Payal Salsburg Moderates Panel for Well-Being Week in Law

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Payal Salsburg is moderating a program entitled, “Realizing Your True Potential: An Evening with The Performance Whisperer, George Mumford, and Local Attorneys” on May 9, 2024.

The Standing Committee on Lawyer Well-Being joins the Institute for Well-Being in Law to celebrate Well-Being Week in Law, May 6-10, as part of Mental Health Awareness Month in May.

This program features George Mumford, a.k.a. The Performance Whisperer, a globally recognized speaker, teacher, person in long-term recovery, and pioneer in sports psychology and performance. George shares strategies that utilize mindfulness, self-regulation, and self-awareness for those who work in high stress environments, including the practice of law. George will help participants to understand how unlocking these strategies can impact performance and happiness in the profession.

Darshana Indira Moderates BBA Panel on Balancing Personal Health with a Law Practice

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Darshana Indira is moderating a May 7, 2024 panel discussion at the Boston Bar Association entitled, “Balancing Acts: Personal Health and Parenthood in Practice.”

In this program, four accomplished attorneys will share personal journeys and strategies for balancing demanding legal careers amidst significant life challenges. Panelists will discuss managing their professional responsibilities while overcoming personal health obstacles, in addition to sharing candid reflections on their journeys through family planning, providing invaluable insights, and how to maintain personal health and parenthood with their legal careers.

Darshana Indira Presents at University of Massachusetts Law Program

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Darshana Indira was a panelist for an April 2024 University of Massachusetts Law program entitled, “Bias, Barriers, and Belonging: An Evening With Attorneys in Practice.” The panel discussion covered bias in practice, navigating barriers in the profession, creating space to diversify the profession, and why DEI is imperative for all law schools.

Payal Salsburg Presents at BBA’s Women Of Color Attorneys Leadership Forum Roundtable Discussion

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Payal Salsburg facilitates discussion at the BBA’s Women of Color Attorneys Leadership Forum at a program entitled, “Setting Boundaries as Legal Professionals at Work and at Home: Preserving our Mental Health while Advancing our Goals.”

The Forum holds monthly informal roundtable discussions about issues impacting the careers and professional development for women attorneys of color.

As legal professionals, women often struggle to balance the desire to be reliable colleagues, leaders in the field, and valuable team players with the responsibilities of taking care of themselves and their loved ones. In this roundtable, hear from legal professionals who employ boundaries to achieve a healthier work-life balance while advancing their professional and personal goals. Come explore ideas for success in a group discussion setting.

Jessica Conklin Presents Title IX Program

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Jessica Conklin presents as a panelist for a March MCLE New England program entitled “Emerging Issues in Title IX Compliance, Investigations and Litigation.”  Jessica and her fellow presenters share insights on the many facets of sexual misconduct cases on campus. The program will cover assisting colleges and universities in developing and executing campus policies and processes, gathering evidence and preparing for an investigator interview, investigating claims of sexual misconduct in a fair and impartial manner, navigating the “live hearing” and other technical requirements of the regulations, and responding to charges filed with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR). The panel also addresses the latest court opinions addressing legal challenges to student disciplinary proceedings. If your practice involves any Title IX issue or question, this is one seminar you should not miss.

 

Payal Salsburg quoted in Bloomberg Law Article on Massachusetts Simplified Anti-SLAPP Protocol for Retaliatory Suits

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Bloomberg Law turned to our partner Payal Salsburg as a resource regarding the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s latest overhaul of the process for defeating a retaliatory lawsuit.

The justices revised a process for dismissing cases under the state’s anti-SLAPP law, a law meant to create a quick pathway for courts to throw out meritless lawsuits.

Payal comments on the new framework as “a welcome return to the legislature’s original intent with the law.” She continues, “it was only supposed to be for those very rare, narrow cases where there was no doubt whatsoever that the lawsuit has been brought because you exercised your petitioning activity and solely because of that.”

To read the entire article: Lawyers Hail New Massachusetts Retaliatory Suit Protocol

Payal Salsburg Appointed to SJC Standing Committee on Lawyer Well-Being

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Payal Salsburg was appointed by the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court to serve a three year term on the Standing Committee on Lawyer Well-Being. Established in January 2020, the committee plans and oversees efforts to enhance the well-being of lawyers, judges, and law students in the Commonwealth. They also implement recommendations made in the original SJC Steering Committee on Lawyer Well-Being report, which was submitted to the SJC in July 2019. The firm proudly supports Payal and the entire committee in their work to support wellness across our collective profession.

Laredo & Smith Attorneys Recognized as 2023 “Top Lawyers” by Boston Magazine

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Laredo & Smith announces that three of the firm’s attorneys are recognized as 2023 “Top Lawyers” by Boston Magazine. The publication honors 979 of the region’s Top Lawyers in their December 2023 issue. Included from the firm are:

This is the third year that Boston Magazine recognizes the region’s most respected attorneys. To compile the list of top lawyers, Boston Magazine invited attorneys in the area to nominate up to three of their peers in a select number of specialties. The top vote-getters in each specialty were then reviewed by an advisory board of select lawyers, chosen for their credentials and the high number of votes they received.

Darshana Indira Presented at Practicing with Professionalism Virtual Program for New Massachusetts Attorneys

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Darshana Indira presented as a panelist for the recent “Practicing with Professionalism” program through the Boston Bar Association. This programming is provided for new attorneys in Massachusetts. Darshana and her panelists hail from different practice areas, practice settings and experiences. They shared important information about the attributes of reputable attorneys and also addressed how to respond to the pressure of practicing law.  The program covered building reputations, managing relationships, connecting within the legal community, and maintaining personal well-being.

The Rights to Assembly and Free Speech Prevail Over Civility in Public Forums Barron v. Kolenda, 491 Mass. 408 (2023)

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Which is more important – the rights to assembly and free speech or civility?  That question was the subject of Marc Laredo’s Case Comment in the November 2023 edition of the Massachusetts Law Review on the Supreme Judicial Court’s (SJC) recent decision in Barron v. Kolenda.  In his Case Comment, Marc reviews the SJC’s ruling that the rights to assembly and free speech must prevail and examines its implications for public officials and residents throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

To read Marc’s thoughts, please turn to page 79 of this month’s Massachusetts Law Review.