Annual Meeting
The signature kickoff to the fall season, the BBA Annual Meeting provides an opportunity for the Boston legal community to come together for networking, conversation and thoughtful remarks as we embark on the year ahead.
About the Event
Annual Meeting will take place on October 18, 2023 from 5:30-9:00pm at BCA Cyclorama, a Historic Landmark and one of Boston’s most iconic venues. Guests will enjoy an exceptional cocktail reception featuring gourmet food, open bars and live entertainment. Following the reception, guests will be invited to a conversation with Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell.
Featured Speaker
Andrea Joy Campbell is the 45th Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Born and raised in Boston, and educated in all Boston Public Schools, including Boston Latin School, Attorney General Campbell went on to graduate from Princeton University and UCLA Law School. After earning her law degree, she worked as a legal services attorney for the EdLaw project, defending the rights of children and their families — particularly those with disabilities.
Andrea also practiced law at Proskauer LLP as an employment attorney, and ultimately left to serve the public as General Counsel at the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission, working across 101 cities and towns to address regional challenges like health care access, transportation, affordable housing, and climate change.
Andrea served as legal counsel to Governor Deval Patrick, working to improve our education and transportation systems and move forward an agenda of equity across the state.
In 2015, Andrea successfully ran for the Boston City Council becoming the first woman to represent District 4 on the Council. In 2018, she was unanimously elected City Council President – the first Black woman to hold the title.
Honorees
Thurgood Marshall Award
Kevin Prussia, WilmerHale
The BBA recognizes Kevin Prussia of WilmerHale with the Thurgood Marshall Award for his participation in Geddes v. City of Boston and his ongoing work to devise strategies to address the constitutional issues posed by the City’s current proposals for the area known as Mass. & Cass.
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Kevin is a partner in WilmerHale’s Litigation/Controversy practice, where he represents leading life sciences and technology companies in major disputes involving intellectual property and other commercial matters. A member of the firm’s Management Committee, he also maintains a deep pro bono practice and commitment to serving the community. He currently represents a class of individuals in a high profile immigration case against the Department of Homeland Security. He is also a monitor for one of the country’s oldest consent decrees governing the hiring practices of entry-level police and firefighters in communities across Massachusetts.
Part of the BBA’s mission is to facilitate access to justice. Kevin’s participation in Geddes v. City of Boston lived up to that mission, seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of our community. His work to ensure that, while addressing complicated public health and public safety issues, our government officials continue to respect and protect the civil rights and civil liberties of all of the residents of the Commonwealth regardless of their socioeconomic status is both vital and necessary. It is my privilege to acknowledge and honor that work. As lawyers, we need to work collaboratively with others to advance efforts to decriminalize and destigmatize poverty, mental health issues, and substance use disorders.
Hannah L. Kilson
President, Boston Bar Association
The Thurgood Marshall Award was created to acknowledge and recognize private bar attorneys in greater Boston for their extraordinary efforts to enhance the human dignity of others through improving, developing, or delivering civil or criminal legal services to low-income clients in Massachusetts.
President’s Award
Beyond Roe Coalition
BBA President Hannah L. Kilson recognizes the Beyond Roe Coalition, a statewide coalition committed to protecting and expanding access to the full spectrum of reproductive health care in Massachusetts, with the President’s Award.
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“I’m honored to present The Beyond Roe Coalition with the BBA President’s Award at our October 18 Annual Meeting. In the midst of a national tide of anti-abortion legislation and public policy, The Beyond Roe Coalition is preserving and protecting a person’s fundamental right to reproductive freedom. The advocacy agenda advanced by The Beyond Roe Coalition not only ensures that the intent of the Roe Act is fully actualized in Massachusetts, but that Massachusetts continues to stand as a model of how to protect and advance reproductive justice.”
Hannah L. Kilson
President, Boston Bar Association
Sponsors
For questions or to discuss a custom sponsorship package, please contact Mariah Hanlon.
