After the tragic events on Marathon Monday, the BBA reached out to the Mayor’s Office to see how we could help. The answer—provide pro bono legal assistance to small businesses and survivors affected by the Boston Marathon bombings.
The BBA recruited more than 200 attorneys, firms, and laws schools who were eager to help. Collaborating with the Mayor’s Office and Massachusetts Office for Victims Assistance, the BBA volunteer attorneys provided more than 400 hours of pro bono legal services to small business owners and survivors on issues ranging from insurances claims to One Fund applications.
In addition, the BBF demonstrated its commitment to Boston by donating $25,000 to the One Fund to further assist survivors. The BBA continues to support these efforts through its collaboration with the Massachusetts Resiliency Center.
Read more about our efforts below:
The Boston Bar Journal
On Wednesday, April 2nd, the Boston Bar Journal released its Spring 2014 Edition, which included four feature stories about attorneys experiences representing clients in the wake of the Boston Marathon tragedy. Read the Spring 2014 Boston Bar Journal
here.
Joe Bierwirth, Partner at
Hemenway & Barnes, explains what the BBA is doing to aid victims and small businesses affected by the Marathon Monday bombing on
Boston's Neighborhood Network News