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CURRICULUM ADVISORY COMMITTEES

CURRICULUM ADVISORY COMMITTEES

MCLE derives creative ideas and advice for program and book collection development from practice area curriculum advisory committees. Curriculum advisory committee members are practitioners who have achieved recognition in their area of practice and who are committed to sharing the benefit of that expertise with their colleagues. Throughout the year, the committees meet with MCLE's staff attorneys to advise MCLE as to the impact of new legal developments on the program curricula and book collection, and provide practical insight on how MCLE's programs, publications, and online offerings can best meet the CLE needs of the Massachusetts, New England, and national bars and the public they serve.

Business and Commercial Law Curriculum Advisory Committee

Essence R. McGill Arzu, Esq., The Arzu Law Group LLC, Somerville
Stephen Y. Chow, Esq., Stephen Y. Chow, PC, Boston
Jennifer Fang, Esq., Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, PC, Boston
Anne W. Hulecki, Esq., Boston Technology Law, PLLC, Cambridge
William D. Norman, Esq., Norman & Associates, Salem
Amoli Pandya, Esq., SQZ Biotech, Watertown
Adam J. Ruttenberg, Esq., Beacon Law Group LLC, Boston

Civil Litigation Curriculum Advisory Committee

Kathryn Anbinder Covarrubias, Esq., Law Offices of Roberta Fitzpatrick, Boston
Tarae L. Howell, Esq., Bank of America, Boston
Christine M. Martin, Esq., MBTA Legal Department, Boston
Doreen M. Rachal, Esq., Sidley Austin LLP, Boston
Sarah E. Worley, Esq., Sarah E. Worley Conflict Resolution, PC, Boston

Criminal Law Curriculum Advisory Committee

Shira M. Diner, Esq., Cochair, Boston University School of Law, Boston
Hon. Jeremy C. Bucci, Hampden Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Springfield
Jeffrey R. Chapdelaine, Esq., Law Offices of Jeffrey R. Chapelaine, PC, Boston
Michael C. Connolly, Esq., Norfolk District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Canton
Meredith Reeves, Esq., Committee for Public Counsel Services, Lawrence
Paul R. Rudof, Esq., Strehorn, Ryan, & Hoose, Northampton

Employment Law Curriculum Advisory Committee

Janette A. Ekanem, Esq., Atrius Health, Newton
Robert S. Mantell, Esq., Law Office of Robert S. Mantell, Somerville
Jody L. Newman, Esq., Lovett O'Brien LLP, Boston

Estate Planning Curriculum Advisory Committee

Jon E. Steffensen, Esq., Chair, McLane Middleton, Boston
Aimee Fukuchi Bryant, Esq., Fiduciary Trust Company, Boston

Family Law Curriculum Advisory Committee

Jennifer A. Bingham, Esq., Cochair, Bingham Dispute Resolution , Newton
Marc D. Bello, CPA/ABV, CVA, MAFF, Willamette Management Associates, Boston
Charlene A. Caldeira, Esq., Melcher Law PC, Rockland
Patrick M. Hart, Esq., Hart Law Offices, Marlborough
Rosanne P. Klovee, Esq., Law Office of Rosanne Klovee LLC, Stoneham
Prof. Caryn R. Mitchell-Munevar, Esq., New England Law, Boston
Linda A. Ouellette, Esq., Ouellette Family Law LLC,, Framingham
Lola Remy, Esq., Women's Bar Foundation, Boston

Legal Services Curriculum Advisory Committee

Jacquelynne J. Bowman, Esq., Greater Boston Legal Services, Boston

Paralegal Practice Curriculum Advisory Committee

Dorothy Nyen-Cassidy, Retail Business Services LLC, Quincy
Lynne-Marie Reveliotis, LMR Enterprises LLC, Bridgewater
Deanna M. Sears, Northampton
Joseph P. Spada, Esq., Provincetown

Practice Management Curriculum Advisory Committee

Heidi S. Alexander, Esq., Cochair, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Standing Committee on Lawyer Well-Being, Newton
Christa A. Arcos, Esq., Cochair, Arcos Law Office, Stoneham
James M. Baron, Esq., Law Office of James M. Baron, Waltham
Sofia S. Lingos, Esq., Trident Legal LLC, Boston

Real Estate and Environmental Curriculum Advisory Committee

Jutta R. Deeney, Esq., Stewart Title Guaranty Company, Waltham
Catherine F. Downing, Esq., Downing Van Dyke LLC, Framingham
Hon. Alexander Mitchell-Munevar, Central Division, Housing Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts,