Hampden County Bar Assoc. Holds Annual Meeting

SPRINGFIELD — The Hampden County Bar Assoc. held its annual meeting, vendor show, and member reception on June 11 at the Springfield Sheraton.

Attorney Christopher Pierson from Bacon Wilson, P.C. was sworn in as president of the Hampden County Bar Assoc. for the 2025-26 year by Springfield District Court First Justice Kevin Maltby. Attorney Kathleen O’Malley of the Raipher, P.C. was presented with the first Thomas A. Kenefick III Memorial Award for Leadership & Professionalism by attorney Michael Jennings.

Fifty-year members of the bar were also recognized during the evening. They include judges Henry Boroff, Philip Contant, Robert Howarth, and Michael Ponsor; and attorneys Peter Barry, Mary Costello, Thomas Costello, Gerald Glasser, L. Jeffrey Meehan, Stephen Manning, Joseph Pacella, and Aaron Wilson.