First Justices' Forum

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Left to Right: Associate Justice Virginia M. Ward, First Justice Elizabeth
O'Neill LaStaiti, First Justice Catherine P. Sabaitis, First Justice Robert
A. Scandurra, Denise Squillante, Esq., President-Elect, Massachusetts
Bar Association, and Richard McMahon, Esq., NCLA Executive Director
(1997-2009)

The First Justices' Forum, an event NCLA sponsored in December 2009 with the bar associations of Barnstable, Bristol and Plymouth Counties; Pilgrim Advocates and its regional legal services program partner South Coastal Counties Legal Services, was held on December 1, 2010, was held at the New Bedford Courthouse of the Probate and Family Department. The reception celebrated pro bono attorneys who have made a difference through NCLA's Pro Bono Project and Lawyer of the Day programs administered by Pilgrim Advocates in Plymouth County and by the Court in Bristol County. Following a lively discussion on limited attorney representation by First Justices Elizabeth O. LaStaiti, of Bristol Probate, Robert A. Scandurra of Barnstable Probate, Catherine B. Sabaitis of Plymouth Probate, and Associate Justice Virginia Ward of Bristol Country, approximately 60 attorneys were awarded the First Justice Award for Pro Bono Publico Excellence and had their photographs taken with the Justices.

Practice & Procedure in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court

Friday, April 24, 2009

Richard McMahon,Esq., Stephen Lechter, Esq., The Honorable Joan N.
Feeney, John Rao, Esq., and Stephen Shamban, Esq.

The recent "Practice & Procedure in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court" hosted by the New Center for Legal Advocacy (NCLA) was a huge success, bringing in over 40 new and returning attorney participants. The seminar, which focused on bankruptcy filing and procedure, was free to attend with the agreement to take on at least one pro bono case from NCLA throughout the upcoming year. These seminars are extremely valuable to attorneys who wish to learn a new aspect of the law or get a refresher course in an area of current practice

Basic Family Law Seminar With Special Focus on
Bristol Probate & Family Court

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Ounce of Prevention 2008: The Power of Community

Tuesday October 21, 2008

NCLA Executive Director to Receive St. Thomas More Medal

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Gillette Stadium to Host Foreclosure Prevention
Workshop for Struggling Homeowners

Tuesday August 12, 2008

Unnatural Causes ...is inequality making us sick?

Wednesday June 25, 2008

HomeSaver Workshop: Surviving the Housing Crisis

Saturday June 21, 2008

MA Department of Transitional Assistance - Community Listening Sessions

Monday June 16, 2008

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

Sunday June 15, 2008

A Day in Court Program

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation
"Civil Legal Aid - Our Common Wealth" 25th Anniversary Celebration

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Representing the Low-Income Client with a Mental Illness

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

2008 Adams Pro Bono Publico Award

Nomination Deadline: April 18, 2008

Bristol County Bar Association Annual Dinner Meeting

Friday, April 18, 2008

Abraham Feingold Education Seminar Series
Presented by the Plymouth County Bar Association

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Barnstable County Bar Association Real Estate Law - Free Seminar

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Probate & Family Court Scheduling Task Force - Hearing

Thursday, March 26, 2008

New Bedford Bar Association Real Estate Law - Free Seminar

March 6, 2008

Taunton Bar Association Practice & Prodecure Seminar

December 6, 2007

C. Samuel Sutter New Bedford Bar Association Luncheon

November 28, 2007

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