The Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA) is a voluntary, non-profit 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. The MBA represents a diverse group of attorneys, judges, and legal professionals across the commonwealth.
History After the Massachusetts Bar Association was organized in 1909 as a voluntary Association, it was incorporated in 1911.
Of its members in 1911, historian Lee M. Friedman (1871–1957).
In 1951, the Law Society of Massachusetts merged with the Massachusetts Bar Association.
Membership
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 Presidents1stRichard Olney 1909–19102ndAlfred Hemenway1910–19113rdCharles W. Clifford1911–19124thJohn C. Hammond1912–19135thMoorfield Storey1913–19146thHerbert Parker1914–19157thHenry N. Sheldon1915–19168thCharles E. Hibbard1916–19179thArthur Lord1917–191810thJohn W. Cummings1918–191911thFrederick Perry Fish1919–192012thEdward H. Hutchins1920–192113thAddison L. Green1921–192214thThomas Hovey Gage1922–192315thThomas W. Proctor1923–192416thGeorge L. Mayberry1924–192517thFranklin G. Fessenden1925–192618thGeorge R. Nutter1926–192719thFrederick Mansfield1928–193120thFred N. Wier1931–193221stNathan P. Avery1932–193622ndHenry R. Mayo1936–193923rdJoseph Wiggin1939–194124thMayo A. Shattuck1941–194425thEdward O. Proctor1944–194726thLouis Cox1947–194827thRichard Wait1948–195028thSamuel P. Sears1950–195329thRobert W. Bodfish1953–195530thJoseph Schneider1955–195731stRaymond W. Barrett1957–195932ndGerald P. Walsh1959–196033rdHarold Horvitz1960–196234thLaurence H. Lougee1963–196335thLivingston Hall1963–196436thWalter H. McLaughlin1964–196637thPaul A. Tamburello1966–196838thPhilip L. Sisk1968–197039thRichard K. Donahue1970–197240thBerge C. Tashjian1972–197341stFred Fisher1973-197442ndCharles J. Kickham Jr.1974–197543rdCharles Y. Wadsworth1975–197644thPaul R. Sugarman1976–197745thRaymond J. Kenney Jr.1977–197846thRoy A. Hammer1978–197947thWayne Budd1979–198048thRichard D. Gelinas1980–198149thThomas J. Wynn1981–198250thDaniel O. Mahoney1982–198351stWilliam E. Bernstein1983–198452ndRichard G. Hoffman1984–198553rdMichael S. Greco1985–198654thAlice E. Richmond1986–198755thJohn M. Callahan1987–198856thThomas F. Maffei1988–198957thCharles B. Swartwood III1989–199058thLeo V. Boyle1990–199159thDaniel C. Crane1991–199260thElaine M. Epstein1992–199361stMichael E. Mone1993–199462ndKay H. Hodge1994–199563rdJames S. Dilday1995–199664thKenneth J. Vacovec1996–199765thMarylin A. Beck1997–199866thCamille F. Sarrouf1998–199967thJefferey L. McCormick2000–200168thEdward P. Ryan Jr.2001–200269thCarol A. G. DiMento2001–200270thJoseph P. J. Vrabel2002–200371stRichard C. Van Nostrand2003–200472ndKathleen M. O'Donnell2004–200573rdWarren F. Fitzgerald2005–200674thMark D. Mason2006–200775thDavid W. White Jr.2007–200876thEdward W. McIntyre2008–200977thValerie A. Yarashus2009–201078thDenise Squillante2010–201179thRichard P. Campbell2011–201280thRobert L. Holloway Jr.2012–201381stDouglas K. Sheff2013–201482ndMarsha Kazarosian2014–201583rdRobert W. Harnais2015–201684thJeffrey N. Catalano2016–201785thChristopher P. Sullivan2017–201886thChristopher A. Kenney2018–201987thJohn J. Morrissey2019–202088thDenise I. Murphy2020–202189thThomas M. Bond2021–202290thGrace V.B. Garcia2022–present
See also Law Society of Massachusetts
References
External links Official website