Sen. William Golden and Rep. Frank
Hynes receive awards at an MLAC board
meeting (December 1988).
Jim Breslauer of Neighborhood Legal
Services and Monica Halas of Greater
Boston Legal Services.
Former MLAC board members Jack Curtin,
Michael Edgerton and Karen Ludington at
MLAC’s 20th anniversary (May 2003).
Bob Sable of Greater Boston Legal
Services, Rep. Byron Rushing and legal aid
client Melvin Fransisco at MLAC’s
legislative recognition awards ceremony
(2004).
DAVID THOMAS
When David was hospitalized
for six weeks, he gave his
friend access to his bank
account to pay his rent, but his
friend took his money, and
David received an eviction
notice. A legal aid attorney
negotiated an affordable
payment plan with David’s
landlord and found a local
charity willing to pay part of
his overdue rent.
Former MLAC staff member Sue Perry.
MLAC Executive Director Lonnie Powers
speaks at MLAC’s first statewide
conference (June 1988).
MLAC board chair Nancy Beecher and
board member Jack Curtin, with the late
Chief Justice Paul Liacos of the Supreme
Judicial Court (May 1989).
Chief Justice Margaret H.
Marshall of the Supreme
Judicial Court and MLAC
board member Peggy
Santos at MLAC’s 20th
anniversary (May 2003).
Mary Waver of Greater
Boston Legal Services.
THE VYCE FAMILY
When Jason Vyce lost his job, he could no
longer pay rent. After red tape at the
Department of Transitional Assistance
delayed their admission to a shelter, a legal
aid attorney navigated them through the
process and helped place them in shelter.
Former MLAC board chair
Nancy Beecher with
outgoing board chair Karen
Ludington (May 1989).
Former Western Massachusetts Legal
Services Executive Director Andy
Steinberg and IOLTA Executive Director
Jayne Tyrrell.
MLAC staff: Bruce Stone, Anita
Leger, Barbara Callwood, Irene
Demers and Lonnie Powers (1989).
Massachusetts Legal Aid Programs: CENTRAL-WEST
Massachusetts Justice Project
Children waiting for their
parents who are looking for
housing at the offices of Legal
Services for Cape Cod and
Islands in Hyannis (1991).
LINDA LONG
When Linda’s Medicare
plan refused to cover four
of her prescription drugs, a
legal aid attorney
contacted her doctors and
compiled a detailed
medical history, which
helped her file a successful
appeal to have the plan
approve ongoing coverage
for her medication.
MR. TURNER
“Mr. Turner,” a victim of a
second mortgage scam whose
home was saved from
foreclosure by Greater Boston
Legal Services (1997).
DEVONTAE
Devontae suffers from
rheumatoid arthritis, gastritis
and several other ailments.
His grandmother’s application
for Social Security disability
benefits for him was twice
rejected until a legal aid
attorney helped compile
Devontae’s medical records
and gain retroactive payments
for him from his
grandmother’s first
application.
Sen. Robert Travaglini receives an award
from a domestic violence survivor at an
event celebrating the expansion of the
Battered Women’s Legal Assistance
Project (October 1995).
Megan Christopher of South
Middlesex Legal Services at an
Equal Justice Conference (1998).
GLADYS DIXON
With representation from Greater
Boston Legal Services, Gladys finally
began receiving much-needed federal
disability benefits.
A mother and child waiting
in a legal aid program
office.
Equal Justice Coalition chair Steve Oleskey
addresses the audience at the 8th Annual
Walk to the Hill for Legal Aid (2007).
Massachusetts Legal Aid Programs: NORTHEAST
A car crashes through the
Massachusetts Bar
Association office.
Rep. Anne Paulsen speaks at an event
celebrating the expansion of the
Battered Women’s Legal Assistance
Project (November 1997).
MARY MARCO
When Mary couldn’t get into
her new apartment, which
was supposed to be
wheelchair accessible, an
attorney from South
Middlesex Legal Services
negotiated with her landlord,
the local Housing Authority,
to make modifications to
accommodate her
wheelchair.
Clients at the Central Massachusetts
Housing Alliance in Worcester.
John Brooks, lifelong
champion of civil legal aid.
Former MLAC staff
member Maureen Ann
O’Neill.
Lucy Williams introducing the late
Gary Bellow at MLAC’s statewide
legal aid conference.
PEDRO VASQUEZ
After Pedro was told he
owed the IRS nearly
$5,000, a legal aid attorney
discovered that Pedro’s
manager had been cashing
a second set of paychecks
in Pedro’s name using
forged signatures. With
affidavits and proof of
Pedro’s work hours, a judge
ruled in favor of clearing
Pedro’s IRS record.
Donna Southwell, Elaine O’Reilly and
Jen Wofford at an event celebrating the
expansion of the Battered Women’s
Legal Assistance Project (November
1997).
Massachusetts Legal Aid Programs: EAST
Former MLAC staff members Gene
Koo and Dan Collis-Puro.
Marilyn Lee-Tom, Jacquelynne Bowman,
Senator Stanley Rosenberg, and Bob Sable
at an event celebrating the expansion of
the Battered Women’s Legal Assistance
Project (November 1997).
ANTONIA GARCIA
Antonia’s landlord refused to fix her
flooded apartment. Her legal aid attorney
filed a lawsuit against the landlord and
won, forcing him to fix the apartment and
pay damages.
Diana Mazola of
Neighborhood Legal
Services.
MLAC’s first statewide conference
for legal aid program board
members (November 2007).
Steve Oleskey, former chair of the Equal
Justice Coalition and former MLAC board
member, at an Equal Justice Conference
(1998).
