispin Chelsea Loughran Naseam Fonseca Linda Goodenough Herbert H Hershfang Anthony Joyce Stanley G. Kroll, Jr. John N. Love James Forbes Carolyn Goodwin Peter F. Herzog Belinda M. Juran John Kupris Joseph Lucia Rebecca Fordon Olga Gordon David Hesford Jeanne C. Kantianis Ariana Kushak Erin M. Luizzi Rajesh Fotedar Patricia Gorman William Hickey Alexis Kaplan Odell LaFavre Renat Lumpau Arlene J. Fothergill Benjamin Gould Christiaan Highsmith Matthew Karr Matthew Lallier Matthew Lynch Julain Fray Marsha C. Graham John Hightower Joshua Katz Timothy Landry Cynthia E. MacCausland James L. Frederick Tameka L Grantham Meredith Hiller Joyce Kauffman Karen D. Lane Marianne MacDougall Deidre Freitas Robert Grazioso David Himelfarb Katherine Kayemba-Watson Bryan LaPlant Shireen Madan-Patton Mia B. Friedman Darren T. Greaney Christopher Holliday Christopher P. Keefe Timothy W. Larson Serena Madar Michelle Maloney Friend Claudia Gregoire Angela L. Holm Laurence Kelley Wynter N Lavier Jennifer Madden Christopher Fronjian Kathleen Saunders Gregor Catherine R. Holmes Justin Kelsey Peter V. Lawlor Megan Mahoney Stuart Fross Jed Gross Steven Hoort Rosemary Kennedy Laura W Lawson Renee Mahoney Kelly Gabos Susan Grossberg Margaret Hoppe Mark P. Kennedy Stephanie Leahey Melissa Maisel Tania Gad James E. Grumbach Evan Horton Heather Kennedy Kerekes Michael Lecaroz Maura Malone Kira Gagarin Vanessa K. Hackett Susan Howard Samantha Kenney Lisa Leclerc Stephen Maloney Bruce A. Gage David Hall Phillip M. Howe Jon Kent Brian Lee Michelle S. Maloney Friend Rebecca Gagne Paul Ham Scott Hubbell Andrew M. Kepple Gregory Lee Stephanie Mandell Beverly Garcia Todd Hammond Kevin Hughes Tracie Kester Mary K.Y. Lee Jennifer L. Manning-Zoll Isaac Garcia-Dale Carolan K. Hardy Kirsten Hughes Alex L. Khalarian Nathaniel Lemmon Karla Mansur John K. Garrity Julia Harmatz McAneny David P. Hunt Elizabeth Kim Lisa Lent Joseph Maraia Kevin W. Gaughen Jane C. Harper David Hunter William D. Kirchick Alison Leonard James J. Marcellino Jacob Geller Rachel I. Harrington Nicholas Hurston John Kirwan Laura Lerner Robert Marchand Aida Abboud Gennis Andrew Newton Hart Daniel Hyman Richard B. Klibaner Avi Lev Carmille A. Marcos Merrily S. Gerrish Joseph Hart Michelle Iandoli Susan Klueppel Christopher A. Leverone Marla R. Margolis Lindsey Getz David Hartnagel Joseph W. Ingaharro Chris Kneeshaw Steve Levine Paulette Marie Michael G. Giarrusso Brian Hatch Eric L. Issadore Pamela S. Kogut Malik K. Lewis Diana Marinescu Janet Gillen David Haughton Margaret Ives Panagiotis Konstantilakis Yakun Li Tisha Pyatt Mark Frank Gioia Jonathan Hausner Jonas Jacobson Elise Kopley Brian T. Liberis Robert Marshall Gina M Giorgio Krista Hawley Paul Jakubowski Steven Kornstein Steven D. Lickstein Deborah Marson Richard W. Giuliani Regina Healy Jeffrey Johnson Craig Korowski Amie Lindenboim Jessica Martin continued >> John Martin Joanna Alexenah Morris Roderick S Oreste Jerry Pryor Sarah Rothermel John G. Shack Mary Ellen Martin Matthew Morris Jeremiah J. O’Sullivan Jeanette Quiles-Vigorito Suzan Rothschild Sonya M Shaffaval >> continued Erin Martino Dan Morse Joseph Padell Amanda Quinlan Sarah Roxburgh Kayur Shah Elizabeth Mason Peter J. Moser Cindy Palmquist Joseph