The Committee

Christina M. Turgeon

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.

Shailini George

Co-Chair

Shailini George teaches legal writing and researches lawyer well-being. She authored The Law Student’s Guide to Doing Well and Being Well and co-authored Mindful Lawyering. Shailini holds leadership roles in AALS and the Institute for Well-Being in Law.

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Heidi S. Alexander

Executive Director

Heidi Alexander is a lawyer and former Deputy Director of Massachusetts Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers.

heidi@lawyerwellbeingma.org

Standing Committee Members

Mark Burak

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.

Mary Strother

Northeastern University

Darian Butcher

Butcher Law LLC

Jennifer Coliflores

Committee for Public Counsel Services

Bernardo Cuadra

Massachusetts Attorney General's Office

Jane Goldstein

Ropes & Gray LLP

Denise Murphy

Rubin & Rudman

Peggie Krippendorf

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)

Honorable MaryBeth Heffernan

Supreme Judicial Court

Honorable Lisa Grant

Boston Municipal Court

Ingrid Chiemi Schroffner

UMass Chan Medical School

Alicia Doherty

Massachusetts Trial Court

Mala Rafik

Rosenfeld & Rafik, P.C.

Advisors to the Committee

Erin Howard

Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers

Rich Abati

Massachusetts Office of Bar Counsel

Stacey Best

Massachusetts Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers

Kandace Kukas

Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners


Past Committee Members:

Joe Berman

Beth R. Myers

Denise Murphy

Katherine Grubbs

Dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig

Stephen P. Hall

District Attorney Marian Ryan

Ruth Silman*

Bethany Li

Rodney Dowell

Dr. Leslie Schwab, MD

Marc A. Moccia

Ruth Adeyinka

Denise Murphy

Gavin Alexander

Honorable Jennifer L. Ginsburg

Honorable Margot Botsford (Ret.)

*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!