Massachusetts Bar Association
{{Short description|American state bar association}}
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| founded_date = 1911 (Incorporation)
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| location = Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
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Image:Massachusetts Bar Association building in Boston MA.jpg
The Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA) is a voluntary, non-profit{{Cite book|last1=Ciconte|first1=Barbara L.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QX8Okp8rrWoC&pg=PA185|title=Fundraising Basics: A Complete Guide|last2=Ciconte|first2=Barbara Kushner|last3=Jacob|first3=Jeanne Gerda|date=2005|publisher=Jones & Bartlett Learning|isbn=978-0-7637-3446-6|page=185|language=en}} bar association in Massachusetts with a headquarters on West Street in Boston's Downtown Crossing. The MBA also has a Western Massachusetts office.
The purpose of the MBA is to serve the legal profession and the public by promoting the administration of justice, legal education, professional excellence, and respect for the law.{{cite web|url=http://www.massbar.org/about-the-mba/mba-bylaws |title=Article II, Massachusetts Bar Association Bylaws}} The MBA represents a diverse{{clarify|date=February 2012}} group of attorneys, judges, and legal professionals{{Cite book|last=Sammarco|first=Anthony Mitchell|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jQ87BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA74|title=Boston: A Historic Walking Tour|date=2013-09-16|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=978-1-4396-4398-3|page=74|language=en}} across the commonwealth.
History
After the Massachusetts Bar Association was organized in 1909{{Cite book|last=Association|first=American Bar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1IA8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA555|title=Annual Report of the American Bar Association: Including Proceedings of the ... Annual Meeting|date=1911|publisher=Headquarters Office|page=555|language=en}} as a voluntary Association,{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VhdLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA311|title=The Yale Law Journal|date=1912|publisher=Yale Law Journal Company|page=311|language=en}} it was incorporated in 1911.{{Cite book|last=Association|first=Massachusetts Bar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KPk8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA6|title=Annual Report of the Massachusetts Bar Association|date=1914|publisher=Rockwell & Churchill Press|page=6|language=en}}
Of its members in 1911, historian Lee M. Friedman (1871–1957).{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LdtNAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA300|title=Who's who in Finance|date=1911|publisher=Joseph & Sefton|page=300|language=en}}{{what|date=March 2022}}
In 1951, the Law Society of Massachusetts merged with the Massachusetts Bar Association.{{Cite book|last=Association|first=American Bar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D8cQnC1z9eUC&pg=PA159|title=ABA Journal|date=1951|publisher=American Bar Association|page=159|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Mass. Lawyer's Journal - January 2011|url=https://issuu.com/thewarrengroup/docs/mlj_2011-01|access-date=2021-01-01|website=Issuu|date=January 2011 |language=en}}
Membership
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Any member of the Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in good standing may become a member of the Association. Only members may vote and hold office in the Association.
Membership dues vary depending on how long an attorney has practiced, with special consideration given to particular areas of law, including legal services attorneys.
Any member of the MBA who has been admitted to the bar for 50 years, and is a current member in good standing shall automatically become a life member of the MBA and be exempt from paying annual dues.
Presidents
