Join the 2021-2022 MBLA Board of Directors
JOIN THE MBLA BOARD OF DIRECTORS As Justice Thurgood Marshall once said, “Where you see wrong or inequality or injustice, speak out, because this is your country. This is your democracy. Make it. Protect it. Pass it on". Following the path [...]
The Future of Detention in Courthouse Design – April 12, 2021 @4pm
Please join the MBLA today during a discussion with representatives from the Massachusetts Trial Courts regarding how the Court can better design detention spaces. Please register using the link below: https://www.zoomgov.com/.../reg.../WN_JDUoUrFuQyuI5bio--Pr7g #BeThere
2021 ANNUAL MASSACHUSETTS BLACK LAWYERS ASSOCIATION GALA
2021 ANNUAL MASSACHUSETTS BLACK LAWYERS ASSOCIATION GALA The Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association (MBLA) is pleased to announce our 2021 Annual Gala which will be held over the course of two days: virtually on Thursday, May 20th and socially-distanced on Friday, May 21st, 2021. This two-day celebration will begin with a virtual gala on May 20th followed by an outdoor drive-in concert in Boston on May 21st featuring local Boston artists. This year, we are excited to be celebrating the accomplishments of Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Ralph C. Martin, III and our Trailblazer Award Recipients Steven H. Wright, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, and Yalonda Howze, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary of Codiak BioSciences.
Hi & Celebrate & Empower – Auction Fundraiser to support Well-being! (Dress for Success Boston x SoHookd x Y.E.S.!)
SoHookd has partnered with Dress for Success Boston & Y.E.S! to support the wellness and well-being of Dress for Success Boston clients. All funds raised will provide their women with access to wellness offerings such as healthy [...]
Message to our Law Student Community
Happy Black History Month! MBLA has missed seeing you and being able to network and fellowship in person. We have a Virtual Town Hall in the works for Wednesday, February 24th at 7pm, where we hope [...]
Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association and the Leadership Brainery partner to aid Black law students
While there is an increasing call for Black leadership nationally and locally, those who are training to fulfill those roles, such as Black law students, are experiencing significant burdens exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. With more [...]
LCL 4 Part Series
Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers (LCL) is offering this four part series Free & Confidential, exclusively for Legal Professionals in Massachusetts Start 2021 right with this 4-week series designed to teach lawyers, law students, and legal [...]
Congratulations to former MBLA President, the Honorable Serge Georges, on his nomination to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
The Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association is happy to support the nomination of our colleague and former President, the Honorable Serge Georges, on his nomination to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. A longstanding member of this organization [...]
SJC Well-Being Committee – Demographic & Practice Survey Update
Members of the Massachusetts Bar, When you next log in to the Board of Bar Overseers’ website in order to complete or renew your attorney registration, you will see that a new component has [...]
