PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT
John Adams Courthouse
One Pemberton Square
Boston, Massachusetts 02108
CONTACT:
Jennifer Donahue/Erika Gully-Santiago
Jennifer.Donahue@jud.state.ma.us
617-557-1114
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 10, 2018
Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Ralph D. Gants to Speak at Event Announcing 2018 - 2019 Pro Bono Fellows
WHAT:
On Thursday, October 11, Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Ralph D. Gants will speak at the seventh annual Access to Justice Fellows event at the John Adams Courthouse, hosted by the Massachusetts Access to Justice Commission and the Lawyers Clearinghouse. Chief Justice Gants is co-chair of the Massachusetts Access to Justice Commission.
The Access to Justice Fellows Program, a project of the Massachusetts Access to Justice Commission and the Lawyers Clearinghouse, provides senior lawyers and retired judges the opportunity to work on year-long pro bono legal projects that benefit people in need in communities across the state.
Access to Justice Fellow Hon. Patricia E. Bernstein (ret.) will speak at the event to give her perspective on the program as a 2017-2018 fellow. As part of her fellowship she worked as a mentor at Justice Bridge, a law incubator for recent law school graduates who are representing clients with limited budgets. Rosalyn Garbose Nasdor, Director and Pro Bono Counsel at Ropes & Gray LLP, Lawyers Clearinghouse Director, and Access to Justice Fellows Program Committee Chair will also deliver remarks at the event.
Founded in 2012 with an initial class of seven fellows, the program has now enrolled a total of 113 Access to Justice Fellows who have provided thousands of hours of pro bono service to 70 partner organizations. The program continues to support all Access to Justice Fellows as they do engaging pro bono work, remain active members of the legal community, and help people and groups in need.
The 2018-2019 Access to Justice Fellows are:
- John Achatz - Community Legal Services and Counseling Center
- Michael Altman - Greater Boston Legal Services, Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action
- Janet Aserkoff - Community Legal Services and Counseling Center
- Maryann Civitello - Elizabeth Stone House
- Nolly Corley - Codman Square NDC
- Peter Farrow - Waltham Alliance for Teaching, Community Organizing and Housing (WATCH CDC)
- Michael Felsen - Justice At Work
- Paula Mangum - Women's Bar Foundation
- Will Ogburn - Volunteer Lawyers Project
- Julie Petrini - Massachusetts Access to Justice Commission
- Mark Polebaum - Massachusetts Attorney General's Office
- Karen Quandt - Settlement and Early Resolution Volunteers (SERV) Project, Volunteer Lawyers Project/Senior Partners for Justice
- Irene Scharf - Odd Hoc Group, University of Massachusetts School of Law Dartmouth
- Hugh Scott - Political Asylum/Immigration Representation (PAIR) Project
- Mary Rose Scozzafava - Conservation Law Foundation
- Joel Suttenberg - Justice Bridge Legal Center, University of Massachusetts School of Law Dartmouth
- Judith Tracy - Boston College Innocence Program Clinic
- Jerry Tutor - Saheli, Inc.
- Rom Watson - Political Asylum/Immigration Representation (PAIR) Project
- Harvey Weiner - Massachusetts Bar Foundation
WHEN:
Thursday, October 11, 2018
5 p.m.
WHERE:
Seven Justice Courtroom
John Adams Courthouse
Boston, MA 02108
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Erika Gully-Santiago
Deputy Public Information Officer
Supreme Judicial Court
John Adams Courthouse
Boston, MA 02108
Office: (617) 557 - 1115
Cell: (617) 208 - 4861
Website: http://www.mass.gov/courts/sjc/