Massachusetts Bar Association

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Massachusetts Bar Association

Founded	1911 (Incorporation)
Type	Bar Association
Location	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Area served	Law
Website	www.massbar.org

The Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA) is a voluntary, non-profit^[1] bar association in Massachusetts with a headquarters on West Street in Boston's Downtown Crossing. The MBA also has a Western Massachusetts office.

The purpose of the MBA is to serve the legal profession and the public by promoting the administration of justice, legal education, professional excellence, and respect for the law.^[2] The MBA represents a diverse^{[clarification needed]} group of attorneys, judges, and legal professionals^[3] across the commonwealth.

After the Massachusetts Bar Association was organized in 1909^[4] as a voluntary Association,^[5] it was incorporated in 1911.^[6]

Of its members in 1911, historian Lee M. Friedman (1871–1957).^{[7][clarification needed]}

In 1951, the Law Society of Massachusetts merged with the Massachusetts Bar Association.^[8][9]

Any member of the Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in good standing may become a member of the Association. Only members may vote and hold office in the Association.

Membership dues vary depending on how long an attorney has practiced, with special consideration given to particular areas of law, including legal services attorneys.

Any member of the MBA who has been admitted to the bar for 50 years, and is a current member in good standing shall automatically become a life member of the MBA and be exempt from paying annual dues.

Presidents[10][11]
1st		Richard Olney	1909–1910
2nd		Alfred Hemenway	1910–1911
3rd		Charles W. Clifford	1911–1912
4th		John C. Hammond	1912–1913
5th		Moorfield Storey	1913–1914
6th		Herbert Parker	1914–1915
7th		Henry N. Sheldon	1915–1916
8th		Charles E. Hibbard	1916–1917
9th		Arthur Lord	1917–1918
10th		John W. Cummings	1918–1919
11th		Frederick Perry Fish	1919–1920
12th		Edward H. Hutchins	1920–1921
13th		Addison L. Green	1921–1922
14th		Thomas Hovey Gage	1922–1923
15th		Thomas W. Proctor	1923–1924
16th		George L. Mayberry	1924–1925
17th		Franklin G. Fessenden	1925–1926
18th		George R. Nutter	1926–1927
19th		Frederick Mansfield	1928–1931
20th		Fred N. Wier	1931–1932
21st		Nathan P. Avery	1932–1936
22nd		Henry R. Mayo	1936–1939
23rd		Joseph Wiggin	1939–1941
24th		Mayo A. Shattuck	1941–1944
25th		Edward O. Proctor	1944–1947
26th		Louis Cox	1947–1948
27th		Richard Wait	1948–1950
28th		Samuel P. Sears	1950–1953
29th		Robert W. Bodfish	1953–1955
30th		Joseph Schneider	1955–1957
31st		Raymond W. Barrett	1957–1959
32nd		Gerald P. Walsh	1959–1960
33rd		Harold Horvitz	1960–1962
34th		Laurence H. Lougee	1963–1963
35th		Livingston Hall	1963–1964
36th		Walter H. McLaughlin	1964–1966
37th		Paul A. Tamburello	1966–1968
38th		Philip L. Sisk	1968–1970
39th		Richard K. Donahue	1970–1972
40th		Berge C. Tashjian	1972–1973
41st		Fred Fisher	1973-1974
42nd		Charles J. Kickham Jr.	1974–1975
43rd		Charles Y. Wadsworth	1975–1976
44th		Paul R. Sugarman	1976–1977
45th		Raymond J. Kenney Jr.	1977–1978
46th		Roy A. Hammer	1978–1979
47th		Wayne Budd	1979–1980
48th		Richard D. Gelinas	1980–1981
49th		Thomas J. Wynn	1981–1982
50th		Daniel O. Mahoney	1982–1983
51st		William E. Bernstein	1983–1984
52nd		Richard G. Hoffman	1984–1985
53rd		Michael S. Greco	1985–1986
54th		Alice E. Richmond	1986–1987
55th		John M. Callahan	1987–1988
56th		Thomas F. Maffei	1988–1989
57th		Charles B. Swartwood III	1989–1990
58th		Leo V. Boyle	1990–1991
59th		Daniel C. Crane	1991–1992
60th		Elaine M. Epstein	1992–1993
61st		Michael E. Mone	1993–1994
62nd		Kay H. Hodge	1994–1995
63rd		James S. Dilday	1995–1996
64th		Kenneth J. Vacovec	1996–1997
65th		Marylin A. Beck	1997–1998
66th		Camille F. Sarrouf	1998–1999
67th		Jefferey L. McCormick	2000–2001
68th		Edward P. Ryan Jr.	2001–2002
69th		Carol A. G. DiMento	2001–2002
70th		Joseph P. J. Vrabel	2002–2003
71st		Richard C. Van Nostrand	2003–2004
72nd		Kathleen M. O'Donnell	2004–2005
73rd		Warren F. Fitzgerald	2005–2006
74th		Mark D. Mason	2006–2007
75th		David W. White Jr.	2007–2008
76th		Edward W. McIntyre	2008–2009
77th		Valerie A. Yarashus	2009–2010
78th		Denise Squillante	2010–2011
79th		Richard P. Campbell	2011–2012
80th		Robert L. Holloway Jr.	2012–2013
81st		Douglas K. Sheff	2013–2014
82nd		Marsha Kazarosian	2014–2015
83rd		Robert W. Harnais	2015–2016
84th		Jeffrey N. Catalano	2016–2017
85th		Christopher P. Sullivan	2017–2018
86th		Christopher A. Kenney	2018–2019
87th		John J. Morrissey	2019–2020
88th		Denise I. Murphy	2020–2021
89th		Thomas M. Bond	2021–2022
90th		Grace V.B. Garcia	2022–present

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