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About CLGB

ABOUT CLGB

Bound by Faith … Committed to Justice

The Catholic Lawyers’ Guild of the Archdiocese of Boston, Inc. is a non-profit organization comprised of Catholic legal professionals in the greater Boston area. With attorneys, judges, paralegals, legal assistants and law students, the diverse membership of the Guild offers a unique opportunity for fellow Catholics in the community to come together as brothers and sisters in Christ, united by our common bond of faith and commitment to justice.

Our primary mission is to sponsor or facilitate spiritual, social, educational and charitable opportunities and events that celebrate the richness of our faith and the nobility of our profession. We seek to uphold the highest standards and best traditions of the legal profession by promoting events and pro bono service to the community we serve, and in doing so, to raise the public’s perception and the reality of the important contribution of the legal profession to our society.

Members periodically meet for fellowship, professional development and sharing our life experiences. At various events through the year, speakers share how spirituality relates to their daily lives, providing members the opportunity to learn how to engage that same sense of spirituality into their businesses and practice.

The Guild’s signature event is an annual Red Mass, where we ask for divine guidance in the professional representation of clients and in our proper role in the administration of justice in the courts and in public office. The Red Mass, held each Fall at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross or at the Seaport Shrine of Our Lady of Good Voyage, is attended by many involved in the legal profession, including judges, lawyers and court officials of all faiths, at which we ask God to bless, strengthen and enlighten all servants of the law and all people of faith so that, in cooperation and mutual trust, we may effectively seek justice for all.

The Guild invites Catholic lawyers, judges, paralegals, legal assistants, law students, public servants, public officials, and individuals interested in the relationship between the Catholic faith and the law to join us in the pursuit of promoting and achieving the very best that our profession can offer for us and the community we serve.

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Officers and Directors

Michael K. Gillis

President

Honorable Maura S. Doyle

Vice President

Carolyn J. Carideo

Treasurer

Frances X. Hogan

Clerk

List of Directors

  • John P. Bossé
  • Adrienne E. Camire
  • Carolyn J. Carideo
  • Honorable Maura S. Doyle
  • Michael F. Harrington
  • Michael K. Gillis
  • Frances X. Hogan
  • Shamus Hyland
  • Michael J. Kerrigan
  • George F. Killgoar, Jr.
  • Henry C. Luthin
  • Matthew A. Maalouf
  • Honorable Robert J. McKenna, Jr.
  • Philip D. Moran
  • Msgr. Robert Oliver, BH

Michael K. Gillis

President

Michael Gillis has spent the past thirty years helping his clients find creative solutions to complex legal issues. As a seasoned trial attorney, he represents consumers, individuals, entities, and companies who have been needlessly harmed, personally and financially, because of the negligent, reckless, and sometimes intentional acts of others. His tireless efforts pursing those who harm his clients have resulted in countless resolutions of his client’s issues whether by agreement, arbitration, or litigation. 

Michael Gillis graduated with honors from Boston College and was awarded a Trustee Scholarship to attend Suffolk University Law. At Suffolk, he was elected President of the Student Bar Association and was the first recipient of the Wyman Award for outstanding civic achievement. Upon graduation, Michael Gillis defended products liability cases for General Electric and commercial clients for Travelers Insurance Company, In 1988, he and his partner, David R. Bikofsky, founded Gillis & Bikofsky, P.C.

Michael Gillis has served as the President of the Mass Academy of Trial Attorneys (MATA), the Board of Delegates for the Mass Bar Association (MBA), The Joint Bar Judicial Nomination Commission, President of his law school alumni association, and as a Trustee of Suffolk University. He currently serves on MATA’s Board of Delegates and is the State delegate to the national affiliate, the American Association for Justice (AAJ) where he chairs one of AAJ’s national committees, the Liquor Liability Group. He serves on the Board of Governors of the Catholic Lawyers Guild of the Archdiocese of Boston and is the chapter author in several legal books published by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE), American Bar Association and American Law Institute ALI/ABA). Michael Gillis has lectured to other lawyers at trial practice seminars for the American Bar Association, MATA, AAJ, MBA, Suffolk University Law School, and Norfolk County Bar Association.

Michael Gillis has been recognized by various associations for his legal expertise. He has been named one of the “Top Massachusetts Lawyers” and a Massachusetts “Super Lawyer” by Boston Magazine, one of “Boston’s Top Rated Lawyers” by the Boston Globe, and one of Massachusetts’ “Top Lawyers for Women” by Vogue Magazine. He has been peer reviewed by fellow lawyers for Martindale Hubbell, the leading directory of lawyers nationally, and received an “AV” rating, the highest designation for both competence and ethics which is given to only 5% of lawyers nationally.

In addition to his legal work, Michael Gillis has served on many civic and religious boards and organizations. He previously served as Chairman and Counsel for the Hoyt Fund, a non-profit organization working to mainstream individuals with disabilities, as well as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Milton Public Library. He currently serves on the board of the Pike’s Peak Hockey Club of Boston College, his parish pastoral council, the board of his parish school, the Board of Trustees of the Little Brothers of St. Francis, and as Advocate and Past Grand Knight of his local Knights of Columbus. He also coaches hockey, basketball, and soccer for his town’s youth sports teams. 
Michael and his wife live in Westwood along with their three children.

Honorable Maura S. Doyle

Vice President
 

On October 7, 1996, the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court announced their unanimous decision to appoint Maura S. Doyle as Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court for the County of Suffolk. On October 21, 1996, Mrs. Doyle was sworn in and became the first woman to hold this position since its inception in 1693, and on November 3, 1998, she became the first woman elected to Suffolk county-wide office. 

As Clerk, Mrs. Doyle is responsible for the management of the court’s single justice caseload, which is comprised of petitions seeking relief of lower court rulings under the SJC’s superintendency power and various rules of court; bail reviews; appeals from State registration boards and agencies; and all matters concerning the admission of attorneys to the Massachusetts Bar, as well as, attorney discipline.

In addition to managing the Court’s single justice caseload, Mrs. Doyle has been credited with instituting numerous management initiatives to improve the operation of the Clerk’s office, increasing the public’s access to court records, and modernizing the storage and retrieval of County Court records.

Mrs. Doyle received a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice, cum laude, from Northeastern University in 1977 and a Juris Doctor from Suffolk University School of Law in 1981. She has been a member of the bar since 1981. Before joining the SJC’s Clerk’s office in 1992 as an Assistant Clerk, she was a civil litigator in the state and federal courts for 11 years and served as an adjunct professor at Suffolk University Law school.

Mrs. Doyle is a guest lecturer at bar association meetings across the state, MCLE and CPCS training sessions and law school forums. She is currently a member of the SJC’s Standing Advisory Committee on Civil and Appellate Rules, the SJC’s Information Technology Steering Committee for the Appellate Courts, and the SJC’s Standing Advisory Committee on Professionalism. She is currently a member of the Board of Directors and Vice President of The Catholic Lawyers Guild of the Archdiocese of Boston, a member of the National Conference of Appellate Court Clerks, and a member of the Board of Harbor Health Services, Inc.

In 1998, she was inducted into the YWCA’s Boston Academy of Women Achievers for her demonstrated leadership and accomplishment in her work and community. In May of 1999, Mrs. Doyle was named as the recipient of The McDermott Award for her outstanding alumni contribution by Suffolk University Law School’s Student Bar Association. On June 2, 2000, she was presented with the 2000 Alumni Achievement Award at Pope John XXIII High School’s Commencement ceremony. This award is presented annually at the graduation ceremony to an individual who demonstrates outstanding achievement in a professional, religious, or civic field of endeavor. On May 18, 2011, the Massachusetts Bar Association bestowed its Public Service Award upon Mrs. Doyle for furthering the public’s understanding and respect for the law and for showing extraordinary leadership and dedication to improving the administration of justice in the Commonwealth. In 2013, Pope John XXIII High School awarded her with its Pinnacle Award, an award which salutes extraordinary leaders who are pioneers, champions and visionaries that have made a difference by turning challenges into possibilities and imagination into accomplishments and by protecting the hopes and ambitions of tomorrow’s leaders. In 2015, Mrs. Doyle was awarded the Middlesex County Bar Association President’s Award, and in 2017, was awarded the Bishop Cheverus Medal from the Archdiocese of Boston.

