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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

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

Ad Hoc Sponsorship Committee
Ryan Avery
Maura Tansley

Council of Presidents
Leonardo A. Angiulo

Editor of Legal Lines
Ellyn H. Lazar

Grant Review Committee