P. Quinn Carolyn Rucci Tiffany E Shapiro Michaela C. May Joanne C. Moses Philip Paradisis Jesse Redlener Cynthia Runge Ella Shenhav Ellen McAvoy Seth Moskowitz David Pardo Valerie S Reece Caroline J. Ruscak Robert Sherer John McBrine Dalkis Muir Nina Parker John Refior Glenn F. Russell Marvin Shin J.C. McCall Rafael Munoz Alpa B. Patel Lei Reilley John Russell Uzma Siddiqui Paul McCann Kristofer C. Munroe Stephen J. Patton Margaret A. Reilly Eric Rutt Michelle Siegal Michael McCarthy Audrey J. Murga William Lee Patton Kenneth Reisman Adam Ruttenberg Daniel Silverman Maureen E. McDonagh David Murphy David Pearlman Catherine Reynolds Donna Saber Rachel Silvia Brent M. McDonald Harold B. Murphy Vanessa V. Peck Lauren Reznick Christopher Saccardi Raj Sinha Bruce R. McElvenny Jennifer Murphy Danielle Pelfrey Duryea Cory Rhoades Orna O. Safer Mike Skeary Claire M McGowan Lisa Murphy Joshua Pemstein Jeannie Rich Roushi H. Sahagen John Skinner Kathleen McGrath Robin D. Murphy Joy Pennington Bruce Richard Jessie Saintcyr Meghan Slack Anna McKeon Cheri Myette Robert Perkins Katherine Richardson Jhilam Sanyal Lila Slovak Brian McLaughlin Victoria Nadel Katie Perry Stephen Rickard Elizabeth Marie Sartori Sandra Smales Matthew McLaughlin Taylor Neff Lee M. Peterson Melissa Rifkin Sonia Satija Debra Lynn Smith William McLeod Marshall Newman Gail Pierce-Ruscito Michael Riley Peter Scavongelli Jennifer N. Smith Michael McMahon David Nielson Sierra A. Pino Alicia Rinaldi Craig Schechter Cooper M. Smithson Elizabeth McMorrow Alice A Noble Malcolm Pittman Pamela Ring Adriana Schick Arthur Sneider Ayanna Ormond McPhail Ann Marie Noonan Tracy Coogan Plants Christian A. Rivera Marilyn J. Schmidt Charles W. Snyder III Alan R. Miller Donald R. O’Clair Aleksandra Plocha Anita W. Robboy Jon Schneider Priya Sood Kimberly Mills-Booker Kathleen M. O’Connell Steven D. Pohl Meghan Roche Iris Taymore Schnitzer Sharyn T. Sooho Saeed Mody Nnena Odim Meaghan Polansky Howard J. Rock Rebecca Schoff Leo Spano Julia Monack Kaitlin O’Donnell Leigh Ann E. Pond John Roddy David Schwartz Nicole St. Pierre Kristin Monaco Kara O’Donnell Rachel Portnoy Gretchen Passe Roin Jason S. Scoffield Linda A. Stamper Venice Monagan John K. O’Donohue Mita Prakash Allyson Roklan Lisa Sears Jennifer Stapleton Thomas Monti Katy O’Leary Nicole Pratt Derek Roller Michelle Zeilinger Sefick Nicholas Andrew Stawasz Stephen Mooney Alice Oliff Edward Principe Joseph P. Roman Terry Phillip Segal Lee Stein Paul Moore Francis X. Olivieri Franklin S. Prizer Roxi J. Rose Sankeetha Selvarajah Michael Stevens Trevor Moore Olubunmi Olotu Theodore P. Prizio Douglas B. Rosner Samuel Senft Leslie Stierman Christopher Moran Harriet Holzman Onello Wyley Sayre Proctor Mark C. Rossi Jason Serlenga Neila J. Straub Evelyn Venables Moreno Walter Oney Kevin Prussia Judy Rothbard Peter H. Serreze Steven R. Striffler Erin K. Morgan Franceska O’Reilly Elizabeth Pryor Victoria C. Rothbaum Michaela Sewall Christopher Sullivan Lana Sullivan Khara Tusa Veronica Whelan Board of Directors Scott M. Susko Gerald W. Tutor Margaret White Ferdinand Alvaro, Jr., Esq. Richard J. McCarthy, Esq. Stuart T. Rossman, Esq. Edward J. Swan David J. R. Ulwick Steven White Vice Chair Chair National Consumer Law Center Kevin Tagliaferri Tal M. Unrad Angela Wieremann Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Joshua L. Stayn, Esq. Yixin Tang Michele Vakili Susan Wilker Lynn Barenberg, MSW William F. McCarthy, Esq.