This year, for the 25th time, legal professionals from across Massachusetts will gather to lobby their legislators for increased funding for civil legal aid. After three years of virtual lobbying...
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The following is a copy of a letter that Boston lawyer Christopher A. Duggan sent to U.S. Sen. Lindsey O. Graham and forwarded to Lawyers Weekly for publication.
I offer a dissent from Governor’s Council members’ praise of Benjamin O. Adeyinka, nominated as a Housing Court judge.
https://masslawyersweekly.com/2023/12/14/letter-reader-takes-issue-with-housing-court-nominee/
We often take our profession for granted, and we need to appreciate what we try to do and — with luck, persistence and skill — occasionally accomplish.
To the editor: I suppose there might be a member of Congress whose opinions matter less to me than Senator Tom Cotton’s, but off hand I can’t presently think of one. So at the risk of elevati...
To the editor: I first met Bob Popeo in 1952. We were freshmen at Christopher Columbus High School in Boston. We immediately became friends. I nominated him for class president in our freshman ye...
To the editor: It was wonderful reading the story of Frank DiMento in the July 10 edition (“At 96 years old, accidental lawyer continues to practice”). I have this one war story of Frank and ...
https://masslawyersweekly.com/2023/07/21/letter-former-ausa-shares-frank-dimento-war-story/
To the editor: The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in 303 Creative, LLC v. Elenis has provoked many passionate and well-reasoned critiques of its substance. I cannot improve upon those com...
To the editor: While the proposed Massachusetts Family Law Arbitration Act (H. 1630) continues to languish in a legislative committee, the recent Imbrie v. Imbrie decision highlights the need for...
To the editor: In response to the recent story “Attorney, filmmaker seek access to Harmony Montgomery recordings” (titled “Seeking sunlight” in June 19 Hearsay column), filmmaker Bill Lic...