Welcoming Mia Friedman, the new Access to Justice Fellows Program Director
Mia Friedman was working as a lawyer in private practice when she decided it was time to follow her true passion. She had gone to law school seeking the skills…
Meet an Access to Justice Fellow: Paula Mackin
Paula Mackin retired from her solo practice in 2010, after over 35 years of work focused on children’s civil rights and adoption law. When she heard about the Access to…
Introducing the Access to Justice Fellows Program
We are excited to announce that the Clearinghouse will be taking on the administration of the Access to Justice Fellows Program for the 2014 session. The Massachusetts Access to Justice Commission…
WilmerHale associate finds success with first pro bono case
Louis Manzo, while working as a journalist in Boston, was first drawn to the legal profession after covering a murder trial. The courtroom setting appealed to him, and he liked…
Kindness matters, and other lessons learned at New England’s largest homeless shelter
The Massachusetts Legal Clinic for the Homeless was founded in 1994. Since that time, it has served over 2800 homeless and at-risk individuals, connecting them with volunteer attorneys who provide pro bono…
Seven years later, pro bono partnership continues to thrive
Seven years ago, Sue Finegan, a partner at Boston law firm Mintz Levin, approached Kathy McGrath, Senior Corporate Counsel at Liberty Mutual, about a possible partnership. Liberty Mutual was already a…
Horses for Heroes: After assistance from the Lawyers Clearinghouse, Massachusetts nonprofit moves forward with plan to help veterans
Julie Lovely started riding horses at the age of ten. When she was eleven, she began volunteering with a therapeutic riding program at the urging of her Spanish teacher, who…
Q&A: Area lawyer volunteers at his first Legal Clinic for the Homeless
The Lawyers Clearinghouse held a Legal Clinic for the Homeless on November 1 at Pine Street Inn. The clinic was staffed by volunteers from Boston law firm Goulston & Storrs….
Shelter coordinator advocates for Boston’s homeless seniors
The Massachusetts Legal Clinic for the Homeless was founded in 1994. Since that time, it has served 2673 homeless and at-risk individuals, connecting them with volunteer attorneys who provide pro…
Look Inside: The December 5 Incorporation Workshop at the Boston Public Library
The Lawyers Clearinghouse co-hosted a Nonprofit Incorporation Workshop on December 5 at the Boston Public Library. Led by two nonprofit attorneys–Sue Abbott, of Goodwin Proctor and Jim Grace, executive director of…