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MassDLA Committees

Past Presidents Advisory Committee

Supports strategic planning and policy.

John Felice
Hermes Netburn O'Connor & Spearing LLP
jfelice@hermesnetburn.com

Andrew Ferguson
Coughlin Betke LLP
aferguson@coughlinbetke.com

Mike Riseberg
Rubin and Rudman LLP
mriseberg@rubinrudman.com

Advisory Board Members (Class of 2023-2025)

Marie E. Chafe, Past President
Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford, LLP
mchafe@connkavanaugh.com

Edward D. Shoulkin
Barton Gilman LLP
100 Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110
eshoulkin@bartongilman.com

Christine Knipper
Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP
260 Franklin Street, 14th Floor
Boston, MA 02110
christine.knipper@wilsonelser.com

Advisory Board Members (Class of 2022-2024)

Martin Rooney
Curley & Curley, P.C.
mjr@curleylaw.com

Denise Murphy
Rubin and Rudman, LLP
dmurphy@rubinrudman.com

Cathryn Spaulding
Lamontagne, Spaulding & Hayes, LLP
cspaulding@LSHattorneys.com

Communications/Social Media Committee

Supports marketing efforts such as the web page, newsletters and media events.

Membership Committee

Supports the growth of the MDLA.

Marie E. Chafe, Chair, Past President
Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford, LLP
mchafe@connkavanaugh.com

Legislative Liaison

Bryan Abramoske
Cetrulo LLP
babramoske@cetllp.com

Michael Brown
Adler, Pollock & Sheehan PC
mbrown@apslaw.com

Young Lawyers Committee

The Young Lawyers Division is a committee of the MassDLA open to all organization members that have been admitted to practice for 10 years or less (law students are also welcome!). Our members practice in a variety of substantive fields, including the defense of corporations, individuals, and insurance companies. The YLD provides a forum for networking, collaboration, and discussion of substantive issues relevant to the practices of young attorneys. The YLD seeks to foster engagement in the legal community and develop tomorrow’s leaders of the bar.

Michael P. Dickman, Chair

Lauren Mankowski, Co-Chair
Martin Magnuson McCarthy & Kenney
101 Merrimack Street, 7th Floor
Boston, MA 02114
lmankowski@mmmk.com

Diversity Committee

Marie E. Chafe, Past President
Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford, LLP
mchafe@connkavanaugh.com

Cathryn Spaulding, DRI State Representative
Lamontagne, Spaulding & Hayes, LLP
cspaulding@LSHattorneys.com

MassDLA Substantive Law Commitees

Construction Law

J. Nathan Cole, Co-Chair
Kenney & Sams, P.C.
jncole@KSlegal.com

Employment Law

Kathleen R. O'Toole, Chair
Conn Kavanaugh
kotoole@connkavanaugh.com

Lindsey Gill
Peabody Arnold LLP
lgil@peabodyarnold.com

Catherine Scott
Morgan Brown & Joy
cscott@morganbrown.com

Insurance and Bad Faith Law

William P. Mekrut, Co-Chair
Murphy & Riley, P.C.
wmekrut@murphyriley.com

Laura Gregory, Co-Chair
Sloane and Walsh LLP
lgregory@sloanewalsh.com

William J. Fidurko, Co-Chair
Tucker Dyer & O'Connell LLP
Fidurko@tdolaw.com

Medical Malpractice Defense

Lisa Oliver White, Chair
Murphy & Riley, P.C.
loliverwhite@murphyriley.com

Jason Morales
Sloane and Walsh LLP
jmorales@sloanewalsh.com

Products Liability

Jennifer Creedon, Co-Chair
Martin Magnuson McCarthy & Kenney
jcreedon@mmmk.com

Tierney Chadwick, Co-Chair
Wadleigh, Starr and Peters PLLC
tchadwick@wadleighlaw.com

Colleen Hennessey, Co-Chair
Peabody & Arnold
chennessey@peabodyarnold.com

Toxic Torts

Kyle E. Bjornlund, Co-Chair
Cetrulo, LLP
KBjornlund@cetllp.com

Bryna Misiura, Co-Chair
CMBG3
bmisiura@cmbg3.com

Trial Practice

Rebecca L. Dalpe, Co-Chair
Foster & Eldridge LLP
crdalpe@fosteld.com

Paul Rainville, Co-Chair
Hassett & Donnelly, P.C.
prainville@hassettanddonnelly.com

Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association
151 Tremont Street, Suite 110, #308
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
Cheryl Palombizio, Executive Director
executivedirector@MassDLA.org