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Kellen J. Safreed welcomes new Massachusetts lawyers at bar admissions ceremony

Kellen J. Safreed, associate in the firm’s Employment Department, welcomed new lawyers during the formal bar admission ceremony on November 13. As Co-Chair of the Boston Bar Association’s (BBA) New Lawyers Network, Kellen represented the BBA and addressed approximately 90 new attorneys and their family members. The bar admissions ceremony was held at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate.

Kellen’s practice focuses on all areas of employment law and related litigation and arbitration. Prior to joining Sherin and Lodgen, he was an associate at a Massachusetts law firm, where he focused on employment law counseling, executive advocacy, and business and commercial litigation and arbitration. Kellen was also a Judicial Law Clerk for the Maine Business & Consumer Court in Portland, Maine, where he performed legal research and drafted orders on a wide range of civil matters.

In September 2024, Kellen was appointed Co-Chair of the BBA’s New Lawyers Network, which provides networking, leadership, and practical skills programming opportunities to lawyers in their first four years of practice. In the role, Kellen works with the BBA and the New Lawyers Executive Steering Committee to publicize programs, and to produce social, networking, and educational events.

The BBA is the premier legal institution in Massachusetts, bringing together the brightest and most influential people to lead at the forefront of the profession. Their mission is to advance the highest standards of excellence for the legal profession, facilitate access to justice, foster a diverse and inclusive professional community, and serve the community at large.