The Justices of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court have designated Mirick Attorney Richard Van Nostrand Chair of the Board of Bar Overseers. He serves at General Counsel for the firm, and has extensive experience in general civil trial work, with concentrations in business, commercial and employment litigation.
He provides advice and representation in a variety of business and commercial litigation matters, including shareholder disputes, corporate dissolutions, intra- and inter-company disagreements, and intra-family business disputes. Rich also provides ongoing employment litigation and counseling services employers in the health care, professional services, high technology, industrial and manufacturing sectors.
Rich is well known as a leader of the legal profession throughout the state and region. His past service includes as president of the Massachusetts Bar Association, the New England Bar Association and the Worcester County Bar Association. He also served as a gubernatorial appointee to the Massachusetts Judicial Nominating Commission, which evaluates and recommends individuals for appointment to the bench. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court also appointed him to two successive five-year terms on the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation, a statutory entity that oversees the funding and delivery of legal services to the underprivileged throughout the Commonwealth. He also served as President and currently serves as Emeritus Trustee of MCLE, Inc., the preeminent continuing legal education provider in Massachusetts.