Mrs. Doyle lives in Dorchester with her husband, Attorney Frank Doyle. They have three grown children.

Carolyn J. Carideo

Treasurer
 
Born and raised in Massachusetts, Carolyn J. Carideo received a B.A. from Fitchburg State College (cum laude) and earned her Juris Doctorate from Suffolk University Law School (cum laude) in 2007, attending evening classes while employed full time. At Suffolk, she participated in the Walter H. McLaughlin Appellate Advocacy Moot Court Competition and consistently earned Dean’s List honors. She had the great honor of singing the National Anthem to open Suffolk University’s 100th Anniversary commencement at the TD Garden in May 2007, at which she received her law degree. Ms. Carideo is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
 
Ms. Carideo joined The Dolben Company, Inc. (www.dolben.com), a family-owned fourth generation company specializing in acquisition, development and managing multifamily housing in the New England and Mid-Atlantic regions in 2001. She currently works with senior staff and owners to assess legal needs of the company and deal with routine legal matters such as LLC operating agreements and amendments, contract drafting and negotiation, investor and vendor agreements, litigation responses, and corporate governance. She works closely with outside attorneys to focus the scope of outside research and work.
 
Ms. Carideo is primarily responsible for Investor Relations for the 400+ investors in Dolben-sponsored investments, acting as primary contact point for external private investors, both domestic and foreign, in connection with existing and potential investments. She raises capital for private syndications, prepares offering books and Purchase Agreements, distributes quarterly and annual reporting, disseminates tax documentation, valuation letters, and arranges transfers/sales of interest. Ms. Carideo also works with outside securities counsel to maintain Rule 506(b) compliance in all offerings.
 
Ms. Carideo also serves as Transactions Manager where she is the liaison between the company and lenders, purchasers and sellers for transactions including the sale, financing, and disposition of real property, many of which transactions include sophisticated multi-tiered financing and equity structures, supervising the coordination of the sometimes conflicting document requirements to achieve closing within difficult timeframes to accommodate time-sensitive financing deadlines. Ms. Carideo is a licensed Real Estate Broker for Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and North Carolina.
 
Before joining The Dolben Company, Carolyn worked for a high tech company in Seattle, WA, in the music industry in both Nashville, TN and New York City, and for a premier Boston consulting firm.

Frances X. Hogan

Clerk
 
Frances X. Hogan, who joined Lyne, Woodworth & Evarts LLP in 1970 and has been a partner since 1976, is a transactional lawyer whose practice is largely focused in the area of real estate law. She represents institutions, individuals, non-profits, and governmental entities in connection with a wide-variety of matters involving the development, financing, leasing and construction of commercial projects and residential complexes. Ms. Hogan has also been engaged in numerous deals involving federal and state supported programs to create affordable housing, commercial enterprises, and jobs in distressed areas throughout Massachusetts.
 
For many years Ms. Hogan has provided representation to lenders in connection with the difficulties raised when a loan becomes non-performing. This experience includes negotiating work-outs, deeds-in-lieu, and conducting foreclosures. 
 
Ms. Hogan graduated from Regis College and with honors from Boston College Law School where she served as a member of the Board of Editors of the Boston College Law Review and was admitted to membership in the Order of the Coif. Admitted to the Massachusetts and the federal bars, Ms. Hogan is a member of the Massachusetts Conveyancers Association. She is a member of the Lyne, Woodworth & Evarts Real Estate/Commercial Lending Law Group.
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