KEYNOTE SPEAKER: THE HONORABLE SALIM TABIT , JUSTICE, MASSACHUSETTS SUPERIOR COURT

LEADERSHIP AWARD RECIPIENT: CAROL CAHILL, ESQ.

WHEN

Thursday, April 17, 2025

5:30 p.m. – Cocktails with a selection of hors d’oeuvres

6:30 p.m. – Dinner

WHERE

Indian Ridge Country Club

73 Lovejoy Road, Andover, MA

DINNER COST

$75.00 LBA Members

$60.00 LBA Members admitted on/after Feb. 1, 2020

$80.00 Non LBA Members

$55.00 Judges, Assistant District Attorneys, Government or Legal Services Attorneys

$40.00 Honorary or inactive Attorneys

SPONSOR        

Sponsor the Spring Dinner

$250.00  Quarter-Page Firm Logo in the Dinner Program

$400.00  Half-Page Firm Logo and Message in the Dinner Program

$500.00  Full-Page Firm Logo and Message in the Dinner Program

R.S.V.P. ONLINE BY APRIL 8, 2025 at 4 pm – visit www.lawrencebar.org

* Online registration closes April 8 at 4 pm. After April 8 at 4 pm please contact Gita Brazelis regarding availability and pricing. Increased pricing will apply to any RSVP received after April 8 at 4 pm.

Please direct all questions regarding registration to Gita Brazelis, Esq. at (978) 662-1607

LAWRENCE BAR ASSOCIATION

2024 SPRING DINNER

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:  PAUL RUDOF, ESQ., STREHORN, RYAN & HOOSE

WHEN                Thursday, April 4, 2024

                             5:30 p.m. – Cocktails (cash only) with a selection of hors d’oeuvres

6:30 p.m. – Dinner

 WHERE             Indian Ridge Country Club

73 Lovejoy Road, Andover, MA

 DINNER           $75.00    LBA Members

 COST                 $60.00    LBA Members admitted on/after Feb. 1, 2019

$80.00    Non LBA Members

$55.00    Assistant District Attorneys, Government or Legal Services Attorneys

$40.00    Honorary or inactive Attorneys

R.S.V.P.         ONLINE BY MARCH 31, 2024 

* Online registration closes March 31. After March 31, please contact Gita Brazelis regarding availability and pricing. Increased pricing will apply to any RSVP received after March 31.

 Please direct all questions regarding registration to Gita Brazelis, Esq. at (978) 662-1607.

If you would like to register for the Fall Dinner, please email Victoria Ranieri at ranieriv@whiteandwilliams.com

THE 2021 LBA SUMMER OUTING WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE NORTH ANDOVER COUNTRY CLUB ON AUGUST 17, 2023.

Details are:

DATE: Thursday, August 17, 2023

TIME: 2:30 p.m. Golf

5:30 p.m. Cash Bar

6:30 p.m. Dinner

LOCATION: North Andover Country Club, 500 Great Pond Road, North Andover, MA

DINNER:

$45 for LBA members and spouses of LBA members in advance, $50 at the door.

$55 for non-LBA members.

$35 for Government/legal services/ADAs.

Dinner is complimentary for judges and clerks.

GOLF:

$55 PER PERSON – Nine Holes “shotgun” beginning around 3:00 p.m.

$20.00 per ride cart for two

$5.00 for pull cart

RSVP by Friday, August, 11, 2023

REGISTER HERE

Please join the Lawrence Bar Association for our Law Day 2023 celebration.  The 2023 Law Day Theme- The Cornerstones of our Democracy, focuses on overcoming our differences, with a spotlight on how members of the legal profession can lead the way in promoting civics, civility, & collaboration.

Law Day offers students from neighboring high schools an opportunity to compete in a speech contest. Please join us in supporting our community.  

10:30 a.m. Lawrence District Court Speech Contest with Local High School Students:
Competition to be held at the
Fenton Judicial Center,
Courtroom 8, 3rd Floor,
2 Appleton Street,
Lawrence, Massachusetts

 12:30 p.m.     Law Day Luncheon

Fenton Judicial Center,
3rd Floor,
2 Appleton Street,
Lawrence, Massachusetts

Announcement of
Speech Contest Winners

Register here.

PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE LBA FALL DINNER - RESERVATIONS NOW CLOSED

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

HON. DAVID A. LOWY, ASSOCIATE JUSTICE, SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT

LEADERSHIP AWARD

ATTORNEY SOCRATES DE LA CRUZ

DATE:                  Wednesday, October 26, 2021

TIME:                  5:30 p.m.: Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres

                            7:00 p.m.: Dinner

LOCATION:       Andover Country Club

                              60 Canterbury Street

Andover, MA

DINNER COST:   LBA Members admitted before February 1, 2017: $70 in advance; $80 after October 19; $80 at door                               

LBA Members admitted on or after February 1, 2017: $55 in advance; $60 after October 19; $60 at door                            

Non LBA Members: $80        

Assistant District Attorneys, Government or Legal Services Attorneys: $55

R.S.V.P.                BY WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2022

Please note that this in-person dinner will take place at the Andover Country Club. Event attendees will be subject to all local, state, federal, and venue COVID-19 safety regulations/guidelines in place at the time of the event.

REGISTER HERE

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            LAWRENCE BAR ASSOCIATION

      SUMMER OUTING 2022

DATE:            Thursday, August 18, 2022

TIME:             2:30 p.m. Golf

                        5:30 p.m. hors d’ouevres and Cash Bar

                        6:30 p.m. – Dinner

LOCATION:  North Andover Country Club

                        500 Great Pond Road

North Andover, MA

DINNER COST:        

LBA Members and spouse - $45 in advance

$50 at the door

Non-Member Guests  - $50

Government/Legal Services/ADAs - $35

Judges & Clerks - Complimentary

**If playing golf and having dinner, please send payment for all costs together**

RSVP:            BY FRIDAY AUGUST 12, 2022

______________________________________________________________________________

_____ GOLF                   $55 PER PERSON – Nine Holes “shotgun” beginning around 3:00 p.m.

_____ GOLF CART       $20.00 per ride cart for two, $5.00 for pull cart

_____ DINNER ONLY  $See above cost schedule

*If inclement weather, we can use the card room and the dinner will be indoors.  You may pay online here or by check. Please make checks payable to: Lawrence Bar Association and mail to:  John C. Fraser Esq., Fraser Law Office, LLC, 23 Main Street, Andover, MA 01810

Join the LBA on

May 19, 2022

to socialize with your fellow LBA members

and friends at 5:30 PM at

Spicket River Brewery

56 Island Street

Lawrence

This informal event requires no RSVP.

Just come along and join us !

https://spicketriverbrewery.com/spicket-river-brewery/

 Please join the Lawrence Bar Association for our Law Day 2022 celebration. The Constitution is a dynamic document. Legislation, court rulings, amendments, lawyers, and “we the people” have built upon those original words to attempt to make the “more perfect Union” more real. That effort continues today, as contemporary leaders and everyday citizens raise their voices as loud as ever to fulfill the promise of the Constitution. 

 Join us on 

Friday, May 6, 2022

Fenton Judicial Center

10:30 AM-Student Speech Contest

Courtroom 4, Fenton Judicial Center 3rdFloor

12:30 PM-Law Day Luncheon & Contest Awards

3rdFloor, Fenton Judicial Center

COST:

LBA Members (in advance)      $ 30

Non-members or day of           $ 35

Gov./DAs/Public Defenders      $ 25

Judges and Court Staff               FREE

RSVP to: Debbie Freitas at dfreitas@freitas-law.com by April 29,2022 and REGISTER HERE

Please join us for the Lawrence Bar Association’s Spring Dinner! Watch this space - more information to come.

