Executive Assistant
Resume:
Lisa Brodeur-McGan
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EDUCATION
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE, SCHOOL OF LAW, Springfield, MA
J.D., 1990
RUSSELL SAGE COLLEGE, Troy, NY
Bachelor of Science, Criminal Science, cum laude, 1987
Departmental Honors
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
BRODEUR-McGAN, P.C., Springfield, MA
Attorney, Principal
May 2005 to present
COOLEY, SHRAIR P.C., Springfield, MA
Attorney
May 2000 to April 2005
BROOKS, SANBORN, SMITH & BRODEUR-McGAN, LLP, Springfield, MA
Attorney, Partner
1990 to April 2000
General civil litigation with a focus on employment practices and discrimination, tort,
wrongful death, professional malpractice, police misconduct, municipal liability,
insurance, and federal and state civil rights law.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND BAR MEMBERSHIPS
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (2000)
United States District Court of Massachusetts (1991)
Massachusetts Bar Association
Executive Management Board Member, 2005-present;
Civil Litigation Section Counsel Member, 2002-present;
Lawyers in Transition Committee Member, 2006-present
Task Force: Annual Litigation Fee, 2004
Board of Delegates, 2000-2001
Women s Bar Association
Executive Board:
President, 2000-2001; President Elect, 1999-2000; Vice President, 1998-1999;
Secretary, 1997-1998
Appointments, Awards and Endorsements Committee: Co-Chair, 1996-2002;
2005-present
Women s Bar Foundation, Executive Board: Secretary, 1997-2002
American Bar Association
Hampden County Bar Association
Advisory Committee on Women in Construction for the Executive Office of
Transportation and Construction (1998)
Law Alumni Association of Western New England College School of Law (Board of
Directors, 2001-2004)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Annual Lecturer for Springfield Association of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselors
(SAASI) Conference hosted by Springfield College. Lecture topic: The Legal
Implications of Drugs and Alcohol (1990-present)
Lecturer at seminars sponsored by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education
Anti-SLAPP Litigation and Development Seminar (2004)
Handling Depositions with Confidence (2003)
M.G.L. Chapter 93A (1998)
Moderator and Organizer of panel discussions sponsored by the Women's Bar
Association
Women In Politics (2004)
Women & Work (2000)
Making Your Way To The Bench: De-mystifying The Judicial Nominating
Process (1992-2000)
Starting Your Own Practice (1996)
Obtaining A Public Appointment (1994)
Lecturer at seminar sponsored by the Massachusetts Bar Association
Employment Law Basics (2004)
Lecturer at seminar sponsored by Sterling Education Services
Hiring and Firing (2003)
Lecturer at Bay Path College
Women in the Law (1999)
Lecturer at Hampden County Bar Association's Brown Bag Lunch Series
Soft Tissue Injuries (1999)
Lecturer at Northeast Rehabilitation Association Conference in New Hampshire
Malpractice: Counselor Liability for Negligence and Client Misconduct (1998)
Lecturer at Sisters of Providence Forum
Professional Liability Workshop for Teachers and Counselors (1998)
Keynote Speaker at Massachusetts Paralegal Conference sponsored by Massachusetts
Continuing Legal Education (2001)
Guest Speaker at the Women s Bar Association s Teacher Outreach Program into
Springfield Public Schools. Topic: Tort Liability for Public Employees (1998)
Moot Court Judge and Advisor for Western New England College School of Law's Legal
Assistance Clinic (1990 1995, 2003)
Mentor Program, Western New England College School of Law (2002-present)
Volunteer Attorney for Job Shadow Day sponsored by the Massachusetts Bar Association
(2003)
PUBLICATIONS, VIDEO and TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS
Guest Speaker, History of the Women's Bar Association (video publication, 1998)
Co-wrote, produced and moderated a television show sponsored by MediaOne and the
Women's Bar Association entitled: Patients' Rights and Responsibilities (December 1998)
AWARDS
One of Business West s Top 10 Lawyers Under 40 (August 2002)
Listed by Massachusetts Lawyer s Weekly in The Power Issue: Which Lawyers Have It
And How They Got It (November 2004)
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Southampton Youth Association
Coach, Girls Soccer (2002, 2004)
Assistant Coach, Girls Soccer (2000)
Assistant Coach, Girls Softball (2004)
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