Former Senator William Keating at a
press conference for the Commission on
Equal Justice (1996).
Sen. Marian Walsh, Sen. Andrea
Nuciforo, Jr., Rep. Charles Murphy,
and Rep. Robert DeLeo receive
recognition awards from MLAC.
IN MEMORIAM
Nancy King
Executive Director
South Middlesex Legal Services
MLAC board member
Peggy Santos (1999).
Governor Paul Cellucci with Lonnie
Powers, Gene Dahmen and two
domestic violence survivors
(October 1995).
Equal Justice Coalition Director
Pattye Comfort.
Former Community Legal Services And
Counseling Center Executive Director
Leslee Klein and Greater Boston Legal
Services Executive Director Bob Sable.
Allan Rodgers, executive director of the
Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, in
his office.
MARIE NOAILLES
When Marie’s landlord continually
failed to make repairs to her apartment,
leaving it without heat or hot water, an
SCCLS attorney helped her receive a
court order requiring the landlord to
make repairs.
Angelina Costa of South
Coastal Counties Legal
Services.
Myra Hindus, former director of the
Massachusetts Legal Services Diversity
Coalition.
Supreme Judicial Court Associate Justice
Francis X. Spina, Chief Justice Margaret H.
Marshall, Lonnie Powers, Associate Justice
John M. Greaney and former Chief Justice
Herbert P. Wilkins at MLAC’s 20th
anniversary (May 2003).
MLAC Program Director Pat Swansey
(November 1997).
Massachusetts Legal Aid Programs: STATEWIDE
Massachusetts Correctional Legal Services
Peggy Santos, Donna Daley, Gloria
Piner, Associate Justice Roderick L.
Ireland of the Supreme Judicial
Court, David Pearson, Myrnairis
Cepeda and the late Eileen Ryan.
Sen. Marian Walsh hugs
legal aid client Mary Daley
at MLAC’s legislative
recognition awards
ceremony in 2005.
Senate President Robert Travaglini poses
with the Saravia family, legal aid clients,
at an MLAC legislative recognition
awards ceremony.
John Ford, attorney at
Neighborhood Legal Services.
ADMILSON MIRANDA
Admilson’s high school told
him not to return for his
senior year because he was
too old. An attorney at
South Coastal Counties
Legal Services discovered
the school had no clear age
guidelines and negotiated
with the school to pay for
night classes for Admilson.
Senate President Robert Travaglini
listens to a legal aid client at Greater
Boston Legal Services’ Client Lobby Day
(2005).
Rep. Frank Smizik and
friends at MLAC’s first
statewide conference
(June 1988).
Bob Hobbs, attorney at the National
Consumer Law Center.
Ken Vacovec speaking at a press
conference for the Commission on Equal
Justice (1996).
Massachusetts Legal Aid Programs: STATEWIDE
MARY DALEY
When Mary’s landlord passed away, the
family member inheriting the apartment
wanted to evict Mary, and tripled the rent.
A legal aid attorney helped Mary negotiate
with the landlord and move into a
subsidized elder housing development.
Survivors of domestic violence at
the State House (October 1995).
Past MLAC board chair Nancy
Beecher and client board member
Patricia Ford.
MLAC Staff: Lonnie Powers, Karen
Green, James Crawford, Sharon
Rancourt, Barbara Callwood, Bruce
Stone and Sandy Wu (1995).
Rep. David Cohen receives an award
from a domestic violence survivor at an
event celebrating the expansion of the
Battered Women’s Legal Assistance
Project (October 1995).
OTTILIE NOWIKOW
When Ottilie’s new
landlord tripled her rent
and wanted to evict her, a
GBLS attorney was able to
have the eviction dismissed
and negotiated an
agreement to keep the rent
at its original level until
Ottilie could move in with
her daughter.
Lonnie Powers and Equal Justice
Coalition chair Julia Huston present
Senate President Therese Murray
with a Beacon of Justice Award.
ALLISON
After Allison was beaten by
her husband when she
dropped her daughter off
for court visitation, a legal
aid attorney helped her
obtain custody of her
daughter, safe visitation
arrangements and child
support payments.
IN MEMORIAM
Eileen Ryan
Client Board Member
Neighborhood Legal Services
Massachusetts Legal Services
Client Council Steering Committee
Secretary
Access to Justice Commission
Massachusetts Legal Aid Programs: SOUTHEAST
Client board members Latasha
Gorman and Juanita McKoy at a legal
aid board training event.
Jay McManus, executive
director of The Children's Law
Center Of Massachusetts, Mike
Alexander, executive director of
South Coastal Counties Legal
Services, and longtime legal aid
consultant the late U.T.
Saunders at MLAC’s 20th
anniversary (May 2003).
Kip Tiernan, founder of Rosie’s
Place, at MLAC’s first statewide
conference (June 1988).
HONG NGUYEN
When Hong’s landlord refused
to fix serious property damage
to her apartment and
eventually sent an eviction
notice, an attorney from South
Middlesex Legal Services
documented the living
conditions, helped Hong agree
to a settlement with the
landlord and helped her find a
new apartment.
MLAC and IOLTA Staff: Erica Horowitz,
Steve Casey, Sue Perry, Sharon Rancourt,
Barbara Callwood, Lonnie Powers, Bruce
Stone, Jayne Tyrrell and Art McLeod
(1993).
The late Chief Justice Edward F.
Hennessey of the Supreme Judicial
Court speaking at a press
conference for the Commission on
Equal Justice (1996).
Former Communications Assistant
Sarah Peck and Operations
Manager Danielle Hines.
Greater Boston Legal Services
Executive Director Bob Sable.
MLAC Executive Director
Lonnie Powers.