2008 ADAMS PRO BONO PUBLICO AWARDS

Supreme Judicial Court Justice Francis X. Spina addresses the award recipients, judges, lawyers, court personnel, families and guests in the Supreme Judicial Court courtroom.

Justice Spina and Attorney Mary Ryan of Nutter McLennen & Fish LLP, chair of the Supreme Judicial Court Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services

From left to right: Award recipients Attorney Francis J. (Jay) Lynch III, managing partner at Lynch & Lynch Attorneys; Attorney John G. Dugan, principal at Doherty Ciechanowski, Dugan & Cannon, P.C.; and Attorney Edward Notis-McConarty, partner at Hemenway & Barnes LLP

From left to right: Award recipients Attorney Christine J. Wichers and Attorney Lisa M. Gaulin of Choate Hall & Stewart, LLP

From left to right, first row: Supreme Judicial Court Justice Robert J. Cordy, Probate and Family Court Chief Justice Paula M. Carey, Probate and Family Court Case Manager Ilene Mitchell; from left to right, second row: Massachusetts Bar President David W. White, Jr., Boston Bar President Anthony M. Doniger, and Massachusetts Bar Association Executive Director Marilyn Wellington

From left to right: Retired Supreme Judicial Court Justice Ruth Abrams, Retired Probate and Family Court Judge Edward M. Ginsburg, and Attorney Lynch (at table)

From left to right: Appeals Court Justice Cynthia J. Cohen and Attorney Mitchell H. Kaplan of Choate Hall & Stewart LLP

Attorney Dugan speaks of their pro bono work as Attorney Notis-McConarty looks on.

Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall and Attorney Lynch

Chief Justice Marshall and Attorney Notis-Mconnarty

From left to right: Attorney Ryan, Attorney Wichers, Administrative Assistant Denise Genzler of Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP, Attorney Gaulin and Justice Spina with the Pakistani family Attorneys Wichers and Gaulin helped reunite

From left to right: Attorney Ryan, Attorney Lynch, Attorney Wichers, Attorney Gaulin, Attorney Dugan, Attorney Notis-McConarty and Justice Spina

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