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
Housing Court Division
Honorable Sergio E. Carvajal
Mark Twombly Lee
Juvenile Court Division
Kanchana Fernando
Jamie Anne Bennett
Probate Court Division
Katherine A. Bagdis
Honorable Kathryn M. Bailey
Superior Court Division
Honorable William Ritter
Cheryl R. O’Connell Riddle
Gregory P. Benoit
Committee for Anti-Racism and Equality
Akosua Agyepong
Lyonel Jean-Pierre
Rubby Wuabu
Federal District Court Committee
Honorable David Hennessy
Honorable Margaret R. Guzman
Fee Arbitration Committee
Elizabeth W. Morse
Finance Committee
John A. Shea
Government Relations Committee
Kevin M. Gould
Anthony J. Vigliotti
Law Day Committee
Maura J. Tansley
Lawyer Referral Service Committee
Carl Aframe
Padgett D. Berthiaume
Professional Responsibility Committee
Honorable Christopher P. Hodgens
Stuart Hurowitz
Sections
Alternative Dispute Resolution Section
Jeffrey P. Greenberg
Howard Stempler
Bankruptcy Section
John Desmond
Venessa Masterson
Civil Litigation Section
James C. Bradbury
Kathryn A. O’Leary
Kevin J. Powers
Criminal Law Section
John Sadek
Family Law/Domestic Relations Section
Penelope A. Kathiwala
Barbara A. Cunningham
Kathryn A. Calo
Immigration Law Section
Lilian Chukwurah
Labor and Employment Law Section
Lindsey Heiman
Reid Wakefield
Municipal Law Section
Wendy L. Quinn
Mark Borenstein
New Lawyers Section
Brenda Seaver
Real Estate Law Section
Jaclyn Packard
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 Community Engagement Committee
Renee Kirk
Lynette Paczkowski
Maryanne Reynolds
Ad Hoc Lawyer Well Being Committee
Geoffrey E. Spofford
Scott R. Davis
Council of Presidents
Leonardo A. Angiulo
Editor of Legal Lines
Ellyn H. Lazar
Grant Review Committee