(January 18, 2006. Manchester, NH.) - Attorney Matthew Lapointe, a shareholder at Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green, was appointed by Mayor Robert Baines to the Manchester Office of Youth Services Advisory Board.
Lapointe has a long history of community involvement. He is a past president of the Granite State Youth Mentors and currently serves as a volunteer Big Brother with Big Brother/Big Sisters of Greater Manchester. He is the former director and chairman of the Human Resources Committee of the Greater Manchester Chapter of the American Red Cross. He is also a Trustee of Trust Funds for the city of Manchester and is also active in the Williams College Alumni Association.
The Office of Youth Services began in 1971 as a court diversion program. Today, OYS works with troubled youth and their families to prevent crime and violence while being a voice for youth. OYS is committed to improving the way the city prevents juvenile delinquency, offering a quick response to the problems of youth, working with families and utilizing community resources for program development, information update and dissemination, and education access.
Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green is a regional business law firm with offices in Manchester, Concord and Lebanon, NH, and in Boston, MA. The firm provides a broad range of sophisticated legal services to businesses and institutions in traditional and emerging areas of the law. Its diverse client base includes local and regional organizations, as well as national and international businesses with interests in the Northeast.
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