The Committee
Christina M. Turgeon, Esq.
Co-Chair
Christina Turgeon is a litigator at Fitzgerald Law in Western Massachusetts and Connecticut. Christina was a past president of the Hampden County Bar Association.
Mala Rafik, Esq.
Co-Chair
Mala is a partner at Rosenfeld & Rafik, P.C., a law firm in New England representing clients denied access to health care as well as individuals seeking short- and long-term disability, life and long-term care benefits from private insurance carriers.
Heidi S. Alexander, Esq.
Director
Heidi Alexander is a lawyer and former Deputy Director of Massachusetts Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers.
Standing Committee Members
Gavin Alexander
Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mark Burak
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Honorable Jennifer L. Ginsburg
Worcester District Court
Mary Strother, Esq.
Northeastern University
Darian Butcher
Butcher Law LLC
Jennifer Coliflores, Esq.
Committee for Public Counsel Services
Jane Goldstein
Ropes & Gray LLP
Beth R. Myers, Esq.
Burns & Levinson LLP
Shailini George, Esq.
Suffolk University School of Law
Honorable Margot Botsford (Ret.)
Supreme Judicial Court
Denise Murphy, Esq.
Rubin & Rudman
Peggie Krippendorf, Esq.
Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office
Payal Salsburg
Laredo & Smith, LLP
Nicole Pardo
Proskauer Rose LLP
Marianne LeBlanc
Sugarman and Sugarman, P.C.
Virginia Benzan
Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (MLRI)
Advisors to the Committee
Joseph Berman, Esq.
Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers
Rich Abati, Esq.
Massachusetts Office of Bar Counsel
Stacey Best, Esq.
Massachusetts Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers
Kandace Kukas, Esq.
Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners
Past Committee Members:
Marc A. Moccia, Esq.
Dr. Leslie Schwab, MD
Ruth Adeyinka
Bethany Li, Esq.
Dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig
District Attorney Marian Ryan
Katherine Grubbs
Stephen P. Hall, Esq.
*SPECIAL NOTE: IN JUNE 2021, STANDING COMMITTEE MEMBER RUTH H. SILMAN PASSED AWAY. RUTH WAS THE FIRST FEMALE OFFICE MANAGING PARTNER OF NIXON PEABODY’S BOSTON OFFICE, AND A DEDICATED ADVOCATE FOR, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ATTORNEY WELL- BEING, DIVERSITY IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AS A MEMBER OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE, RUTH WAS PASSIONATELY ENGAGED IN THE COMMITTEE’S EFFORTS TO ADDRESS CERTAIN ASPECTS OF LARGE FIRM CULTURE THAT AFFECT WELL-BEING. RUTH ALWAYS PROVIDED IMPORTANT INSIGHT, IDEAS, AND POSITIVITY TO THE STANDING COMMITTEE. SHE WILL BE MISSED BY SO MANY, BUT HER WORK LIVES ON!