BOSTON (January 21, 2014) – Chief Justice Roderick L. Ireland of the Supreme Judicial Court will join hundreds of private attorneys from more than 50 law firms at the Massachusetts State House on Jan. 30 for the 15th Annual Walk to the Hill for Civil Legal Aid. Attendees of this annual lobby day, one of […]
Below is an excerpt from an October 6 interview, published by The Boston Globe, with Greater Boston Legal Services President Melissa Bayer Tearney. ___ Melissa Bayer Tearney, a partner at the Boston law firm Choate Hall & Stewart, was recently elected president of Greater Boston Legal Services for a three-year term. She has served on […]
Below is an excerpt from a June 15 piece written by a Community Legal Aid client and published by Worcester Telegram. ___ Driving around New England with 35 tons of stone and sand behind you isn’t an easy way to make a living. I know, because I’ve spent my entire career doing it. In fact, […]
Below is an excerpt from a May 29 op-ed published in The Boston Globe. The piece was written by Susan Alexander – executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary at Biogen IDEC – in support of increased civil legal aid funding in Massachusetts. ___ Shanice, a young mother of two, considers herself lucky to live […]
Below is an excerpt from a March 3 article, published by The Boston Globe, about a former South Coastal Counties Legal Services client who spoke at the EJC’s annual lobby day. ___ CIVIL SUPPORT: Brockton resident Daniele Bien-Aime had a difficult spring in 2011. Her mother had just died, and a week later, Bien-Aime was diagnosed with breast cancer, […]
Below is an excerpt from a February 28 article, published by MetroWest Daily News, describing funding difficulties at MetroWest Legal Services (MWLS) and other legal aid organizations in Massachusetts. Elizabeth Soule, Executive Director of MWLS, is quoted. ___ Sequestration’s potential cuts to MetroWest Legal Services’ budget won’t bowl over most people, especially compared to the […]
Media Contact: Tom Brant Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation 617-391-5627 tbrant@mlac.org Equal Justice Coalition Honors Four Legislators with Beacon of Justice Award BOSTON, January 18, 2013 – The Equal Justice Coalition honored four Massachusetts lawmakers with Beacon of Justice Awards at a reception yesterday at the John Adams Courthouse in Boston. The honorees were selected for […]
BOSTON, December 6, 2012 – The Equal Justice Coalition (EJC) today announced the appointment of Deborah Silva as the EJC’s director effective December 10. Deborah brings more than five years of legislative advocacy experience to her new role, having previously served as public policy director of AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts. Deborah replaces Pattye Comfort, […]
