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MBA Committees
Have you ever thought of becoming involved in the leadership of the MBA? If so, submit your name for appointment consideration to a committee. You must be an MBA member in good standing, interested in shaping the positions and activities of the MBA, and able to commit the time and effort to contribute to the growth of the association. Please send an e-mail if you are interested in joining an MBA committee.
Standing Committees
2003-2004
View the list of MBA committees for 2003-2004.
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Serving the Legal Profession and the Public
The Massachusetts Bar Association exists to serve the legal profession and the public by promoting the administration of justice, legal education, professional excellence, diversity and unity in the legal profession and respect for the law. The MBA encourages diversity of gender, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, age, disability, ethnic origin and geographic representation in its membership, Officers, House of Delegates, Executive Management Board, Section Councils and Committees.
The MBA mission is supported by two charitable nonprofit organizations: the Massachusetts Bar Foundation, the association's philanthropic arm, and the Massachusetts Bar Institute, which offers continuing legal education and public service opportunities.
If you need assistance, please call MBA at (617) 338-0500 or browse our list of contacts to find the person most likely able to answer your question.
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Committee on Professional Ethics
The Massachusetts Bar Association realizes that ethical concerns arise in every attorney’s practice. To help, the MBA’s Committee on Professional Ethics offers a variety of options for attorneys who have specific ethical inquiries or want to stay abreast of the newest Opinions of the Committee on Professional Ethics. This service is free of charge to all Massachusetts attorneys.
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Massachusetts Bar Foundation
The Massachusetts Bar Foundation is the Massachusetts lawyer’s expert grant maker, raising and distributing funds to increase the public's access to justice and to advance the administration of justice.
The philanthropic partner of the MBA, the Foundation has more than 1,300 invited members, known as fellows, who support its charitable goals. Each year, the Foundation’s IOLTA Grants Program awards more than 100 grants to non-profit organizations in Massachusetts whose programs either provide civil legal services to the state’s low-income population or improve the administration of justice in the Commonwealth.
The Foundation’s MBF Legal Intern Fellowship Program provides fellowships to outstanding law students for volunteer internships at non-profit organizations providing civil legal services to indigent clients across the state.
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