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On Wednesday November 19, 2014 the Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association will hosting a seminar focused on Reading & Understanding Financial Statements and Using Valuation Expertise in Litigation. Where: Boston Bar Association 16 Beacon Street Boston, MA 02108 When: November 19, 2014 6-8 pm

On Wednesday November 19, 2014 the Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association will hosting a seminar focused on Reading & Understanding Financial Statements and Using Valuation Expertise in Litigation. Where: Boston Bar Association 16 Beacon Street Boston, MA 02108 When: November 19, 2014 6-8 pm

As part of the Public Interest Law Track at the 2014 ABA Annual Meeting there will be a free screening and discussion of the acclaimed Robert Reich documentary, "Inequality for All," a film examining widening income inequality in the United States. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion of ways in which lawyers, law students and the organized bar can address poverty through direct legal services, pro bono programs and legislative advocacy as well as through volunteerism and other engagement. The discussion will include helpful tips for both law students and lawyers interested in making a career switch to public interest law and policy work as well as effective strategies for any lawyer interested in getting involved with antipoverty advocacy efforts on the national, state and local levels. Learn how to get involved with ABA advocacy efforts, and tell the ABA what it can do to support your efforts! Speakers: Jacquelynne J. Bowman Executive Director, Greater Boston Legal Services, Boston, MA Antonia Fasanelli Executive Director, Homeless Persons Representation Project, Baltimore, MD Robin Runge Professorial Lecturer in Law, The George Washington University Law School, Washington, DC

On Friday July 25, the BLG Summer Interns will be competing in a mock trial competition. Any MBLA members that are interested in being jurors on Friday, please email Doreen via dmrachal.mbla@gmail.com. Following the mock trial competition there [...]

On Thursday July 31, 2014 the Honorable Justice Geraldine S. Hines will be sworn in as an Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. John Adams Courthouse One Pemberton Square Thursday, July 31, 2014 2:30 P.M.

Prince Lobel hosted a Cocktail Reception to celebrate the retirement of the 36th Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Roderick L. Ireland. When: July 10, 2014 5:30 - 7:30 pm Where: Prince Lobel Tye LLP, 100 Cambridge Street, Suite 2200, Boston MA, 20114

On July 15, 2014 the Massachusetts Chapter of the Federal Bar Association hosted an informational session with The Honorable George A. O’Toole, Jr. and The Honorable Jennifer C. Boal for all those interested in learning about the open Magistrate Judge positions. When: July 15, 2014 at 4:00 PM Where: BOSTON: JOHN JOSEPH MOAKLEY FEDERAL COURTHOUSE, 1 COURTHOUSE WAY JURY ASSEMBLY ROOM SPRINGFIELD: UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE, 300 STATE STREET (VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE TO THE BOSTON SEMINAR)

The Boston Lawyers Group held their Annual Summer Soiree on Thursday, July 17, 2014. It was a great networking opportunity to meet & greet with Associates who are in Law School and are eager to start their careers here in Boston.

MBLA Summer BBQ Saturday, July 19, 2014 12:00 – 4:00pm West Roxbury, MA

The National Bar Association’s 89th Annual Convention & Exhibits will convene July 26–August 1, 2014, at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel in Atlanta, GA. This year’s theme is centered around "Standing Our Ground for Justice".