LBA Spring Dinner

WHEN          Wednesday, April 13, 2022

5:30 p.m. – Cocktails (cash only) with a selection of hors d’oeuvres

6:30 p.m. – Dinner

WHERE        North Andover Country Club

500 Great Pond Road, North Andover, MA 

COST            $60.00  LBA Members (advance);  $65.00 at door

             $40.00  LBA Members admitted on/after Feb. 1, 2017 (advance); $45.00 at door

$70.00 Non LBA Members 

$35.00  Assistant District Attorneys, Government or Legal Services Attorneys 

$25.00  Honorary or Inactive Members 

R.S.V.P.          BY FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2022 - CLICK HERE

PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE LBA FALL DINNER

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

NEIL PERRY, METHUEN MAYOR

LEADERSHIP AWARD

Attorney Linda Harvey

PRESENTATION ON ATTORNEY WELLBEING

Dr. Shawn Healey, Clinical Psychologist, HSP, Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers

DATE:                  Thursday, October 28, 2021

TIME:                  6:00 p.m.: Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres

                            7:30 p.m.: Dinner

LOCATION:       Andover Country Club

                              60 Canterbury Street

Andover, MA

DINNER COST:   LBA Members admitted before February 1, 2016: $65.00 in advance; $75 at door                               

LBA Members admitted on or after February 1, 2016: $50 in advance; $55 at door                            

Non LBA Members: $75.00        

Assistant District Attorneys, Government or Legal Services Attorneys: $50.00

R.S.V.P.                BY THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2021

Please note that this in-person dinner will take place at the Andover Country Club. Event attendees will be subject to all local, state, federal, and venue COVID-19 safety regulations/guidelines in place at the time of the event.

REGISTER HERE

Happy New Year and Best Wishes for a Healthier and Less Remote 2021!  

The Lawrence Bar Association will hold its Annual Meeting (via Zoom) next Tuesday, January 12, 2021at 6 pm.  

We will review 2020, discuss the leadership for the new year, and announce the Scholarship recipients.

Please RSVP to Kavita Goyal at kgoyal@rosengoyal.com, by end of day 1/11 for the Zoom invite.
Thank you.

LBA is Proud to Sponsor with the Greater Newburport Bar Association for an exciting CLE Program:

Thursday, November 19, 4-6:30 p.m.

Presented by the Greater Newburyport Bar Association; Sponsored with the Lawrence Bar Association

2.5 CLE Credits for Adult Criminal Trials 

On September 17th, the SJC ruled on two cases which are predicted to have a profound impact on the criminal justice system. In Commonwealth v. Long and Commonwealth v. Evelyn, the SJC blazed a new trail regarding suppression of evidence based on racial profiling and the pervasive impact of implicit bias. The potential effect on policing from these two cases is recognized by prosecutors and defense counsel. Join us for an inside look at these cases by those involved with its litigation.

About the Faulty

• Honorable Frank M. Gaziano, Supreme Judicial Court

• K. Hayne Barnwell, Esq., North Andover

• Cailin Campbell, Chief, Appeals Unit, Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office

• Professor Chris Dearborn, Director, Suffolk Defenders Program, Suffolk University Law School

• Donna Patalano, General Counsel, Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office

• Chauncey B. Wood, Esq., Wood & Nathanson, LLP, Boston; Amicus Committee Chair, Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (MACDL)

• Nicole Reilly, Esq., Reilly & Rosnov, PC, Danvers, Moderator

Attend and Learn

How Evelyn and Long are likely to shape motion practice

How you should alter litigation strategies based on these rulings

What are the implications for law enforcement

What are the open practice questions after these decisions 

This program will be presented on Zoom and recorded for all registrants.

To Register: https://www.onlineregistrationcenter.com/policing 

Please note that the Lawrence Bar Association Zoom call with Judge Bisenius on Friday, May 29th is actually a brown bag lunch, NOT a bench bar as previously announced.  I apologize for any confusion.

At this brown bag lunch, Judge Bisenius  will lead a discussion on how things have operated thus far in the Lawrence Probate Court, and how things will continue to function in the current situation.  She will be open to questions but not on any pending matters please.  

To register, and to submit questions,  please email Nancy Ignazi  nancy@ignazilawoffice.com by Thursday, May 28th, 5 pm.

If you still wish to attend and you have already registered, you do not need to register again.  

If you do not wish to attend the Brown Bag Lunch, please email Nancy Ignazi  nancy@ignazilawoffice.com, as we have had a tremendous response to this Zoom call as this will free up room for others.

