Marianne LeBlanc Moderates Criminal Law Seminar
April 30, 2007
Boston—Marianne LeBlanc, principal at Sugarman, moderated “2007 Criminal Law: View From the Bench” on April 30, 2007, a program sponsored by the Superior Court Bench Bar Committee of the Bar Association of Norfolk County. LeBlanc was recently appointed chair of this committee.
Panelists included Judge Patricia Curtin, Dedham District; Judge Elizabeth Donovan, Superior Court; Judge Judith Fabricant, Superior Court; and Judge Mark Coven, Quincy District Court, and others. The evening program focused on time standards in district and superior courts, discovery under Dwyer, and recent alternative sentencing developments
Marianne LeBlanc is a past president of the Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts, and chaired the Civil Litigation Section of the Massachusetts Bar Association from 2001 to 2002. She has served for several years on the Board of Governors of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, and also currently serves as Massachusetts State Delegate for the American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA). She has published numerous articles, and presents frequently at MCLE and the Massachusetts Bar Association, among other venues. In addition, LeBlanc has played a leadership role in numerous community organizations, including the Children’s Law Center of Massachusetts and The Support Committe for Battered Women. She joined Sugarman in 1993 and has been a principal of the firm since 2000.
Sugarman, established in 1967, is the largest personal injury law firm in Massachusetts. Recognized for its leadership in law, advocacy, and education, the firm handles a range of civil litigation, including medical malpractice, premises and product liability, construction site accidents, fire and explosion litigation, and motor vehicle accidents. Many of the firm’s cases have established important legal precedents at the appellate level.
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