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ABOUT ME

Hi, I'm Marianne

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COMMITMENT

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As 20-year residents of Westwood, John and I have raised our three children through the Westwood public school system.  

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During that time, we have been active in a variety of roles and organizations including our schools, PTOs, youth sports, and town boards and committees.

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These experiences provide me with well-informed and diverse perspectives to bring to bear as a member of the Select Board.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

  • Commission on Disability (appointed), 2018 - present

  • Hale Conservation Restriction Task Force, 2019 - present

  • Town Administrator Screening Committee (appointed), 2019

  • Finance and Warrant Commission (appointed), 2009 - 2018

    • Chair (elected), 2013 - 2018

    • Vice-Chair, 2012 - 2013

    • Chair, Long-Range Planning Subcommittee, 2011

    • Municipal Subcommittee, 2011 - 2012

  • Lawyers for Learning

    • Founder and Volunteer for Tutoring Program with  Dorchester Boys & Girls Club, 2020

  • Ursuline Academy, Dedham, MA  

    • Member, Board of Trustees, 2003 – 2016

    • Co-Chair, Capital Campaign, 2013 - 2018

    • Chair, Strategic Planning Committee, 2004 - 2009                   

  • Westwood Youth Soccer

    • Assistant Coach, 2005 - 2012

  • Westwood Basketball Association

    • Assistant Coach, 2012 - 2013

  • Paul Hanlon School, Westwood, MA

    • Parent-Teacher Organization, Member, 2004 - 2014 

  • Children’s Law Center of Massachusetts

    • Pro Bono Attorney Program, Volunteer, 1997 – 2004

  • The Support Committee for Battered Women, Waltham, MA

    • President, Board of Directors, 1994 – 1996

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Professional Experience

EMPLOYMENT:     

          Sugarman and Sugarman, P.C.

              Partner,  2000 – present

              Associate, 1993 – 1999

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EDUCATION:

          Wellesley College, B.A.

          Boston College Law School, J.D.

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LEADERSHIP ROLES:

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Board of Bar Overseers, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
(by Appointment of the Supreme Judicial Court, 2018)

  • Chair, 2021 - present

  • Vice-Chair, 2020 - 2021

  • Co-Chair, Task Force on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, 2020 - present

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American Board of Trial Advocates

  • President, Massachusetts Chapter, 2019 - 2020

          

Massachusetts Bar Association 

  • Co-Chair, Standing Committee on Lawyer Well-Being, 2020 - ;

          

Women's Trial Lawyers Caucus,

American Association for Justice

  • Chair, 2010 - 2011

           

Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts 

  • President, 2004 - 2005

                     

Women’s Bar Foundation of Massachusetts     

  • President, 2007

                     

Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys

  • Board of Governors, 1999 - present

                     

Norfolk County Bar Association

Superior Court Bench-Bar Committee

  • Chair, 2006 - present

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