Laredo, Smith & Kane’s Payal Salsburg Named to BBA’s Mary K. Ryan Achievement in Pro Bono Award Selection Committee
Laredo, Smith & Kane announces that Partner Payal Salsburg has been named to the Boston Bar Association’s (BBA) Mary K. Ryan Achievement in Pro Bono Award Selection Committee for 2024-25. Created in memory of past BBA president and Nutter attorney Mary K. Ryan, this award honors her legacy of pro bono and social impact work. The award will be presented for the first time at the 2024 BBA Annual Meeting in October.
Mary Ryan was a tireless advocate for pro bono work, championing efforts at both the local and national level. Her dedication to service earned numerous accolades, including the ABA’s John H. Pickering Award of Achievement, the BBA’s Thurgood Marshall Award, and the Dennis Maguire Pro Bono Award. With the creation of this new award in her name, the BBA honors her continuing impact on the community and legal profession.
“Mary’s dedication to social justice and pro bono advocacy was legendary, and her passing leaves a void in the legal industry,” said Salsburg. “I’m honored to serve on the selection committee for this inaugural award and to carry her legacy forward in this way.”
As a business and litigation attorney and member of Laredo, Smith & Kane’s management team, Salsburg focuses her practice in the areas of business litigation, corporate advice and counsel, and white-collar criminal defense. She represents corporations, small businesses, and individuals in contract and business disputes, False Claims Act matters, State Ethics Commission inquiries, and government and internal investigations. Salsburg also advises closely held businesses on corporate and employment matters. Prior to joining Laredo & Smith, Salsburg was a litigator at a large international law firm, in its Florida and Boston offices. She is a sought-after speaker on many topics, including ethics, inclusivity and lawyer well-being. Salsburg is recognized for her deep commitment to volunteerism in the community. Her pro bono experience includes several successful CORI-sealing petitions, petitions for asylum, an appeal from an inmate on Florida’s death row, litigation, and appeal to assist a not-for-profit foundation, and invoking Hague Convention protection to return a child wrongfully removed to the United States by a parent. She was also a bar advocate for criminal matters at the Boston Municipal Court (Central).
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For nearly 30 years, Laredo, Smith & Kane has helped clients grow their businesses and resolve legal matters–offering clients big-firm expertise with the client-centered strategy that only a small firm can provide. The firm’s attorneys successfully combine a strategic approach to running a business with thoughtful, thorough, and protective legal representation. The firm represents clients in matters related to business law and litigation, white collar criminal defense, government investigations, employment law, and school disciplinary and Title IX matters.
