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Recent News
- Meet The 2026 Pro Bono Award Honoree: Baker McKenzie Teams Up for Impact August 20, 2026
- Restorative Justice is Educational Justice: Reimagining How Massachusetts Schools Respond to Harm August 10, 2026
- Mo Cowan and Diane and Deval Patrick Return as Honorary Co-Chairs for the 2026 Good Apple Awards Reception August 4, 2026
- When Systems Don’t Connect: How Fragmentation Shapes Youth Outcomes July 27, 2026
Massachusetts Appleseed Presents 10th Annual “Good Apple” Award
For Immediate Release Fidelity Investments General Counsel Jonathan Chiel is Honored Boston, MA – “As a true steward of justice and one of the most respected members of the New England legal community, we could not think of a better recipient for the Tenth Annual Good Apple Award than Jonathan,” said Martha Mazzone, chair of the […]
School Discipline Know Your Rights Fact Sheets
Our friends at the Greater Boston Legal Services School to Prison Pipeline Intervention Project have created these helpful fact sheets to guide students and parents of students who have been subjected to school discipline. Please note that these are for information purposes only and do not constitute legal advice or establish an attorney client relationship between Massachusetts […]
Appleseed Releases Guide to Help Lawyers Navigate Immigration Courts
For Immediate Release Guide Comes as Record-Setting Backlog of Immigrant Cases Face Uncertain Future Washington, DC and Chicago, IL, February 14, 2017 – With refugees and other immigrants facing rapidly escalating challenges, the Appleseed Network today released a major new resource to help new and experienced attorneys navigate the complicated U.S. immigration court system and save […]
2017 Good Apple Reception Announcement
Save the Date! March 23, 2017 6:00 pm Reception 7:00 pm Award Ceremony Boston Harbor Hotel, The Atlantic Room 10th Anniversary Good Apple Award On Thursday, March 23rd 2017 Massachusetts Appleseed will host its 10th annual Good Apple reception at the Boston Harbor Hotel. We are pleased to announce that this year’s recipient of the […]
Mass. Appleseed Announces New Executive Director
For Immediate Release Boston, MA, June 16, 2016 – Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law and Justice (Mass. Appleseed) announces today that it has selected Deborah Silva, Esq, as its new Executive Director. Starting in mid-July, Ms. Silva will lead Mass. Appleseed as it continues to pursue broad systemic reform initiatives focused on equity in public education […]
Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law and Justice Thanks Its Former Executive Director for Her Service
For Immediate Release Boston, MA, April 19, 2016 – Executive Director Joan Meschino of the Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law and Justice has won the Democratic primary in the special election for the open State Senate seat in the Plymouth and Norfolk district. In the wake of her victory, Meschino resigned her post as Executive Director effective immediately. […]