Description

The Hampden County Bar Association Legal Clinic in partnership with the New Lawyers Section and Community Legal Aid will be hosting a Housing Court Training to train volunteers for our lawyer for the day programs. 

The training will be held on March 22, 2023, from 1:00 - 4:30 PM at the Roderick L. Ireland Courthouse in the Commissioners Room. The training will prepare volunteers to assist both landlords and tenants in a “lawyer for the day” capacity. The training will cover an overview of Massachusetts residential tenancy laws, summary process law and procedure, and the purpose of LFD/Role of the Volunteer Lawyer.

PANEL

Honorable Jonathan J. Kane, Western Division Housing Court

Clerk Magistrate Michael J. Doherty, Western Division Housing Court

Chief Housing Specialist Jenni Pothier, Western Division Housing Court  

Gordon P. Shaw, Esq., Community Legal Aid

Ryan K. O'Hara, Esq., Bacon Wilson, P.C.

Thomas N. Wilson, Esq., Dunn & Wilson