The Boston Bar Association is proud to welcome the leaders who will guide us through the 2025–2026 program year! Starting September 1, five new officers and nine new Council members joined forces to continue advancing our shared mission: building a stronger, more inclusive legal community, expanding access to justice, and serving Boston with integrity and purpose. Together, we’re shaping the future of our profession—and our city.
BBA Officers
 Suma V. Nair President Fiduciary Trust Company |
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 Mark C. Fleming President-Elect WilmerHale
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 Christopher Escobedo Hart Vice President Foley Hoag LLP
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 Shiva Karimi Treasurer McLane Middleton
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 Andrew P. Strehle Secretary Brown Rudnick LLP
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Incoming Council Members
 Kristopher “Neil” Austin Polsinelli
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 Laura Bickel National Grid
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 Amy Burkart U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
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 Eric Christofferson DLA Piper
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 Brad Croft Ruberto, Israel & Weiner, P.C.
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 Jason Gish TLG Law LLC
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 Eugene Ho Verrill Dana LLP
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 Mandie Araujo LeBeau Boston University School of Law
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 David Zimmer Zimmer, Citron & Clark
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Returning Council Members
 Carla Barrett Committee for Public Counsel Services
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 Christine Bellon Beam Therapeutics Inc.
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 D’Andre T. Fernandez Office of the Bar Counsel Board of Bar Overseers
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 Megan Gates Covington & Burling LLP
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 Emily Hodge Choate, Hall & Stewart
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 Giselle J. Joffre Arnold & Porter
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 Rob Kubica The Davis Companies
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 Elizabeth D. Matos Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General
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 Diane Marie McDermott Holland & Knight LLP
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 Matthew V. P. McTygue Hogan Lovells
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 Andrew J. Merken Polsinelli
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 Young Paik Paik Deal LLP
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 Amanda Petrillo Fenway Sports Group
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 Carla A. Reeves Goulston & Storrs
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 Payal Salsburg Laredo and Smith
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 Anita Sharma Political Asylum/Immigration Representation Project
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 David Solet Middlesex County District Attorney's Office
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 Peter Tobani Liberty Mutual Insurance
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 Colin G. Van Dyke Anderson Kreiger
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 Ed Zacharias McDermott Will & Emery LLP
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We are thrilled to watch this dynamic team shape the future of the BBA. They are poised to elevate our mission of excellence, access to justice, and inclusive professional community.
