Nearly 175 people filled the Seaport Hotel Boston ballroom on April 30 to celebrate four Law Day honorees for their accomplishments and contributions to the legal profession, the BC Law community, and the greater good.
Award recipients were: Heather Perez Arroyo ’17, senior immigration attorney, Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (Recent Graduate Award); Ricardo Brandon Rios ’10, DLA Piper partner focused on regulatory and government affairs, also served in Biden administration (Hon. David S. Nelson Public Interest Law Award); Hon. Miriam M. Shearing ’64, woman of many firsts in Nevada courts—former clerk Jessica Langsam accepted the award on Shearing’s behalf—(Daniel G. Holland Lifetime Achievement Award); and James Sturdevant ’72, high-impact consumer rights and class action litigator (St. Thomas More Award).
Law Day 2026 Sponsors
PLATINUM
SILVER
BRONZE
Foley & Lardner LLP
Goulston & Storrs
Hemenway & Barnes LLP
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Martin, Magnuson, McCarthy & Kenney
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP
Rich May PC; Verrill
White & Case LLP
Esther Chang, Esq., MCAS ’02, JD ’07
MAROON
Barnes & Thornbur
Beck Reed Riden LLP
Bernkopf Goodman LLP
Nelson Mullins
Privitera Family Charitable Foundation
Troutman Pepper Locke
Warner, Federico & Ryan LLP
PATRON
Paul Hastings LLP; The Sturdevant Law Firm
Alumni Association Notice + News
Nominations for the 2027 Law Alumni Board are now open. If you are interested in joining the board or want more information, please email lawalum@bc.edu or contact Vivian Ho, assistant director of Alumni Class and School Engagement, at hovd@bc.edu for more information about the association.