Marianne LeBlanc Elected President of Women’s Bar Foundation
January 01, 2007
Boston—Marianne LeBlanc, principal at Sugarman and Sugarman, P.C., has been elected President of the Women’s Bar Foundation of Massachusetts, and will serve a one-year term effective January 2007.
The WBF is the charitable affiliate of the Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts and works to establish an equitable legal system, to promote social and economic equity for women, and to meet the legal needs of women and their children through an array of pro bono services. Current pro bono programs focus on battered women, elder law, incarcerated women, housing court, judicial consent for minors, rape law, and other issues within the client population.
“It is an honor to serve as the President of the Women’s Bar Foundation this year, working with a tremendous staff and Board of Directors, to provide pro bono legal services for underprivileged children, women, and seniors,” says LeBlanc.
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.