Massachusetts Bar Association to Present Program on Ombuds

Mass Bar’s Dispute Resolution Section will present a program on Ombuds on October 15. The virtual program, “Lawyers and Ombuds: Exploring the Organizational Ombuds Role,” will feature Israela Brill-Cass, Ombud for Wesleyan University, Clark University, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and Kenneth Russell, Associate Ombudsperson at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Elizabeth Hill, Director of Communications and Development at MWI, will also participate, with Timothy Linnehan of the Massachusetts Executive Office of the Trial Court serving as moderator. The program will be held via Zoom from 4 to 6 p.m. Eastern and is free with registration. (MassBar Events.)