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