Thank you and please join us for this informative and interactive brown bag lunch. 

PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR ANNUAL FALL DINNER 

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

STATE REPRESENTATIVE TRAM NGUYEN 

LEADERSHIP AWARD

ATTORNEY MONA IGRAM 

50 YEARS OF SERVICE AWARD

ATTORNEY ANGELO FISICHELLA

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

ATTORNEY ARMAND HYATT

DATE:                  Thursday, October 24, 2019

TIME:                  6:00 p.m.: Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres

                           7:30 p.m.: Dinner

LOCATION:     Andover Country Club

DINNER COST:

LBA Members admitted before February 1, 2015

$60.00 in advance, $70 at door

LBA Members admitted on or after February 1, 2015

$40 in advance, $45 at door

Non LBA Members

$65.00

Assistant District Attorneys, Government or Legal Services  Attorneys

$40.00

R.S.V.P. BY THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2019

Register here.

The Lawrence Bar Association

Memorial Ceremony to Honor 

Richard T. Kelley, Esq.

·    35-Year Practitioner in the Merrimack Valley

·    Decorated Major in the U.S. Army

·    Former President of the LBA

will be held on

Friday, September 20, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. 

at the

Fenton Judicial Center

2 Appleton Street, Courtroom 4

Lawrence, MA 

Light refreshments will be served

ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND

Join us for the 2019 Summer Outing at the North Andover Country Club.  Golf starts at 2:30 followed by hors d’ouevres/Cash Bar and dinner.  

Click here to register online, or download this form. 

We look forward to seeing you there!

The Lawrence Bar Association Spring Dinner will be at 6:00 on March 28, 2019 at the North Andover Country Club.

Featuring Guest Speaker

LUKE RYAN, Esq.

Sasson Turnbull Ryan & Hoose

Attorney Ryan was instrumental in helping overturn thousands of drug convictions in which Sonja Farak was the chemist.

Cocktails and Cash Bar begin at 6:00, with dinner to follow at 7:00. 

Please register by clicking this link or download the registration form. 

PLEASE JOIN US FOR A

THE LAWRENCE BAR ASSOCIATION IS PROUD TO HOST THIS EVENT WHICH GIVES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL ATTORNEYS TO MIX AND MINGLE WITH EACH OTHER AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS 

Please join us for our final social mixer of the year.  Please contact Jennifer Capone, Esq., at capone.j.law@gmail.com with any questions or concerns.

Join us for the 2018 Summer Outing at the North Andover Country Club.  Golf starts at 2:30 followed by hors d’ouevres/Cash Bar and dinner.  

Click here to register online, or download this form. 

We look forward to seeing you there!

Please join the Lawrence Bar Association for our Law Day 2018 celebration. The U.S. Constitution sets out a system of government with distinct and independent branches—Congress, the Presidency, and a Supreme Court. It also defines legislative, executive, and judicial powers and outlines how they interact. These three separate branches share power, and each branch serves as a check on the power of the others. “Ambition must be made to counteract ambition,” James Madison explained in Federalist 51. Why? Madison believed that the Constitution’s principles of separation of powers and checks and balances preserve political liberty. The Law Day 2018 theme enables us to reflect on the separation of powers as fundamental to our constitutional purpose and to consider how our governmental system is working for ourselves and our posterity.

DATE:                        Tuesday, May 1, 2018

10:30 a.m.                   Lawrence District Court Speech Contest with Local High School                                           Students: Competition to be held at the Fenton Judicial Center,                                             Courtroom 4, 3rd Floor, 2 Appleton Street, Lawrence, Massachusetts

12:30 p.m.                    Buffet Lunch at Salvatore’s (Coliseum Room), 354 Merrimack                                                 Street, Lawrence, Massachusetts

Click here to register!

PIZZA WILL BE PROVIDED

ATTENDANCE IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL

THE LAWRENCE BAR ASSOCIATION IS PROUD TO SPONSOR THIS EVENT WHICH GIVES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL ATTORNEYS TO MIX AND MINGLE WITH EACH OTHER AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS