Partners Welcome New Federal Judge

The appointment of The Honorable Margaret R. Guzman to the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts was recently celebrated at a reception sponsored by the Massachusetts chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).

Current and former officers of the organization are pictured here with Judge Guzman (third from right). Seen are (from left): Russell X. Pollock, Kathy Jo Cook, and Smith Duggan Cornell & Gollub partners Barbara Hayes Buell, Dana A. Zakarian and Christopher A. Duggan.

ABOTA is dedicated to preserving and promoting the Seventh Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees the right to civil jury trials. The organization is also devoted to elevating the standards of skill, integrity, civility, and honor within the legal profession.