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! colspan="4" | Presidents{{cite news |title=A century of MBA presidents |url=https://issuu.com/thewarrengroup/docs/mlj_2011-01 |access-date=4 August 2023 |work=Mass. Lawyer's Journal |date=January 2011}}{{cite web |title=MBA Past Presidents, 1909-2021 |url=https://www.massbar.org/about-the-mba/mba-leadership/past-presidents |website=Massachusetts Bar Association |access-date=4 August 2023}} | |||
| # | Image | President | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st
|50px |1909–1910 | |||
| 2nd
| |Alfred Hemenway |1910–1911 | |||
| 3rd
| |Charles W. Clifford |1911–1912 | |||
| 4th
|50px |1912–1913 | |||
| 5th
|50px |1913–1914 | |||
| 6th
|50px |1914–1915 | |||
| 7th
| |Henry N. Sheldon |1915–1916 | |||
| 8th
|50px |1916–1917 | |||
| 9th
| |Arthur Lord |1917–1918 | |||
| 10th
|50px |1918–1919 | |||
| 11th
|50px |1919–1920 | |||
| 12th
| |Edward H. Hutchins |1920–1921 | |||
| 13th
| |Addison L. Green |1921–1922 | |||
| 14th
| |Thomas Hovey Gage |1922–1923 | |||
| 15th
| |Thomas W. Proctor |1923–1924 | |||
| 16th
| |George L. Mayberry |1924–1925 | |||
| 17th
| |Franklin G. Fessenden |1925–1926 | |||
| 18th
| |George R. Nutter |1926–1927 | |||
| 19th
|50px |1928–1931 | |||
| 20th
|50px |1931–1932 | |||
| 21st
|50px |1932–1936 | |||
| 22nd
| |Henry R. Mayo |1936–1939 | |||
| 23rd
| |Joseph Wiggin |1939–1941 | |||
| 24th
| |Mayo A. Shattuck |1941–1944 | |||
| 25th
| |Edward O. Proctor |1944–1947 | |||
| 26th
|50px |1947–1948 | |||
| 27th
| |Richard Wait |1948–1950 | |||
| 28th
| |Samuel P. Sears |1950–1953 | |||
| 29th
| |Robert W. Bodfish |1953–1955 | |||
| 30th
| |Joseph Schneider |1955–1957 | |||
| 31st
| |Raymond W. Barrett |1957–1959 | |||
| 32nd
| |Gerald P. Walsh |1959–1960 | |||
| 33rd
| |Harold Horvitz |1960–1962 | |||
| 34th
| |Laurence H. Lougee |1963–1963 | |||
| 35th
| |1963–1964 | |||
| 36th
| |Walter H. McLaughlin |1964–1966 | |||
| 37th
| |Paul A. Tamburello |1966–1968 | |||
| 38th
| |Philip L. Sisk |1968–1970 | |||
| 39th
| |Richard K. Donahue |1970–1972 | |||
| 40th
| |Berge C. Tashjian |1972–1973 | |||
| 41st
| |1973-1974 | |||
| 42nd
| |Charles J. Kickham Jr. |1974–1975 | |||
| 43rd
| |Charles Y. Wadsworth |1975–1976 | |||
| 44th
| |Paul R. Sugarman |1976–1977 | |||
| 45th
| |Raymond J. Kenney Jr. |1977–1978 | |||
| 46th
| |Roy A. Hammer |1978–1979 | |||
| 47th
| |1979–1980 | |||
| 48th
| |Richard D. Gelinas |1980–1981 | |||
| 49th
| |Thomas J. Wynn |1981–1982 | |||
| 50th
| |Daniel O. Mahoney |1982–1983 | |||
| 51st
| |William E. Bernstein |1983–1984 | |||
| 52nd
| |Richard G. Hoffman |1984–1985 | |||
| 53rd
|50px |1985–1986 | |||
| 54th
| |Alice E. Richmond |1986–1987 | |||
| 55th
| |John M. Callahan |1987–1988 | |||
| 56th
| |Thomas F. Maffei |1988–1989 | |||
| 57th
| |Charles B. Swartwood III |1989–1990 | |||
| 58th
| |Leo V. Boyle |1990–1991 | |||
| 59th
| |Daniel C. Crane |1991–1992 | |||
| 60th
| |Elaine M. Epstein |1992–1993 | |||
| 61st
| |Michael E. Mone |1993–1994 | |||
| 62nd
| |Kay H. Hodge |1994–1995 | |||
| 63rd
| |James S. Dilday |1995–1996 | |||
| 64th
| |Kenneth J. Vacovec |1996–1997 | |||
| 65th
| |Marylin A. Beck |1997–1998 | |||
| 66th
| |Camille F. Sarrouf |1998–1999 | |||
| 67th
| |Jefferey L. McCormick |2000–2001 | |||
| 68th
| |Edward P. Ryan Jr. |2001–2002 | |||
| 69th
| |Carol A. G. DiMento |2001–2002 | |||
| 70th
| |Joseph P. J. Vrabel |2002–2003 | |||
| 71st
| |Richard C. Van Nostrand |2003–2004 | |||
| 72nd
| |Kathleen M. O'Donnell |2004–2005 | |||
| 73rd
| |Warren F. Fitzgerald |2005–2006 | |||
| 74th
| |Mark D. Mason |2006–2007 | |||
| 75th
| |David W. White Jr. |2007–2008 | |||
| 76th
| |Edward W. McIntyre |2008–2009 | |||
| 77th
| |Valerie A. Yarashus |2009–2010 | |||
| 78th
| |Denise Squillante |2010–2011 | |||
| 79th
| |Richard P. Campbell |2011–2012 | |||
| 80th
| |Robert L. Holloway Jr. |2012–2013 | |||
| 81st
| |Douglas K. Sheff |2013–2014 | |||
| 82nd
| |2014–2015 | |||
| 83rd
| |Robert W. Harnais |2015–2016 | |||
| 84th
| |Jeffrey N. Catalano |2016–2017 | |||
| 85th
| |Christopher P. Sullivan |2017–2018 | |||
| 86th
| |Christopher A. Kenney |2018–2019 | |||
| 87th
| |John J. Morrissey |2019–2020 | |||
| 88th
| |Denise I. Murphy |2020–2021 | |||
| 89th
| |Thomas M. Bond |2021–2022 | |||
| 90th
| |Grace V.B. Garcia |2022–present |
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.massbar.org/ Official website]
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