* Goodwin Procter Jared Tanz Colin Van Dyke Christopher Wilkie Boston College Board Member, 2000–2010 Christa von der Luft, Esq. Daniel Tarabelli Karen Van Kooy Drusilla Williams Legal Assistance Bureau Ropes and Gray Nutter McClennen & Fish Maia E. Taussig Dolph Vanderpol Eleanor Williams Kim M. Clarke, Esq. Kathleen McGrath, Esq Albert Wallis, Esq. Timothy J. Teehan Judith Vassilovski Mary Wilson Treasurer Immediate Past Chair, 2008–2010 Brown Rudnick Center Nixon Peabody Liberty Mutual Carmela Telese Jose Vazquez Steven Winer for the Public Interest Kevin Teng Ross J Venables William Wise Ms. Claire Fleming Josephine McNeil, Esq. Tamara S. Wolfson, Esq. Rosie’s Place CAN-DO Citizens for Amanda Teo Holly Vernon Johanna Wise Sullivan Anderson & Krieger Affordable Housing in Newton John Tertan Stephen G. Viegas Michelle M. Wong Ms. Mary Frierson Lisa Wood, Esq. Raising Our Children’s Children Ms. Mary Moore Angelo Thalassinos Kenneth Vining Tsering Wongmo Foley Hoag Survivors, Inc. Brian Theodore Anthony T. Visconti Natasha L. Wright Donna Stoehr Hanlon, Esq. Fidelity Investments Mr. David Pearson Margot Thistle Lauren Vitale Tina Yuting Wu Shawmut Education * VLP acknowledges the Raymond M. Kwasnick, Esq. Robert Thomas Guy Volterra Xuqiong Joanna Wu outstanding contributions Goulston & Storrs Ms. Jan Peretz Bret Thompson Jess Kyle Wagner Rachael Wurtman of our outgoing Board Boston Aging Concerns Karen Thompson Adrienne L. K. Walker Jenny Yandell Mr. Timothy Lee Members and commends Advocates, Inc. James W. Prendergast, Esq.* their dedication to the Sarah Thompson Peer Keith Walsh Marianna Yang Board Member, 1996–2010 mission of VLP and its clients. Chris Thornton Aaron Walter Leila Bramwell Yasin Chair, 2004–2006 Moira E. Tierney Jennifer Wang Kimberly Yau WilmerHale Peter Tobani Neil D. Warrenbrand James Yeagle Peter Tonko Roy Watson Hubert Yorra Staff Karl W. Topor George J. Webber Arthur W. Young John Torrone Tim Weeks Karen Young Donna Ackermann Isabel Burney Sheila Hubbard Edward Rice Norah Tower Amiel Weinstock Suzanne Young Deferred Associate, Ropes & Gray Pro Bono Paralegal Executive Director Staff Attorney Matthew P. Trask Elizabeth Weishaar Kimberly Yu Joanna Allison Hsindy Chen Emily Jarrell Veronica Serrato Margaret S. Travers Virginia Weisz Jaqueline Yunits Staff Attorney Staff Attorney Staff Attorney Staff Attorney Paula Tredeau Benjamin Welch Paul Zerola Vanessa Baldasaro Jill Crockett Nicole Lim Barbara Siegel Paul Trumble Mary Ellen Welch Rogers Lisa Zuckerman Administrative Secretary Staff Attorney Paralegal Senior Partners Manager Elena Tsizer Patrick Welsh Ajay Zutshi Chris Bergen Lynn Girton Yugo Nakai Linda Weaver Donna M. Turley Bancroft R. Wheeler Deferred Associate, Ropes & Gray Chief Counsel Staff Attorney Administrative Assistant Dyana Boxley Sheriece Perry Martha Williams Referral Paralegal Staff Attorney Chief Financial Officer No matter where you are… there’s a place for you here

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