Past Luncheons in Boston

December 2011

Paul Kane , Esq.

Evidentiary Issues in Family Law Cases

November 2011

Raymond Young, Esq.

Highlights of the New MA Uniform Probate Code

October 2011

David A. Hoffman, Esq.

Ethical Issues in Mediation

September 2011

Susan A. Bocamazo, Esq., Publisher and Editor-In-Chief, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

Finding Your Editorial Voice

August 2011

Steven Hitner, Founder of MA Alimony Reform

Alimony Reform in Massachusetts

July 2011

Julie Dahlstrom, Esq., Lutheran Social Services

Human Trafficking

June 2011

Janice Bassil, Esq., Carney & Bassil

In the Age of Social Media, is Privacy a Thing of the Past

May 2011

Martin Healy , Esq., MA Bar Association

Legislative and Public Policy Issues Facing the Bench and Bar

April 2011

Fern Frolin, Esq.

The Alimony Reform Bill

March, 2011

Professor Charles Kindregan, Suffolk Law School

Emerging Issues in Reproductive Technology

February 2011

Hon. Barbara Lenk, MA Appeals Court

Appellate Advocacy

January 2011

Hon. Gordon Martin, Jr. (Ret.)

Count Them One By One

December 2010

Sarah Wunsch, Esq., American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts

November 2010

William Leahy, Esq.

Reflections on the Right to Counsel

October 2010

Guy Lescault, Esq., MA Justice Project

Innovations in Quality Pro Bono

September 2010

David H. Lee , Esq., Lee & Levine LLP

Ansin v. Craven-Ansin and Post-Nuptial Agreements

August 2010

Anna Schleelein, Esq.

Meeting the Legal Needs of Veterans

July 2010

Robert Crabtree, Esq., Kotin, Crabtree & Strong LLP

Current Issues in Special Education Law: Counseling and representing parents in a system that promises more than it can deliver

June 2010

Prof. Mark Brodin, Boston College Law School

"William P. Homans Jr.: A Life In Court" (Vandeplas Press)

May 2010

Kenneth Quat, Esq., Consumer Rights Attorney

Fair Debt Collection

April 2010

Ann Cooper, Esq., Kids in Need of Defense (KIND)
Working with Unaccompanied Immigrant Children

March 2010

Joyce Kauffman , Esq., Law Office of Joyce Kauffman

Assisted Reproductive Technology

February 2010

Mithra Merryman, Esq., Senior Attorney, Greater Boston Legal Services

When Systems Collide: Representing Immigrant Women in Family Court

January, 2010

Rosanne Klovee, Esq., Partner, Carney & Bassil

The Second Shift and its Effect on Equitable Property Division:

A Healthy Debate

December, 2009

Kim Corwin, CFRC, AFC, Founder of New Leaf Financial Counseling

Strategies for Reducing and Resolving Debt – A Behavioral Approach

November, 2009

Attorney Elizabeth Rodgers of Rodgers, Powers & Schwartz, LLP

Employment Law

October, 2009

Reneau Longoria, Esq.

Straight Talk About Foreclosures: It's Not About the Cat

September, 2009

Interpreter Judith Kanter, M.A., M.Ed.

Lost in Translation: Working Effectively With Interpreters

August, 2009

William Brisk, Esq.

What is Elder Law?

July, 2009

Robert Brink, Esq., Executive Director, Social Law Library

The Social Law Library: Past, Present and Future

June, 2009

Linda Landry, Esq., Senior Attorney, Disability Law Center

What Family Law Lawyers Need to Know About SSI and SSDI

May, 2009

Hon. Stephen Limon, Associate Justice, Suffolk County Juvenile Court

The Intersection of the Juvenile Court and the Probate and Family Court

April, 2009

Attorney H. Daniel Hassenfeld

Immigration in the Family Law Context

March, 2009

Attorney Leslie Walker

Director, Massachusetts Correctional Legal Services

What Family Law Attorneys Need to Know About the Prison System

February, 2009

Attorney Joseph Steinfield, Prince, Lobel, Glovsky & Tye, LLP

An Innocent Lawyer Abroad: Reflections on Teaching Law in Russia

January, 2009

Marilynne R. Ryan, Esq., Ryan & Faenza, & Fern Frolin, Esq., Grindle, Robinson, Goodhue & Frolin

The New Massachusetts Child Support Guidelines

December 16, 2008

Hon. Jeffrey M. Winik, First Justice of the Boston Housing Court

Relationship Between Housing Law and Family Law

November 18, 2008

Attorney Laura Studen, Burns & Levenson

"Marital Valuations After Bernier"

October 21, 2008

Hon. Beverly Boorstein (Ret.)

"Custody Cases: Jurisdiction and Removal"

September 24, 2008

Hon. Joseph Hart (Ret.), Worcester Probate & Family Court

"A Candid View from the Bench"

August 26, 2008

Attorney James DeGiacomo, Of Counsel, Murtha Cullina, LLP

"Update: Guardianship and the Unbefriended Adult"

July 29, 2008

Judge Joan N. Feeney, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Massachusetts

"The Intersection of Family Law and Bankruptcy" 

June 17, 2008

David Lee, Esq., Co-Chair, Joint MBA-BBA Alimony Task Force

"An Update on the Joint MBA-BBA Alimony Task Force"

May 27, 2008

Ed Berger, Pension Expert

"The Evaluation of Pensions and a Short Course in QDROs (Qualified Domestic Relations Orders)"

April 22, 2008

Hon. Paula M. Carey

Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Probate and Family Court

"The Value of Public Service and the State of the Probate and Family Court"

March 25, 2008

Sean P. Murphy

Investigative reporter for the Boston Globe

"The Big Dig: The Most Expensive Public Works Project in History"

February 26, 2008
Claire D. McGorrian, Esq.
Health Law Counsel & Consulting
"Massachusetts' Health Reform and Post-Divorce Health Coverage: What You Should Know"

January 29, 2008
Karen J. Levitt, Esq.
Levitt Law Group
"At the Cutting Edge: Resolving Family Law Disputes Respectfully Through Collaborative Practice"

December 19, 2007
Lisa C. Goodheart, Esq.
Chair, Massachusetts Judicial Nominating Commission
"The Judicial Nomination Process"

November 20, 2007
Joyce Allen-Beckford
Director of the Diversity Coalition at Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation
"Tips on Communicating Respectfully in a Diverse World"

October 17, 2007
Anthony Doniger, Esq.
President, Boston Bar Association
"Civil Right to Counsel: A BBA Initiative"

September 19, 2007
State Senator Cynthia Stone Creem
"Same-Sex Marriage in Massachusetts: Behind the Scenes at the Constitutional Convention."

August 22, 2007
Denise Squillante, Esq., Vice President of the Massachusetts Bar Association

"Mandatory Continuing Legal Education"

July 17, 2007
Advisory Board member Frank Moran, Legal Counsel to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court "Access to Justice in Massachusetts--An SJC Priority"