Register for Fall Receptions, Meet 2025 Honorees & Key Reminders
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MBF Update
September 2025
Introducing Our New Database and Communications Hub
We’re excited to share that the MBF has transitioned to an updated system designed to keep you better connected. Our newsletter is now powered by our new database. This means that we’ll be able to share updates with you more efficiently. As always, please let us know if there’s anything we can do to help you stay in the loop.
Thank you for being part of our community!
Register for Our Fall Grantee Receptions
We hope to see you in Boston on October 16 and in Springfield on October 23! Our Fall Receptions are free and open to all — a wonderful chance to learn about the work of our grantees while celebrating and connecting with our community.
This year's receptions will feature remarks from Anna Krieger, Esq., Executive Director of Massachusetts Advocates for Children (Eastern MA) and Martha Cutt, MSW, coordinator of Roca Inc.'s Emerging Adult Court of Hope, who will be joined by program graduate Sedale Collymore (Western MA). Register today to secure your spot!
From their words to their work, our 2025 President’s Award recipients embody the MBF’s mission of advancing access to justice. Learn more about their inspiring careers and lasting impact by reading their full stories here.
“I don’t remember a time since I was a new lawyer that I had not been actively involved in organized bar and/or court committees… When I learned about the work of the Massachusetts Bar Foundation and its benefits to so many litigants in need, it was an easy call to become a Life Fellow and a review volunteer.” -- Hon. David G. Sacks (Ret).
“I feel so lucky to have been able to do much of this in my 70s and early 80s. To receive this award now, I hope will help motivate other attorneys of a similar age to do more than just the four Gs – golfing, gardening, grandparenting, and going to the doctor. Senior attorneys, who have both time and expertise, can still help to repair the world!” -- Harvey Weiner, Esq.
MBF Fellows are leaders in the legal community who share a passion for advancing justice for all. Our work is stronger when their diverse perspectives and ideas come together to help us expand access to justice.
Do you know a colleague or friend who shares this commitment? We invite you to nominate them to become an MBF Fellow. Not yet a fellow but interested in joining? You can nominate yourselftoo!
Learn more on our website or contact Development Director Allie Ford at aford@massbar.org or 617-338-0647.
CLICK HERE to access the final report (due 9/19) from your dashboard in the MBF Grant Portal.
Please reach out to MBF staffwith any questions. Thank you to those who already submitted!
MBA Fall Festival & Run for Justice
There's still time to register! Join the Massachusetts Bar Association for a day of food, live music, games, and family fun — plus the chance to support civil legal aid and innocence project work. See you on September 21 at Herter Park! Learnmore here.
Thank You to Our Law Firm and Corporate Partners
The firms and companies featured below are helping to expand funding to legal aid programs and increase access to justice in our state. If you would like to add your firm or company to the list, please click here.
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