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Committees & Sections

The Worcester County Bar Association’s standing committees are appointed by the president to examine specific areas of importance to the association. WCBA sections sponsor educational programs, follow legislation of interest to the section and publish newsletter articles. Section membership is open to all interested members of the association with the exception of the Young Lawyers Section. All members of the association in good standing who have been members of the bar for ten years or less or who are under the age of 36 years shall be eligible to serve on the Young Lawyers Section. You may join a section at any time of the year.

The chairs of all committees and sections of the WCBA are appointed by the current president of the association for a one-year term. Terms expire on August 31st of each year.

Members of the Worcester County Bar Association who are not currently enrolled in a committee or section of the WCBA, may fill out our online committee preference sheet from this site.

Standing Committees

Bench/Bar Committees:

District Court Division
Honorable Jennifer Ginsburg
Max Burwick
John Sadek

Housing Court Division
Honorable Sergio E. Carvajal
Mark Twombly Lee

Juvenile Court Division
Honorable Jennifer Currie
Kanchana Fernando
Daniel J. Guerra

Probate Court Division
Honorable Kathryn M. Bailey
Michelle M. Murray

Superior Court Division
Honorable William J. Ritter
Gregory P. Benoit
Cara J. O’Donnell

Committee for Anti-Racism and Equality
Akosua Agyepong
Lyonel Jean-Pierre

Federal District Court Committee
Honorable David Hennessy
Honorable Margaret R. Guzman

Fee Arbitration Committee
Elizabeth W. Morse

Finance Committee
Brian T. Waller

Government Relations Committee
Kevin M. Gould
Anthony J. Vigliotti

Law Day Committee
Kanchana Fernando

Lawyer Referral Service Committee
Carl D. Aframe
Padgett D. Berthiaume

Professional Responsibility Committee
Honorable Christopher P. Hodgens
Leonardo A. Angiulo

Sections

Alternative Dispute Resolution Section
Jeffrey P. Greenberg
Howard Stempler

Bankruptcy Section
TBD
TBD

Civil Litigation Section
James C. Bradbury
Wendy L. Quinn


Criminal Law Section
Padraic Rafferty
Mary Pat Wickstrom

Family Law/Domestic Relations Section
Kathryn A. Calo
Barbara A. Cunningham
Penelope A. Kathiwala

Immigration Law Section
Lilian Chukwurah

Labor and Employment Law Section
Benjamin C. Rudolf
Reid M. Wakefield

Municipal Law Section
Mark Borenstein
Kiel Becker

New Lawyers Section
Brenda D. Seaver
George Somi

Real Estate Law Section
Meghan Roche

Tax, Trusts & Estates Section
Nina Dow
Jessica Flaherty

Woman Lawyers Section
Elizabeth K. Halloran
Lianne Henderson

Worker’s Compensation Section
Jane Eden
Christine Narcisse

Other Programs & Committees

Ad-Hoc Appellate Committee
Kevin Powers
Sarah Varney

Ad Hoc Community Engagement Committee
Renee A. Kirk
Lynette Paczkowski
Maryanne Reynolds

Ad Hoc Lawyer Well Being Committee
Geoffrey E. Spofford
Scott R. Davis

Council of Presidents
Geoffrey E. Spofford

Editor of Legal Lines
Ellyn H. Lazar

Grant Review Committee