Barnstable County Bar Association

One of our favorite events each year - thanks to Cape Abilities for inviting us back for a fun and festive afternoon!

Members of the Barnstable County Bar Association joined us at Cape Abilities Farm this week to volunteer their time and creativity — helping us make beautiful holiday wreaths!

As part of their annual Day of Cheer, several volunteers even stayed late because they were having so much fun and didn’t want to leave. ❤️🎄

A heartfelt thank-you to the Barnstable County Bar Association and Cape Abilities Board Member Sara Kohls for continuing this tradition. We’re so grateful for your support and look forward to continuing this festive partnership!

The 2025 Child Support Guidelines have been released and are effective December 1, 2025:

Child Support Guidelines Past and present guidelines, reports, forms, instructions, worksheets, and other related resources.

Exciting news! Susan Moran, Clerk of Courts for the Barnstable Superior Court, will be the guest speaker at the BCBA's annual meeting/dinner on June 11 at Cummaquid. Be sure to register and secure your spot for this event!

Be sure to RSVP for the annual Bench and Bar dinner at Alberto's on November 14 where we will be thanking Judge Ordoñez and Scott Nickerson for their years of service to the legal community.

Fall Bench and Bar — BCBA You do not need to have a PayPal account in order to make a purchase. The following screen will give you the option to log into your PayPal account if you have one OR to pay by credit card. To pay by credit card, click on the “Try Another Way” link located beneath the login button.

Important commentary on civility in our courts - a reminder that strong advocates do not have to be unnecessarily aggressive or hostile to achieve success for their clients. (Article originally published in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly on September 20, 2024)

eJournal-2024-October-10-24 The first of two parts.In a speech to the American Law Institute more than 50 years ago, former Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger suggested that “law professors should teach law students ‘that good manners, disciplined behavior and civility — by whatever means — are the lubricants th...