Our Community

Prince, Lobel, Glovsky & Tye recognizes the importance of supporting the community and helping community organizations reach their goals. The firm collectively supports organizations and relief efforts and encourages its attorneys to take active roles in their community.

Firm Initiatives

The firm is particularly active in the community during the holiday season. This past November, Prince Lobel assisted the Boston Rescue Mission in the collection and distribution of over 200 holiday food baskets. During December, the firm held a gift drive that benefited the Home for Little Wanderers and Horizons Housing Shelter. The firm also participates in other fundraising events throughout the year including the Walk for Hunger, the Breast Cancer Walk, involvement with Habitat for Humanity and participation in the Corporate Challenge.

Pro Bono Work

In addition to contributing their time and energies in various other ways, Prince Lobel attorneys also donate their time by participating in pro bono work.

Attorneys in our firm provide free legal services to the Boston Black Women’s Health Initiative.
Our counsel have provided pro bono assistance to AIDS patients, with respect to assuring their health and disability benefits and in estate planning.
One of our counsel provides pro bono legal services for the Massachusetts Bar Association’s program providing free basic estate planning to low income, elderly residents of the Commonwealth.
One of our counsel is one of the founders of and is pro bono legal counsel to the Wellness Community of Greater Boston, which provides non-medical services free of charge to cancer patients. This same attorney is also one of the founders of For Love of Life, an AIDS wish-granting organization.

Individual Initiatives

The attorneys at Prince Lobel invest a lot of time and energy into neighborhood efforts. Below is a sampling of the types of roles they play:

Two of our attorneys currently serve on the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) Regional Planning Committee, and one of our attorneys previously served on NFTE’s National Board of Directors.
One of our attorneys serves on the Board of Directors of the Fair Housing Center of Greater Boston (FHCGB). The work of FHCGB is important because where and how a person lives impacts every aspect of their lives, including access to decent schools, jobs and commerce.
One of our counsel has served for nine years as a Trustee for the Roxbury Community College.
An attorney at the firm is a director (and clerk) of the Fleet Boston Celebrity Series which was the Ailey Camp, a summer program of inner city children.
A partner at our firm is Emeritus Editor on the Board of Editors of Mass Lawyers Weekly.
A few of our attorneys are trustees for the Massachusetts Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts in Boston which provides legal assistance to low-income writers and artists.
An associate of the firm is co-chair of the Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Section of the Boston Bar Association. This section holds forums on pressing issues regarding our rights, and helps set Boston Bar Association policy on those issues.
For the past 17 years, one of our partners has been actively involved in Partners in Education, Inc., which involves teaching a course each semester to Boston Public School minority students in law related subjects.
One of our attorneys is a director for the Big Sister Association of Greater Boston and is currently a member of the Advisory Board.
An associate at our firm is on the Curriculum Committee of the Bill of Rights Education Project of the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts. This committee has developed a curriculum for teaching the Bill of Rights to students in Massachusetts.
One of our counsel is on the Board of the Massachusetts Advocates for Children, a non-profit agency. The same counsel also serves on the Professional Advisor’s Committee of the Boston Foundation.
A partner of our firm is a member of the IOLTA Grant Advisory Committee for the Massachusetts Bar Foundation and a lifetime member of the Foundation.
One of our partners is a board member of Ford Hall Forum, an institute that organizes free seminars for the public on a diverse range of topics.
Two of our partners are very actively involved with the Anti-Defamation League. One partner has served as its National Civil Rights Chair and currently is the National Education Chair and a member of the organization's National Advisory Committee. The League has a direct impact on the community in the following areas: interfaith relations between the Jewish, African American, Catholic and Muslim communities; educating youth on diversity and tolerance; speaking out against all forms of hate; assisting law enforcement with the prosecution of hate crimes and raising community awareness in a variety of different areas.
An associate at our firm has volunteered as a Big Brother with the Big Brothers of Massachusetts Bay since 2001. He was recognized by the organization as a finalist for the 2006 Big Brother of the Year award.
A partner at our firm is a member of the Civil Rights Committee of the Anti-Defamation League.
One of our partners is a board member of the Law Clerks Society of the Supreme Judicial Court.
A partner at our firm has regularly been a trial advisor and/or judge in the Trial Advocacy program at Harvard Law.
One of our associates is a board member of Suited for Success, a non-profit organization that assists economically disadvantaged women to enter or reenter the workforce.
One of our partners is the President of the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
A partner at our firm is the Chair of the Emil Gumpert Committee of the American College of Trial Lawyers. This committee awards an annual grant to a program involved in maintaining and improving the administration of justice.
One of our associates is co-chair of the Boston Bar Association Computer and Internet Law Committee.
One of our attorneys is a board member of the New Lawyers’ Section of the Massachusetts Bar Association. The New Lawyers’ Section is involved in a job shadow program with area high schools where students join the lawyers at work one day.
A partner of our firm is a board member of the Terezin Chamber Music Foundation.
One of our attorneys is actively involved with the annual RoxComp Gala, a major fund-raising event for a health care provider that helps thousands of uninsured, underinsured, disabled, and homeless individuals receive important medical and social assistance.
One of our partners is a selected member of the Family Law Curriculum Advisory Committee of the MCLE.
An associate of our firm is on the Board of Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts.