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