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Justice Lowy, a Peabody native, graduated from Boston University School of Law. He was a law clerk in the U.S. District Court, an ADA in Essex and Suffolk Counties, and served as Debuty Legal Counselor to Governor William F. Weld. While on the bench, Justice Lowy taught at New England Law, Suffolk Law, and Boston University School of Law. As of last year, he now serves as General Counsel of the five-campus UMass system and as Strategic Advisor for Law Education & Adjunct Professor at UMass Law. This is a PILF Approved event, email jquinn3@umassd.edu with questions.

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This is a PILF approved event, email jquinn3@umassd.edu with questions. Joshua Levy assumed the role of Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts on May 19, 2023 after serving as First Assistant where he supervised 125 federal prosecutors in the office's Criminal and Civil Divisions. Prior to his current role, Attorney Levy spent 17 years as a partner at a global law firm, and nearly 10 years representing indigent defendants. In 2022, he was inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers for his courtroom advocacy. In 2017, he was named one of the Lawyers of the Year by MA Lawyers Weekly for his work as a criminal defense lawyer.

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This is a PILF approved event, email jquinn3@umassd.edu with questions. Judge Guzman, a former Worcester public defender, was nominated in 2022 to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. After graduating from Clark University and Boston University Law School, Judge Guzman served on the Ayer District Court in Middlesex County. Before becoming a judge, Guzman formed her own private practice in general law where she specialized in criminal defense. She also worked for 13 years as a public defender in the state Committee for Public Counsel Services. Additionally, she served as supervising attorney for the Worcester County Bar Advocate Program.

Law School Moot Court Room

This is a PILF approved event, email jquinn3@umassd.edu with questions.

Law School Moot Court Room

This is a PILF approved event, email jquinn3@umassd.edu with questions.

Law School Moot Court Room

Allison Blanck is a 2016 graduate of UMass Law and was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in November 2016. She also holds a BA in Political Science from the University of Mary Washington. While at UMass Law, Blanck interned for State Senator Mark Montigny (D-New Bedford) and was hired by his office in August of 2016 as a Legislative Aide, later promoted to Deputy General Counsel/Deputy Legislative Director. In her time in the Senators office Blancks legislative portfolio included distracted driving, healthcare, college affordability, and animal welfare. She joined the Animal Rescue League of Boston (ARL) in September of 2019 as Director of Advocacy. Since 2019 she has worked on policy relating to criminal penalties for animal cruelty, protections for companion animals, improving farm animal welfare, and protection of native wildlife. She has been actively involved with the Massachusetts Bar Associations Animal Law Practice Group since 2021. This is a PILF approved event, email jquinn3@umassd.edu with questions.

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