The Boston Bar Foundation (BBF) is thrilled to introduce its new leadership team for the 2025–2026 Program Year, with a dynamic slate of Officers and Trustees officially beginning their terms on September 1, 2025. These leaders bring not only their expertise and dedication to the profession, but also a powerful commitment to advancing the BBF’s mission of expanding access to justice, supporting public service, and strengthening the legal community across Greater Boston.
BBF Officers
 Megan Gates President Covington & Burling LLP
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 David L. Ferrera President-Elect Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP
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 Raquel Webster Secretary National Grid
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 Martha J. Nahill Frahm Treasurer Goulston & Storrs PC
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BBF Trustees
 Elaine Blais Goodwin Procter LLP
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 Lesley P. Chuang DLA Piper
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 Christopher G. Clark Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
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 Maria Durant Hogan Lovells
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 D’Andre T. Fernandez Office of the Bar Counsel Board of Bar Overseers
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 Susan M. Finegan Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
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 Mark R. Fitzgerald Wilson Sonsini
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 Mark C. Fleming WilmerHale
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 Angela Gomes Sullivan & Worcester LLP
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 Christopher Escobedo Hart Foley Hoag LLP
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 Emily Hodge Choate, Hall & Stewart
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 Renne Inomata Casner & Edwards, LLP
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 Shiva Karimi McLane Middleton
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 Hannah L. Kilson Nolan Sheehan Patten LLP
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 Nigel W. Long Keolis North America
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 Melissa Sampson McMorrow Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP
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 Matthew V. P. McTygue Hogan Lovells
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 Suma V. Nair Fiduciary Trust Company
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 James S. Parker Boston Celtics
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 Chinh H. Pham Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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 Marc A. Rubenstein Ropes & Gray LLP
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 Manleen Singh Robins Kaplan LLP
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 Andrew P. Strehle Brown Rudnick LLP
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 BJ Trach Latham and Watkins
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 Colin G. Van Dyke Anderson Kreiger
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 Nancy R. Wilsker Hinckley Allen
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We extend our deep gratitude to the Nominating Committee for their thoughtful guidance in shaping this year’s leadership. The BBF’s new leadership team’s vision, energy, and generosity of service will help drive impact, ensuring that our community continues to thrive, innovate, and inspire.
