We’d like to thank our 2016 BBA Reentry Education Program volunteers for donating their time to educate probationers on how to navigate various civil-legal issues faced when reentering society. This year, volunteers addressed over 150 probationers on issues related to employment law, obtaining housing, reinstating a driver’s license, CORI sealing, public benefits, finances, and family law. The BBA partnered with the Court Assisted Recovery Effort (CARE) and Reentry: Empowering Successful Todays and Responsible Tomorrows (RESTART) programs of the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts, the CHOICE program in the Roxbury Division of the Boston Municipal Court, and Hope House and Coolidge House, community partners serving the probation population.
We’re thankful for our volunteers:
Michael Birch, Hirsch Roberts Weinstein LLP
Lizbeth Ginsburg, Greater Boston Legal Services
Julie Heinzelman, Prince Lobel Tye LLP
Anuj Khetarpal, Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General
David Lieberman, Day Pitney LLP
Brian McLaughlin, Brian McLaughlin Esq. LLC
Kavya Naini, Harvard Law School
Ryan Sakoda, Committee for Public Counsel Services
Phong Tran, Harvard Law School
Click here to read more about the program and if you’re interested in volunteering, please contact Cassandra Shavney at cshavney@bostonbar.org.