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Notice of Petitioners pending admission to the bar of Massachusetts

The following people have pending petitions for admission to the Massachusetts bar at this time.

The Board of Bar Examiners posts the following names of persons with pending petitions for admission to the Massachusetts bar for seven business days, as required by Supreme Judicial Court Rule 3:01, §§ 4.1 and 6.4. If the Board of Bar Examiners receives no objection, the following persons may be reported as qualified for admission and recommended to the Supreme Judicial Court for admission.

Members of the public wishing to submit formal complaints regarding the admission to the Massachusetts bar of a pending petitioner may submit a letter by postal delivery to the Executive Director, Kandace Kukas, Board of Bar Examiners. All letters submitted must be signed and must include contact information.

Petitioners for Admission to the Bar by examination

Results for the February 2026 Uniform Bar Exam in Massachusetts were posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 on our Bar Exam Pass List webpage.

Applicants with pending Petition for Admission:

November 5, 2026

Full NameCity, State
Chu, AudreyFremont, CA
Driver, Charles WilliamAstoria, NY
Nugent, Shea MichaelNahant, MA

October 30, 2026

Full Name City, State
Bonanno, Chandler ElizabethTampa, FL
Brizius, Erin Elizabeth Newton, MA 
Burdman, Jennifer Helen Hopkinton, MA 
Carroll, Michael JamesBoston, MA
Garcia, Amanda AshleySan Dimas, CA
Gumm, DerekSan Francisco, CA
King, Michelle MoniqueContoocook, NH
Magee, Maimuna Dakubu Baton Rouge, LA 
Neimand, Ari David Miami, FL 
Ortiz, Anthony JamesEast Rutherford, NJ
Plotnick, ScotBrookline, MA
Provo, Nicole MarieWinchester, MA
Russo, Jr., John Michael Cheshire, CT 
Saviano, Jennifer Sue McLean, VA 
Scrimshaw, Benjamin JamesHenniker, NH
Shah, Tarik Brooklyn, NY 
Sipio, William CharlesLawrence Township, NJ
Spedale, Joseph Quincy, MA 
Teal, Rebecca GoldenSmyrna, GA 
Waite, Corinne Elizabeth Malden, MA 
Welsh, Michele DavisWinchester, MA 
Zogg, ErikClermont, FL

October 16, 2026

Full Name City, State
Beem, Madeleine East Providence, RI 
Boux, Holly JeanineCambridge, MA 
Cooney, Jacqueline WadeCambridge, MA 
Hartzell, Timothy Joseph Winston Salem, NC 
Kravitz, Josh Holden ZaifmanNew York, NY
Orfanedes, Nikolas John Washington, DC 
Petricone, Cecelia Alice SeattleWA 
Proulx, Kaylee Ann Cranston, RI 
Salazar, JosephKansas City, MO
Simmons, Kristen Denise Lansing, MI 
Valledor, Lauren Victoria Golden, CO 

October 2, 2026

Full NameCity, State
Aldenberg, Hunter Day Kennebunk ,ME
Chouairi, Nicholas Chicago,  IL
Doleh, Reema Bassam Brooklyn,   NY
Fessler, Leah Marie St. Louis,  MO
McReynolds, Allyson Lynne Washington,  DC
Niaz, Abdul Wahab Quincy,  MA
Sogade, Tolulope ElizabethProvidence,  RI
Turnage, Lydia JaneNew York,  NY

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